Impact of doping on the mechanical properties of conjugated polymers

SHK Paleti, Y Kim, J Kimpel, M Craighero… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Conjugated polymers exhibit a unique portfolio of electrical and electrochemical behavior,
which–paired with the mechanical properties that are typical for macromolecules–make …

Ionic compatibilization of polymers

GH Fredrickson, S Xie, J Edmund, ML Le, D Sun… - ACS polymers …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The small specific entropy of mixing of high molecular weight polymers implies that most
blends of dissimilar polymers are immiscible with poor physical properties. Historically, a …

Ground-state electron transfer in all-polymer donor: acceptor blends enables aqueous processing of water-insoluble conjugated polymers

T Liu, J Heimonen, Q Zhang, CY Yang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Water-based conductive inks are vital for the sustainable manufacturing and widespread
adoption of organic electronic devices. Traditional methods to produce waterborne …

A coacervate-based mixed-conducting binder for high-power, high-energy batteries

GT Pace, ML Le, RJ Clément, RA Segalman - ACS Energy Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer binders add crucial structural integrity to lithium ion battery composite cathodes, but
industry standard binders, such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), are insulating to ions and …

Mixed Ion–Electron-Conducting Polymer Complexes as High-Rate Battery Binders

G Pace, A Zele, P Nguyen, RJ Clément… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Next-generation battery binders must have both the adhesive properties of traditional
binders [ie, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)] as well as high electronic and lithium ion …

Impact of Molecular Weight on the Ionic and Electronic Transport of Self‐Doped Conjugated Polyelectrolytes Relevant to Organic Electrochemical Transistors

S Chae, T Nguyen‐Dang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) have gained considerable attention due to their
potential applications in emerging biosensor platforms. The use of conjugated …

Tuning Transport via Interaction Strength in Cationic Conjugated Polyelectrolytes

G Pace, O Nordness, PH Nguyen, YJ Choi… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Tuning polymer-ion interaction strength is critical for balancing ion solvation and transport in
solid polymer electrolytes for battery applications. In mixed Li+/electron conducting systems …

Electrostatic interactions control the nanostructure of conjugated polyelectrolyte–polymeric ionic liquid blends

ML Le, DJ Grzetic, KT Delaney, KC Yang, S Xie… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polyelectrolyte complexation offers unique opportunities to compatibilize polymers with very
different backbone chemistries and to control the morphology of the resulting blend via …

Role of Complexation Strength on the Photophysical and Transport Properties of Semiconducting Charged Polymer Complexes

ML Le, C Warner, RA Segalman… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The high polymer fraction in complexes of conjugated and insulating polyelectrolytes offers
unique opportunities for the fabrication of conductive thick films and bulk structures. The …

Coagulation in combination with anaerobic digestion for enhancement of resource recovery from faecal sludge

P Dong, J Li, AM Woldeyohans, D Parmentier… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Poorly managed faecal sludge (FS) poses significant challenges to public health and the
environment. Anaerobic digestion (AD) of FS provides an effective method for energy …