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 …

Control, understanding and manipulation of the morphology and nanostructure of the active
layer of bulk heterojunction solar cells are crucial for the development of polymeric solar …

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 …

Nickel-catalyzed chain-growth copolymerizations of thiophene and selenophene derivatives
afforded well-defined π-conjugated copolymers with narrow molecular weight distributions …

The development of “controlled” and “living” polymerization processes with high end‐group
fidelity has enabled an unprecedented range of polymeric materials with specific chain‐end …

Conjugated, semiconducting fluorene copolymers are a major class of materials for organic
light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and photovoltaic (PV) applications. 1, 2 These materials are …

Abstract π‐Conjugated polymers have numerous applications due to their advantageous
optoelectronic and mechanical properties. These properties depend intrinsically on polymer …

This article features recent advances in the synthesis of conjugated polymers via a
controlled polymerization. These polymerizations typically rely on transition metal catalyzed …

This review highlights recent developments in the grafting of conjugated polymers onto
various substrates for organic electronic devices. The rapid development of multi-layer …

In a first part of this article, the synthesis of AB type block copoly (3-alkylthiophene) s initiated
by Ni (dppp) Cl2, the most commonly used initiator for these polymers, is investigated. For …