Organic semiconductor material
AssigneeE.T.C. S.r.I.
InventorsManuela MELUCCI, Laura FAVARETTO, Massimo ZAMBIANCHI, Raffaella CAPELLI, Michele MUCCINI
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Abstract
Novel compounds useful as organic semiconductor material are described. Semiconductor devices containing said organic semiconductor material are also described.
Claims15
A compound having formula selected in the group consisting of formula (I), formula (II), formula (III) and formula (IV):
- wherein:
- R1, R2, R2′ independently of each other, are selected in the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C40 linear or branched alkyl groups, C1-C40 linear or branched heteroalkyl groups, C3-C40 linear or branched cycloalkyl groups, C1-C40 linear or branched hydroxyalkyl groups, C1-C40 linear or branched alkoxyl groups, C1-C40 linear or branched alkylcarboxylic groups, C1-C40 linear or branched alkylcarboxyamide groups, C1-C40 linear or branched alkylsulphonic groups, and C1-C40 linear or branched nitrile groups;
- Ar is selected in the group consisting of monocyclic aryl groups, polycyclic aryl groups, monocyclic heteroaryl groups and polycyclic heteroaryl groups;
- Ar′, Ar″, independently of each other, are selected in the group consisting of monocyclic aryl groups, polycyclic aryl groups, monocyclic heteroaryl groups and polycyclic heteroaryl groups;
- n, r, independently of each other, are integers between 1 and 50;
- and
- p is an integer between 0 and 5;
- with the exception of compounds of formula A:
- wherein R4 is selected in the group consisting of C1-C4 alkyls;
- and R5 is selected in the group consisting of monocyclic aryl groups and substituted monocyclic aryl groups;
- with the exception of the compound of formula 132:
- and with the exception of compounds of formula B:
- wherein R6 is selected in the group consisting of isopropyl, cyclopropyl and terbutyl groups and R7 is selected in the group consisting of phenyl, 2-fluorphenyl, 3-fluorphenyl, 4-fluorphenyl, 2-chlorphenyl, 3-chlorphenyl, 4-chlorphenyl, 2-methylphenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 2-trifluoromethylphenyl, 3-trifluormethylphenyl, 4-trifluormethylphenyl, 2-methoxyphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 2,4-dichlorphenyl, 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl, 2-thienyl, 3-thienyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl.
A method comprising:
- using a compound having formula selected in the group consisting of formula (I), formula (II), formula (III) and formula (IV):
- wherein:
- R1, R2, R2′ independently of each other, are selected in the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C40 linear or branched alkyl groups, C1-C40 linear or branched heteroalkyl groups, C3-C40 linear or branched cycloalkyl groups, C1-C40 linear or branched hydroxyalkyl groups, C1-C40 linear or branched alkoxyl groups, C1-C40 linear or branched alkylcarboxylic groups, C1-C40 linear or branched alkylcarboxyamide groups, C1-C40 linear or branched alkylsulphonic groups, and C1-C40 linear or branched nitrile groups;
- Ar is selected in the group consisting of monocyclic aryl groups, polycyclic aryl groups, monocyclic heteroaryl groups and polycyclic heteroaryl groups;
- Ar′, Ar″, independently of each other, are selected in the group consisting of monocyclic aryl groups, polycyclic aryl groups, monocyclic heteroaryl groups and polycyclic heteroaryl groups;
- n, r, independently of each other, are integers between 1 and 50;
- and
- p is an integer between 0 and 5;
- as an organic semiconductor material in an electronic device.
An electronic device comprising a semiconductor layer in contact with a number of electrodes, wherein the semiconductor layer includes at least one compound having formula selected in the group consisting of formula (I), formula (II), formula (III) and formula (IV):
- wherein:
- R1, R2, R2′ independently of each other, are selected in the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C40 linear or branched alkyl groups, C1-C40 linear or branched heteroalkyl groups, C3-C40 linear or branched cycloalkyl groups, C1-C40 linear or branched hydroxyalkyl groups, C1-C40 linear or branched alkoxyl groups, C1-C40 linear or branched alkylcarboxylic groups, C1-C40 linear or branched alkylcarboxyamide groups, C1-C40 linear or branched alkylsulphonic groups, and C1-C40 linear or branched nitrile groups;
- Ar is selected in the group consisting of monocyclic aryl groups, polycyclic aryl groups, monocyclic heteroaryl groups and polycyclic heteroaryl groups;
- Ar′, Ar″, independently of each other, are selected in the group consisting of monocyclic aryl groups, polycyclic aryl groups, monocyclic heteroaryl groups and polycyclic heteroaryl groups;
- n, r, independently of each other, are integers between 1 and 50;
- and
- p is an integer between 0 and 5.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.