Issue 11, 2011

Controlled polymerizations for the synthesis of semiconducting conjugated polymers

Abstract

Conjugated polymers have been under active development since the 1970s as the active material in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), photovoltaic devices and the emissive layer in light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Extensive work has been performed to investigate the physics and chemistry of these materials, and a variety of semiconducting polymers have been synthesized using a range of polymerization techniques. One of the most important key technologies is to obtain a well-controlled polymerization, which provides polymers with narrow polydispersities and defined molecular weights. In this paper, we describe the recent progress on the synthesis of semiconducting polymers as classified as polyphenylenes, polyphenylenevinylenes, polythiophenes, polyfluorene and their block copolymers by the use of controlled polymerizations.

Graphical abstract: Controlled polymerizations for the synthesis of semiconducting conjugated polymers

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
20 Apr 2011
Accepted
16 May 2011
First published
14 Jun 2011

Polym. Chem., 2011,2, 2424-2434

Controlled polymerizations for the synthesis of semiconducting conjugated polymers

K. Okamoto and C. K. Luscombe, Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2424 DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00171J

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