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Mobility Exceeding 10 cm2/(V·s) in Donor–Acceptor Polymer Transistors with Band-like Charge Transport

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Dithienobenzochalcogenodiazole-based electron donor–acceptor polymers for organic electronics

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Open circuit voltage and efficiency in ternary organic photovoltaic blends

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Temperature-Driven Phase Transition of a Fused Dithienobenzothiadiazole–Tetrathiophene Based Semiconducting Copolymer

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Efficient synthesis and photovoltaic properties of highly rigid perylene-embedded benzothiazolyls

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Design and synthesis of new ultra-low band gap thiadiazoloquinoxaline-based polymers for near-infrared organic photovoltaic application

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Efficient organic solar cells processed from hydrocarbon solvents

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Dialkylthio Substitution: An Effective Method to Modulate the Molecular Energy Levels of 2D-BDT Photovoltaic Polymers

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A Difluorobenzoxadiazole Building Block for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

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Silole-Containing Polymer Nanodot: An Aqueous Low-Potential Electrochemiluminescence Emitter for Biosensing

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Transformation of Step-Growth Polymerization into Living Chain-Growth Polymerization

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Perylenebisimide regioisomers: Effect of substituent position on their spectroscopic, electrochemical, and photovoltaic properties

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Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Based on Benzobisthiadiazole Semiconducting Polymers

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Defect-free Naphthalene Diimide Bithiophene Copolymers with Controlled Molar Mass and High Performance via Direct Arylation Polycondensation

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Effect of Acceptor Strength on Optical and Electronic Properties in Conjugated Polymers for Solar Applications

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New Semiconducting Polymers Based on Benzobisthiadiazole Analogues: Tuning of Charge Polarity in Thin Film Transistors via Heteroatom Substitution

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Molecular Design and Application of a Photovoltaic Polymer with Improved Optical Properties and Molecular Energy Levels

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Synthesis and Characterization of Gallafluorene-Containing Conjugated Polymers: Control of Emission Colors and Electronic Effects of Gallafluorene Units on π-Conjugation System

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Conjugated polymer sorting of semiconducting carbon nanotubes and their electronic applications

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Efficient inverted polymer solar cells employing favourable molecular orientation

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Effect of molecular weight on the properties and organic solar cell device performance of a donor–acceptor conjugated polymer

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Efficient Low-Bandgap Polymer Solar Cells with High Open-Circuit Voltage and Good Stability

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Synthesis and optical properties of photovoltaic materials based on the ambipolar dithienonaphthothiadiazole unit

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Side-chain engineering of benzodithiophene–thiophene copolymers with conjugated side chains containing the electron-withdrawing ethylrhodanine group

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Investigation of the structure–property relationship of thiadiazoloquinoxaline-based copolymer semiconductors via molecular engineering

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Benzobisthiadiazole-based conjugated donor–acceptor polymers for organic thin film transistors: effects of π-conjugated bridges on ambipolar transport

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Molecular Design toward Highly Efficient Photovoltaic Polymers Based on Two-Dimensional Conjugated Benzodithiophene

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Fluorinated Benzothiadiazole (BT) Groups as a Powerful Unit for High-Performance Electron-Transporting Polymers

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2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole-5,6-Dicarboxylic Imide - A Versatile Building Block for Additive- and Annealing-Free Processing of Organic Solar Cells with Efficiencies Exceeding 8%

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Thiadizoloquinoxaline-Based Low-Bandgap Conjugated Polymers as Ambipolar Semiconductors for Organic Field Effect Transistors

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A diketopyrrolopyrrole-containing hole transporting conjugated polymer for use in efficient stable organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells based on a perovskite

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New Form of an Old Natural Dye: Bay-Annulated Indigo (BAI) as an Excellent Electron Accepting Unit for High Performance Organic Semiconductors

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Topological Considerations for the Design of Molecular Donors with Multiple Absorbing Units

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A Thienoisoindigo-Naphthalene Polymer with Ultrahigh Mobility of 14.4 cm2/V·s That Substantially Exceeds Benchmark Values for Amorphous Silicon Semiconductors

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High Open Circuit Voltage in Regioregular Narrow Band Gap Polymer Solar Cells

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Dithienobenzothiadiazole-Based Conjugated Polymer: Processing Solvent-Relied Interchain Aggregation and Device Performances in Field-Effect Transistors and Polymer Solar Cells

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Effect of Backbone Regioregularity on the Structure and Orientation of a Donor–Acceptor Semiconducting Copolymer

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Synthesis and Characterization of Angular-Shaped Naphtho[1,2-b;5,6-b′]difuran–Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Containing Copolymers for High-Performance Organic Field-Effect Transistors

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Benzodithiophene–Thiadiazoloquinoxaline as an Acceptor for Ambipolar Copolymers with Deep LUMO Level and Distinct Linkage Pattern

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Side Chain Selection for Designing Highly Efficient Photovoltaic Polymers with 2D-Conjugated Structure

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Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of thieno[3,2-b]thiophenyl substituted benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene copolymers

(2014) Zeyun Xiao et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Synthesis and characterization of dithienobenzothiadiazole-based donor–acceptor conjugated polymers for organic solar cell applications

(2014) Amsalu Efrem et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Aggregation and morphology control enables multiple cases of high-efficiency polymer solar cells

(2014) Yuhang Liu et al.   Nature Communications

Naphtalenediimide-based donor–acceptor copolymer prepared by chain-growth catalyst-transfer polycondensation: evaluation of electron-transporting properties and application in printed polymer transistors

(2014) G. C. Schmidt et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Multifunctional materials for OFETs, LEFETs and NIR PLEDs

(2014) T. T. Steckler et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

A new two-dimensional donor/acceptor copolymer based on 4,8-bis(2′-ethylhexylthiophene)thieno[2,3-f]benzofuran for high-performance polymer solar cells

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Non-fullerene acceptors for organic photovoltaics: an emerging horizon

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25th Anniversary Article: Recent Advances in n-Type and Ambipolar Organic Field-Effect Transistors

(2013) Yan Zhao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Fluorinated Phenylene Unit as a Building Block for High-Performance n-Type Semiconducting Polymer

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Isoindigo fluorination to enhance photovoltaic performance of donor–acceptor conjugated copolymers

(2013) Yuchong Yang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Polymers for electronics and spintronics

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Effect of Fluorination on the Properties of a Donor–Acceptor Copolymer for Use in Photovoltaic Cells and Transistors

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Significant Enhancement of Polymer Solar Cell Performance via Side-Chain Engineering and Simple Solvent Treatment

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Side Chain Engineering in Solution-Processable Conjugated Polymers

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Consecutive Thiophene-Annulation Approach to π-Extended Thienoacene-Based Organic Semiconductors with [1]Benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (BTBT) Substructure

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Record High Hole Mobility in Polymer Semiconductors via Side-Chain Engineering

(2013) Il Kang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Naphthodithiophene–Naphthobisthiadiazole Copolymers for Solar Cells: Alkylation Drives the Polymer Backbone Flat and Promotes Efficiency

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Integrated Materials Design of Organic Semiconductors for Field-Effect Transistors

(2013) Jianguo Mei et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Very Low Band Gap Thiadiazoloquinoxaline Donor–Acceptor Polymers as Multi-tool Conjugated Polymers

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Design and Synthesis of Copolymers of Indacenodithiophene and Naphtho[1,2-c:5,6-c]bis(1,2,5-thiadiazole) for Polymer Solar Cells

(2013) Ming Wang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A Family of Donor–Acceptor Photovoltaic Polymers with Fused 4,7-Dithienyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole Units: Effect of Structural Fusion and Side Chains

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New Alkylfuranyl-Substituted Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene-Based Donor–Acceptor Polymers for Highly Efficient Solar Cells

(2013) Yang Wang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Anthradithiophene-benzothiadiazole-based small molecule donors for organic solar cells

(2013) Qida Liu et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Benzotriazole-based donor–acceptor conjugated polymers with a broad absorption in the visible range

(2013) Wallace W. H. Wong et al.   Polymer Chemistry

A polymer tandem solar cell with 10.6% power conversion efficiency

(2013) Jingbi You et al.   Nature Communications

Effect of Molecular Order on the Performance of Naphthobisthiadiazole-Based Polymer Solar Cells

(2013) Yanming Sun et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Low Band Gap Polymers Incorporating a Dicarboxylic Imide-Derived Acceptor Moiety for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

(2013) Lixin Wang et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Low band-gap donor–acceptor copolymers based on dioxocyclopenta[c]thiophene derivatives as acceptor units: synthesis, properties, and photovoltaic performances

(2013) Jianming Huang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

PCDTBT: en route for low cost plastic solar cells

(2013) Serge Beaupré et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Development of n-type organic semiconductors for thin film transistors: a viewpoint of molecular design

(2013) Xike Gao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Design of Semiconducting Indacenodithiophene Polymers for High Performance Transistors and Solar Cells

(2012) Iain McCulloch et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

High-Hole-Mobility Field-Effect Transistors Based onCo-Benzobisthiadiazole-Quaterthiophene

(2012) Jian Fan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High-Performance Ambipolar Transistors and Inverters from an Ultralow Bandgap Polymer

(2012) Jian Fan et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Air-Stable and High-Mobility n-Channel Organic Transistors Based on Small-Molecule/Polymer Semiconducting Blends

(2012) Hongliang Zhong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Family of Diazapentalene Chromophores and Narrow-Band-Gap Polymers: Synthesis, Halochromism, Halofluorism, and Visible–Near Infrared Photodetectivity

(2012) Gang Qian et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Inverted polymer solar cells with 8.4% efficiency by conjugated polyelectrolyte

(2012) Tingbin Yang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Design, synthesis and photovoltaic properties of a new D–π–A polymer with extended π-bridge units

(2012) Xia Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

A novel planar D-A alternating copolymer with D-A integrated structures exhibiting H-aggregate behaviors for polymer solar cells

(2012) Shujiao Cai et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Synthesis, Characterization, and Transistor and Solar Cell Applications of a Naphthobisthiadiazole-Based Semiconducting Polymer

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It Takes More Than an Imine: The Role of the Central Atom on the Electron-Accepting Ability of Benzotriazole and Benzothiadiazole Oligomers

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Systematic Investigation of Benzodithiophene- and Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Low-Bandgap Polymers Designed for Single Junction and Tandem Polymer Solar Cells

(2012) Letian Dou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis, Photophysical and Photovoltaic Properties of Conjugated Polymers Containing Fused Donor–Acceptor Dithienopyrrolobenzothiadiazole and Dithienopyrroloquinoxaline Arenes

(2012) Yen-Ju Cheng et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A Low-Bandgap Conjugated Copolymer Based on Porphyrin and Dithienocoronene Diimide with Strong Two-Photon Absorption

(2012) Weiyi Zhou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Efficient Synthesis of Benzo[1,2-b:6,5-b′]dithiophene-4,5-dione (BDTD) and Its Chemical Transformations into Precursors for π-Conjugated Materials

(2012) Frank A. Arroyave et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Electron deficient conjugated polymers based on benzotriazole

(2012) James L. Banal et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Naphthodithiophene-Based Donor–Acceptor Polymers: Versatile Semiconductors for OFETs and OPVs

(2012) Itaru Osaka et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Precision Synthesis of n-Type π-Conjugated Polymers in Catalyst-Transfer Condensation Polymerization

(2012) Tsutomu Yokozawa et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Organic Field-Effect Transistors based on Highly Ordered Single Polymer Fibers

(2011) Suhao Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Stille Polycondensation for Synthesis of Functional Materials

(2011) Bridget Carsten et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Semiconducting π-Conjugated Systems in Field-Effect Transistors: A Material Odyssey of Organic Electronics

(2011) Chengliang Wang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Thiadiazoloquinoxaline–Acetylene Containing Polymers as Semiconductors in Ambipolar Field Effect Transistors

(2011) Timea Dallos et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High Performance Weak Donor–Acceptor Polymers in Thin Film Transistors: Effect of the Acceptor on Electronic Properties, Ambipolar Conductivity, Mobility, and Thermal Stability

(2011) Jonathan D. Yuen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymer Based on Naphtho[1,2-c:5,6-c]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole for High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells

(2011) Ming Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ultrahigh Mobility in Polymer Field-Effect Transistors by Design

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Atomistic Band Gap Engineering in Donor–Acceptor Polymers

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When Function Follows Form: Effects of Donor Copolymer Side Chains on Film Morphology and BHJ Solar Cell Performance

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(2010) Takahiro Kono et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Semiconducting polymers: the Third Generation

(2010) Alan J. Heeger   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Water-soluble fluorescent conjugated polymers and their interactions with biomacromolecules for sensitive biosensors

(2010) Xuli Feng et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Processable Low-Bandgap Polymers for Photovoltaic Applications†

(2010) Pierre-Luc T. Boudreault et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Halogenated Materials as Organic Semiconductors†

(2010) Ming L. Tang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Indacenodithiophene Semiconducting Polymers for High-Performance, Air-Stable Transistors

(2010) Weimin Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

One-Pot Synthesis of 4,8-Dibromobenzo[1,2-c;4,5-c′]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole

(2010) Teck Lip Tam et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Synthesis of Low Band Gap [1,2,5]-Thiadiazolo[3,4-g]quinoxaline and Pyrazino[2,3-g]quinoxaline Derivatives by Selective Reduction of Benzo[1,2-c;4,5-c′]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole

(2010) Hairong Li et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Development of Novel Conjugated Donor Polymers for High-Efficiency Bulk-Heterojunction Photovoltaic Devices

(2009) Junwu Chen et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Thiophene/Phenylene/Thiophene-Based Low-Bandgap Conjugated Polymers for Efficient Near-Infrared Photovoltaic Applications

(2009) Chao-Ying Yu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

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

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

Synthesis and Application of Thiadiazoloquinoxaline-Containing Chromophores as Dopants for Efficient Near-Infrared Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

(2009) Gang Qian et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

A Spray-Processable, Low Bandgap, and Ambipolar Donor−Acceptor Conjugated Polymer

(2009) Timothy T. Steckler et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Ladder-Type Molecules and Polymers. Air-Stable, Solution-Processablen-Channel and Ambipolar Semiconductors for Thin-Film Transistors via Experiment and Theory

(2009) Hakan Usta et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Bulk heterojunction solar cells with internal quantum efficiency approaching 100%

(2009) Sung Heum Park et al.   Nature Photonics

Photovoltaic Performance of an Ultrasmall Band Gap Polymer

(2009) Arjan P. Zoombelt et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Crystalline low band-gap alternating indolocarbazole and benzothiadiazole-cored oligothiophene copolymer for organic solar cell applications

(2008) Jianping Lu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS