%A Si Liu, Hongnan Wu, Xiaotao Zhang, Wenping Hu %T Research progress of rubrene as an excellent multifunctional organic semiconductor %0 Journal Article %D 2021 %J Front. Phys. %J Frontiers of Physics %@ 2095-0462 %R 10.1007/s11467-020-0993-1 %P 13304-${article.jieShuYe} %V 16 %N 1 %U {https://journal.hep.com.cn/fop/EN/10.1007/s11467-020-0993-1 %8 2021-02-15 %X

Rubrene, a superstar in organic semiconductors, has achieved unprecedented achievements in the application of electronic devices, and research based on its various photoelectric properties is still in progress. In this review, we introduced the preparation of rubrene crystal, summarized the applications in organic optoelectronic devices with the latest research achievements based on rubrene semiconductors. An outlook of future research directions and challenges of rubrene semiconductor for applications is also provided.