Low-bandgap semiconducting polymers based on sulfur-containing phenacene-type molecules for transistor and solar cell applications

2,2′-Bis(1,3,4-thiadiazole)-Based π-Conjugated Copolymers for Organic Photovoltaics with Exceeding 8% and Its Molecular Weight Dependence of Device Performance

(2017) Seijiro Fukuta et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Solar Cell Performance of Phenanthrodithiophene–Isoindigo Copolymers Depends on Their Thin-Film Structure and Molecular Weight

(2017) Hiroki Mori et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Design directed self-assembly of donor–acceptor polymers

(2016) Tomasz Marszalek et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Highly crystalline, low band-gap semiconducting polymers based on phenanthrodithiophene-benzothiadiazole for solar cells and transistors

(2016) Hiroki Mori et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Achieving a high fill factor for organic solar cells

(2016) Meng-Huan Jao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Design of High-Mobility Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based π-Conjugated Copolymers for Organic Thin-Film Transistors

(2015) Zhengran Yi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Thieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene Isoindigo Building Block for Additive- and Annealing-Free High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells

(2015) Wan Yue et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Recent Advances in Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells

(2015) Luyao Lu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Impact of Alkyl Side Chains on Thin-film Transistor Performances in Phenanthrodithiophene–Isoindigo Copolymers

(2015) Shuhei Nishinaga et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Well-controlled thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-(5H)-dione based conjugated polymers for high performance organic photovoltaic cells with the power conversion efficiency exceeding 9%

(2015) Ji-Hoon Kim et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Ecodesign of organic photovoltaic modules from Danish and Chinese perspectives

(2015) Nieves Espinosa et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Synthesis, characterization, and solar cell and transistor applications of phenanthro[1,2-b:8,7-b′]dithiophene-Diketopyrrolopyrrole semiconducting polymers

(2015) Hiroki Mori et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Terthiophene-Based D–A Polymer with an Asymmetric Arrangement of Alkyl Chains That Enables Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

(2015) Huawei Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Marked Consequences of Systematic Oligothiophene Catenation in Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione and Bithiopheneimide Photovoltaic Copolymers

(2015) Nanjia Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Systematic Analysis of Polymer Molecular Weight Influence on the Organic Photovoltaic Performance

(2015) Athanasios Katsouras et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Phenanthrodithiophene–Isoindigo Copolymers: Effect of Side Chains on Their Molecular Order and Solar Cell Performance

(2015) Shuhei Nishinaga et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Backbone orientation in semiconducting polymers

(2015) Itaru Osaka et al.   POLYMER

Heteroannulated acceptors based on benzothiadiazole

(2015) Timothy C. Parker et al.   Materials Horizons

Thiophene-Thiazolothiazole Copolymers: Significant Impact of Side Chain Composition on Backbone Orientation and Solar Cell Performances

(2014) Itaru Osaka et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Controlling Molecular Weight of a High Efficiency Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymer and Understanding Its Significant Impact on Photovoltaic Properties

(2014) Wentao Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

25th Anniversary Article: Isoindigo-Based Polymers and Small Molecules for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells and Field Effect Transistors

(2014) Ergang Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Imide- and Amide-Functionalized Polymer Semiconductors

(2014) Xugang Guo et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Synthesis of Methoxy-Substituted Picenes: Substitution Position Effect on Their Electronic and Single-Crystal Structures

(2014) Hiroki Mori et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Semicrystalline D–A Copolymers with Different Chain Curvature for Applications in Polymer Optoelectronic Devices

(2014) Wonho Lee et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Semiconducting polymers based on electron-deficient π-building units

(2014) Itaru Osaka   POLYMER JOURNAL

Synthesis of 2,9-dialkylated phenanthro[1,2-b:8,7-b′]dithiophenes via cross-coupling reactions and sequential Lewis acid-catalyzed regioselective cycloaromatization of epoxide

(2014) Keita Hyodo et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

New building blocks for π-conjugated polymer semiconductors for organic thin film transistors and photovoltaics

(2014) Yinghui He et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

25th Anniversary Article: Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: Understanding the Mechanism of Operation

(2013) Alan J. Heeger   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Synthesis of Substituted [6]Phenacenes through Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling of Polyhalobenzene with Alkenylboronates and Sequential Intramolecular Cyclization via C–H Bond Activation

(2013) Ning-hui Chang et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Advances in Charge Carrier Mobilities of Semiconducting Polymers Used in Organic Transistors

(2013) Sarah Holliday et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

π-Building Blocks for Organic Electronics: Revaluation of “Inductive” and “Resonance” Effects of π-Electron Deficient Units

(2013) Kazuo Takimiya et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Scalable Synthesis of Fused Thiophene-Diketopyrrolopyrrole Semiconducting Polymers Processed from Nonchlorinated Solvents into High Performance Thin Film Transistors

(2013) James R. Matthews et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Side Chain Engineering in Solution-Processable Conjugated Polymers

(2013) Jianguo Mei et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

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

(2013) Itaru Osaka et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Polymer solar cells with enhanced fill factors

(2013) Xugang Guo et al.   Nature Photonics

Phenanthro[1,2-b : 8,7-b’]dithiophene: a new picene-type molecule for transistor applications

(2013) Yasushi Nishihara et al.   RSC Advances

Characteristics of [6]phenacene thin film field-effect transistor

(2012) Noriko Komura et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

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

(2012) Itaru Osaka et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Rational Design of High Performance Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cells

(2012) Huaxing Zhou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

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

(2012) Itaru Osaka et al.   ACS Macro Letters

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

Stille Polycondensation for Synthesis of Functional Materials

(2011) Bridget Carsten et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Stretchable, elastic materials and devices for solar energy conversion

(2011) Darren J. Lipomi et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Ultrahigh Mobility in Polymer Field-Effect Transistors by Design

(2011) Hoi Nok Tsao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Regioregular Pyridal[2,1,3]thiadiazole π-Conjugated Copolymers

(2011) Lei Ying et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Metal-intercalated aromatic hydrocarbons: a new class of carbon-based superconductors

(2011) Yoshihiro Kubozono et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

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

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

High-Mobility Semiconducting Naphthodithiophene Copolymers

(2010) Itaru Osaka et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cell Applications

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

A high-mobility electron-transporting polymer for printed transistors

(2009) He Yan et al.   NATURE

Air-assisted High-performance Field-effect Transistor with Thin Films of Picene

(2008) Hideki Okamoto et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY