Substrate‐induced and thin‐film phases: Polymorphism of organic materials on surfaces

AOF Jones, B Chattopadhyay… - Advanced functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
An increase or modification of structural order in the vicinity of a solid substrate is known for
a wide range of materials. For molecular materials crystallizing on a solid surface it has been …

On the importance of crystal structures for organic thin film transistors

G Schweicher, S Das, R Resel… - Crystal Structure …, 2024 - journals.iucr.org
Historically, knowledge of the molecular packing within the crystal structures of organic
semiconductors has been instrumental in understanding their solid-state electronic …

Polymorph screening at surfaces of a benzothienobenzothiophene derivative: discovering new solvate forms

AM James, N McIntosh, F Devaux, P Brocorens… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The discovery of new polymorphs opens up unique applications for molecular materials
since their physical properties are predominantly influenced by the crystal structure type …

From 2D to 3D: bridging self-assembled monolayers to a substrate-induced polymorph in a molecular semiconductor

Y Hao, G Velpula, M Kaltenegger, WR Bodlos… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this study, a new bottom-up approach is proposed to predict the crystal structure of the
substrate-induced polymorph (SIP) of an archetypal molecular semiconductor. In spite of …

Indexing of grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction patterns

J Simbrunner, I Salzmann, R Resel - Crystallography Reviews, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Grazing Incidence X-ray Diffraction (GIXD) has been established as a powerful
tool for the structural characterization of thin films. However, indexing of the experimentally …

Identifying the Internal Network Structure of a New Copper Isonicotinate Thin‐Film Polymorph Obtained via Chemical Vapor Deposition

L Legenstein, S Rodríguez‐Hermida… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The preparation of thin films is often associated with the appearance of unknown
polymorphs, as both the substrate and deposition method can heavily influence …

Molecular disorder in crystalline thin films of an asymmetric BTBT derivative

S Hofer, J Unterkofler, M Kaltenegger… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The molecule 2-decyl-7-phenyl-[1] benzothieno [3, 2-b][1] benzothiophene (Ph-BTBT-10) is
an organic semiconductor with outstanding performance in thin-film transistors. The …

Disappearance of Odd–Even Effects at the Substrate Interface of n-Alkanes

N Shioya, M Yoshida, M Fujii, K Eda… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The physical and chemical properties of organic compounds having alkyl chains are
frequently influenced by the parity of the chain length, which is known as the odd–even …

Reversibility of temperature driven discrete layer-by-layer formation of dioctyl-benzothieno-benzothiophene films

M Dohr, HMA Ehmann, AOF Jones, I Salzmann… - Soft Matter, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Film forming properties of semiconducting organic molecules comprising alkyl-chains
combined with an aromatic unit have a decisive impact on possible applications in organic …

Phase transition toward a thermodynamically less stable phase: cross-nucleation due to thin film growth of a benzothieno-benzothiophene derivative

S Hofer, A Hofer, J Simbrunner, M Ramsey… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The molecule 2-decyl-7-phenyl-[1] benzothieno [3, 2-b][1] benzothiophene is an organic
semiconductor, with outstanding properties in terms of molecular packing and its use in …