“Heavy-Atom” Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymers

Direct (Hetero)Arylation: A New Tool for Polymer Chemists

(2013) Lauren G. Mercier et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Thermal and Photoreductive Elimination from the Tellurium Center of π-Conjugated Tellurophenes

(2013) Elisa I. Carrera et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Effect of Group-14 and Group-16 Substitution on the Photophysics of Structurally Related Donor–Acceptor Polymers

(2013) Gregory L. Gibson et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Optimization of direct arylation polymerization conditions for the synthesis of poly(3-hexylthiophene)

(2013) Andrey E. Rudenko et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Fused Dithienogermolodithiophene Low Band Gap Polymers for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells without Processing Additives

(2013) Hongliang Zhong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Poly(3-alkyltellurophene)s Are Solution-Processable Polyheterocycles

(2013) Ashlee A. Jahnke et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Conjugated Polymers: Evaluating DFT Methods for More Accurate Orbital Energy Modeling

(2013) Theresa M. McCormick et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole-based materials: Synthesis and application to organic electronics

(2013) Seth C. Rasmussen et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Conjugated main-group polymers for optoelectronics

(2013) Xiaoming He et al.   RSC Advances

Low band gap dithienogermolodithiophene copolymers with tunable acceptors and side-chains for organic solar cells

(2013) Hongliang Zhong et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Selenophene–Thiophene Block Copolymer Solar Cells with Thermostable Nanostructures

(2012) Dong Gao et al.   ACS Nano

Germaindacenodithiophene based low band gap polymers for organic solar cells

(2012) Zhuping Fei et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Combining form with function – the dawn of phosphole-based functional materials

(2012) Yi Ren et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Donor-acceptor semiconducting polymers for organic solar cells

(2012) Ruvini S. Kularatne et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Tellurophenes with Delocalized π-Systems and Their Extended Valence Adducts

(2012) Theresa M. McCormick et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-Based Polymers for Optoelectronic Applications

(2012) Agnieszka Pron et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Donor–Acceptor Copolymers of Relevance for Organic Photovoltaics: A Theoretical Investigation of the Impact of Chemical Structure Modifications on the Electronic and Optical Properties

(2012) Laxman Pandey et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Rational Design of High Performance Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cells

(2012) Huaxing Zhou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Thieno-, Furo-, and Selenopheno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione Copolymers: Effect of the Heteroatom on the Electrooptical Properties

(2012) Serge Beaupré et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Impact of Copolymer Sequence on Solid-State Properties for Random, Gradient and Block Copolymers containing Thiophene and Selenophene

(2012) Edmund F. Palermo et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Simultaneous Enhancement of Open-Circuit Voltage, Short-Circuit Current Density, and Fill Factor in Polymer Solar Cells

(2011) Zhicai He et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Development of Fluorinated Benzothiadiazole as a Structural Unit for a Polymer Solar Cell of 7 % Efficiency

(2011) Huaxing Zhou et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Donor–acceptor type random copolymers for full visible light absorption

(2011) Gözde Öktem et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

A low band gap co-polymer of dithienogermole and 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole by Suzuki polycondensation and its application in transistor and photovoltaic cells

(2011) Zhuping Fei et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Dithienogermole As a Fused Electron Donor in Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2011) Chad M. Amb et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

External-Stimuli Responsive Photophysics and Liquid Crystal Properties of Self-Assembled “Phosphole-Lipids”

(2011) Yi Ren et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Atomistic Band Gap Engineering in Donor–Acceptor Polymers

(2011) Gregory L. Gibson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Poly(dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]germole) Derivatives

(2011) David Gendron et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Highly Fluorescent Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole-Based Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and OLED Device Applications

(2011) Sean J. Evenson et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis, characterization, and photovoltaic applications of dithienogermole-dithienylbenzothiadiazole and -dithienylthiazolothiazole copolymers

(2011) Yong-Mook Hwang et al.   POLYMER

Polyselenophenes with distinct crystallization properties

(2011) Lianshan Li et al.   Chemical Science

Spectral Engineering in π-Conjugated Polymers with Intramolecular Donor−Acceptor Interactions

(2010) Pierre M. Beaujuge et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

A Weak Donor−Strong Acceptor Strategy to Design Ideal Polymers for Organic Solar Cells

(2010) Huaxing Zhou et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Polytellurophenes with Properties Controlled by Tellurium-Coordination

(2010) Ashlee A. Jahnke et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Molecular Semiconductors in Organic Photovoltaic Cells

(2010) Alexander W. Hains et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Green Dioxythiophene-Benzothiadiazole Donor−Acceptor Copolymers for Photovoltaic Device Applications

(2010) Pierre M. Beaujuge et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Benzobis(silolothiophene)-Based Low Bandgap Polymers for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells†

(2010) Jie-Yu Wang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Electronic and Optical Properties of 4H-Cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b′]bithiophene Derivatives and Their 4-Heteroatom-Substituted Analogues: A Joint Theoretical and Experimental Comparison†

(2010) Stephen Barlow et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Controlling Phase Separation and Optical Properties in Conjugated Polymers through Selenophene−Thiophene Copolymerization

(2010) Jon Hollinger et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Germafluorenes: New Heterocycles for Plastic Electronics

(2010) Nicolas Allard et al.   MACROMOLECULES

“Plastic” Solar Cells: Self-Assembly of Bulk Heterojunction Nanomaterials by Spontaneous Phase Separation

(2009) Jeffrey Peet et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Molecular Understanding of Organic Solar Cells: The Challenges

(2009) Jean-Luc Brédas et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Copolymers of Cyclopentadithiophene and Electron-Deficient Aromatic Units Designed for Photovoltaic Applications

(2009) Johan C. Bijleveld et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Influence of the Bridging Atom on the Performance of a Low-Bandgap Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell

(2009) Markus C. Scharber et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Silicon Atom Substitution Enhances Interchain Packing in a Thiophene-Based Polymer System

(2009) Hsiang-Yu Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Low band gap dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]silole-containing polymers, synthesis, characterization and photovoltaic application

(2009) Lijun Huo et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Novel NIR-absorbing conjugated polymers for efficient polymer solar cells: effect of alkyl chain length on device performance

(2009) Wei Yue et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Highly efficient organic solar cells based on a poly(2,7-carbazole) derivative

(2009) Salem Wakim et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Dithienopyrrole-based donor–acceptor copolymers: low band-gap materials for charge transport, photovoltaics and electrochromism

(2009) Xuan Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Poly[4,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl)cyclopenta[2,1-b;3,4-b′]dithiophene-2,6-diyl-alt-2,1,3- benzoselenadiazole-4,7-diyl], a New Low Band Gap Polymer in Polymer Solar Cells

(2009) Jianhui Hou et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole-alkylthiophene-benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole-based highly stable and low band gap polymers for polymer light-emitting diodes

(2009) Sarada P. Mishra et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Low bandgap π-conjugated copolymers based on fused thiophenes and benzothiadiazole: Synthesis and structure-property relationship study

(2009) Shiming Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Tailoring Structure−Property Relationships in Dithienosilole−Benzothiadiazole Donor−Acceptor Copolymers

(2009) Pierre M. Beaujuge et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Bandgap and Molecular Level Control of the Low-Bandgap Polymers Based on 3,6-Dithiophen-2-yl-2,5-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione toward Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

(2009) Lijun Huo et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Streamlined microwave-assisted preparation of narrow-bandgap conjugated polymers for high-performance bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2009) Robert C. Coffin et al.   Nature Chemistry

Bulk heterojunction solar cells with internal quantum efficiency approaching 100%

(2009) Sung Heum Park et al.   Nature Photonics

Poly(2,7-carbazole)s: Structure−Property Relationships

(2008) Nicolas Blouin et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Two Novel Cyclopentadithiophene-Based Alternating Copolymers as Potential Donor Components for High-Efficiency Bulk-Heterojunction-Type Solar Cells

(2008) Adam J. Moulé et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Toward low-band gap dithienophosphole copolymers for an application in organic solar cells

(2008) Stefan Durben et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Synthesis, Characterization, and Photovoltaic Properties of a Low Band Gap Polymer Based on Silole-Containing Polythiophenes and 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole

(2008) Jianhui Hou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis, Characterization, and Transistor Response of Semiconducting Silole Polymers with Substantial Hole Mobility and Air Stability. Experiment and Theory

(2008) Gang Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Highly Disordered Polymer Field Effect Transistors:N-Alkyl Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole-Based Copolymers with Surprisingly High Charge Carrier Mobilities

(2008) Junying Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis, Structure, and Optoelectronic Properties of Phosphafluorene Copolymers

(2008) Run-Feng Chen et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Toward a Rational Design of Poly(2,7-Carbazole) Derivatives for Solar Cells

(2007) Nicolas Blouin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY