Journal
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 25, Issue 40, Pages 5686-5700Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201302677
Keywords
block copolymers; morphology; conjugated materials; self-assembly; photovoltaics
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- NSF SOLAR program [CHE-1035292]
- Mitsubishi Chemical Center for Advanced Materials at UCSB
- MRSEC Program of the NSF [DMR-1121053]
- UC Regents
- CSP Technologies
- DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program (DOE-SCGF) [DE-AC05-06OR23100]
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Fully conjugated block copolymers have emerged as promising materials that combine semiconducting properties with the ability to self-assemble at the nanoscale. The convergence of these two features has tremendous implications for a number of fundamental molecular assembly and transport questions, while also offering unique advantages for a variety of applications. For example, a nanostructured active layer in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices may provide for efficient charge separation while simultaneously affording continuous, unimpeded pathways for charge carriers to migrate to their respective electrodes within each individual microphase. This review details the recent progress made in the preparation and application of fully conjugated block copolymers and serves as a comprehensive reference for the materials that have been reported in the literature to date. Focus is placed on fully conjugated block copolymers prepared using chemistries that are relevant to high-performance polymers in organic electronics research, for example Stille, Suzuki-Miyaura, and Yamamoto coupling.
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