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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2017-09-01

Journal:IUCRJ

Included Journals:SCIE、PubMed

Volume:4

Issue:Pt 5

Page Number:695-699

ISSN No.:2052-2525

Key Words:mobility; reorganization energy; packing forces; rigidity; flexible molecules; charge-transport properties

Abstract:Based on first-principles calculations, the relationship between molecular packing and charge-transport parameters has been investigated and analysed in detail. It is found that the crystal packing forces in the flexible organic molecule 4-(1,2,2-triphenylvinyl) aniline salicylaldehyde hydrazone (A) can apparently overcome the dynamic intramolecular rotations and the intramolecular steric repulsion, effectively enhancing the molecular rigidity and decreasing the internal reorganization energy. The conducting properties of A have also been simulated within the framework of hopping models, and the calculation results show that the intrinsic electron mobility in A is much higher than the corresponding intrinsic hole mobility. These theoretical investigations provide guidance for the efficient and targeted control of the molecular packing and charge-transport properties of organic small-molecule semiconductors and conjugated polymeric materials.