Synthesis and Properties of Regioregular Polythiophene Bearing Cyclic Siloxane Moiety at the Side Chain and the Formation of Polysiloxane Gel by Acid Treatment of the Thin Film

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 611-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadayuki Ogura ◽  
Chihiro Kubota ◽  
Toyoko Suzuki ◽  
Kentaro Okano ◽  
Norikazu Tanaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Acid Treatment ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Cyclic Siloxane ◽  
Polysiloxane Gel

Third-order optical nonlinearity of azobenzene side-chain polymer thin film

2007 ◽  
Vol 244 (6) ◽  
pp. 2166-2171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingchao He ◽  
Yongguang Cheng ◽  
Changshun Wang ◽  
Tingjian Jia ◽  
Pengwei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Optical Nonlinearity ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Polymer Thin Film ◽  
Chain Polymer

Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based polymer with a semi-fluorinated side chain for high-performance organic thin-film transistors

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (35) ◽  
pp. 29164-29171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kangjian Miao ◽  
Gil Jo Chae ◽  
Xiaoxue Wu ◽  
Qinghai Shu ◽  
Xin Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Film Transistors ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Hole Mobility ◽  
Organic Thin Film Transistors ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Organic Thin Film

A semi-fluorinated DPP based polymer showed hole mobility about 3 times higher than did its non-fluorinated analogue.

scholarly journals Variation of the Side Chain Branch Position Leads to Vastly Improved Molecular Weight and OPV Performance in 4,8-dialkoxybenzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene/2,1,3-benzothiadiazole Copolymers

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Coffin ◽  
Christopher M. MacNeill ◽  
Eric D. Peterson ◽  
Jeremy W. Ward ◽  
Jack W. Owen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Thin Film Transistor ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Hole Mobility ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Side Chains ◽  
Absorption Profile ◽  
Polymer Backbone ◽  
Chain Branch

Through manipulation of the solubilizing side chains, we were able to dramatically improve the molecular weight(Mw)of 4,8-dialkoxybenzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene (BDT)/2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (BT) copolymers. When dodecyl side chains (P1) are employed at the 4- and 8-positions of the BDT unit, we obtain a chloroform-soluble copolymer fraction withMwof 6.3 kg/mol. Surprisingly, by moving to the commonly employed 2-ethylhexyl branch (P2),Mwdecreases to 3.4 kg/mol. This is despite numerous reports that this side chain increases solubility andMw. By moving the ethyl branch in one position relative to the polymer backbone (1-ethylhexyl,P3),Mwis dramatically increased to 68.8 kg/mol. As a result of thisMwincrease, the shape of the absorption profile is dramatically altered, withλmax= 637 nm compared with 598 nm forP1and 579 nm forP2. The hole mobility as determined by thin film transistor (TFT) measurements is improved from~1×10−6 cm2/Vs forP1andP2to7×10−4 cm2/Vs forP3, while solar cell power conversion efficiency in increased to2.91%forP3relative to0.31%and0.19%forP1andP2, respectively.

Well-defined, high molecular weight poly(3-alkylthiophene)s in thin-film transistors: side chain invariance in field-effect mobility

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (16) ◽  
pp. 3195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geneviève Sauvé ◽  
Anna E. Javier ◽  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Junying Liu ◽  
Stefanie A. Sydlik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Thin Film Transistors ◽  
Field Effect ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Field Effect Mobility ◽  
High Molecular Weight Poly

Types of Polysiloxanes

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Mark ◽  
Dale W. Schaefer ◽  
Gui Lin
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film Transistors ◽  
Repeat Unit ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Side Chains ◽  
Cyclic Siloxane ◽  
Scientific Interest ◽  
Vinyl Polymers ◽  
Redox Active ◽  
Methylene Groups ◽  
Very High

The polysiloxane of greatest commercial importance and scientific interest is poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), [Si(CH3)2 –O –]x, a member of the symmetrical dialkyl polysiloxanes, with repeat unit [SiR2 –O –]x. This polymer is discussed extensively in the following chapters, particularly in chapter 5. Other members of this series are poly(diethylsiloxane) [Si(C2H5) –O–]x, and poly(di-n-propylsiloxane) [SiC3H7)2–O–]x. An example of an aryl member of the symmetrically substituted series is poly(diphenylsiloxane), with repeat unit [Si(C6H5)2–O–]x. This polymer is unusual because of its very high melting point and the mesophase it exhibits. The closely related polymer, poly(phenyl/tolylsiloxane), has also been prepared and studied. The unsymmetrically substituted polysiloxanes have the repeat unit [SiRR’O–]x, and are exemplified by poly(methylphenylsiloxane) [Si(CH3) (C6H5) –O–]xand poly(methylhydrosiloxane) [Si(CH3)(H) –O–]x. In some cases, one of the side chains has been unusually long, for example C6H13, C16H33, and C18H37, including a branched side chain—CH(CH3– (CH2)m–CH3. Another example has methoxy-substituted aromatic fragments as one of the two side chains in the repeat unit. Such chains have stereochemical variability in analogy with the vinyl polymers such as polypropylene [CH(CH3) –CH2–]xand vinylidene polymers such as poly(methyl methacrylate) [C(CH3)(C = OOCH3) –CH2–]xOne can also introduce optically active groups as side chains, the simplest example being the secondary butyl group—CH(CH3)(C2H5). Another example involves redox-active dendritic wedges containing ferrocenyl and carbonylchromium moieties. Other substituents have included phenylethenyl groups, cyclic siloxane groups, and Cr-bound carbazole chromophores. In a reversal of roles, some polymers were prepared to have PDMS side chains on a poly(phenylacetylene) main chain. Siloxane-terminated solubilizing side chains are used to improve the properties of thin-film transistors. Silalkylene polymers have methylene groups replacing the oxygen atoms in the backbone. Poly(dimethylsilmethylene) is an example, [Si(CH3)2–CH2]x. A variation on this theme is to include aryl groups, for example, in poly(dimethyldiphenylsilylenemethylene) [Si(CH3)2CH2Si(C6H5)2]x. Other aryl substituents, specifically tolyl groups, have also been included as side chains. It is also possible to insert a silphenylene group [Si(CH3)2–C6H4–] into the backbone of the polysiloxane repeat unit to give [Si(CH3)2–C6H4– Si(CH3)2O–], in which the phenylene can be para or ortho or meta. A specific example is poly(tetramethyl-p-silphenylene-siloxane).

Role of Side-Chain Branching on Thin-Film Structure and Electronic Properties of Polythiophenes

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (17) ◽  
pp. 2616-2624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Himmelberger ◽  
Duc T. Duong ◽  
John E. Northrup ◽  
Jonathan Rivnay ◽  
Felix P. V. Koch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Film Structure ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Chain Branching ◽  
Thin Film Structure
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