Patent ID: 8425808

Claim:
A semiconducting composition comprising a non-amorphous semiconductor material and a molecular glass; wherein the molecular glass is selected from the group consisting of: (A) a spiro compound of Formula (1) or Formula (2): wherein each R substituent is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl comprising from about 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, aryl or substituted aryl haying from about 3 to about 18 carbon atoms, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, amino, protected amino, —OR′, —OCOOR′, —CNO, —NHCOOR′, hydroxyphenyl, —COOH, and epoxy, and R′ is alkyl; (B) a structure selected from one of Formula (3) to Formula (8): wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl comprising from about 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, aryl or substituted aryl having from about 3 to about 18 carbon atoms, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, amino, protected amino, —OR′, —OCOOR′, —CNO, —NHCOOR′, hydroxyphenyl, —COOH, and epoxy, and R′ is alkyl; (C) a silane of Formula (9): wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl comprising from about 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, aryl or substituted aryl having from about 3 to about 18 carbon atoms, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, amino, protected amino, —OR′, —OCOOR′, —CNO, —NHCOOR′, hydroxyphenyl, —COOH, and epoxy: R′ is alkyl; and m and n are both integers, wherein m+n=4: (D) an adamantane derivative of Formula (10): wherein each R is independently a substituent comprising a heteroatom; (E) a structure selected from one of Formula (11) to Formula (13): wherein each R substituent is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl comprising from about 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, aryl or substituted aryl having from about 3 to about 18 carbon atoms, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, amino, protected amino, —OR′, —OCOOR′, —CNO, —NHCOOR′, hydroxyphenyl, —COOH, and epoxy; and R′ is alkyl; (F) a calixarene derivative of Formula (14): wherein each R substituent is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl comprising from about 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, aryl or substituted aryl having from about 3 to about 18 carbon atoms, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, amino, protected amino, —OR′, —OCOOR′, —CNO, —NHCOOR′, hydroxyphenyl, —COOH and epoxy; R′ alkyl; and each R 1 is a phenyl group substituted with an oxygen-containing radical; and (G) an arylamine derivative selected from one of Formula (16)-(24): wherein each R, R 1 , and R 2 substituent is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl comprising from about 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, aryl or substituted aryl having from about 3 to about 18 carbon atoms, hydroxyl, protected hydroxyl, amino, protected amino, —OR′, —OCOOR′, —CNO, —NHCOOR′, hydroxyphenyl, —COON, and epoxy; R′ is alkyl; n is an integer from 1 to 6; and Ar is independently selected from aryl, heteroaryl, substituted aryl, and substituted heteroaryl.