Conjugated block copolymers via functionalized initiators and click chemistry

Advances toward the effective use of block copolymers as organic photovoltaic active layers

Donor/acceptor block copolymers for organic photovoltaic active layers are discussed from first principles through the modern state-of-the-art and future perspectives.

Synthetic approaches towards structurally-defined electrochemically and (photo)redox-active polymer architectures

This review details synthetic strategies leading to structurally-defined electrochemically and (photo)redox-active polymer architectures,e.g.block, graft and end functionalized (co)polymers.

Efficient synthesis of polyoxazoline-silica hybrid nanoparticles by using the “grafting-onto” approach

The first preparation of silica hybrid nanoparticles by comparing the click chemistry approach with the silane coupling of α-telechelic poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline)s is reported.

Supramolecular block copolymer photovoltaics through ureido-pyrimidinone hydrogen bonding interactions

Hydrogen bonding interactions are incorporated into a model polymer-blend OPV system through self-associative endgroups. Supramolecular interactions are shown to increase the resistance for both charge recombination and bulk charge transport.

Morphology, Crystal Structure and Charge Transport in Donor-Acceptor Block Copolymer Thin Films

We studied structure and charge transport properties of thin films of donor-acceptor block copolymers, poly(3-hexylthiophene-block-perylene bisimide acrylate), using a combination of X-ray scattering, AFM and vertical charge transport measurements in diode devices. Block copolymer self-assembly and crystallization of the individual components are interrelated and different structural states of the films could be prepared by varying preparation conditions and thermal history. Generally the well-defined microphase structures found previously in bulk could also be prepared in thin films, in addition alignment induced by interfacial interactions was observed. Microphase separated block copolymers sustain ambipolar charge transport, but the exact values of electron and hole mobilities depend strongly on orientation and connectivity of the microdomains as well as the molecular order within the domains.