Naphtho[2,3-b]thiophene diimide (NTI): a mono-functionalisable core-extended naphthalene diimide for electron-deficient architectures

A 9,9′-spirobi[9H-fluorene]-cored perylenediimide derivative and its application in organic solar cells as a non-fullerene acceptor

(2016) Jinduo Yi et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Electron Acceptors Based on α-Substituted Perylene Diimide (PDI) for Organic Solar Cells

(2016) Donglin Zhao et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Fine-tuning the molecular energy levels by incorporating thiophene units onto the π-backbone of core-expanded naphthalene diimides

(2016) Dong Lu et al.   CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS

Covalently Bound Clusters of Alpha-Substituted PDI—Rival Electron Acceptors to Fullerene for Organic Solar Cells

(2016) Qinghe Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Naphthodithiophene Diimide-Based Copolymers: Ambipolar Semiconductors in Field-Effect Transistors and Electron Acceptors with Near-Infrared Response in Polymer Blend Solar Cells

(2016) Kyohei Nakano et al.   MACROMOLECULES

N,N′-Bis(2-cyclohexylethyl)naphtho[2,3-b:6,7-b′]dithiophene Diimides: Effects of Substituents

(2016) Masahiro Nakano et al.   MOLECULES

N,N′-Unsubstituted Naphthodithiophene Diimide: Synthesis and Derivatization via N-Alkylation and -Arylation

(2016) Masahiro Nakano et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

In situ generated reagent from sulfur for alkynylanthraquinone cyclization. The simple synthesis of angular thienoanthraquinones

(2016) Lidiya G. Fedenok et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Tuning charge transport from unipolar (n-type) to ambipolar in bis(naphthalene diimide) derivatives by introducing π-conjugated heterocyclic bridging moieties

(2016) Zongrui Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Non-Fullerene Electron Acceptors for Use in Organic Solar Cells

(2015) Christian B. Nielsen et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

α-Modified Naphthodithiophene Diimides—Molecular Design Strategy for Air-Stable n-Channel Organic Semiconductors

(2015) Masahiro Nakano et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Naphthodithiophene Diimide (NDTI)-Based Semiconducting Copolymers: From Ambipolar to Unipolar n-Type Polymers

(2015) Masahiro Nakano et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Single-junction polymer solar cells with high efficiency and photovoltage

(2015) Zhicai He et al.   Nature Photonics

Efficient Bromination of Naphthalene Dianhydride and Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Core-Brominated Naphthalene Diimides

(2015) Annelise C. Thompson et al.   SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS

NDI-Based Small Molecule as Promising Nonfullerene Acceptor for Solution-Processed Organic Photovoltaics

(2015) Yao Liu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Naphthodithiophenediimide (NDTI)-based triads for high-performance air-stable, solution-processed ambipolar organic field-effect transistors

(2015) Jian-Yong Hu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Synthesis of monolateral and bilateral sulfur-heterocycle fused naphthalene diimides (NDIs) from monobromo and dibromo NDIs

(2015) Bing Leng et al.   Organic Chemistry Frontiers

Strategies for the Synthesis of Functional Naphthalene Diimides

(2014) Sabin-Lucian Suraru et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Side Chain Selection for Designing Highly Efficient Photovoltaic Polymers with 2D-Conjugated Structure

(2014) Shaoqing Zhang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

All-Polymer Solar Cell with High Near-Infrared Response Based on a Naphthodithiophene Diimide (NDTI) Copolymer

(2014) Erjun Zhou et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Fullerene Derivative-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanofilm as the Cathode of Inverted Polymer Solar Cells with Low-Bandgap Polymer (PTB7-Th) for High Performance

(2013) Sih-Hao Liao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Electron Sharing and Anion-π Recognition in Molecular Triangular Prisms

(2013) Severin T. Schneebeli et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Diindole-Annulated Naphthalene Diimides: Synthesis and Optical and Electronic Properties of Syn- and Anti-Isomers

(2013) Sabin-Lucian Suraru et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Naphthodithiophenediimide (NDTI): Synthesis, Structure, and Applications

(2013) Yuta Fukutomi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis and Properties of Heterocyclic Acene Diimides

(2013) Cheng Li et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Synthesis and Properties of Naphthobisbenzothiophene Diimides

(2013) Jing Gao et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Cyanated Diazatetracene Diimides with Ultrahigh Electron Affinity for n-Channel Field Effect Transistors

(2013) Qun Ye et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Charge transfer dynamics in squaraine–naphthalene diimide copolymers

(2013) Sebastian F. Völker et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Towards rational design of organic electron acceptors for photovoltaics: a study based on perylenediimide derivatives

(2013) Qifan Yan et al.   Chemical Science

Decacyclene Triimides: Paving the Road to Universal Non-Fullerene Acceptors for Organic Photovoltaics

(2013) Toan V. Pho et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Pyrrole[3,2-d:4,5-d′]bisthiazole-bridged bis(naphthalene diimide)s as electron-transport materials

(2013) Yulia A. Getmanenko et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Development of n-type organic semiconductors for thin film transistors: a viewpoint of molecular design

(2013) Xike Gao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Divergent Cyclizations of 1-R-Ethynyl-9,10-anthraquinones: Use of Thiourea as a “S2–” Equivalent in an “Anchor-Relay” Addition Mediated by Formal C–H Activation

(2012) Denis S. Baranov et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Stannyl Derivatives of Naphthalene Diimides and Their Use in Oligomer Synthesis

(2012) Lauren E. Polander et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Dithiazole-fused naphthalene diimides toward new n-type semiconductors

(2012) Xin Chen et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Synthesis of pentacene-, tetracene- and anthracene bisimides using double-cyclization reaction mediated by bismuth(iii) triflate

(2011) Shuhei Katsuta et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Core-Expanded Naphthalene Diimides Fused with Sulfur Heterocycles and End-Capped with Electron-Withdrawing Groups for Air-Stable Solution-Processed n-Channel Organic Thin Film Transistors

(2011) Yunbin Hu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Solution-Processed Molecular Bis(Naphthalene Diimide) Derivatives with High Electron Mobility

(2011) Lauren E. Polander et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Core-substituted naphthalenediimides

(2010) Naomi Sakai et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Laterally Extended Naphthalene Tetracarboxylic Bisimides

(2010) Heinz Langhals et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Substituted Heterocyclic Naphthalene Diimides with Unexpected Acidity. Synthesis, Properties, and Reactivity

(2009) Filippo Doria et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Thin-Film Morphology Control in Naphthalene-Diimide-Based Semiconductors: High Mobility n-Type Semiconductor for Organic Thin-Film Transistors

(2008) Deepak Shukla et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

High performance organic field-effect transistors based on [2,2′]bi[naphtho[2,3-b]thiophenyl] with a simple structure

(2008) Masashi Mamada et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY