Interlayer Sliding Phonon Drives Phase Transition in the Ph‑BTBT-10 Organic Semiconductor

• Published in: Chemistry of materials Vol. 35; no. 15; pp. 5777 - 5783
• Main Authors: Ferrari, Elena, Pandolfi, Lorenzo, Schweicher, Guillaume, Geerts, Yves, Salzillo, Tommaso, Masino, Matteo, Venuti, Elisabetta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 08.08.2023

In the field of organic electronics, the semiconductor 7-decyl-2-phenyl[1]­benzothieno­[3,2-b]­[1]­benzothiophene (Ph-BTBT-10) has become a benchmark due to its high charge mobility and chemical stability in thin film devices. Its phase diagram is characterized by a crystal phase with a bilayer stru...