As cut-outs from a graphene sheet, nanographenes (NGs) and graphene nanoribbons
(GNRs) are ideal cases with which to connect the world of molecules with that of bulk carbon …

Since the discovery of highly conducting polyacetylene by Shirakawa, MacDiarmid, and
Heeger1 in 1977, π-conjugated systems have attracted much attention as futuristic materials …

Organic electronics are beginning to make significant inroads into the commercial world,
and if the field continues to progress at its current, rapid pace, electronics based on organic …

This article is concerned with well-defined, nanosized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) and their uses in organic electronic devices. Although PAHs are generally known to …

With the introduction of π-conjugated systems in electronic devices and the dream to arrive
at molecular electronics based on these systems, the detailed understanding of the …

Field‐effect transistors based on solution‐processible organic semiconductors have
experienced impressive improvements in both performance and reliability in recent years …

Discotic (disc-like) molecules typically comprising a rigid aromatic core and flexible
peripheral chains have been attracting growing interest because of their fundamental …

Conspectus Nanographenes, which are defined as nanoscale (1–100 nm) graphene
cutouts, include quasi-one-dimensional graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and quasi-zero …

Since the end of the 19th century when Friedrich Reinitzer, Otto Lehmann, and others
introduced the liquidcrystalline state of matter into science, the exact connection between …

Crystalline thin films of organic semiconductors are a good candidate for field effect
transistor (FET) materials in printed electronics. However, there are currently two main …