Sunlight-driven water splitting to produce hydrogen fuel has stimulated intensive scientific
interest, as this technology has the potential to revolutionize fossil fuel-based energy …

Block copolymers form the basis of the most ubiquitous materials such as thermoplastic
elastomers, bridge interphases in polymer blends, and are fundamental for the development …

Nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP) is a controlled/living radical polymerization
(CLRP) technique that enables the design of well-defined, functional and complex …

Conventional condensation polymerization proceeds in a stepgrowth polymerization
manner, and it was thought that “living” condensation polymerization was essentially …

The self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) in the presence of crystallization as the
second driving force is reviewed, for BCPs in the bulk, thin films, single crystals and micelles …

Kumada catalyst‐transfer polycondensation (KCTP) is a new but rapidly developing method
with great potential for the preparation of well‐defined conjugated polymers (CPs). The …

Identifying structure formation in semicrystalline conjugated polymers is the fundamental
basis to understand electronic processes in these materials. Although correlations between …

The recent discovery of a living, controlled chain-growth method for synthesizing π-
conjugated polymers has ignited the field and led to the development of many new …

A “walking” process of Ni catalysts during Kumada catalyst-transfer polycondensation along
polymerizing poly (3-hexylthiophene), P3HT, chains was investigated. To simplify polymer …

Thiophene-based conjugated polymers hold an irreplaceable position among the
continuously growing plethora of conjugated polymers due to their exceptional optical and …