Why are S–F and S–O non-covalent interactions stabilising?

KJ Thorley, I McCulloch - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Soft non-covalent interactions are important to bulk property materials, but can also affect
molecular or single polymer chain properties in optoelectronic materials. S–F and S–O …

Polythiophene derivatives compatible with both fullerene and non-fullerene acceptors for polymer solar cells

Z Chen, C Duan, Z Wang, Q Yin, F Huang… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work we report three novel polythiophene derivatives (P4T2F-HD, P4T2F-HD/BO, and
P4T2F-BO) which are synthesized via a three-step reaction in each case. The polymers …

Relating reorganization energies, exciton diffusion length and non-radiative recombination to the room temperature UV-vis absorption spectra of NF-SMA

S Kashani, Z Wang, C Risko, H Ade - Materials Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding excited-state reorganization energies, exciton diffusion lengths and non-
radiative (NR) recombination, and the overall optoelectronic responses of nonfullerene …

Conformational Analysis of Conjugated Organic Materials: What Are My Heteroatoms Really Doing?

KJ Thorley, CB Nielsen - ChemPlusChem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Organic semiconductor small molecules and polymers often incorporate heteroatoms into
their chemical structures to affect the electronic properties of the material. A particular design …

Combined experimental and theoretical studies of conformationally diverse (thio) semicarbazone-based semiconducting materials

A Panja, M Das, NC Jana, P Brandão, RM Gomila… - …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
This study reports the synthesis and characterization of two closely related semicarbazone/
thiosemicarbazone-based organic compounds: N-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-5 …

Reconsidering the roles of noncovalent intramolecular “locks” in π-conjugated molecules

C Karunasena, S Li, MC Heifner, SM Ryno… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The extrinsic properties of organic semiconductors (OSC) are connected both to local and
long-range thin-film morphologies. While it is desirable to synthetically regulate OSC solid …

D− π–A− π–D structured diketopyrrolopyrrole-based electron donors for solution-processed organic solar cells

B Yadagiri, K Narayanaswamy, R Srinivasa Rao… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Solution-processable D− π–A− π–D structured two organic small molecules bearing thienyl
diketopyrrolopyrrole (TDPP) and furanyl diketopyrrolopyrrole (FDPP) as central acceptor …

Role of Torsional Flexibility in the Film Formation Process in Two π-Conjugated Model Oligomers

S Wedler, C Zhou, GC Bazan, F Panzer… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The performance of solution-processed organic semiconductor devices is heavily influenced
by the morphology of the active layer. Film formation is a complex process, with the final …

What is the role of planarity and torsional freedom for aggregation in a π-conjugated donor–acceptor model oligomer?

S Wedler, A Bourdick, S Athanasopoulos… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Ordered domains play a central role in determining the properties of organic
semiconductors, and thereby the performance of their devices. The molecules in these …

The effect of single atom replacement on organic thin film transistors: case of thieno [3, 2-b] pyrrole vs. furo [3, 2-b] pyrrole

C Bulumulla, R Gunawardhana, SH Yoo… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite polypyrrole having higher conductivities compared to polythiophenes, pyrrole based
materials have garnered less attention in the organic electronics community due to their …