Issue 15, 2009

Substituent effects on the electronic structure of siloles

Abstract

Siloles are attractive building blocks for the design and synthesis of organic semiconductors that exhibit potential applications in light-emitting diodes, solar cells, field-effect transistors, and sensors. Understanding how molecular engineering of the electronic structures can help control the properties of these materials has attracted significant research effort. In the present review we illustrate the current state-of-the-art of the molecular engineering of siloles, especially focusing on the effects of substituents and on the electronic structure of siloles.

Graphical abstract: Substituent effects on the electronic structure of siloles

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
17 Dec 2008
Accepted
04 Feb 2009
First published
10 Mar 2009

Chem. Commun., 2009, 1948-1955

Substituent effects on the electronic structure of siloles

X. Zhan, S. Barlow and S. R. Marder, Chem. Commun., 2009, 1948 DOI: 10.1039/B822760H

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