Hydrogen-Bonded Semiconducting Pigments for Air-Stable Field-Effect Transistors

Extensive intramolecular pi-conjugation is considered to be requisite in the design of organic semiconductors. Here, two inkjet pigments, epindolidione and quinacridone, that break this design rule are explored. These molecules afford intermolecular pi-stacking reinforced by hydrogen-bonding bridges. Air-stable organic field effect transistors are reported that support mobilities up to 1.5 cm(2)/Vs with T-80 lifetimes comparable with the most stable reported organic semiconducting materials.