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 …

Chain conformations and phase behavior of conjugated polymers

B Kuei, ED Gomez - Soft matter, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Conjugated polymers may play an important role in various emerging optoelectronic
applications because they combine the chemical versatility of organic molecules and the …

Ethylene glycol-based side chain length engineering in polythiophenes and its impact on organic electrochemical transistor performance

M Moser, LR Savagian, A Savva, M Matta… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Replacing the alkyl side chains on conventional semiconducting polymers with ethylene
glycol (EG)-based chains is a successful strategy in the molecular design of mixed …

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 …

Advances in charge carrier mobilities of semiconducting polymers used in organic transistors

S Holliday, JE Donaghey, I McCulloch - Chemistry of Materials, 2014 - ACS Publications
In this review, we describe and discuss recent advances in the performance of polymeric
semiconductors in organic field effect transistors (OFETs). Design concepts such as short …

A general method for transferring graphene onto soft surfaces

J Song, FY Kam, RQ Png, WL Seah, JM Zhuo… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Recent advances in chemical vapour deposition have led to the fabrication of large
graphene sheets on metal foils for use in research and development. However, further …

Acene ring size optimization in fused lactam polymers enabling high n-type organic thermoelectric performance

H Chen, M Moser, S Wang, C Jellett… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Three n-type fused lactam semiconducting polymers were synthesized for thermoelectric
and transistor applications via a cheap, highly atom-efficient, and nontoxic transition-metal …

Enhanced solid-state order and field-effect hole mobility through control of nanoscale polymer aggregation

MS Chen, OP Lee, JR Niskala, AT Yiu… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Efficient charge carrier transport in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) often requires thin
films that display long-range order and close π–π packing that is oriented in-plane with the …

Side chain engineering enhances the high-temperature resilience and ambient stability of organic synaptic transistors for neuromorphic applications

Y Zhao, S Haseena, MK Ravva, S Zhang, X Li, J Jiang… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic synaptic transistors are considered to be one of the most promising device concepts
for neuromorphic systems. However, repressively low memory retention and high …

Impact of chemical design on the molecular orientation of conjugated donor–acceptor polymers for field-effect transistors

R Liu, W Yang, W Xu, J Deng, C Ding… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conjugated donor–acceptor polymers are a large category of cutting edge semiconductor
materials with obvious advantages such as easy processing, light weight, and mechanical …