Efficient Intermolecular Charge Transport in Self-Assembled Fibers of Mono- and Bithiophene Bisurea Compounds

Franck S Schoonbeek; Jan H van Esch; Bas Wegewijs; Diederik B A Rep; Matthijs P de Haas; Teun M Klapwijk; Richard M Kellogg; Ben L Feringa

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19990517)38:10<1393::AID-ANIE1393>3.0.CO;2-H

Efficient Intermolecular Charge Transport in Self-Assembled Fibers of Mono- and Bithiophene Bisurea Compounds

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 1999 May 17;38(10):1393-1397. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19990517)38:10<1393::AID-ANIE1393>3.0.CO;2-H.

Authors

Franck S Schoonbeek¹, Jan H van Esch¹, Bas Wegewijs², Diederik B A Rep³, Matthijs P de Haas², Teun M Klapwijk³, Richard M Kellogg¹, Ben L Feringa¹

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory for Organic Chemistry, Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen (The Netherlands), Fax: (+31) 50-3634296.
² Radiation Chemistry Department, IRI, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB Delft (The Netherlands), Fax: (+31) 15-2787421.
³ Material Science Centre, University of Groningen (The Netherlands).

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Conducting materials; Gels; Microwave conductivity; Supramolecular chemistry.