Polymer semiconductors: synthesis, processing, and applications

L Ding, ZD Yu, XY Wang, ZF Yao, Y Lu… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer semiconductors composed of a carbon-based π conjugated backbone have been
studied for several decades as active layers of multifarious organic electronic devices. They …

Progress of conjugated polymers as emerging thermoelectric materials

S Wang, G Zuo, J Kim, H Sirringhaus - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Thanks to the combined efforts of scientists in several research fields, the preceding decade
has witnessed considerable progress in the use of conjugated polymers as emerging …

Recent progress in tuning polymer oriented microstructures for enhanced thermoelectric performance

L Deng, G Chen - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, the research of conjugated polymer-based thermoelectric (TE) materials has
experienced exponential growth due to their diverse advantages and promising application …

Macroscopic and high-throughput printing of aligned nanostructured polymer semiconductors for MHz large-area electronics

SG Bucella, A Luzio, E Gann, L Thomsen… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
High-mobility semiconducting polymers offer the opportunity to develop flexible and large-
area electronics for several applications, including wearable, portable and distributed …

Bringing Conducting Polymers to High Order: Toward Conductivities beyond 105 S cm−1 and Thermoelectric Power Factors of 2 mW m−1 K−2

V Vijayakumar, Y Zhong, V Untilova… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Here, an effective design strategy of polymer thermoelectric materials based on structural
control in doped polymer semiconductors is presented. The strategy is illustrated for two …

Recent advances in the orientation of conjugated polymers for organic field-effect transistors

M Pandey, N Kumari, S Nagamatsu… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Solution processable conjugated polymers (CPs) possess unique molecular structures in
terms of extended π-conjugation in combination with quasi 1-dimensionality, imparting them …

A Versatile Method to Fabricate Highly In‐Plane Aligned Conducting Polymer Films with Anisotropic Charge Transport and Thermoelectric Properties: The Key Role of …

A Hamidi‐Sakr, L Biniek, JL Bantignies… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A general method is proposed to produce oriented and highly crystalline conducting
polymer layers. It combines the controlled orientation/crystallization of polymer films by high …

Uniaxial alignment of conjugated polymer films for high‐performance organic field‐effect transistors

D Khim, A Luzio, GE Bonacchini, G Pace… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer semiconductors have been experiencing a remarkable improvement in electronic
and optoelectronic properties, which are largely related to the recent development of a vast …

Molecular Interactions and Ordering in Electrically Doped Polymers: Blends of PBTTT and F4TCNQ

JE Cochran, MJN Junk, AM Glaudell, PL Miller… - …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Identifying how small molecular acceptors pack with polymer donors in thin and thick (bulk)
films is critical to understanding the nature of electrical doping by charge transfer. In this …

Control of Chain Alignment and Crystallization Helps Enhance Charge Conductivities and Thermoelectric Power Factors in Sequentially Doped P3HT:F4TCNQ Films

V Untilova, T Biskup, L Biniek, V Vijayakumar… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Thermoelectricity has gained considerable interest in the past decade due to the advent of
organic thermoelectric materials. Crystallinity and doping level crucially determine the …