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Efficient Intermolecular Charge Transport in Self‐Assembled Fibers of Mono‐ and Bithiophene Bisurea Compounds
Author(s) -
Schoonbeek Franck S.,
van Esch Jan H.,
Wegewijs Bas,
Rep Diederik B. A.,
de Haas Matthijs P.,
Klapwijk Teun M.,
Kellogg Richard M.,
Feringa Ben L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19990517)38:10<1393::aid-anie1393>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - intermolecular force , radiolysis , hydrogen bond , charge (physics) , conductivity , materials science , chemistry , microwave , photochemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , radical , physics , quantum mechanics
Hydrogen bonds between urea units allow self‐organization of π systems in mono‐ and bithiophenes into fibers as shown schematically. In these fibers there is a surprisingly high mobility of charge carriers as determined by pulse‐radiolysis time‐resolved microwave conductivity measurements.