Conjugated Polymers for Organic Electronics: Design and Synthesis [Hardcover]

Presents a complete guide to the design of conjugated polymers for use in efficient organic electronic devices.This complete guide describes the design of conjugated polymers for use in efficient organic electronic devices. Using an interdisciplinary approach, it exemplifies how chemists and physicists collaborate to enable the design and synthesis of high-performance material in devices, allowing polymer-based electronics to be viable commercial products.This complete guide describes the design of conjugated polymers for use in efficient organic electronic devices. Using an interdisciplinary approach, it exemplifies how chemists and physicists collaborate to enable the design and synthesis of high-performance material in devices, allowing polymer-based electronics to be viable commercial products.Covering all the major types of conjugated polymers used in emerging organic electronic technologies, this guide provides the fundamental chemistry and physics, and shows how to design materials with optimal performance for various applications, such as in transistors, LEDs, and solar cells. The principles of molecular design are discussed, as well as a range of synthetic methods, which are linked to practical examples such as the suppression of long wavelength emission from blue-emitting polymers, the production of regioregular polythiophenes for enhanced mobility, and the development of donor-acceptor copolymers for high efficiency solar cells. Structure-property relationships are also covered, in addition to how impurities or defects can affect performance and how the devices operate. This is an indispensable reference for anyone working with or studying conjugated polymers or organic electronics.1. Introduction; 2. Polyacetylenes; 3. Poly(arylene vinylene)s; 4. Poly(arylene ethynylenes)s; 5. Poly(phenylene)s; 6. Polyfluorenes and related polymers; 7. Polythiophenes; 8. Other arylene based polymers; 9. Hyperbranched polymers and dendrimers; 10. Polymers with molecular-llCO