Crystallization assisted self-assembly of semicrystalline block copolymers

WN He, JT Xu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2012 - Elsevier
The self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) in the presence of crystallization as the
second driving force is reviewed, for BCPs in the bulk, thin films, single crystals and micelles …

A comprehensive review on poly (3-alkylthiophene)-based crystalline structures, protocols and electronic applications

S Agbolaghi, S Zenoozi - Organic Electronics, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (3-alkylthiophenes)(P3ATs) particularly poly (3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT) have
vigorous tendency to crystallize into the ordered morphologies, thereby reflect the efficient …

Cylindrical micelles of controlled length with a π-conjugated polythiophene core via crystallization-driven self-assembly

SK Patra, R Ahmed, GR Whittell, DJ Lunn… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Solution self-assembly of the regioregular polythiophene-based block copolymer poly (3-
hexylthiophene)-b-poly (dimethylsiloxane) yields cylindrical micelles with a crystalline P3HT …

Rod–coil and all-conjugated block copolymers for photovoltaic applications

A Yassar, L Miozzo, R Gironda, G Horowitz - Progress in Polymer Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Control, understanding and manipulation of the morphology and nanostructure of the active
layer of bulk heterojunction solar cells are crucial for the development of polymeric solar …

Stretchable electronics: Recent progress in the preparation of stretchable and self-healing semiconducting conjugated polymers

MU Ocheje, BP Charron, A Nyayachavadi… - Flexible and Printed …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
With the recent development of printable organic electronics and flexible devices, new
strategies are developed and investigated to design conjugated semiconducting polymers …

Effective Use of Electrically Insulating Units in Organic Semiconductor Thin Films for High‐Performance Organic Transistors

B Kang, F Ge, L Qiu, K Cho - Advanced Electronic Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The electrical properties of organic semiconductors (OSCs), whether they are conjugated
small molecules or polymers, can be tailored by incorporating electrically insulating units …

Fiber-like Micelles via the Crystallization-Driven Solution Self-Assembly of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-block-Poly(methyl methacrylate) Copolymers

JB Gilroy, DJ Lunn, SK Patra, GR Whittell… - …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The solution self-assembly of block copolymers with a π-conjugated, crystalline, core-
forming block represents a facile strategy toward the preparation of semiconducting …

Top-down meets bottom-up: organized donor–acceptor heterojunctions for organic solar cells

M Wang, F Wudl - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar cells involving organic small molecules and polymers have attracted intense attention
from chemists, physicists and materials scientists in the past decade. Efforts in materials …

Synthesis, thermal processing, and thin film morphology of poly (3-hexylthiophene)–poly (styrenesulfonate) block copolymers

H Erothu, J Kolomanska, P Johnston… - …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A series of novel block copolymers, processable from single organic solvents and
subsequently rendered amphiphilic by thermolysis, have been synthesized using Grignard …

Synthesis of conjugated rod–coil block copolymers by RuPhos Pd-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura catalyst-transfer polycondensation: initiation from coil-type polymers

HN Choi, HS Yang, JH Chae, TL Choi, IH Lee - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
A novel coil-first/grafting-from approach was developed for the synthesis of conjugated rod–
coil block copolymers using RuPhos Pd-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura catalyst-transfer …