Side-chain engineering of semiconducting polymers with poly(benzyl ether) dendrons: impact on electronic and mechanical properties
Gage T. Mason, Chloé Lisowski, Piumi Kulatunga, Tiago Carneiro Gomes, Angela Awada, Y. F. Hsu, Yu‐Cheng Chiu, Simon Rondeau‐Gagné
Abstract
We developed DPP-based polymers with dendronized side chains that significantly impact crystallinity, Young's modulus, glass transition, and charge transport, offering new opportunities for organic electronics.
Topics & Concepts
PolymerChain (unit)Materials sciencePolymer chemistrySide chainPolymer scienceComposite materialPhysicsAstronomyConducting polymers and applicationsDendrimers and Hyperbranched PolymersOrganic Electronics and Photovoltaics