Electronic Characteristics of Perylene Diimide Anion Radical and Dianion Films by Quantitative Doping

Authors：Jia, Yanhua; Jiang, Qinglin^*; Wang, Bohan; Yang, Jiaji; Zhang, Jiang^*; Ma, Yuguang^*

Source：CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN CHINESE UNIVERSITIES, 2023, 39(2): 187-191.

DOI：10.1007/s40242-023-2350-8

• Perylene diimide derivative(PDI)
• Anion radical aggregate
• Dianion aggregate
• Radical content
• Electronic conductivity

Due to their unique physicochemical properties, the anion radical and dianion of perylene diimide derivatives(PDIs) recently attracted significant attention for organic semiconductors. However, the impact of packing structure and the radical content for carrier transport in the solid state still need to be determined. Bringing the electron-withdrawing groups is an effective strategy for enabling pi-pi stacking distance. Here, bay-tetrachloro-substituted PDI(B-4Cl-PDI) anion radical and dianion films were fabricated quantitatively doped with N(2)H(4)middotH(2)O. The radical contents were quantitatively calculated by absorption spectra in different doping ratios. The X-ray powder diffraction patterns showed that the anion radical presented a crystalline structure, and dianion aggregates exhibited an amorphous structure. With precise manipulation of the radical content, the anion radical aggregates and dianion aggregates showed the maximum electrical conductivity value of 0.024 and 0.0018 S/cm, respectively. The experiment results show that doping level and aggregate structure play a crucial role in electronic transport properties.