Charge carrier traps in organic semiconductors: a review on the underlying physics and impact on electronic devices

HF Haneef, AM Zeidell, OD Jurchescu - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The weak intermolecular interactions inherent in organic semiconductors make them
susceptible to defect formation, resulting in localized states in the band-gap that can trap …

Metal phthalocyanines: Thin-film formation, microstructure, and physical properties

RR Cranston, BH Lessard - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal phthalocyanines (MPcs) are an abundant class of small molecules comprising of a
highly conjugated cyclic structure with a central chelated metal ion. Due to their remarkable …

The rise of silicon phthalocyanine: from organic photovoltaics to organic thin film transistors

BH Lessard - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021 - ACS Publications
Silicon phthalocyanines are emerging n-type semiconductors for use in organic
photovoltaics (OPVs) and organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs). Their low synthetic …

Computational design and screening of single-atom phthalocyanine-coordinated transition metal catalysts for the electrochemical cyanide reduction reaction

CH Fan, KY Chiu, CW Hsu, HL Chen - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Catalysis facilitated by transition metals (TM), specifically when these are 4 N-coordinated
and embedded within a phthalocyanine (Pc) framework, appears to have promising …

Surface engineering of zinc phthalocyanine organic thin-film transistors results in part-per-billion sensitivity towards cannabinoid vapor

ZJ Comeau, RR Cranston, HR Lamontagne… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Phthalocyanine-based organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) have been demonstrated as
sensors for a range of analytes, including cannabinoids, in both liquid and gas phases …

Axial Phenoxylation of Aluminum Phthalocyanines for Improved Cannabinoid Sensitivity in OTFT Sensors

HR Lamontagne, RR Cranston, ZJ Comeau… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabis producers, consumers, and regulators need fast, accurate, point‐of‐use sensors
to detect Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) from both liquid and vapor …

From chemical curiosity to versatile building blocks: unmasking the hidden potential of main-group phthalocyanines in organic field-effect transistors

W Zhou, NJ Yutronkie, BH Lessard, JL Brusso - Materials Advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past few decades, metal phthalocyanines (MPcs) have been thoroughly
investigated as active materials in organic field effect transistors (OTFTs) towards the …

Thermodynamic Property–Performance Relationships in Silicon Phthalocyanine-Based Organic Photovoltaics

MC Vebber, NA Rice, JL Brusso… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Axially substituted silicon phthalocyanines [(R3SiO) 2-SiPc] have recently emerged as
promising alternatives to fullerenes in organic photovoltaics (OPVs), with advances in both …

Silicon Phthalocyanines for n-Type Organic Thin-Film Transistors: Development of Structure–Property Relationships

B King, OA Melville, NA Rice, S Kashani… - ACS Applied …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Silicon phthalocyanines (SiPcs) have shown great potential as n-type or ambipolar organic
semiconductors in organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) and organic photovoltaics. Although …

Molecular engineering of multifunctional metallophthalocyanine-containing framework materials

A Aykanat, Z Meng, G Benedetto… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The recent development of metallophthalocyanine (MPc)-based frameworks has opened the
door to a new class of promising multifunctional materials with emergent electrical …