Hydrogen-bonds in molecular solids - from biological systems to organic electronics - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2013 Aug 21;1(31):3742-3753.

doi: 10.1039/c3tb20193g. Epub 2013 Mar 22.

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Hydrogen-bonds in molecular solids - from biological systems to organic electronics

Eric Daniel Głowacki et al. J Mater Chem B. 2013.

Abstract

Hydrogen-bonding (H-bonding) is a relatively strong, highly directional, and specific noncovalent interaction present in many organic molecules, and notably is responsible for supramolecular ordering in biological systems. The H-bonding interactions play a role in many organic electrically conducting materials - in particular in those related to biology, e.g. melanin and indigo. This article aims to highlight recent work on application of nature-inspired H-bonded organic molecules in organic electronic devices. Three topics are covered in this brief review: (1) electrical and ionic conduction in natural H-bonded systems, (2) semiconducting properties of H-bonded organic pigments, and (3) exploitation of H-bonding for supramolecular assembly of organic conductors. H-bonding interactions are ubiquitous in biology, thus making the study of H-bonded organic semiconductors highly pertinent where interfacing of electronics with biological systems is desired.

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