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Unusual band-gap migration of N-alkylcarbazole-thiophene derivative

  • Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Silesian University of Technology
  • Wrocław University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

The 9-heptyl-3,6-di(thiophen-2-yl)-9H-carbazole (BTC-C7) monomer shows unusual electronic properties during electropolymerization process, we describe the possibility of electrosynthesis of oligomers of different chain length. What is extraordinary about these systems is that their band-gap size is the same, irrespective of the number of repeat units in the oligomer. We compared band-gap width for different oligomers using absorption spectroscopy, cyclic voltammperometry. Analysis of this data suggests that the observed constant band-gap width feature is due to simultaneous, and equipollent change of the energy of HOMO and LUMO orbitals across the series of oligomers being considered.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1445-1448
Number of pages4
JournalOptical Materials
Volume33
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2011

Keywords

  • Band-gap
  • Carbazole
  • Conjugated polymers
  • Thiophene

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • General Computer Science
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Spectroscopy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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