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The theoretical calculation of the charge mobility of 2,5-bis(trialkylsilylethynyl)-1,1,3,4-tetraphenylsiloles is presented. B3LYP/6-31* calculations demonstrated that these silole molecules possessed large coupling matrix elements and reorganization energies for electron and hole transfers and high electron mobilities. The bulkiness of the trialkyl substituents influenced the charge mobility of the silole molecules, with the smaller trimethyl group imparting higher charge mobility than triethyl and triisopropyl substituents.
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Zhao, Z., Liu, D., Lam, J.W.Y. et al. Theoretical study of substituent effect on the charge mobility of 2,5-bis(trialkylsilylethynyl)-1,1,3,4-tetraphenylsiloles. Sci. China Chem. 53, 2311–2317 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-010-4079-8
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