Crystal structure arrangement of bowl shaped aromatic molecules

What is it about?

Boron subphthalocyanines are an important class of high performance materials for organic photovoltaics. In this study we investigate the impact of chemical substitution in different locations on the molecule influences its solid state arrangement. Through this analysis we hope to gain insight towards engineering high mobility boron subphthalocyanine crystals by tuning their solid state arrangements.

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Why is it important?

One of the main limitations of boron subphthalocyanine is its poor electron and hole mobilities in the solid state. This work allows researchers to understand the trends of this unusual bowl shaped aromatic molecule to better engineering high mobility materials for organic electronic applications.