First example of ambipolar naphthalene diimide exhibiting a room temperature columnar phase.
Paresh Kumar BeheraKajal YadavNandan KumarRavindra Kumar Kumar GuptaD S Shankar RaoUpendra Kumar PandeyAchalkumar Ammathnadu SudhakarPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2023)
A self-assembled ambipolar organic semiconductor based on naphthalene diimide with low clearing temperature, solution processability, and high molar extinction coefficient, exhibiting a room temperature columnar hexagonal liquid crystalline phase is reported.