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 …

A materials physics perspective on structure–processing–function relations in blends of organic semiconductors

Z Peng, N Stingelin, H Ade, JJ Michels - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
During the past 30 years of research in organic electronics, the development of mechanistic
understanding of important structure–processing–performance interrelationships has been …

Optimizing morphology to trade off charge transport and mechanical properties of stretchable conjugated polymer films

Z Ding, D Liu, K Zhao, Y Han - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conjugated polymers are a promising candidate for large-area stretchable electronics
because of their tunable electrical and mechanical properties, light weight, and low-cost …

Improving Carrier Mobility of Near-Amorphous Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymer Thin Films via Promoting Intensive and Continuous Polymer Aggregations

R Chen, T Jin, Y Liu, T Zhang, X Liu, L Zhang… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
For near-amorphous donor–acceptor (D–A) polymers, local aggregates can serve as charge
transport contacts between conjugated backbones, which are important for achieving high …

Comparison of the mechanical properties of a conjugated polymer deposited using spin coating, interfacial spreading, solution shearing, and spray coating

K Choudhary, AX Chen, GM Pitch… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The mechanical properties of π-conjugated (semiconducting) polymers are a key
determinant of the stability and manufacturability of devices envisioned for applications in …

Simultaneous Enhancement of Stretchability, Strength, and Mobility in Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Poly(indacenodithiophene-co-benzothiadiazole)

B Zhao, D Pei, Y Jiang, Z Wang, C An, Y Deng… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
To simultaneously obtain outstanding stretchability, strength, and charge mobility of
conjugated polymers (CPs) has remained a challenge for the field of stretchable electronics …

Degradable semiconducting polymers without long-range order for on-demand degradation of transient electronics

JA Chiong, L Michalek, AE Peña-Alcántara… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Current understanding of molecular design principles for degradable imine-based polymer
semiconductors is limited to semicrystalline polymer morphologies. Herein, we design and …

Imide‐Functionalized Fluorenone and Its Cyanated Derivative Based n‐Type Polymers: Synthesis, Structure–Property Correlations, and Thin‐Film Transistor …

Z Chen, J Li, J Wang, K Yang, J Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of high‐performance n‐type polymer semiconductors is powered by the
design and synthesis of electron‐deficient building blocks with optimized physicochemical …

Intrinsically stretchable polymer semiconductors: molecular design, processing and device applications

HC Tien, YW Huang, YC Chiu, YH Cheng… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Stretchable electronics have received great attention in recent years because they are able
to accommodate large mechanical deformation without damage to their electronic …

Influence of side chain interdigitation on strain and charge mobility of planar indacenodithiophene copolymers

PJW Sommerville, AH Balzer, G Lecroy, L Guio… - ACS polymers …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Indacenodithiophene (IDT) copolymers are a class of conjugated polymers that have limited
long-range order and high hole mobilities, which makes them promising candidates for use …