Molecular design of stretchable polymer semiconductors: current progress and future directions

Y Zheng, S Zhang, JBH Tok, Z Bao - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Stretchable polymer semiconductors have advanced rapidly in the past decade as materials
required to realize conformable and soft skin-like electronics become available. Through …

Computational approaches for organic semiconductors: from chemical and physical understanding to predicting new materials

V Bhat, CP Callaway, C Risko - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
While a complete understanding of organic semiconductor (OSC) design principles remains
elusive, computational methods─ ranging from techniques based in classical and quantum …

Advances in stretchable organic photovoltaics: flexible transparent electrodes and deformable active layer design

W Song, Q Ye, Z Chen, J Ge, L Xie, Z Ge - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Stretchable organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have attracted significant attention as promising
power sources for wearable electronic systems owing to their superior robustness under …

Beyond stretchability: Strength, toughness, and elastic range in semiconducting polymers

AX Chen, AT Kleinschmidt, K Choudhary… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Essentially all research done to date on the mechanical properties of polymeric
semiconductors (eg, for organic photovoltaics and thin-film transistors) has had the …

Optimizing morphology to trade off charge transport and mechanical properties of stretchable conjugated polymer films

Z Ding, D Liu, K Zhao, Y Han - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conjugated polymers are a promising candidate for large-area stretchable electronics
because of their tunable electrical and mechanical properties, light weight, and low-cost …

Flexible electronics based on organic semiconductors: from patterned assembly to integrated applications

H Liu, D Liu, J Yang, H Gao, Y Wu - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Organic flexible electronic devices are at the forefront of the electronics as they possess the
potential to bring about a major lifestyle revolution owing to outstanding properties of …

Elucidating the role of hydrogen bonds for improved mechanical properties in a high-performance semiconducting polymer

LA Galuska, MU Ocheje, ZC Ahmad… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Incorporation of hydrogen bond moieties into the backbone or side chain of conjugated
polymers is an effective strategy to enhance mechanical performance, facilitate …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning prediction of glass transition temperature of conjugated polymers from chemical structure

A Alesadi, Z Cao, Z Li, S Zhang, H Zhao, X Gu… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2022 - cell.com
Predicting the glass transition temperature (T g) is of critical importance as it governs the
thermomechanical performance of conjugated polymers (CPs). Here, we report a predictive …

Simultaneous Enhancement of Stretchability, Strength, and Mobility in Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Poly(indacenodithiophene-co-benzothiadiazole)

B Zhao, D Pei, Y Jiang, Z Wang, C An, Y Deng… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
To simultaneously obtain outstanding stretchability, strength, and charge mobility of
conjugated polymers (CPs) has remained a challenge for the field of stretchable electronics …

Molecular Origin of Strain‐Induced Chain Alignment in PDPP‐Based Semiconducting Polymeric Thin Films

S Zhang, A Alesadi, GT Mason, KL Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Donor–acceptor (D–A) type semiconducting polymers have shown great potential
for the application of deformable and stretchable electronics in recent decades. However …