Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.458, 3-10, 2006
Electronic carrier transport in liquid crystalline semiconductors -Increase in carrier mobility and extension of mesomorphic temperature range
Liquid crystalline semiconductors have been recognized as one of promising materials potential for opto-electronics applications. However increase in carrier mobility as well as extension of mesomorphic temperature range is indispensable for practical applications, such as electroluminescence and thin film transistors. In this report, carrier transport in highly ordered smectic phases of oligothiophene derivatives is reported.