Enhanced physical properties in a pentacene polymorph

Theo Siegrist, Christian Kloc, Jan H. Schön, Bertram Batlogg, Robert C. Haddon, Steffen Berg, Gordon A. Thomas

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Abstract

A low temperature mobility up to 10000 cm2 V-1S-1 at 1.7 K was observed for a new polymorphic form of pentacene (C22H14, see picture). Opical measurements show a band gap of the order of 2 eV, and transport measurements revealed a mobility above 3 cm2 V-1S-1 at room temperature.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1732-1736
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume40
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - May 4 2001
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

Keywords

  • Arenes
  • Crystal growth
  • Polymorphisn
  • Semiconductors

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