Researchers breaking new ground in materials science

Science Daily  May 20, 2020
An international team of researchers (Canada, Italy) demonstrated the fabrication of mesoscale ordered two-dimensional π-conjugated polymer kagome lattices with semiconducting properties. To make the material they combined a rigid azatriangulene precursor and a hot dosing approach, which favours molecular diffusion and eliminates voids in the network. These results open opportunities for the synthesis of two-dimensional π-conjugated polymer Dirac cone materials and their integration into devices. The integration of this system into a device (e.g. transistors) may lead to outstanding performances. The results will foster more studies on a wide range of two-dimensional conjugated polymers with different lattice symmetries, thereby gaining further insights into the structure vs. properties of these systems…read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLE