Fullerene/Sulfur-Bridged Annulene Cocrystals: Two-Dimensional Segregated Heterojunctions with Ambipolar Transport Properties and Photoresponsivity

Abstract

Fullerene/sulfur-bridged annulene cocrystals with a two-dimensional segregated alternating layer structure were prepared by a simple solution process. Single-crystal analysis revealed the existence of continuing π-π interactions in both the donor and acceptor layers, which serve as transport paths for holes and electrons separately. The ambipolar transport behaviors were demonstrated with single-crystal field-effect transistors and rationalized by quantum calculations. Meanwhile, preliminary photoresponsivity was observed with the transistor configuration.