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Theoretical study on the charge transport properties of triphenylene discogens with a phenylpropionyloxy or 3-phenylpropenoyloxy side chain

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Charge transport is one of the most important properties in organic materials. Charge transport properties of triphenylene discogens with a phenylpropionyloxy or 3-phenylpropenoyloxy side chain have been investigated computationally on the basis of semi-classical Marcus theory. The results show that three triphenylene derivatives have high charge mobility. Title compounds have much better electronic mobility than the triphenylene. The triphenylenes containing 3-phenylpropenoyloxy have better hole mobility, but smaller electronic mobility than the triphenylenes with phenylpropionyloxy. For the triphenylene discogens with a phenylpropionyloxy, the longer the alkloxy chains, the better the positive charge transfer rate, but the smaller the negative charge transfer rate.

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50673069), the Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Sichuan Province, China (Grant No. 07ZA093), and Scientific Research Foundation of Sichuan Normal University for Innovation Groups ( Grant No. 025156)

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Chen, J., Huang, C., Xu, B. et al. Theoretical study on the charge transport properties of triphenylene discogens with a phenylpropionyloxy or 3-phenylpropenoyloxy side chain. Sci. China Ser. B-Chem. 52, 1192–1197 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-009-0142-8

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