A new organic compound of 2-(2,2-diphenylethenyl)anthracene (DPEA) showing simultaneous electrical charge transport property and AIE optical characteristics

A new compound, 2-(2,2-diphenylethenyl) anthracene (DPEA), was designed and synthesized, which showed a hole carrier mobility of 0.66 cm2 V−1 s−1 and typical aggregated induced emission (AIE) behaviour with a ratio of 15 times, which is among the best performance of recently reported semiconducting AIE materials. This work not only enriches the AIE electronic material systems, but also initiates a new direction for developing high performance integrated optoelectronic organic semiconductors for potential multifunctional applications.