{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Structure-Property Relationship of Macrocycles in Organic Photoelectric Devices: A Comprehensive Review.
{Author}: Zhong C;Yan Y;Peng Q;Zhang Z;Wang T;Chen X;Wang J;Wei Y;Yang T;Xie L;
{Journal}: Nanomaterials (Basel)
{Volume}: 13
{Issue}: 11
{Year}: 2023 May 27
{Factor}: 5.719
{DOI}: 10.3390/nano13111750
{Abstract}: Macrocycles have attracted significant attention from academia due to their various applications in organic field-effect transistors, organic light-emitting diodes, organic photovoltaics, and dye-sensitized solar cells. Despite the existence of reports on the application of macrocycles in organic optoelectronic devices, these reports are mainly limited to analyzing the structure-property relationship of a particular type of macrocyclic structure, and a systematic discussion on the structure-property is still lacking. Herein, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of a series of macrocycle structures to identify the key factors that affect the structure-property relationship between macrocycles and their optoelectronic device properties, including energy level structure, structural stability, film-forming property, skeleton rigidity, inherent pore structure, spatial hindrance, exclusion of perturbing end-effects, macrocycle size-dependent effects, and fullerene-like charge transport characteristics. These macrocycles exhibit thin-film and single-crystal hole mobility up to 10 and 26.8 cm2 V-1 s-1, respectively, as well as a unique macrocyclization-induced emission enhancement property. A clear understanding of the structure-property relationship between macrocycles and optoelectronic device performance, as well as the creation of novel macrocycle structures such as organic nanogridarenes, may pave the way for high-performance organic optoelectronic devices.