Abstract
We have measured the interlayer and in-plane (needle axis) thermal diffusivity of 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl) pentacene. The needle axis value is comparable to the phonon thermal diffusivities of quasi-one dimensional organic metals with excellent π-orbital overlap, and its value suggests that a significant fraction of heat is carried by optical phonons. Furthermore, the interlayer (c-axis) thermal diffusivity is at least an order of magnitude larger, and this unusual anisotropy implies very strong dispersion of optical modes in the interlayer direction, presumably due to interactions between the silyl-containing side groups. Similar values for both in-plane and interlayer diffusivities have been observed for several other functionalized pentacene semiconductors with related structures.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-22-2014
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4894094
Funding Information
This research was supported in part by the National Science Foundation, Grant No. DMR-1262261. The synthesis and crystal engineering of organic semiconductors were supported by the Office of Naval Research, Grant No. N00014-11-1-0328.
Repository Citation
Zhang, Hao; Yao, Yulong; Payne, Marcia M.; Anthony, John E.; and Brill, Joseph W., "Thermal Diffusivities of Functionalized Pentacene Semiconductors" (2014). Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications. 245.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_facpub/245
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in Applied Physics Letters, v. 105, no. 7, article 073302, p. 1-4.
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The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters, v. 105, no. 7, article 073302, p. 1-3 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4894094.