Functional nanoparticles through π-conjugated polymer self-assembly

LR MacFarlane, H Shaikh… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The development of π-conjugated polymers has provided a gateway to a variety of new
functional organic materials reminiscent of inorganic semiconductors. Nanoparticles based …

Solvent additives: key morphology‐directing agents for solution‐processed organic solar cells

C McDowell, M Abdelsamie, MF Toney… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Organic photovoltaics (OPV) have the advantage of possible fabrication by energy‐efficient
and cost‐effective deposition methods, such as solution processing. Solvent additives can …

The meniscus-guided deposition of semiconducting polymers

X Gu, L Shaw, K Gu, MF Toney, Z Bao - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
The electronic devices that play a vital role in our daily life are primarily based on silicon and
are thus rigid, opaque, and relatively heavy. However, new electronics relying on polymer …

Thermoelectric plastics: from design to synthesis, processing and structure–property relationships

R Kroon, DA Mengistie, D Kiefer, J Hynynen… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermoelectric plastics are a class of polymer-based materials that combine the ability to
directly convert heat to electricity, and vice versa, with ease of processing. Potential …

Recent progress in tuning polymer oriented microstructures for enhanced thermoelectric performance

L Deng, G Chen - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, the research of conjugated polymer-based thermoelectric (TE) materials has
experienced exponential growth due to their diverse advantages and promising application …

Macroscopic and high-throughput printing of aligned nanostructured polymer semiconductors for MHz large-area electronics

SG Bucella, A Luzio, E Gann, L Thomsen… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
High-mobility semiconducting polymers offer the opportunity to develop flexible and large-
area electronics for several applications, including wearable, portable and distributed …

Bringing Conducting Polymers to High Order: Toward Conductivities beyond 105 S cm−1 and Thermoelectric Power Factors of 2 mW m−1 K−2

V Vijayakumar, Y Zhong, V Untilova… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Here, an effective design strategy of polymer thermoelectric materials based on structural
control in doped polymer semiconductors is presented. The strategy is illustrated for two …

Recent advances in the orientation of conjugated polymers for organic field-effect transistors

M Pandey, N Kumari, S Nagamatsu… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Solution processable conjugated polymers (CPs) possess unique molecular structures in
terms of extended π-conjugation in combination with quasi 1-dimensionality, imparting them …

A Versatile Method to Fabricate Highly In‐Plane Aligned Conducting Polymer Films with Anisotropic Charge Transport and Thermoelectric Properties: The Key Role of …

A Hamidi‐Sakr, L Biniek, JL Bantignies… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A general method is proposed to produce oriented and highly crystalline conducting
polymer layers. It combines the controlled orientation/crystallization of polymer films by high …

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 …