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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
Jurina Wessels, Fellbach, DE;
William Ford, Stuttgart, DE;
Akio Yasuda, Stuttgart, DE;
Sony Deutschland GmbH, Cologne, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to tuned multifunctional linker molecules for charge transport through organic-inorganic composite structures. The problem underlying the present invention is to provide multifunctional linker molecules for tuning the conductivity in nanoparticle-linker assemblies which can be used in the formation of electronic networks and circuits and thin films of nanoparticles. The problem is solved according to the invention by providing a multifunctional linker molecule of the general structureCON—FUNC—X—FUNC—CONin which X is the central body of the molecule, FUNCand FUNCindependently of each other are molecular groups introducing a dipole moment and/or capable of forming intermolecular and/or intramolecular hydrogen bonding networks, and CONand CONindependently of each other are molecular groups binding to nanostructured units comprising metal and semiconductor materials.