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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2014

Mesoscale molecular network formation in amorphous organic materials.

Brett M Savoie, Kevin L Kohlstedt, Nicholas E Jackson, Lin X Chen, Monica Olvera de la Cruz, George C Schatz, Tobin J Marks, Mark A Ratner

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Brett M SavoieDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208; and brettsavoie@u.northwestern.edu t-marks@northwestern.edu ratner@northwestern.edu.
Kevin L KohlstedtDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208; and.
Nicholas E JacksonDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208; and.
Lin X ChenDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208; andChemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439.
Monica Olvera de la CruzDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208; and.
George C SchatzDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208; and.
Tobin J MarksDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208; and brettsavoie@u.northwestern.edu t-marks@northwestern.edu ratner@northwestern.edu.
Mark A RatnerDepartment of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208; and brettsavoie@u.northwestern.edu t-marks@northwestern.edu ratner@northwestern.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-performance solution-processed organic semiconductors maintain macroscopic functionality even in the presence of microscopic disorder. Here we show that the functional robustness of certain organic materials arises from the ability of molecules to create connected mesoscopic electrical networks, even in the absence of periodic order. The hierarchical network structures of two families of important organic photovoltaic acceptors, functionalized fullerenes and perylene diimides, are analyzed using a newly developed graph methodology. The results establish a connection between network robustness and molecular topology, and also demonstrate that solubilizing moieties play a large role in disrupting the molecular networks responsible for charge transport. A clear link is established between the success of mono and bis functionalized fullerene acceptors in organic photovoltaics and their ability to construct mesoscopically connected electrical networks over length scales of 10 nm.

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charge generationdisordered propertiessoft materials

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PMID24982179
PMCPMC4104918

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