Repurposing DNA-binding agents as H-bonded organic semiconductors

Fengjiao Zhang; Vincent Lemaur; Wookjin Choi; Prapti Kafle; Shu Seki; Jérôme Cornil; David Beljonne; Ying Diao

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12248-9

Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

Repurposing DNA-binding agents as H-bonded organic semiconductors

Fengjiao Zhang,
Vincent Lemaur,
Wookjin Choi,
Prapti Kafle,
Shu Seki,
Jérôme Cornil,
David Beljonne,
Ying Diao

Affiliations

Fengjiao Zhang: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign
Vincent Lemaur: Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, University of Mons
Wookjin Choi: Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Prapti Kafle: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign
Shu Seki: Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Jérôme Cornil: Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, University of Mons
David Beljonne: Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, University of Mons
Ying Diao: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12248-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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To unlock the potential of biological semiconductors for printed flexible electronics, experimental evidence that reveals the material’s charge transport mechanism is required. Here, the authors report the charge transport mechanism in hydrogen-bonded DNA topoisomerase inhibitors.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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