Title: Semiconducting compounds and devices incorporating same

Abstract

Disclosed are molecular and polymeric compounds having desirable properties as semiconducting materials. Such compounds can exhibit desirable electronic properties and possess processing advantages including solution-processability and/or good stability. Organic transistor and photovoltaic devices incorporating the present compounds as the active layer exhibit good device performance.

Inventors:

Marks, Tobin J.; Facchetti, Antonio; Boudreault, Pierre-Luc; Miyauchi, Hiroyuki

Issue Date:

2014-06-17

Research Org.:

Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1134226

Patent Number(s):

8754188

Application Number:

13/429,005

Assignee:

Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

H01L51/0074 - {comprising only sulfur in the heteroaromatic polycondensed ringsystem, e.g. benzothiophene}
H01L51/0545 - {Lateral single gate single channel transistors with inverted structure, i.e. the organic semiconductor layer is formed after the gate electrode}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

Y02E10/549 - organic PV cells

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

H01L51/0558 - {characterised by the channel of the transistor}
H01L51/0541 - {Lateral single gate single channel transistors with non inverted structure, i.e. the organic semiconductor layer is formed before the gate electode}

C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07D - HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS

C07D519/00 - Heterocyclic compounds containing more than one system of two or more relevant hetero rings condensed among themselves or condensed with a common carbocyclic ring system not provided for in groups C07D453/00 or C07D455/00
C07D495/04 - Ortho-condensed systems

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

H01L51/0068 - {comprising only sulfur as heteroatom}
H01L51/4253 - {comprising bulk hetero-junctions, e.g. interpenetrating networks}

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES

B82Y10/00 - Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

H01L51/0047 - {comprising substituents, e.g. PCBM}
H01L51/0036 - {Heteroaromatic compounds comprising sulfur or selene, e.g. polythiophene
H01L51/0072 - {comprising only nitrogen in the heteroaromatic polycondensed ringsystem, e.g. phenanthroline, carbazole}

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DOE Contract Number:  

SC0001059

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2012 Mar 23

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 42 ENGINEERING