2008 Publications

•  Silvestri, F.; Irwin, M.D.; Beverina, L.; Facchetti, A.; Pagani, G.A.; Marks, T.J. Efficient Squaraine-Based Solution Processable Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 17640-17641.

 •  Jeong, Y.T.; Lewis, S.D.; Cobb, B.H.; Dodabalapur, A.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T.J. Realization of Dual-Channel Organic Field-Effect Transistors and Their Applications to Chemical Sensing, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2008, 93, 133304.

•   Kim, H.S.; Byrne, P.D.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T.J. High Performance Solution-Processed Indium Oxide Thin-Film Transistors, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 12580-12581.

 •   Martinson, A.; Elam, J.; Liu, J.; Hupp, J.; Pellin, M.; Marks, T.J. Radial Electron Collection in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Nano Letters., 2008, 8, 2862-2866.

 •  Ju, S.; Chen, P.; Zhou, C.; Ha, Y.-G.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T.J.; Kim, S.K.; Mohammadi, S.; Janes, D.B. 1/f Noise of SnO2 Nanowire Transistors, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2008, 92, 243120-1 – 243120-3.

 •    Capelli, R.; Dinelli, F.; Toffanin, S.; Todescato, F.; Murgia, M.; Muccini, M.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T.J. Organic Light-Emitting Transistors Based on Intrinsically Ambipolar Small Molecules, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112, 12993-12999.

 •  Risko, C.; Zangmeister, C.D.; Yao, Y.; Marks, T.J.; Tour, J.M.; Ratner, M.A.; van Zee R.D. Experimental and Theoretical Indentification of Valence Energy Levels and Interface Dipole Trends for a Family of (Oligo)Phenylene-Ethynylenethiols Adsorbed on Gold, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112, 13215-13225.

 •  Ju, S.; Ishikawa, F.; Chen. P.; Chang, H.-K.; Zhou, C.; Ha, Y-G.; Liu, J.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T.J.; Janes, D.B. High Performance In2O3 Nanowire Transistors Using Organic Gate Nanodielectrics, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2008, 92, 222105-1 – 222105-3.

 •   Usta, H.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T. Air-Stable, Solution-Processable n-Channel and Ambipolar Semiconductors for Thin-Film Transistors Based on the Indenofluorenebis(dicyanovinylene) Core, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,  2008, 130, 8580-8581.

 •   Usta, H.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T.J. Synthesis and Characterization of Electron-Deficient and Highly Soluble (Bis)Indenofluorene Building Blocks for n-Type Semiconducting Polymers, Organic Letters, 2008, 10, 1385-1388.

 •   Lu, G.; Usta, H.; Risko, C.; Wang, L.; Facchetti, A.; Ratner, M.A.; Marks, T.J. Synthesis Characterization, and Transistor Response of Semiconducting Silole Polymers with Substantial Hole Mobility and Air Stability.  Experiment and Theory, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 7670-7685.

 •   Kim, C.; Wang, Z.; Choi, H.-J.; Ha, Y.-G.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T.J. Printable Crosslinked Polymer Blend Dielectrics.  Design Strategies, Synthesis, Microstructures, and Electrical Properties, with Organic Field-Effect Transistors as Testbeds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 6867-6878.

 •  Wang, Y.; Frattarelli, D.L.; Facchetti, A.; Cariati, E.; Righetto, S.; Ugo, R.; Zuccaccia, C.; Macchioni, A.; Stern, C.L.; Ratner, M.A.; Marks, T.J. Twisted π–Electron System Electro-Optic Chromophores. Structural and Electronic Consequences of Relaxing Twist-Inducing Non-Bonded Repulsions, J. Phys. Chem. C., 2008, 112, 3005-3015.

 •   Li, J.; Liu, J.; Evmenenko, G.A.; Dutta, P.; Marks, T.J. Characterization of Transparent Conducting Oxide Surfaces Using Self-Assembled Electroactive Monolayers, Langmuir, 2008, 24, 5755-5765.

 •   DiBenedetto, S.A.; Frattarelli, D.; Ratner, M.A.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T.J. Vapor Phase Self-Assembly of Molecular Gate Dielectrics for Thin Film Transistors, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 7528-7529.

 •   Li, J.; Liu, J.; Wang, L.; Marks, T.J.; Hu, L.; Grüner, G. Indium Tin Oxide Modified Transparent Nanotube Thin Films as Effective Anodes for Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Diodes, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2008, 93, 083306.

 •   Li, J.; Marks, T.J. Air-Stable, Cross-Linkable Hole-Injecting/Transporting Interlayers for Improved Charge Injection in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes, Chem. Mater., 2008, 20, 4873-4882.

 • McCain, M.N.; He, B.; Sanati, J.; Wang, Q.J.; Marks, T.J. Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition of Lubricating MoS2 Films.  Ferrous Substrates and Titanium Film Doping, Chem. Mater., 2008, 20, 5438-5443.

 •   Letizia, J.A.; Salata, M.R.; Tribout, C.M.; Facchetti, A.; Ratner, M.A.; Marks, T.J. n-Channel Polymers by Design:  Optimizing the Interplay of Solubilizing Substituents, Crystal Packing, and Field-Effect Transistor Characteristics in Polymeric Bithiophene-Imide Semiconductors, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 9679-9694.

 •  Motta, A; Fragala, I.L.; Marks, T.J. Pathways for Chemisorptive Organozirconium Catalyst Activation and Reactivity on Oxide Surfaces.  A DFT Study for Dehydroxylated g-Alumina, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 16533-16546.

 •   Chen, M.-C.; Kim, C.; Chen, S.-Y.; Chiang, Y.-J.; Chung, M.-C.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T.J. Functionalized Anthradithiophenes for Organic Field-Effect Transistors, J. Mater. Chem., 2008,  18, 1029-1036.

 •  Ju, S.; Kim, S.; Ha, Y.-G.; Facchetti, A.; Mohammadi, S.; Marks, T.J.; Janes, D.B. Interface Studies of ZnO Nanowire Transistors Using Low-Frequency Noise and Temperature-Dependent I-V Measurements, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2008, 92, 022104.

 • Seo, S.Y.; Marks, T.J. Mild Amidation of Aldehydes with Amines Mediated by Lanthanide Catalysts, Organic Letters, 2008, 10, 317-319.

 •  Hains, A.W.; Marks, T.J. High-Efficiency Hole Extraction/Electron-Blocking Layer to Replace Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):Poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) in Bulk-Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2008, 92, 023504.

 •   Irwin, M.D.; Buchholz, D.B.; Hains, A.W.; Chang, R.P.H.; Marks, T.J. p-Type Semiconducting Nickel Oxide as an Efficiency-Enhancing Anode Interfacial Layer in Polymer Bulk-Heterojuction Solar Cells, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci, 2008, 105, 2783-2787.

 •  Jones, B.A.; Facchetti, A.; Wasielewski, M.R.; Marks, T.J. Effects of Arylene Diimide Thin Film Growth Conditions on n-Channel OFET Performance, Advan. Funct. Mater., 2008, 18, 1-11.

 •    Yuen, H.F.; Marks, T.J. Synthesis and Catalytic Properties of Phenylene-Bridged Binuclear Organolanthanide Complexes, Organometallics, 2008, 27, 155-158.

 •    Salata, M.R.; Marks, T.J. Synthesis, Characterization, and Marked Polymerization Selectivity Characteristics of Binuclear Phenoxyiminato Organozirconium Catalysts, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 12-13.

 •    Amin, S.B.; Marks, T.J. Organo-fn,d0-Mediated Synthesis of Amine-Capped Polyethylenes.  Scope and Mechanism, Organometallics, 2008, 27, 2411-2420.

 •   Ju, S.; Li, J.; Liu, J.; Chen, P.-C.; Ha, Y.-G.; Zhou, C.; Facchetti, A.; Janes, D.B.; Marks, T.J. Transparent Active Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode Displays Driven By Nanowire Transistor Circuitry, Nano Letters, 2008, 8, 997-1004.

 •    Guo, N.; Stern, C.L.; Marks, T.J. Bimetallic Effects in the Homopolymerization of Styrene and Copolymerization of Ethylene and Styrenic Comonomers.  Scope, Kinetics, and Mechanism, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 2246-2261.

 •    Sheets, W.C.; Stampler, E.S.; Bertoni, M.I.; Sasaki, M.; Marks, T.J.; Mason, T.O.; Poeppelmeier, K.R. Silver Delafossite Oxides, Inorg. Chem., 2008,47, 2696-2705.

 •    Byrne, P.D.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T.J. Solution-Processed High-Mobility CdSe Thin-Film Transistors with a Self-Assembled Molecular Multilayer Gate Dielectric, Advanced Materials, 2008, 20, 1-6.

 •    Amin, S.B.; Marks, T.J. Versatile Routes to In Situ Polyolefin Functionalization with Heteroatoms.  Catalytic Chain Transfer, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, 47, 2006-2025.

 •    Koh, S.E.; Risko, C.; da Silva Filho, D.A.; Kwon, O.; Facchetti, A.; Bredas, J.-L.; Marks, T.J.; Ratner, M.A. Modeling Electron and Hole Transport in Perfluorinated-Oligothiopene Semiconductors:  Investigation of Geometric and Electronic Structure Properties, Advan. Funct. Mater., 2008, 18, 332-340.

 •    Jin, S.; Yang, Y.; Medvedeva, J.E.; Wang, L.; Li, S.; Cortes, N.; Metz, A.W.; Ni, J.; Hersam, M.C.; Freeman, A.J.; Marks, T.J. Tuning the Properties of Transparent Oxide Conductors.  Dopant Ion Size and Electronic Structure Effects on CdO-Based Transparent Conductive Oxides.  Ga- and In – Doped CdO Thin Films Grown by MOCVD, Chemistry of Materials., 2008, 20, 220-230.

 •   Lee, K.; Janes, D.B.; Lu, G.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T.J. GaAs Junction Field Effect Transistors Passivated with Self-Assembled Mono- and Multilayers, Appl. Phys. Lett., 2008, 123509/1-123509/3.

 •   Facchetti, A.; Ju, S.; Janes, D.; Jones, B.; Wasielewski, M.; Marks, T.J. Organic-Inorganic Flexible and Transparent Electronics, IEEE Electron Device Letters, 2008, 1-7.

 •   Brown, E.C.; Marks, T.J.; Ratner, M.A. Nonlinear Response Properties of Ultra-Large Hyperpolarizability Twisted Donor-Acceptor Chromophores:  Dramatic Environmental Effects, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2008, 112, 44-50.