Large electronic bandwidth in solution-processable pyrene crystals: The role of close-packed crystal structure

Details Large electronic bandwidth in solution-processable pyrene crystals: The role of close-packed crystal structure Large electronic bandwidth in solution-processable pyrene crystals: The role of close-packed crystal structure

2009-10-30

arxiv.org/abs/0911.0037v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

25 pages, 8 figures

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We examine the interdependence of structural and electronic properties of two substituted pyrene crystals by means of combined spectroscopic probes and density-functional theory calculations. One derivative features n-hexyl side groups, while the other one contains branched silanyl groups. Both derivatives form triclinic crystal structures when grown from solution, but the electronic dispersion behavior is significantly different due to differences in $\pi$-$\pi$ overlap along the $a$ crystal axis. Both systems display dispersion of 0.40-0.45 eV in the valence band, suggesting a high intrinsic hole mobility. However, the dispersion is primarily along the a-axis in the silanyl-substituted derivative, but less aligned with this crystal axis in the hexyl-substituted material. This is a direct consequence of the diferences in co-facial $\pi$ electron overlap revealed by the crystallographic studies. We find that photophysical defects, ascribed to excimer-like states, point to the importance of localized trap states. Substituted pyrenes are useful model systems to unravel the interplay of crystal structure and electronic properties in organic semiconductors.

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