Controlled Growth and Self-Assembly of Multiscale Organic Semiconductor

Currently, organic semiconductors (OSs) are widely used as active components in practical devices related to energy storage and conversion, optoelectronics, catalysis, and biological sensors, etc. To satisfy the actual requirements of different types of devices, chemical structure design and self-assembly process control have been synergistically performed. The morphology and other basic properties of multiscale OS components are governed on a broad scale from nanometers to macroscopic micrometers. Herein, the up-to-date design strategies for fabricating multiscale OSs are comprehensively reviewed. Related representative works are introduced, applications in practical devices are discussed, and future research directions are presented. Design strategies combining the advances in organic synthetic chemistry and supramolecular assembly technology perform an integral role in the development of a new generation of multiscale OSs.

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Organic semiconductors (OSs) are currently utilized as active components in various practical devices, with design strategies combining organic synthetic chemistry and supramolecular assembly technology playing a crucial role in the development of a new generation of multiscale OSs. These strategies aim to satisfy the requirements of different devices by controlling the morphology and properties of multiscale OS components from nanometers to macroscopic micrometers. Various design strategies have been comprehensively reviewed, with discussions on applications in practical devices and future research directions.