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1,6- and 2,7-<i>trans</i>-β-Styryl Substituted Pyrenes Exhibiting Both Emissive and Semiconducting Properties in the Solid State
Molecular materials
that are both emissive and semiconducting are
highly demanding for organic optoelectronics. In this article, we
report the synthesis, emissive, and semiconducting properties of 1,6
and 2,7-<i>trans</i>-β-styryl substituted pyrenes
(<b>16PyE</b> and <b>27PyE</b>). The results reveal that
both <b>16PyE</b> and <b>27PyE</b> are emissive and semiconducting
in the solid state. The fluorescence quantum yields of crystalline
solids of <b>16PyE</b> and <b>27PyE</b> were determined
to be 28.8% and 27.4%, respectively. Microrods of <b>16PyE</b> and microplates of <b>27PyE</b> were found to exhibit promising
optical waveguilding behavior. Furthermore, on the basis of the transfer
and output curves of the respective organic field effect transistors
(OFETs), thin films of <b>16PyE</b> and <b>27PyE</b> were
found to show <i>p</i>-type semiconducting properties with
hole mobility up to 1.66 cm<sup>2</sup>V<sup>–1</sup>s<sup>–1</sup>. Such dual functions (emissive and semiconducting)
of <b>16PyE</b> and <b>27PyE</b> can be ascribed to the
unique intermolecular interactions and packing within crystals of <b>16PyE</b> and <b>27PyE</b>. Both 1,6 and 2,7-<i>trans</i>-β-styryl substituted pyrenes show relatively strong emissions
in the solid state, and their microcrystalline samples exhibit promising
optical waveguilding behavior. Moreover, their thin films exhibit <i>p</i>-type semiconducting property with hole mobilities up to
1.66 cm<sup>2</sup>V<sup>–1</sup>s<sup>–1</sup>