New anthracene-based-phtalocyanine semi-conducting materials: Synthesis and optoelectronic properties

•Synthesis of tow phtalocyanines based on the anthracene and tetrazole.•Semi-conducting supramolecular material.•Good PL quantum yield.•The film morphology of the phtalocynine containing tetrazole group enhanced the carrier mobility.

A new anthracene-based semi-conducting phtalocyanines AnPc and AnPc-Tr were synthesized in solvent-free conditions. The supramolecular structure of these compounds was confirmed by NMR and FT-IR spectroscopies. Their optical properties were investigated by UV–vis and photoluminescence spectroscopies. The optical gaps were estimated from the absorption-onsets films, and the obtained values were of 1.50 eV and 1.47 eV for AnPc-Tr and AnPc respectively. In solid state, a weaker π–π-interactions of conjugated systems were obtained in the case of AnPc-Tr in comparison with AnPc. This behavior was explained by steric hindrance of triazol groups, which decrease the planarity of macromolecular structure. The HOMO and LUMO levels were estimated using cyclic voltammetry analysis; two phtalocyanine derivatives show a comparable ionization potential. The phtalacyanine containing triazole groups (AnPc-Tr) reveals a higher electron affinity in comparison with AnPc. Single-layer diode devices were fabricated and showed relatively low turn-on voltages.

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