Direct Arylation Polycondensation: A Promising Method for the Synthesis of Highly Pure, High-Molecular-Weight Conjugated Polymers Needed for Improving the Performance of Organic Photovoltaics

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

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

The Influence of Polymer Purification on Photovoltaic Device Performance of a Series of Indacenodithiophene Donor Polymers

(2013) Raja Shahid Ashraf et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Detection and role of trace impurities in high-performance organic solar cells

(2013) Maxim P. Nikiforov et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of amorphous polymers based on dithienylbenzothiadiazole-triphenylamine with hexyl side chains on different positions of thienyl groups

(2013) Takeshi Yasuda et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

C–H Arylation Reaction: Atom Efficient and Greener Syntheses of π-Conjugated Small Molecules and Macromolecules for Organic Electronic Materials

(2013) Ken Okamoto et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A Highly Efficient Catalytic System for Polycondensation of 2,7-Dibromo-9,9-dioctylfluorene and 1,2,4,5-Tetrafluorobenzene via Direct Arylation

(2013) Masayuki Wakioka et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Optimization and simplification of polymer–fullerene solar cells through polymer and active layer design

(2013) Petr P. Khlyabich et al.   POLYMER

Thiophene based hyperbranched polymers with tunable branching using direct arylation methods

(2013) Ken Okamoto et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Direct arylation polycondensation as simplified alternative for the synthesis of conjugated (co)polymers

(2013) S. Kowalski et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

A polymer tandem solar cell with 10.6% power conversion efficiency

(2013) Jingbi You et al.   Nature Communications

Direct (Hetero)arylation Polymerization: An Effective Route to 3,4-Propylenedioxythiophene-Based Polymers with Low Residual Metal Content

(2013) Leandro A. Estrada et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Microwave-Assisted Polycondensation via Direct Arylation of 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene with 9,9-Dioctyl-2,7-dibromofluorene

(2013) Seong Jib Choi et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

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

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

Effects of the Molecular Weight and the Side-Chain Length on the Photovoltaic Performance of Dithienosilole/Thienopyrrolodione Copolymers

(2012) Ta-Ya Chu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Semiconducting Polymers Prepared by Direct Arylation Polycondensation

(2012) Antonio Facchetti et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Improved Photovoltaic Performance of a Semicrystalline Narrow Bandgap Copolymer Based on 4H-Cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b′]dithiophene Donor and Thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole Acceptor Units

(2012) Sarah Van Mierloo et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Poly(3-hexylthiophene): synthetic methodologies and properties in bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2012) Assunta Marrocchi et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Recent development of push–pull conjugated polymers for bulk-heterojunction photovoltaics: rational design and fine tailoring of molecular structures

(2012) Chunhui Duan et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Low-Cost Synthesis and Physical Characterization of Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-Based Polymers

(2012) Philippe Berrouard et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Photovoltaic Properties and Charge Dynamics in Nanophase-Separated F8T2/PCBM Blend Films

(2012) Takeshi Yasuda et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOPOLYMER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Donor-acceptor semiconducting polymers for organic solar cells

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

Semi-random P3HT analogs via direct arylation polymerization

(2012) Andrey E. Rudenko et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Detailed Optimization of Polycondensation Reaction via Direct C-H Arylation of Ethylenedioxythiophene

(2012) Koutarou Yamazaki et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Pd-Catalysed Direct Arylation Polymerisation for Synthesis of Low-Bandgap Conjugated Polymers and Photovoltaic Performance

(2012) Shu-Wei Chang et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Structure-Property Optimizations in Donor Polymers via Electronics, Substituents, and Side Chains Toward High Efficiency Solar Cells

(2012) Rycel L. Uy et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Synthesis of End-capped Regioregular Poly(3-hexylthiophene)s via Direct Arylation

(2012) Qifeng Wang et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

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

Synthesis of π-Conjugated Polymers Containing Fluorinated Arylene Units via Direct Arylation: Efficient Synthetic Method of Materials for OLEDs

(2012) Wei Lu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Effect of residual catalyst on solar cells made of a fluorene-thiophene-benzothiadiazole copolymer as electron-donor: A combined electrical and photophysical study

(2012) Nadia Camaioni et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Use of benzothiadiazole–triphenylamine amorphous polymer for reproducible performance of polymer–fullerene bulk-heterojunction solar cells

(2012) Takeshi Yasuda et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Studies on the Generation of Metalating Species Equivalent to the Knochel–Hauser Base in the Dehydrobrominative Polymerization of Thiophene Derivatives

(2012) Shunsuke Tamba et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Easy and versatile synthesis of new poly(thieno[3,4-d]thiazole)s

(2012) Nicolas Allard et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Synthesis of 4,4′-dinonyl-2,2′-bithiazole-based copolymers via Pd-catalyzed direct C–H arylation

(2012) Wei Lu et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Direct arylation polycondensation for the synthesis of bithiophene-based alternating copolymers

(2012) Junpei Kuwabara et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Role of trace impurities in the photovoltaic performance of solution processed small-molecule bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2012) Wei Lin Leong et al.   Chemical Science

Design and preparation of new palladium precatalysts for C–C and C–N cross-coupling reactions

(2012) Nicholas C. Bruno et al.   Chemical Science

t-Bu3P-Coordinated 2-Phenylaniline-Based Palladacycle Complex as a Precatalyst for the Suzuki Cross-Coupling Polymerization of Aryl Dibromides with Aryldiboronic Acids

(2012) Hong-Hai Zhang et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Synthesis of Poly(4,4-dialkyl-cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b′]dithiophene-alt-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole) (PCPDTBT) in a Direct Arylation Scheme

(2012) Sebastian Kowalski et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Identifying a Threshold Impurity Level for Organic Solar Cells: Enhanced First-Order Recombination Via Well-Defined PC84BM Traps in Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2011) Sarah R. Cowan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

End-Capping Effect of a Narrow Bandgap Conjugated Polymer on Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2011) Jin Kuen Park et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Drastic Change of Molecular Orientation in a Thiazolothiazole Copolymer by Molecular-Weight Control and Blending with PC61BM Leads to High Efficiencies in Solar Cells

(2011) Itaru Osaka et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Synthesis of 5-Alkyl[3,4-c]thienopyrrole-4,6-dione-Based Polymers by Direct Heteroarylation

(2011) Philippe Berrouard et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Nickel-catalyzed Dehydrobrominative Polycondensation for the Practical Preparation of Regioregular Poly(3-substituted thiophene)s

(2011) Shunsuke Tamba et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

C–H Functionalization Polycondensation of Chlorothiophenes in the Presence of Nickel Catalyst with Stoichiometric or Catalytically Generated Magnesium Amide

(2011) Shunsuke Tamba et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Indacenodithiophene-co-benzothiadiazole Copolymers for High Performance Solar Cells or Transistors via Alkyl Chain Optimization

(2011) Hugo Bronstein et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Side Chain Engineering of Copolymers Based on Bithiazole and Benzodithiophene for Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance

(2011) Qinqin Shi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Polycondensation of Dibromofluorene Analogues with Tetrafluorobenzene via Direct Arylation

(2011) Wei Lu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Electrochromic devices and thin film transistors from a new family of ethylenedioxythiophene based conjugated polymers

(2011) Zhongtao Li et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Optimisation of PCPDTBT solar cells using polymer synthesis with Suzuki coupling

(2011) J. Kettle et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Air-stable triarylamine-based amorphous polymer as donor material for bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells

(2011) Takeshi Yasuda et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Synthesis of Thiophene- and Bithiophene-Based Alternating Copolymers via Pd-Catalyzed Direct C–H Arylation

(2011) Yohei Fujinami et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Higher Molecular Weight Leads to Improved Photoresponsivity, Charge Transport and Interfacial Ordering in a Narrow Bandgap Semiconducting Polymer

(2010) Minghong Tong et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Impedance Measurements as a Simple Tool to Control the Quality of Conjugated Polymers Designed for Photovoltaic Applications

(2010) Pavel A. Troshin et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Processable Low-Bandgap Polymers for Photovoltaic Applications†

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

Palladium-Catalyzed Dehydrohalogenative Polycondensation of 2-Bromo-3-hexylthiophene: An Efficient Approach to Head-to-Tail Poly(3-hexylthiophene)

(2010) Qifeng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A New Palladium Precatalyst Allows for the Fast Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling Reactions of Unstable Polyfluorophenyl and 2-Heteroaryl Boronic Acids

(2010) Tom Kinzel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Organic field-effect transistors based on naphthyl end-capped divinylbenzene: Performance, stability and molecular packing

(2010) Hideaki Nagashima et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Recombination in polymer-fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2010) Sarah R. Cowan et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

High band gap poly(9,9-dihexylfluorene-alt-bithiophene) blended with [6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester for use in efficient photovoltaic devices

(2009) Gisela L. Schulz et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cell Applications

(2009) Yen-Ju Cheng et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Donor−Acceptor Polymers Incorporating Alkylated Dithienylbenzothiadiazole for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: Pronounced Effect of Positioning Alkyl Chains

(2009) Huaxing Zhou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Single step reductive polymerization of functional 3,4-propylenedioxythiophenes via direct C–H arylation catalyzed by palladium acetate

(2009) Anshu Kumar et al.   Polymer Chemistry