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7636491 

Journal Article 

Pyrene-based materials for organic electronics 

Figueira-Duarte, TM; Müllen, K; , 

2011 

Yes 

Chemical Reviews
ISSN: 0009-2665
EISSN: 1520-6890 

AMER CHEMICAL SOC 

WASHINGTON 

111 

11 

7260-7314 

English 

21740071 

10.1021/cr100428a 

WOS:000296685200013 

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/cr100428a
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Pyrene's unique properties have inspired researchers from many scientific areas, making pyrene the chromophore of choice in fundamental and applied photochemical research. There has been an increased interest in the use of pyrene as organic semiconductor for application in materials science and organic electronics. Modification of the chemical structure by varying the substitution at different positions of the pyrene ring allows the control of the molecular architecture and thus the molecular packing, which renders the handling of pyrene substitution a key factor in pyrene-based semiconductors. Pyrene, as a blue-light-emitting chromophore with good chemical stability and high charge carrier mobility, appears to be a very attractive building block for light-emitting devices. The electrooptical properties of pyrene can be fine-tuned by introducing specific electron-donating or -accepting groups or, alternatively, by simply modifying the molecular architecture via substitution at the pyrene ring.