Abstract
The nanocrystalline films of an amorphous triphenylamine derivative have been firstly formed by a facile electrophoretic deposition (EPD) method from a solution of protonated 4,7-bis(4-triphenylamino)benzo-2,1,3-thiadiazole. The films are composed of nanoparticles which diameters are controllably varied from 20 to 200 nm. Compared with spin-coating films, EPD films possess lower band gap and higher energy level of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO), which means superior intermolecular charge-transfer ability and more excellent hole-transporting property. The facile method for preparing nanocrystalline films could also spread to other amorphous triphenylamine derivatives.