Lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal semiconductors for water-solution processable organic electronics
Soft Condensed Matter
2011-01-05 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
We propose lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals (LCLCs) as a distinct class of materials for organic electronics. In water, the chromonic molecules stack on top of each other into elongated aggregates that form orientationally ordered phases. The aligned aggregated structure is preserved when the material is deposited onto a substrate and dried. The dried LCLC films show a strongly anisotropic electric conductivity of semiconductor type. The field-effect carrier mobility measured along the molecular aggregates in unoptimized films of LCLC V20 is 0.03 cm^2 V^(-1) s^(-1). Easy processibility, low cost, and high mobility demonstrate the potential of LCLCs for microelectronic applications.
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@article{arxiv.1101.0742,
title = {Lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal semiconductors for water-solution processable organic electronics},
author = {V. G. Nazarenko and O. P. Boiko and M. I. Anisimov and A. K. Kadashchuk and Yu. A. Nastishin and A. B. Golovin and O. D. Lavrentovich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.0742},
year = {2011}
}