New Design and Synthesis of Conjugated Polymer with High Charge Mobility

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26620029
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Organic chemistry
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: Terao Jun 京都大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (00322173)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: シクロデキストリン / 分子ワイヤ / 導電性高分子 / メタロワイヤ / ホストゲスト / 分子配線 / 分子エレクトロニクス / ナノデバイス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Electrically conductive conjugated molecular wires are promising wiring elements in the field of molecular electronics; however, they suffer from major drawbacks such as low solubility, caused by interactions, and poor one-dimensional conductivity, caused by cross-talk between conjugated chains, as well as low rigidity and linearity. For these reasons, it is interesting to study insulated molecular wires, in which these conjugated polymers are covered with a protective sheath; this sheath limits interaction as well as leads to the enhancement of organic solubility and conductivity as compared with those of the corresponding uninsulated conjugated polymers.

Free Research Field

分子エレクトロニクス