Abstract: A molecule including a chain-like core region having two ends and having at least three conjugated aromatic rings; and including at the two ends, branched groups R1 and R2 respectively, each including a C5- to C20-alkyl group. A semiconducting composition including the molecule.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 30, 2005
Date of Patent:
February 10, 2009
Assignees:
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., BASF Societas Europea
Inventors:
Florian Dötz, Howard E. Katz, Elsa Reichmanis, Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Ingolf Hennig