Zhao, Wei. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.v / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- H-bonded Acenes- An Approach to Self- assembled Organic Semiconductors --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2 --- Result and discussion --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3 --- Experiment --- p.23 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Transistors from a Conjugated Macrocycle Molecule: Field and Photo Effects --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2 --- Result and discussion --- p.31 / Chapter 3.3 --- Conclusion --- p.37 / Chapter 3.4 --- Experiment --- p.37 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Synthesis of Soluble and liquid crystalline Conjugated Macrocylces --- p.48 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.48 / Chapter 4.2 --- Result and Discussion --- p.49 / Chapter 4.3 --- Conclusion --- p.54 / Chapter 4.4 --- Experiment --- p.55 / Appendix --- p.65