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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Organic Materials 2021; 03(02): 321-336
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730934
Focus Issue: Supramolecular Optoelectronic Materials
Short Review

Supramolecular Thiophene-Based Materials: A Few Examples of the Interplay between Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties and Applications

Francesca Di Maria 
a   ISOF, CNR Area della Ricerca di Bologna, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
,
Mattia Zangoli 
a   ISOF, CNR Area della Ricerca di Bologna, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
,
Giovanna Barbarella 
a   ISOF, CNR Area della Ricerca di Bologna, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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Abstract

Supramolecular nanostructured thiophene based materials with optoelectronic functions are of wide current interest and are playing a crucial role in different fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology. This short review gives a concise report of some particularly interesting examples from our own work concerning thiophene-based supramolecular architectures at multiple length scales, their function and application in devices. We start with some general considerations on the great chemical diversity of thiophene derivatives and their supramolecular architectures. Then we focus on how the supramolecular organization of specific thiophene derivatives may generate nanostructures that enable new functions and applications in devices. For each example, we report the synthesis of the corresponding thiophene derivatives.

1. Introduction

2. Supramolecular Organization may Impart New Functions to the System

3. Supramolecular and Optoelectronic Properties of Oligothiophene-S,S-dioxides

4. Colloidal Nanoparticles formed by Self-Assembly of Thiophene-Based Polymers

5. Conclusions and Outlook

Key words

thiophene supramolecular assemblies - synthesis - non-covalent interactions - functional self-assembly - nanoparticles


Publication History

Received: 22 March 2021

Accepted: 21 April 2021

Article published online:
18 June 2021

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