Strong Acceptors Based on Derivatives of Benzothiadiazoloimidazole

Abstract

Despite the rapid progression of organic semiconductors, developing high-air-stability n-type organic semiconductors are still challenging. Herein, novel strong acceptors based on benzothiadiazoloimidazole units are reported. The results reveal that the strong acceptor BTI-NDI-BTI-a has good solubility and high electron affinity (3.94 eV), accompanied by 1D slipped-stacking crystals. Notably, the material presents promising potential for developing into air-stable n-type organic semiconductor materials.

Keywords

• conjugated compound
• naphthalenediimide (NDI)
• nitrogen heteroacenes
• strong acceptor