US EPA

1495877 

Journal Article 

Review 

Rylene and Related Diimides for Organic Electronics 

Zhan, X; Facchetti, A; Barlow, S; Marks, TJ; Ratner, MA; Wasielewski, MR; Marder, SR 

2011 

Yes 

Advanced Materials
ISSN: 0935-9648
EISSN: 1521-4095 

23 

2 

268-284 

English 

21154741 

10.1002/adma.201001402 

WOS:000285886400007 

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Organic electron-transporting materials are essential for
the fabrication of organic p-n junctions, photovoltaic cells, n-channel field-effect transistors,
and complementary logic circuits. Rylene diimides are a robust, versatile class of polycyclic
aromatic electron-transport materials with excellent thermal and oxidative stability, high
electron affinities, and, in many cases, high electron mobilities; they are, therefore, promising
candidates for a variety of organic electronics applications. In this review, recent developments
in the area of high-electron-mobility diimides based on rylenes and related aromatic cores,
particularly perylene- and naphthalene-diimide-based small molecules and polymers, for
application in high-performance organic field-effect transistors and photovoltaic cells are
summarized and analyzed.