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Tendongmo H, Kogge BF, Tamafo Fouegue AD, Tasheh SN, Tessa CBN, Ghogomu JN. Theoretical screening of N-[5'-methyl-3'-isoxasolyl]-N-[(E)-1-(-2-thiophene)] methylidene]amine and its isoxazole based derivatives as donor materials for bulk heterojunction organic solar cells: DFT and TD-DFT investigation. J Mol Model 2024; 30:176. [PMID: 38773049 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-024-05978-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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CONTEXT In the present work, the influence of aromatic ring substitution on a series of small-donor organic molecules (A, B, C, D, and E) with isoxazole cores was investigated for photovoltaic applications in organic solar cells. Frontier molecular orbital analysis, chemical reactivity descriptors, dipole moment, and population analysis showed that all the organic materials have intramolecular charge transfer abilities capable of donating electrons to the acceptor material (PCBM). The required photovoltaic parameters such as Voc, FF, Jsc, LHE, and other associated optoelectronic parameters are reported. The results demonstrate that aromatic ring substitution influences charge transfer and power conversion efficiencies of solar cells. That is, an increase in the aromatic character of a material increases its charge transfer, and as a result, its photovoltaic properties are increased. Additionally, all the investigated derivatives are good charge transporters with suitable electron reorganization energies, which are beneficial for minimizing energy loss. Hence, these organic derivatives with isoxazole backbones are promising materials and may provide fresh insights into the design of new materials for organic solar cell applications. METHOD All calculations were performed using DFT and the ORCA 4.1.0 program package as the main tool for geometry optimization and frequency calculations. The Avogadro 1.2.1 visualization tool was used to prepare all input files executed by ORCA 4.1.0. The BP86, B3LYP, and wB97M series of functionals coupled with the def2/TZVP basis set were employed for geometry optimization. All energy-related calculations were carried out using the M06-2x functional. Multiwfn version 3.7 was used for aromaticity and population analysis. Excited state and UV-visible spectra were simulated using the TD-DFT method at the CAM-B3LYP-D3, wB97X-D3, and PBE0-D3 coupled with the ma-def2-TZVP basis set. Moreover, solvent effects were incorporated using the SMD scheme as incorporated in the ORCA software. Lastly, the RIJCOSX approximations were used to speed up calculations while maintaining accuracy.
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- Hilaire Tendongmo
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Research Unit of Noxious Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
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- Department of Fundamental and Transversal Sciences, National Advanced School of Public Works, P.O. Box 510, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- Department of Chemistry, Higher Teacher Training College, The University of Bertoua, P.O. Box 652, Bertoua, Cameroon.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Research Unit of Noxious Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Research Unit of Noxious Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, P.O. Box 67, Dschang, Cameroon.
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Bamenda, P.O. Box 39, Bambili, Bamenda, Cameroon.
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Nandi AK. A Review on Self-Assembly Driven Optoelectronic Properties of Polythiophene-Peptide and Polythiophene-Polymer Conjugates. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:9385-9405. [PMID: 38682339 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Polythiophene (PT) is an important conducting polymer for its outstanding optoelectronic properties. Here, we delineate the self-assembly-driven optoelectronic properties of PT-peptide and PT-polymer conjugates, taking examples from recent literature reports. PT-peptide conjugates made by both covalent and noncovalent approaches are discussed. Poly(3-thiophene acetic acid) (P3TAA) covalently coupled with Gly-Gly-His tripeptide, C-protected and deprotected tripeptide H2N-F-F-V-OMe, etc. exhibits self-assembly-driven absorbance, fluorescence, photocurrent, and electronic properties. Noncovalent PT-peptide conjugates produced via ionic, H-bonding, and π-stacking interactions show tunable morphology and optoelectronic properties by varying the composition of a component. PT conjugated with Alzheimer's disease peptide (KLVFFAE, Aβ16-22) shows enhanced photocatalytic water splitting, cationic PT(CPT-I)-perylene bisimide-appended dipeptide (PBI-DY), and anionic PT-perylene diimide-appended cationic peptide (PBI-NH3+) conjugates and exhibits self-assembly-driven enhanced photoswitching and organic mixed electronic and ionic conductivity (OMEIC) properties. In the PT-polymer conjugates, self-assembly-driven optoelectronic properties of covalently produced PT-random copolymers, PT-block copolymers, PT-graft-random copolymers, and PT-graft-block copolymer conjugates are discussed. The HOMO-LUMO levels of hyperbranched polymers are optimized to obtain better power conversion efficiency (PCE) in the bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cell than in linear polymers, and P3TAA-ran-P3HT (43 mol % P3TAA) conjugated with MAPbI3 perovskite exhibits higher PCE (10%) than that with only P3TAA hole-transporting material. In the ampholytic polythiophene (APT), on increasing pH, the morphology changes from the vesicle to fibrillar network for the dethreading of the PT chain, resulting in a red shift of the absorbance peak, an enormous increase in PL intensity, lowering of the charge transfer resistance, and an induction of Warburg impedance for the release of quencher I- ions. The PT-g-(PDMAEMA-co-PGLU-HEM) graft copolymer self-assembles with Con-A lectin, causing fluorescence quenching, and acts as a sensor for Con-A with a LOD of 57 mg/L. Varying sequences of the block copolymer containing pH-responsive PDMAEMA and temperature-responsive PDEGMEM grafted to the PT backbone shows different self-assembly, optical, electronic, and photocurrent properties depending on the proximity and preponderance of the block sequence on the PT backbone.
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- Arun K Nandi
- Polymer Science Unit, School of Materials Science, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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Smida N, Zaidi B, Althobaiti MG. Anthracene / Fluorescein based semi-conducting polymer for organic photovoltaics: Synthesis, DFT, optical and electrical properties. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ye S, Lotocki V, Xu H, Seferos DS. Group 16 conjugated polymers based on furan, thiophene, selenophene, and tellurophene. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:6442-6474. [PMID: 35843215 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00139j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Five-membered aromatic rings containing Group 16 elements (O, S, Se, and Te), also referred as chalcogenophenes, are ubiquitous building blocks for π-conjugated polymers (CPs). Among these, polythiophenes have been established as a model system to study the interplay between molecular structure, solid-state organization, and electronic performance. The judicious substitution of alternative heteroatoms into polythiophenes is a promising strategy for tuning their properties and improving the performance of derived organic electronic devices, thus leading to the recent abundance of CPs containing furan, selenophene, and tellurophene. In this review, we first discuss the current status of Kumada, Negishi, Murahashi, Suzuki-Miyaura, and direct arylation polymerizations, representing the best routes to access well-defined chalcogenophene-containing homopolymers and copolymers. The self-assembly, optical, solid-state, and electronic properties of these polymers and their influence on device performance are then summarized. In addition, we highlight post-polymerization modifications as effective methods to transform polychalcogenophene backbones or side chains in ways that are unobtainable by direct polymerization. Finally, the major challenges and future outlook in this field are presented.
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- Shuyang Ye
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6, Canada. .,Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada
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Dong L, Wylie K, Nabae Y, Hayakawa T. An experimental and theoretical investigation into the self-assembly of a chemically modified high- χ coil-rod diblock copolymer. RSC Adv 2022; 12:17950-17958. [PMID: 35765337 PMCID: PMC9204556 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra02536a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A precursor diblock copolymer with a silicon backbone, polystyrene-block-poly(methylvinylsiloxane), was synthesized, and 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecanethiol was quantitatively introduced into the backbone via a thiol-ene reaction to yield a novel coil–rod diblock copolymer, poly(styrene-block-poly(2-((3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,10-heptadecafluorodecyl)thio)ethyl)methylsiloxane). The ultra-hydrophobicity of the introduced perfluoroalkyl side chain enhanced the segregation between counter-blocks and significantly increased the χ value, which is essential for minimizing the size of self-assembled domains for lithographic applications. Thus, self-assembled domains with a minimal spacing of approximately 10 nm were formed. A hexagonally packed array with significant anisotropy was observed in the self-assembled morphology by small-angle X-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy. Such an array was precisely reproduced by modified self-consistent field theory (SCFT) calculation developed for the coil–rod structure. Furthermore, the phase diagram was estimated, and the morphological dependence on the relative scale of the rod unit was investigated by SCFT prediction. A high-χ coil-rod diblock copolymer capable of forming unique anisotropic hexagonally packed cylindrical domains evidenced by experimental and theoretical study.![]()
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- Lei Dong
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology S8-813, 2-12-1-S8-36, Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8552 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology S8-813, 2-12-1-S8-36, Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8552 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology S8-813, 2-12-1-S8-36, Ookayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8552 Japan
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Gensch M, Schwartzkopf M, Brett CJ, Schaper SJ, Li N, Chen W, Liang S, Drewes J, Polonskyi O, Strunskus T, Faupel F, Müller-Buschbaum P, Roth SV. Correlating Optical Reflectance with the Topology of Aluminum Nanocluster Layers Growing on Partially Conjugated Diblock Copolymer Templates. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:56663-56673. [PMID: 34788001 PMCID: PMC8640968 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c18324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Large-scale fabrication of metal cluster layers for usage in sensor applications and photovoltaics is a huge challenge. Physical vapor deposition offers large-scale fabrication of metal cluster layers on templates and polymer surfaces. In the case of aluminum (Al), only little is known about the formation and interaction of Al clusters during sputter deposition. Complex polymer surface morphologies can tailor the deposited Al cluster layer. Here, a poly(methyl methacrylate)-block-poly(3-hexylthiophen-2,5-diyl) (PMMA-b-P3HT) diblock copolymer template is used to investigate the nanostructure formation of Al cluster layers on the different polymer domains and to compare it with the respective homopolymers PMMA and P3HT. The optical properties relevant for sensor applications are monitored with ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) measurements during the sputter deposition. The formation of Al clusters is followed in situ with grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS), and the chemical interaction is revealed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Furthermore, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) yield topographical information about selective wetting of Al on the P3HT domains and embedding in the PMMA domains in the early stages, followed by four distinct growth stages describing the Al nanostructure formation.
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- Marc Gensch
- Deutsches
Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Lehrstuhl
für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Deutsches
Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Department
of Engineering Mechanics, KTH Royal Institute
of Technology, Teknikringen
8, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
- Wallenberg
Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute
of Technology, Teknikringen
56-58, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Lehrstuhl
für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl
für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl
für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl
für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl
für Materialverbunde, Institut für Materialwissenschaft, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kaiserstr.2, D-24143 Kiel, Germany
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- Gordon
Lab, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-5080, United States
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- Lehrstuhl
für Materialverbunde, Institut für Materialwissenschaft, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kaiserstr.2, D-24143 Kiel, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl
für Materialverbunde, Institut für Materialwissenschaft, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kaiserstr.2, D-24143 Kiel, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl
für Funktionelle Materialien, Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
- Heinz-Maier-Leibniz
Zentrum (MLZ), Technische Universität
München, Lichtenbergstraße 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Deutsches
Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Department
of Fiber and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal
Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56-58, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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Liquid-Crystal Ordering and Microphase Separation in the Lamellar Phase of Rod-Coil-Rod Triblock Copolymers. Molecular Theory and Computer Simulations. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13193392. [PMID: 34641206 PMCID: PMC8512297 DOI: 10.3390/polym13193392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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A molecular model of the orientationally ordered lamellar phase exhibited by asymmetric rod-coil-rod triblock copolymers has been developed using the density-functional approach and generalizing the molecular-statistical theory of rod-coil diblock copolymers. An approximate expression for the free energy of the lamellar phase has been obtained in terms of the direct correlation functions of the system, the Flory-Huggins parameter and the Maier-Saupe orientational interaction potential between rods. A detailed derivation of several rod-rod and rod-coil density-density correlation functions required to evaluate the free energy is presented. The orientational and translational order parameters of rod and coil segments depending on the temperature and triblock asymmetry have been calculated numerically by direct minimization of the free energy. Different structure and ordering of the lamellar phase at high and low values of the triblock asymmetry is revealed and analyzed in detail. Asymmetric rod-coil-rod triblock copolymers have been simulated using the method of dissipative particle dynamics in the broad range of the Flory-Huggins parameter and for several values of the triblock asymmetry. It has been found that the lamellar phase appears to be the most stable one at strong segregation. The density distribution of the coil segments and the segments of the two different rods have been determined for different values of the segregation strength. The simulations confirm the existence of a weakly ordered lamellar phase predicted by the density-functional theory, in which the short rods separate from the long ones and are characterized by weak positional ordering.
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Glagolev MK, Glagoleva AA, Vasilevskaya VV. Microphase separation in helix-coil block copolymer melts: computer simulation. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:8331-8342. [PMID: 34550153 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00759a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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By means of molecular dynamics simulation, the process of the microphase separation in the melts of diblock helix-coil copolymers comprising a flexible and a helical block was studied. The resulting microstructures were examined, and the spatial distribution of the blocks and molecular packing were investigated. The phase diagram was built in terms of the fraction of the helical block and the incompatibility parameter of the blocks. The comparison of the diagrams for helix-coil and the classic coil-coil copolymer blends was carried out. It was shown that the total region where the ordering into distinctive microstructures takes place is similar for both diagrams. But for the helix-coil copolymers the area of the cylinders splits into the region of those with circular and elliptical cross-sections; the bicontinuous phase area is much wider; in the lamellar phases, the helical blocks were oriented precisely perpendicular to the lamellar interface, forming a cohesive interlocked structure of densely packed helices.
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- M K Glagolev
- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova ul. 28, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova ul. 28, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova ul. 28, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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Jadoun S, Rathore DS, Riaz U, Chauhan NPS. Tailoring of conducting polymers via copolymerization – A review. Eur Polym J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Yin Y, Chen S, Zhu S, Li L, Zhai D, Huang D, Peng J. Tailoring Cocrystallization and Microphase Separation in Rod–Rod Block Copolymers for Field-Effect Transistors. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Yue Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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Xiao LL, Zhou X, Yue K, Guo ZH. Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Conjugated Block Copolymers. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 13:E110. [PMID: 33383927 PMCID: PMC7796117 DOI: 10.3390/polym13010110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In the past two decades, conjugated polymers (CPs) have drawn great attention due to their excellent conductivity and charge mobility, rendering them broad applications in organic electronics. Controlling over the morphologies and nanostructures of CPs is very important to improve the performance of CP-based devices, which is still a tremendously difficult task. Conjugated block copolymers (cBCPs), composed of different CP blocks or CP coupled with coiled polymeric blocks, not only maintain the advantages of high conductivity and mobility but also demonstrate features of morphological versatility and tunability. Due to the strong π-π interaction and crystallinity of the conjugated backbones, the self-assembly behaviors of cBCPs are very complicated and largely remain to be explored. In this tutorial review, we first summarize the general synthetic methods for different types of cBCPs. Then, recent studies on the self-assembly behaviors of cBCPs are discussed, with an emphasis on the structural factors that affect the morphologies of cBCPs both in bulk and thin film states. Finally, we briefly provide our outlook on the future research of the self-assembly of cBCPs.
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- Lin-Lin Xiao
- School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; (L.-L.X.); (X.Z.); (K.Y.)
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- School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; (L.-L.X.); (X.Z.); (K.Y.)
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- School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; (L.-L.X.); (X.Z.); (K.Y.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; (L.-L.X.); (X.Z.); (K.Y.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Shang X, Yin Y, Chen S, Zhu M, Zhai D, Liu X, Peng J. Unravelling the Correlation between Microphase Separation and Cocrystallization in Thiophene-Selenophene Block Copolymers for Organic Field-Effect Transistors. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Xin Shang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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Sarvari R, Agbolaghi S, Massoumi B, Sorkhishams N. Electroactive polythiophene/polystyrene bottlebrushes as morphology compatibilizers in photovoltaic systems. POLYM INT 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.5965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Raana Sarvari
- Stem Cell Research CenterTabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran
- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine InstituteTabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz Iran
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of EngineeringAzarbaijan Shahid Madani University Tabriz Iran
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Li L, Li T, Arras MM, Bonnesen PV, Peng X, Li W, Hong K. Chain arrangements of selectively deuterated poly(ε-caprolactone) copolymers as revealed by neutron scattering. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liu X, Feng Y, Jin L, Wang X, Zhang X, Xie Y, Zhao C, Appelhans D, Voit B. Rapid synthesis of PEGylated multiblock polymers by sequence-controlled polymerization in H 2O. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01202h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Multiblock polymers with a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) block are attractive candidates for biomedical applications because of their favorable properties regarding biocompatibility and hydrophilicity.
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- Xiaoling Liu
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Sichuan University
- 610065 Chengdu
- P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Sichuan University
- 610065 Chengdu
- P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Sichuan University
- 610065 Chengdu
- P. R. China
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V
- D-01069 Dresden
- Germany
- Organic Chemistry of Polymers
- Technische Universität Dresden
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Sichuan University
- 610065 Chengdu
- P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Sichuan University
- 610065 Chengdu
- P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Sichuan University
- 610065 Chengdu
- P. R. China
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V
- D-01069 Dresden
- Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V
- D-01069 Dresden
- Germany
- Organic Chemistry of Polymers
- Technische Universität Dresden
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Recent advances in molecular design of functional conjugated polymers for high-performance polymer solar cells. Prog Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2019.101175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Lv C, Wang R, Gao J, Ding N, Dong S, Nie J, Xu J, Du B. PAA-b-PPO-b-PAA triblock copolymers with enhanced phase separation and inverse order-to-order phase transition upon increasing temperature. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.121982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chae CG, Min J, Bak IG, Lee JS. Synthesis of a Rod-rod Diblock Copolymer, Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-block-poly(furfuryl isocyanate), through the Anionic Polymerization with an Oxyanionic Macroinitiator. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-019-2243-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Verheyen L, Janssens K, Marinelli M, Salatelli E, Koeckelberghs G. Rational Design of Poly(fluorene)-b-poly(thiophene) Block Copolymers to Obtain a Unique Aggregation Behavior. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Lize Verheyen
- Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Box 2404, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Box 2404, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Box 2404, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Box 2404, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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Jarosz T, Gebka K, Stolarczyk A. Recent Advances in Conjugated Graft Copolymers: Approaches and Applications. Molecules 2019; 24:E3019. [PMID: 31434298 PMCID: PMC6721028 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24163019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The main goal of this mini review is to summarise the most recent progress in the field of conjugated graft copolymers featuring conjugation across the main chain, across side chains or across both. The main approaches to the synthesis of conjugated graft copolymers are highlighted, and the various trends in the development of new copolymer materials and the intended directions of their applications are explored.
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- Tomasz Jarosz
- Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Silesian University of Technology, 9 Strzody Street, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Silesian University of Technology, 6 Krzywoustego Street, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Silesian University of Technology, 9 Strzody Street, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Silesian University of Technology, 9 Strzody Street, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland.
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Khawas K, Daripa S, Kumari P, Das S, Dey RK, Kuila BK. Highly Water‐Soluble Rod–Coil Conjugated Block Copolymer for Efficient Humidity Sensor. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201900013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Koomkoom Khawas
- Department of Chemistry Central University of Jharkhand Brambe Ranchi 835205 Jharkhand India
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- Department of Chemistry Institute of Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005 Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry Central University of Jharkhand Brambe Ranchi 835205 Jharkhand India
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- Department of Ceramic Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi 221005 Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Chemistry Central University of Jharkhand Brambe Ranchi 835205 Jharkhand India
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- Department of Chemistry Institute of Science Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005 Uttar Pradesh India
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Aivali S, Kakogianni S, Anastasopoulos C, Andreopoulou AK, Kallitsis JK. Copolymers and Hybrids Based on Carbazole Derivatives and Their Nanomorphology Investigation. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E133. [PMID: 30678178 PMCID: PMC6409860 DOI: 10.3390/nano9020133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Oligomers of the low-band-gap PCDTBT polymer, based on either 3,6 or 2,7 carbazole units, were modified with vinyl ω-chain end functionalities. The vinyl-functionalized oligomers were used as comonomers in free radical polymerizations with quinoline-based monomers such as 6-vinylphenyl-(2-pyridinyl)-4-phenyl-quinoline (vinyl-QPy), and 6-vinylphenyl-(2-perfluorophenyl)-4-phenyl quinoline (vinyl-5FQ). The co-polymeric materials bearing the vinyl-QPy moiety were developed as potential compatibilizers in polymer electron donor⁻fullerene acceptor blends for non-covalent interactions with the fullerene part. The co-polymeric materials bearing the vinyl-5FQ moiety were developed for the covalent attachment of carbon nanostructures; specifically, PC61BM. Both copolymers and hybrids, after thorough purification, were characterized in terms of their spectroscopic and optical properties as well as their ability to form nanophased separated films as such, or as additives at various percentages into PCDTBT: PC71BM blends.
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- Stefania Aivali
- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, University Campus, Rio-Patras GR26504, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, University Campus, Rio-Patras GR26504, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, University Campus, Rio-Patras GR26504, Greece.
- Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas/Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Platani Str., Patras GR26504, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, University Campus, Rio-Patras GR26504, Greece.
- Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas/Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Platani Str., Patras GR26504, Greece.
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Han J, Kim JS, Shin JM, Yun H, Kim Y, Park H, Kim BJ. Rapid solvo-microwave annealing for optimizing ordered nanostructures and crystallization of regioregular polythiophene-based block copolymers. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py00871c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Solvo-microwave annealing is an effective method for producing thin films of polythiophene-based block copolymers with ordered structures and high crystallinity in a very short processing time (∼3 min).
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- Junghun Han
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 34141
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 34141
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 34141
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 34141
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 34141
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 34141
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Daejeon 34141
- Republic of Korea
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Zhu M, Pan S, Wang Y, Tang P, Qiu F, Lin Z, Peng J. Unravelling the Correlation between Charge Mobility and Cocrystallization in Rod-Rod Block Copolymers for High-Performance Field-Effect Transistors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:8644-8648. [PMID: 29733499 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201804585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Cocrystallization involving two or more components aggregating into cocrystals allows the preparation of materials with markedly improved charge mobility. This approach however, is little explored in all-conjugated block copolymers (BCPs). Herein, we report the first investigation into the correlation between cocrystals and charge mobility in a series of new all-conjugated BCPs: poly(3-butylthiophene)-b-poly(3-hexylselenophene) (P3BT-b-P3HS) for high-performance field-effect transistors. These rationally synthesized rod-rod BCPs self-assemble into cocrystals with high charge mobilities. Upon one-step thermal annealing, their charge mobilities decrease slightly despite their increased crystallinities. After two-step thermal annealing, P3BT-b-P3HS (P3BT/P3HS=2:1) and (1:1) cocrystals disappear and phase separation occurs, leading to greatly decreased charge mobilities. In contrast, P3BT-b-P3HS (1:2) retains its cocrystalline structure and its charge mobility.
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- Mingjing Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Wei S, Tian F, Ge F, Wang X, Zhang G, Lu H, Yin J, Wu Z, Qiu L. Helical Nanofibrils of Block Copolymer for High-Performance Ammonia Sensors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:22504-22512. [PMID: 29894148 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b06458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Conjugated polymers with a helical structure have been in rapid development in recent years because of their potential applications in chemical and biological sensors. We demonstrate the fabrication and characterization of helical nanofibrils of block copolymer poly(4-iso-cyano-benzoic acid 5-(2-dimethylamino-ethoxy)-2-nitro-benzylester)- b-poly(3-hexylthiophene) (PPI(-DMAENBA)- b-P3HT) via a transfer-etching method. The density and lateral length of nanofibrils can be facilely controlled by regulating the process conditions, which, in turn, directly determine the electronic property. Organic field effect transistors based on helical nanofibrils were successfully fabricated with the highest mobility of 9.1 × 10-3 cm2/(V s)-1, an on/off ratio of 3.4 × 105, and high bias stability. The helical nanofibrils were proved to be beneficial for obtaining a highly sensitive and selective chemical sensor. And, the transistor based on helical nanofibrils exhibits a relative response of 28.6% to 100 ppb ammonia, which is even much higher than the responses to 1 ppm ammonia for homo poly(3-hexylthiophene) nanofibrils (7%) and block copolymer nanofibrils without helical structure (0.9%). The combination of helical structure with nanofibrils may provide a new strategy to fabricate high-performance chemical sensors suitable for use in environmental monitoring, industrial and agricultural production, health care, and foodsafety.
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Wang RY, Huang J, Guo XS, Cao XH, Zou SF, Tong ZZ, Xu JT, Du BY, Fan ZQ. Closed-Loop Phase Behavior of Block Copolymers in the Presence of Competitive Hydrogen-Bonding and Coulombic Interaction. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Rui-Yang Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology (ATMT), Ministry of Education, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Zhu M, Pan S, Wang Y, Tang P, Qiu F, Lin Z, Peng J. Unravelling the Correlation between Charge Mobility and Cocrystallization in Rod–Rod Block Copolymers for High‐Performance Field‐Effect Transistors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201804585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Mingjing Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers Department of Macromolecular Science Fudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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Carriedo GA, de la Campa R, Soto AP. Polyphosphazenes - Synthetically Versatile Block Copolymers (“Multi-Tool”) for Self-Assembly. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201800126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Gabino A. Carriedo
- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry; Facultad de Química; Universidad de Oviedo; Julián Clavería s/n 33006 Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry; Facultad de Química; Universidad de Oviedo; Julián Clavería s/n 33006 Oviedo Spain
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry; Facultad de Química; Universidad de Oviedo; Julián Clavería s/n 33006 Oviedo Spain
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Yu C, Xu Y, Li C, Feng G, Yang F, Li J, Li W. An Isoindigo-Based “Double-Cable” Conjugated Polymer for Single- Component Polymer Solar Cells. CHINESE J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201800009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Changshi Yu
- Department of Chemistry; School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University; Beijing 100044 China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
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- Department of Chemistry; School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University; Beijing 100044 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
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- DSM DMSC R&D Solutions; P.O. Box 18, 6160 MD Geleen The Netherlands
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
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Mitchell VD, Jones DJ. Advances toward the effective use of block copolymers as organic photovoltaic active layers. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01878a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Donor/acceptor block copolymers for organic photovoltaic active layers are discussed from first principles through the modern state-of-the-art and future perspectives.
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- V. D. Mitchell
- School of Chemistry
- University of Melbourne
- Bio21 Institute
- Parkville
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry
- University of Melbourne
- Bio21 Institute
- Parkville
- Australia
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Feng G, Li J, Colberts FJM, Li M, Zhang J, Yang F, Jin Y, Zhang F, Janssen RAJ, Li C, Li W. “Double-Cable” Conjugated Polymers with Linear Backbone toward High Quantum Efficiencies in Single-Component Polymer Solar Cells. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:18647-18656. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b10499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Guitao Feng
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic
Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, P. R. China
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- DSM DMSC R&D Solutions, P.O. Box 18, 6160 MD Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Materials and Nanosystems & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Materials and Nanosystems & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic
Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, P. R. China
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- Biomolecular
and Organic Electronics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Biomolecular
and Organic Electronics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Molecular Materials and Nanosystems & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic
Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic
Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Leone AK, Souther KD, Vitek AK, LaPointe AM, Coates GW, Zimmerman PM, McNeil AJ. Mechanistic Insight into Thiophene Catalyst-Transfer Polymerization Mediated by Nickel Diimine Catalysts. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Amanda K. Leone
- Department
of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-1301, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-1301, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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Khlaifia D, Massuyeau F, Ewels CP, Duvail JL, Faulques E, Alimi K. DFT Modeling of Novel Donor-Acceptor (D-A) Molecules Incorporating 3-hexylthiophene (3HT) for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201701481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Dalila Khlaifia
- Unité de Recherche, Matériaux Nouveaux et Dispositifs Electroniques Organiques; Faculté des Sciences de Monastir; University of Monastir; 5000 Monastir Tunisia
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- Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN); Université de Nantes, CNRS; 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 32229 44322 Nantes cedex 3 France
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- Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN); Université de Nantes, CNRS; 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 32229 44322 Nantes cedex 3 France
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- Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN); Université de Nantes, CNRS; 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 32229 44322 Nantes cedex 3 France
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- Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN); Université de Nantes, CNRS; 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP 32229 44322 Nantes cedex 3 France
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- Unité de Recherche, Matériaux Nouveaux et Dispositifs Electroniques Organiques; Faculté des Sciences de Monastir; University of Monastir; 5000 Monastir Tunisia
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Noronha CM, Otsuka I, Bouilhac C, Rochas C, Barreto PLM, Borsali R. Self-assembly of maltoheptaose-b-PMMA block copolymer systems: 10nm Resolution in thin film and bulk states. Carbohydr Polym 2017; 170:15-22. [PMID: 28521981 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This paper describes the self-assembly of oligosaccharide-based hybrid block copolymers (BCPs) consisting of maltoheptaose (MH) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) into 10nm scale lamellar and cylindrical phases depending on the volume fractions of MH (ϕMH) and the annealing process. Time resolved SAXS study of the BCP bulk samples during thermal annealing indicated that the BCPs phase separate into 10nm scale periodical structures. The solvent vapor annealing induced self-organizations of the BCP into different phases depending on ϕMH and the weight fraction of THF/H2O. BCPs with relatively higher ØMH, MH-b-PMMA3k (ϕMH=0.27) and MH-b-PMMA5k (ϕMH=0.16) self-organized into lamellar phases while the BCP sample with relatively lower ϕMH, MH-b-PMMA9k (ϕMH=0.10), self-organized into cylindrical phase by using THF/H2O=1/4 (w/w). On the other hand, the solvent vapor annealing with larger fraction of THF, i.e. THF/H2O=2/3 (w/w), induced cylindrical phases for MH-b-PMMA3k and MH-b-PMMA5k.
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- C M Noronha
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France; CNRS-CERMAV, F-38000, Grenoble, France; Departamento de Ciência dos Alimentos (PGCAL), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, CEP - 88034-001 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France; CNRS-CERMAV, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier UMR5253 CNRS-UM-ENSCM, Equipe Ingénierie et Architectures Macromoléculaires, Université Montpellier, Bâtiment 17, cc1702, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France; CNRS-CERMAV, F-38000, Grenoble, France
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- Departamento de Ciência dos Alimentos (PGCAL), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, CEP - 88034-001 Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, F-38000, Grenoble, France; CNRS-CERMAV, F-38000, Grenoble, France.
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Guan J, Wang Y, Xing C, Ye L, Li Y, Li J. Semicrystalline Polymer Binary-Phase Structure Templated Quasi-Block Graft Copolymers. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:7508-7518. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b05069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jipeng Guan
- College
of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 16 Xuelin Rd., Hangzhou 310036, People’s Republic of China
- Shanghai
Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.2019,
Jialuo Road, Jiading District, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- College
of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 16 Xuelin Rd., Hangzhou 310036, People’s Republic of China
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- College
of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 16 Xuelin Rd., Hangzhou 310036, People’s Republic of China
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- College
of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 16 Xuelin Rd., Hangzhou 310036, People’s Republic of China
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- College
of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 16 Xuelin Rd., Hangzhou 310036, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai
Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.2019,
Jialuo Road, Jiading District, Shanghai 201800, People’s Republic of China
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Aplan MP, Gomez ED. Recent Developments in Chain-Growth Polymerizations of Conjugated Polymers. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Melissa P. Aplan
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
- Materials
Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Correlation of nanodomain morphology and ultrafast fluorescence dynamics in bisdecylsexithiophene-polyethylene oxide copolymer film. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kim JS, Kim Y, Kim HJ, Kim HJ, Yang H, Jung YS, Stein GE, Kim BJ. Regioregularity-Driven Morphological Transition of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-Based Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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Chen P, Nakano K, Suzuki K, Hashimoto K, Kikitsu T, Hashizume D, Koganezawa T, Tajima K. Organic Solar Cells with Controlled Nanostructures Based on Microphase Separation of Fullerene-Attached Thiophene-Selenophene Heteroblock Copolymers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:4758-4768. [PMID: 28094499 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b14629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Heteroblock copolymers consisting of poly(3-hexylthiophene) and fullerene-attached poly(3-alkylselenophene) (T-b-Se-PCBP) were synthesized for organic photovoltaic applications by quasi-living catalyst transfer polycondensation and subsequent conversion reactions. Characterization of the polymers confirmed the formation of well-defined diblock structures with high loading of the fullerene at the side chain (∼40 wt %). Heteroblock copolymer cast as a thin film showed a clear microphase-separated nanostructure approximately 30 nm in repeating unit after thermal annealing, which is identical to the microphase-separated nanostructure of diblock copolymer consisting of poly(3-hexylthiophene) and fullerene-attached poly(3-alkylthiophene) (T-b-T-PCBP). These heteroblock copolymers provide an ideal platform for investigating the effects of nanostructures and interfacial energetics on the performance of organic photovoltaic devices.
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- Peihong Chen
- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) , 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) , 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) , 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) , 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) , 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) , SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) , 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency , 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Kim MJ, Yu YG, Kang NG, Kang BG, Lee JS. Precise Synthesis of Functional Block Copolymers by Living Anionic Polymerization of Vinyl Monomers Bearing Nitrogen Atoms in the Side Chain. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201600445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Myung-Jin Kim
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST); 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu Gwangju 61005 Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST); 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu Gwangju 61005 Korea
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Tennessee; Buehler Hall 1420 Circle Dr. Knoxville TN 37996 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Princeton University; Princeton NJ 08544 USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST); 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu Gwangju 61005 Korea
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Willis-Fox N, Gutacker A, Browne MP, Khan AR, Lyons MEG, Scherf U, Evans RC. Selective recognition of biologically important anions using a diblock polyfluorene–polythiophene conjugated polyelectrolyte. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py01478c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Fluorescence detection of nucleotide phosphates with a polyfluorene–polythiophene diblock copolymer is demonstrated, accompanied by determination of the sensor mechanism.
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- Niamh Willis-Fox
- School of Chemistry and CRANN
- Trinity College Dublin
- The University of Dublin
- Ireland
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- Macromolecular Chemistry Group (buwmakro) and Institute for Polymer Technology
- Bergische Universität Wuppertal
- 42119 Wuppertal
- Germany
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- School of Chemistry and CRANN
- Trinity College Dublin
- The University of Dublin
- Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology
- University of Dublin
- Trinity College Dublin
- The University of Dublin
- Dublin 2
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- School of Chemistry and CRANN
- Trinity College Dublin
- The University of Dublin
- Ireland
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- Macromolecular Chemistry Group (buwmakro) and Institute for Polymer Technology
- Bergische Universität Wuppertal
- 42119 Wuppertal
- Germany
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- School of Chemistry and CRANN
- Trinity College Dublin
- The University of Dublin
- Ireland
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy
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Zhang S, Bauer NE, Kanal IY, You W, Hutchison GR, Meyer TY. Sequence Effects in Donor–Acceptor Oligomeric Semiconductors Comprising Benzothiadiazole and Phenylenevinylene Monomers. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Shaopeng Zhang
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel
Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel
Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Department
of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15260, United States
- Department
of Chemical Engineering University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15260, United States
- McGowan
Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, United States
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Nanoscale Morphology from Donor–Acceptor Block Copolymers: Formation and Functions. ADVANCES IN POLYMER SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28338-8_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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Li S, Jiang Y, Chen JZY. Complex liquid-crystal nanostructures in semiflexible ABC linear triblock copolymers: A self-consistent field theory. J Chem Phys 2016; 145:184902. [PMID: 27846676 DOI: 10.1063/1.4967423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We show that two series of ABC linear triblock copolymers possess sequences of order-to-order phase transitions between microphase-separated states, as the degree of flexibility of the semiflexible middle B-blocks varies. The spatial and orientational symmetries of these phases, some of them containing liquid-crystal ordering, are analysed in comparison with related structures previously determined experimentally and theoretically. A theoretical framework based on the self-consistent field treatment of the wormlike-chain model, which incorporates the Flory-Huggins and Maier-Saupe interactions in the free energy, is used here as a basic foundation for numerical calculations. We suggest that tuning the flexibility parameter, which reduces to the concept of degree of polymerization in the coil-like limit and characterizes the chain-persistency in the rod-like limit, provides a promising approach that can be used to design the resulting microphase-separated structures in semiflexible copolymer melts.
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- Shiben Li
- Department of Physics, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment and Center of Soft Matter Physics and its Applications, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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Shen C, Lee YH, Lee YP, Chiang CJ, Wei FK, Wu CH, Kau KC, Liu HW, Hsieh CC, Wang L, Dai CA. Self-organization and phase transformation of all π-conjugated diblock copolymers and its applications in organic solar cells. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2016.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Boufflet P, Wood S, Wade J, Fei Z, Kim JS, Heeney M. Comparing blends and blocks: Synthesis of partially fluorinated diblock polythiophene copolymers to investigate the thermal stability of optical and morphological properties. Beilstein J Org Chem 2016; 12:2150-2163. [PMID: 27829922 PMCID: PMC5082479 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.12.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The microstructure of the active blend layer has been shown to be a critically important factor in the performance of organic solar devices. Block copolymers provide a potentially interesting avenue for controlling this active layer microstructure in solar cell blends. Here we explore the impact of backbone fluorination in block copolymers of poly(3-octyl-4-fluorothiophene)s and poly(3-octylthiophene) (F-P3OT-b-P3OT). Two block co-polymers with varying block lengths were prepared via sequential monomer addition under Kumada catalyst transfer polymerisation (KCTP) conditions. We compare the behavior of the block copolymer to that of the corresponding homopolymer blends. In both types of system, we find the fluorinated segments tend to dominate the UV-visible absorption and molecular vibrational spectral features, as well as the thermal behavior. In the block copolymer case, non-fluorinated segments appear to slightly frustrate the aggregation of the more fluorinated block. However, in situ temperature dependent Raman spectroscopy shows that the intramolecular order is more thermally stable in the block copolymer than in the corresponding blend, suggesting that such materials may be interesting for enhanced thermal stability of organic photovoltaic active layers based on similar systems.
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- Pierre Boufflet
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, Exhibition Rd, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, Exhibition Rd, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, Exhibition Rd, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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Huang J, Wang RY, Xu JT, Fan ZQ. Hydrogen-bonding induced abnormal microphase separation behavior of poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(tert-butyl acrylate-co-acrylic acid) block copolymers. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Crystallization assisted microphase separation in all-conjugated phenylene-thiophene diblock copolymers. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tsuchiya K, Ando K, Shimomura T, Ogino K. Synthesis and characterization of poly(3-hexylthiophene)- block -poly(dimethylsiloxane) for photovoltaic application. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.03.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang S, Hutchison GR, Meyer TY. Sequence Effects in Conjugated Donor-Acceptor Trimers and Polymers. Macromol Rapid Commun 2016; 37:882-7. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Shaopeng Zhang
- Department of Chemistry; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh PA 15260 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh PA 15260 USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh PA 15260 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh PA 15260 USA
- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh PA 15219 USA
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