Thermal behavior and polymorphism of 2,9-didecyldinaphtho[2,3- b :2′,3′- f ]thieno[3,2- b ]thiophene thin films
The ability of numerous organic molecules to adopt different crystal structures without changing their chemical structure is called polymorphism which has gained interest in recent years due to the influence it has on the solid-state properties of organic materials, e.g. charge transport in organic...
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Published in | Molecular systems design & engineering Vol. 7; no. 5; pp. 507 - 519 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Cambridge
Royal Society of Chemistry
10.05.2022
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Summary: | The ability of numerous organic molecules to adopt different crystal structures without changing their chemical structure is called polymorphism which has gained interest in recent years due to the influence it has on the solid-state properties of organic materials,
e.g.
charge transport in organic semiconductors. Here we present a new polymorphic crystal structure of the p-type small molecule semiconductor 2,9-didecyldinaphtho[2,3-
b
:2′,3′-
f
]thieno[3,2-
b
]thiophene (C10-DNTT). The polymorphic transition is observed during heating the films over 400 K and investigated by
in situ
cross-polarized optical microscopy (CPOM) and
in situ
grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS) measurements. From these measurements, we refine the thin-film crystal structure of both the low temperature and high temperature polymorphs. We further analyze the thermal expansion of both polymorphs and perform density-functional theory (DFT) calculations to trace back the anisotropic thermal expansion to anisotropic molecular interactions. |
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ISSN: | 2058-9689 2058-9689 |
DOI: | 10.1039/D1ME00153A |