Integrated System Built for Small-Molecule Semiconductors via High-Throughput Approaches

Wu J, Zhang J, Hu M, Reiser P, Torresi L, Friederich P, Lahn L, Kasian O, Guldi DM, Perez-Ojeda Rodriguez ME, Barabash A, Rocha Ortiz JS, Zhao Y, Xie Z, Luo J, Wang Y, Seok SI, Hauch J, Brabec C (2023)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

Journal of the American Chemical Society American Chemical Society

Original Authors: Jianchang Wu, Jiyun Zhang, Manman Hu, Patrick Reiser, Luca Torresi, Pascal Friederich, Leopold Lahn, Olga Kasian, Dirk M. Guldi, M. Eugenia Pérez-Ojeda, Anastasia Barabash, Juan S. Rocha-Ortiz, Yicheng Zhao, Zhiqiang Xie, Junsheng Luo, Yunuo Wang, Sang Il Seok, Jens A. Hauch, Christoph J. Brabec

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03271

Abstract

High-throughput synthesis of solution-processable structurally variable small-molecule semiconductors is both an opportunity and a challenge. A large number of diverse molecules provide a possibility for quick material discovery and machine learning based on experimental data. However, the diversity of the molecular structure leads to the complexity of molecular properties, such as solubility, polarity, and crystallinity, which poses great challenges to solution processing and purification. Here, we first report an integrated system for the high-throughput synthesis, purification, and characterization of molecules with a large variety. Based on the principle “Like dissolves like,” we combine theoretical calculations and a robotic platform to accelerate the purification of those molecules. With this platform, a material library containing 125 molecules and their optical-electronic properties was built within a timeframe of weeks. More importantly, the high repeatability of recrystallization we design is a reliable approach to further upgrading and industrial production.

Authors with CRIS profile

Jianchang Wu Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Jiyun Zhang Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Olga Kasian Professur für Materialien für die elektrochemische Energiekonversion Dirk Michael Guldi Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie I Maria Eugenia Perez-Ojeda Rodriguez Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie II Anastasiia Barabash Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Juan Sebastian Rocha Ortiz Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Yicheng Zhao Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Zhiqiang Xie Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Junsheng Luo Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Jens Hauch Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Christoph Brabec Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET)

Additional Organisation(s)

FAU Profilzentrum Licht.Materie.Quantentechnologien (FAU LMQ)

Involved external institutions

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) DE Germany (DE) Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) / 울산과학기술원 KR Korea, Republic of (KR)

How to cite

APA:

Wu, J., Zhang, J., Hu, M., Reiser, P., Torresi, L., Friederich, P.,... Brabec, C. (2023). Integrated System Built for Small-Molecule Semiconductors via High-Throughput Approaches. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c03271

MLA:

Wu, Jianchang, et al. "Integrated System Built for Small-Molecule Semiconductors via High-Throughput Approaches." Journal of the American Chemical Society (2023).

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