Polymer semiconductors: synthesis, processing, and applications

L Ding, ZD Yu, XY Wang, ZF Yao, Y Lu… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer semiconductors composed of a carbon-based π conjugated backbone have been
studied for several decades as active layers of multifarious organic electronic devices. They …

From solution to thin film: molecular assembly of π-conjugated systems and impact on (opto) electronic properties

A Khasbaatar, Z Xu, JH Lee… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The assembly of conjugated organic molecules from solution to solid-state plays a critical
role in determining the thin film morphology and optoelectronic properties of solution …

Controlling morphology and microstructure of conjugated polymers via solution-state aggregation

ZF Yao, JY Wang, J Pei - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The macroscopic functions and properties of conjugated polymers depend on their
microcosmic morphology and microstructure in the solid state. However, such morphology …

Uniaxial alignment of conjugated polymer films for high‐performance organic field‐effect transistors

D Khim, A Luzio, GE Bonacchini, G Pace… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer semiconductors have been experiencing a remarkable improvement in electronic
and optoelectronic properties, which are largely related to the recent development of a vast …

Increasing the Charge Transport of P (NDI2OD-T2) by Improving the Polarization of the NDI2OD Unit along the Backbone Direction and Preaggregation via H-Bonding

S Wang, H Li, K Zhao, L Zhang, Q Zhang, X Yu… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The charge transport of donor–acceptor (D–A) conjugated polymer along the intramolecular
main chain is faster than the intermolecular π–π stacking. The higher the backbone …

How rigid are conjugated non‐ladder and ladder polymers?

Z Cao, M Leng, Y Cao, X Gu… - Journal of polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Persistence length is commonly used to quantitatively describe the chain rigidity of
macromolecules, which represents an important structural parameter governing many …

Organic photovoltaics: Relating chemical structure, local morphology, and electronic properties

T Wang, G Kupgan, JL Brédas - Trends in Chemistry, 2020 - cell.com
Substantial enhancements in the efficiencies of bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells
(OSCs) have come from largely trial-and-error-based optimizations of the morphology of the …

High‐mobility naphthalene diimide and selenophene‐vinylene‐selenophene‐based conjugated polymer: n‐channel organic field‐effect transistors and structure …

MJ Sung, A Luzio, WT Park, R Kim… - Advanced Functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Interdependence of chemical structure, thin‐film morphology, and transport properties is a
key, yet often elusive aspect characterizing the design and development of high‐mobility …

Hydrophilicity and water contact angle on methylammonium lead iodide

C Caddeo, D Marongiu, S Meloni… - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Surface properties are often assessed with measurements of the contact angle of a water
drop. The process is however flawed for the very important class of hybrid perovskite …

Toward high‐temperature stability of PTB7‐based bulk heterojunction solar cells: impact of fullerene size and solvent additive

SB Dkhil, M Pfannmöller, MI Saba… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The use of fullerene as acceptor limits the thermal stability of organic solar cells at high
temperatures as their diffusion inside the donor leads to phase separation via Ostwald …