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Louisiana State University
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Pangeni, Deepa.
Amplifying Conjugated Polymers for Fluorescent Chemosensing.
Degree: PhD, Chemistry, 2013, Louisiana State University
URL: etd-11142013-162423
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► Chemo- and biosensors based on fluorescent conjugated polymers benefit from greater detection sensitivity due to amplification of the electronic perturbations produced by analyte binding. This…
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▼ Chemo- and biosensors based on fluorescent conjugated polymers benefit from greater detection sensitivity due to amplification of the electronic perturbations produced by analyte binding. This amplification stems from the exciton-transporting properties of conjugated polymers. In the conventional sensor design paradigm, excitons migrate from the bulk of the polymer to the analyte binding sites which can be either fluorescence quenching sites (turn-off sensors) or lower energy fluorophores (turn-on sensors). In this dissertation, we proposed an alternative design paradigm when analyte binding creates a higher energy gap site in the polymer backbone. In the case of isolated polymer chains in dilute solution, these higher energy gap sites act as “roadblocks” for migrating excitons, effectively limiting the exciton migration length. This is responsible for an amplified enhancement of fluorescence of conjugated polymer sensors. As a proof of concept, we utilized this design principle to develop an amplifying turn-on sensor for organophosphorous warfare agents mimics, and demonstrated substantial signal gain and much broader analyte detection range relative to the corresponding small-molecule analogue. In addition, we utilized this novel “higher energy gap” control concept to develop an amplifying fluorescent conjugated polymer sensor for the detection of hydrogen sulfide. This new paradigm expands the generality and universality of the signal amplification concept in conjugated polymers, and can be used to design amplifying turn-on fluorescent sensors for various practically useful analytes. The last part of this dissertation focuses on the conceptual design of near infrared (NIR) conjugated polymers based on cyanine building blocks. We developed a synthetic approach to this class of fluorescent materials which can eventually become useful in biomedical and bioimaging applications.
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated Polymers
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Pangeni, D. (2013). Amplifying Conjugated Polymers for Fluorescent Chemosensing. (Doctoral Dissertation). Louisiana State University. Retrieved from etd-11142013-162423 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/2388
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Pangeni, Deepa. “Amplifying Conjugated Polymers for Fluorescent Chemosensing.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Louisiana State University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
etd-11142013-162423 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/2388.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Pangeni, Deepa. “Amplifying Conjugated Polymers for Fluorescent Chemosensing.” 2013. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Pangeni D. Amplifying Conjugated Polymers for Fluorescent Chemosensing. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Louisiana State University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: etd-11142013-162423 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/2388.
Council of Science Editors:
Pangeni D. Amplifying Conjugated Polymers for Fluorescent Chemosensing. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Louisiana State University; 2013. Available from: etd-11142013-162423 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/2388

Rutgers University
2.
Guo, Fang, 1976-.
Boron-functionalized homo and block copolymers for optoelectronic and sensory applications.
Degree: PhD, Chemistry, 2015, Rutgers University
URL: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/48796/
► Conjugated polymers have been explored as an important class of organic electronics, such as organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) and organic…
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▼ Conjugated polymers have been explored as an important class of organic electronics, such as organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) and organic solar cells. With the development of various synthetic methods and characterization techniques, the family of
conjugated polymers have grown to a scope which goes beyond any single discipline. Functionalization of
conjugated organic systems with main group elements represents an active research area of significant interest in the scientific community. One of the most employed elements is the electron-deficient boron that features an empty p orbital that enables the overlap with π orbitals of attached aryl groups. This leads to novel optical and electronic properties for organoborane containing
conjugated polymers. The focus of this thesis is on the investigation of incorporation of organoborane into different
conjugated systems. Chapter 1. Regioregular Organoborane-Functionalized Poly(3-alkynylthiophene)s A series of new alkynylphenylborane-functionalized monomers were synthesized and utilized to prepare regioregular borane acceptor-functionalized polythiophenes rr-P1, rr-P2 using Stille-type polymerization and P1 using Kumada technique. Theoretical calculations on model systems and fluoride anion binding studies confirm the assignment of the lowest energy absorption at ca. 500 nm to the polymer backbone and the higher energy bands at ca. 330-340 nm to a charge transfer state which is localized on the borane moieties. A comparison between polymer P1 and rr-P1 suggests a higher regioregularity which results in significant bathochromic shifts in both absorption and emission spectra. The borane acceptor effect is also reflected in the bathochromic shift of the lower energy absorption maximum of
polymers rr-P1, rr-P2 and rr-P3HT which is envisioned as possible candidates for optical and sensory materials. Chapter 2. Amphiphilic Polythiophene Block Copolymers Containing Phenylboronic Acid Functionality The amphiphilic block copolymers poly (3-hexylthiophene)-block-polystyrene boronic acid (P3HT-b-PSBA) and poly (3-hexylthiophene)-block-poly (4-vinylpyridine-stat-styrene boronic acid) (P3HT-b-P(4VP-stat-SBA) are prepared using a combination of Grignard metathesis (GRIM), controlled radical polymerization (CRP) and click chemistry. This
polymers represent a new type amphiphilic polythiophene block copolymers containing boronic acid-functionality for potential applications in material chemistry. Chapter 3. The First 1, 2-azaborine Polymer With a collaborative effort with Prof. Liu’s group (Boston College) who provided Bpin/Br-functionalized AB-type monomers and regioregular model compounds, we incorporated monocyclic 1,2-azaborine into extended π-
conjugated systems using the Suzuki-Miyaura polymerization technique. Though the polymer main chain is isoelectronic to poly (paraphenylene), photophysical and computational studies indicate a closer similarity to polyacetylene which indicates promising applications as a new…
Advisors/Committee Members: Jäkle, Frieder (chair), Pietrangelo, Agostino (internal member), Sheridan, John (internal member), Hu, Qiao-Sheng (outside member).
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated polymers
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Guo, Fang, 1. (2015). Boron-functionalized homo and block copolymers for optoelectronic and sensory applications. (Doctoral Dissertation). Rutgers University. Retrieved from https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/48796/
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Guo, Fang, 1976-. “Boron-functionalized homo and block copolymers for optoelectronic and sensory applications.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Rutgers University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/48796/.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Guo, Fang, 1976-. “Boron-functionalized homo and block copolymers for optoelectronic and sensory applications.” 2015. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Guo, Fang 1. Boron-functionalized homo and block copolymers for optoelectronic and sensory applications. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/48796/.
Council of Science Editors:
Guo, Fang 1. Boron-functionalized homo and block copolymers for optoelectronic and sensory applications. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rutgers University; 2015. Available from: https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/48796/

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
3.
du, weiyuan.
Side Chain Modification of Conjugated Polymers for Bioelectronics and Biological Applications.
Degree: Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division, 2018, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10754/630147
► Organic bioelectronics is the convergence of organic electronics and biology. Motivated by the unique combination of both electronic and ionic conductivity, organic semiconducting materials have…
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▼ Organic bioelectronics is the convergence of organic electronics and biology. Motivated by the
unique combination of both electronic and ionic conductivity, organic semiconducting
materials have been applied in OECTs for sensing applications to translate bio-logical signals
into a quantitative electrical reading. Due to their carbon-based structure and flexibility, CPs
can achieve improved biocompatibility compared to inorganic devices as they are intrinsically
“softer”, avoiding mechanical mismatch and the need for surface compatibilizing layers. These
promising materials have broad potential to be used in applications such as biosensors, drug
delivery, and neural interfaces.
In the second chapter, a series of lysine-functionalized DPP3T semiconducting
polymers,
outline their synthesis, and demonstrate that these particular
polymers allow neuron cells to
adhere and grow, in comparison to unfunctionalized
polymers, where cells quickly die.
Through covalent attachment of small lysine units, the
conjugated polymer backbone and cells
can directly electrically communicate, favorable for neural signals recording/stimulating.
In the third chapter, NDI-based semiconducting
polymers are selected for lysinefunctionalization,
giving protein-like surfaces for neurons to attach, grow and form a network
without the need of an intermediate PDL coating. Most importantly, this careful choice of NDI
backbone allows lysinated-NDI
polymers to operate in OECTs with an outstanding normalized
transconductance value of 0.25 S/cm.
In the fourth chapter, a new technique is presented to biofunctionalize thin film surface of
polymers. Two methods including CuAAC and thiol-ene click are demonstrated to be
applicable to biofunctionalize surface. In particular, both of them can achieve biocompatible
surface by attaching biomolecules at high density while maintaining electrically conductive
film.
In the final chapter, three series of NDI-T2 are presented synthesized via Stille coupling
reaction using different Pd catalysts. Following electrochemical and device characterization,
the study of the influence of spacers between backbone and EG chain for performance in OFET
and OECT operations is carried out. It is clearly evidenced that electron mobility increases by
a factor of 10 with gradual increased spacers for all
polymers in OFETs devices. For OECTs,
within three series, pNDI-Cx-T2 stands out, especially pNDI-C4-T2 giving the highest reported
transconductance at 0.479 S/cm and a low threshold voltage of 0.18 V.
Advisors/Committee Members: McCulloch, Iain (advisor), Hadjichristidis, Nikos (committee member), Laquai, Frédéric (committee member), Nielsen, Christian (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated Polymers; Semiconducting Polymers; Bioelectronics
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du, w. (2018). Side Chain Modification of Conjugated Polymers for Bioelectronics and Biological Applications. (Thesis). King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10754/630147
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
du, weiyuan. “Side Chain Modification of Conjugated Polymers for Bioelectronics and Biological Applications.” 2018. Thesis, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/630147.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
du, weiyuan. “Side Chain Modification of Conjugated Polymers for Bioelectronics and Biological Applications.” 2018. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
du w. Side Chain Modification of Conjugated Polymers for Bioelectronics and Biological Applications. [Internet] [Thesis]. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10754/630147.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
du w. Side Chain Modification of Conjugated Polymers for Bioelectronics and Biological Applications. [Thesis]. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10754/630147
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Waterloo
4.
Sinclair, Geoffrey Scott.
Exploiting the Properties and Reactivity of Thiazoles in the Design of Conjugated Materials.
Degree: 2021, University of Waterloo
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/16653
► Of fundamental importance to the advancement of next-generation technologies using organic electronic materials is the development of new synthetic methodologies and the investigation of novel…
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▼ Of fundamental importance to the advancement of next-generation technologies using organic electronic materials is the development of new synthetic methodologies and the investigation of novel material properties. Thiazoles have been reported in conjugated organic molecules and polymers for well over two decades; however, various aspects of these distinct heterocycles have thus far been overlooked and undervalued. This thesis will report our efforts to exploit both the reactivity and properties of thiazole in order to develop new methods for the synthesis of conjugated materials, and to produce conjugated small molecules and polymers with unique properties.
First, our work towards the development of a new transition metal-free condensation reaction for the synthesis of poly(hetero)arenes will be discussed. This reaction utilizes a protecting group strategy, and the unique reactivity of readily accessible thiazole-N-oxides, in order to realize a wide range of bithiazole-N-oxide conjugated small molecules and polymers. In the following section, these bithiazole-N-oxides are explored as a new class of conjugated materials in an extensive joint experimental and computational study. This study revealed a notably strong non-covalent S – O interaction found in the bithiazole-N-oxide core, the effects of which are examined on the optical, electrochemical, and physical properties of the conjugated materials.
Next, the inclusion of alkoxy substituents to the backbone of the conjugated polymer chain, a strategy well-known for poly(thiophene)s, is investigated in bithiazole-containing conjugated polymers. These strong electron-donating groups have been shown to largely decrease the electronic band gaps of the bithiazole polymers, and additionally have allowed for the facile preparation of these polymers through promoting the monomer’s propensity for direct arylation polymerization.
Finally, the reactivity of thiazole-N-oxides is revisited in an attempt to facilitate cross-coupling with electron-rich arenes. Preliminary investigations are described in which a triflic anhydride activation strategy has allowed for the formation of 2-arylthiazoles through the nucleophilic addition of these arenes to thiazole-N-oxide.
Subjects/Keywords: conjugated materials; thiazoles; conjugated polymers; synthesis
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Sinclair, G. S. (2021). Exploiting the Properties and Reactivity of Thiazoles in the Design of Conjugated Materials. (Thesis). University of Waterloo. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10012/16653
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sinclair, Geoffrey Scott. “Exploiting the Properties and Reactivity of Thiazoles in the Design of Conjugated Materials.” 2021. Thesis, University of Waterloo. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/16653.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sinclair, Geoffrey Scott. “Exploiting the Properties and Reactivity of Thiazoles in the Design of Conjugated Materials.” 2021. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Sinclair GS. Exploiting the Properties and Reactivity of Thiazoles in the Design of Conjugated Materials. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2021. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/16653.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Sinclair GS. Exploiting the Properties and Reactivity of Thiazoles in the Design of Conjugated Materials. [Thesis]. University of Waterloo; 2021. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/16653
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

UCLA
5.
Thompson, Robert James.
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Conjugated Polymers and Small Molecules for Photovoltaic Applications.
Degree: Chemistry, 2017, UCLA
URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7ph9v01m
► This dissertation describes the synthesis and characterization of several novel conjugated polymers and small molecules for use in research on organic photovoltaics (i.e. polymer solar…
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▼ This dissertation describes the synthesis and characterization of several novel conjugated polymers and small molecules for use in research on organic photovoltaics (i.e. polymer solar cells/organic solar cells). Chapter 1 is an introductory chapter that briefly introduces semiconducting polymers and gives a brief overview of their use in polymer solar cells.Chapter 2 describes the synthesis and characterization of the conjugated polyelectrolyte, poly{(4,4-bis(3’-(N-ethyl-N,N-dimethylammonio)propyl)cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b']dithiophene)-2,6-diyl-alt-(thiophene-2,5-diyl)} bromide (PCT). Chapter 3 describes the synthesis and characterization of a series of conjugated polymers containing substituted dithieno[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine monomer units, and also describes the fabrication and analysis of solar cells devices made from these materials.Chapter 4 describes the synthesis and characterization of a series of conjugated polymers and small molecules based on the condensation of various aromatic o-diamines with o-diketones to produce novel N-heteroacenes.Chapter 5 gives a brief review of the work reported in this dissertation and provides suggestions for future work that can be built on those findings.
Subjects/Keywords: Chemistry; Conjugated Polymers; Heteroacenes; Photovoltaics
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Thompson, R. J. (2017). Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Conjugated Polymers and Small Molecules for Photovoltaic Applications. (Thesis). UCLA. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7ph9v01m
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Thompson, Robert James. “Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Conjugated Polymers and Small Molecules for Photovoltaic Applications.” 2017. Thesis, UCLA. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7ph9v01m.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Thompson, Robert James. “Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Conjugated Polymers and Small Molecules for Photovoltaic Applications.” 2017. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Thompson RJ. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Conjugated Polymers and Small Molecules for Photovoltaic Applications. [Internet] [Thesis]. UCLA; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7ph9v01m.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Thompson RJ. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Conjugated Polymers and Small Molecules for Photovoltaic Applications. [Thesis]. UCLA; 2017. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7ph9v01m
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

McMaster University
6.
Liang, Shuai.
Reversible Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Switchable Conjugated Polymers.
Degree: PhD, 2017, McMaster University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/22070
► Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), since their first discovery in early 1990s, have drawn enormous research attention owing to their extraordinary properties. These excellent optical, electrical,…
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▼ Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), since their first discovery in early 1990s, have drawn enormous research attention owing to their extraordinary properties. These excellent optical, electrical, thermal and mechanical properties have enabled SWNTs to make profound impacts in the field of nanotechnology, which includes nanoscale nanoelectronics, chemo-/biosensors, photovoltaics, drug delivery, and advanced nanocomposite materials. However, the as-produced SWNT samples contain a mixture of metallic and semiconducting SWNTs, amorphous carbon, and metal catalyst particles. Also, due to π-π stacking and van der Waals forces, pristine SWNTs tend to form bundles, making them insoluble in most of organic solvents. The poor processibility and purity hinder the direct use of as-produced SWNTs as the material for fabrication of SWNT-based devices. Therefore, the post-synthesis purification is highly required. Conjugated polymers have proven to be efficient SWNT dispersants, but after solution processing, conjugated polymers adhered to the sidewall of SWNTs can not be easily removed and thus negatively affect the performance of the resulting SWNT-based electronic devices. Therefore, polymers that can dissociate from the surface of SWNTs after solution processing is highly desirable.
Apart from the introduction to several other efficient purification methods of SWNTs, Chapter 1 also gives a brief review on reversible functionalization of SWNTs by polymers. The work reported in the literature categorized by the different external stimuli used to reverse the polymer-SWNT association. Chapter 2 describes the design and synthesis of a vinylogous tetrathiafulvalene (TTFV)-based conjugated polymer, which is responsive to pH changes and thus realized reversible functionalization of SWNTs. Chapter 3 describes the design and synthesis of dithiafulvenyl-grafted phenylene ethynylene polymers, which can reversibly interact with SWNTs by changing solvents. Chapter 4 describes the design and synthesis of dithiafulvene (DTF)-based electron-rich conjugated polymers, which can selectively bind with semiconducting SWNTs. In addition, Chapter 5 describes the use of SEC to achieve high-resolution separation, and isolation of surfactant-free metallic and semiconducting SWNTs. This allowed us to study the competition behavior when different ratios of metallic and semiconducting nanotubes are used as the starting material for polymer dispersions. Finally, Chapter 6 describes a side project that involves covalent functionalization of GO using Piers-Rubinsztajn reaction. The functionalized GO is loaded into silicone elastomer to reduce the air permeability and enhance the mechanical strength of the resulting silicone elastomer.
Thesis
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Advisors/Committee Members: Adronov, Alex, Chemistry.
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated Polymers; Carbon Naonotubes
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Liang, S. (2017). Reversible Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Switchable Conjugated Polymers. (Doctoral Dissertation). McMaster University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11375/22070
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Liang, Shuai. “Reversible Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Switchable Conjugated Polymers.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, McMaster University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11375/22070.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Liang, Shuai. “Reversible Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Switchable Conjugated Polymers.” 2017. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Liang S. Reversible Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Switchable Conjugated Polymers. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. McMaster University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/22070.
Council of Science Editors:
Liang S. Reversible Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Switchable Conjugated Polymers. [Doctoral Dissertation]. McMaster University; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/22070

Penn State University
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Zhang, Wenlin.
Predicting molecular properties and phase behaviors for conjugated polymers.
Degree: 2017, Penn State University
URL: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/14218wwz5031
► Conjugated polymers, though still outperformed by their inorganic counterparts, are promising materials for flexible electronics, including field-effect transistors and solar cells. The mechanical and electrical…
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▼ Conjugated polymers, though still outperformed by their inorganic counterparts, are promising materials for flexible electronics, including field-effect transistors and solar cells. The mechanical and electrical properties of this class of materials depend strongly on the morphological order. In order to design new materials and optimize existing
polymers, establishing concrete links between fundamental molecular properties and structural order is necessary. As consequence, the ability to predict the properties of novel materials from their molecular structures is essential.
This dissertation focuses on predicting fundamental properties and phase be- haviors of
conjugated polymers from molecular structures. We develop tools and methods, combining molecular simulations and analytical theories, to predict ma- terial parameters, including the chain stiffness, the nematic coupling constant, and the Flory-Huggins χ parameter, for
conjugated polymers. These fundamental parameters govern the mesoscale structures and phase behaviors for chains in melts and solutions, in turn affect the mechanical and electrical properties of
conjugated polymers in the final semi-crystalline state.
Using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we also investigate the role of thermal fluctuations in the performance of crystalline
conjugated polymers. We show that thermal fluctuations can lead to cumulative lattice disorder in
conjugated polymers, in turn enhance the inter-chain charge transport. Because the fluctuations of crystal shape are related to the mechanical properties of
conjugated polymers, we can also obtain the elastic moduli for crystalline
conjugated polymers by measuring the fluctuating box sizes in MD simulations.
Altogether, this dissertation reports our progress on predicting the electrical and mechanical properties from molecular structures for
conjugated polymers in both the precursor (melt and solution) and the crystalline states. Our results lay the foundation for understanding the structure-property relations of
conjugated polymers in their final semicrystalline forms.
Advisors/Committee Members: Scott Thomas Milner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor, Scott Thomas Milner, Committee Chair/Co-Chair, Enrique Daniel Gomez, Committee Member, Kristen Ann Fichthorn, Committee Member, William George Noid, Outside Member.
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated Polymers; Molecular Simulations
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Zhang, W. (2017). Predicting molecular properties and phase behaviors for conjugated polymers. (Thesis). Penn State University. Retrieved from https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/14218wwz5031
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zhang, Wenlin. “Predicting molecular properties and phase behaviors for conjugated polymers.” 2017. Thesis, Penn State University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/14218wwz5031.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zhang, Wenlin. “Predicting molecular properties and phase behaviors for conjugated polymers.” 2017. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Zhang W. Predicting molecular properties and phase behaviors for conjugated polymers. [Internet] [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/14218wwz5031.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Zhang W. Predicting molecular properties and phase behaviors for conjugated polymers. [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2017. Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/14218wwz5031
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University of Melbourne
8.
HOOLEY, EMMA.
Ensemble and single molecule spectroscopy of conjugated polymers.
Degree: 2013, University of Melbourne
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/38145
► Conjugated polymers consist of sequences of delocalised pi electrons along the chain backbone that impart semiconducting properties that make them useful for a range of…
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▼ Conjugated polymers consist of sequences of delocalised pi electrons along the chain backbone that impart semiconducting properties that make them useful for a range of optoelectronic applications. Using ensemble and single molecule fluorescence spectroscopy methods, this project investigates the photophysics of several conjugated polymers, with a particular focus on energy transfer processes and fluorescence intermittencies. Both confocal fluorescence single molecule methods and defocused wide-field fluorescence microscopy have been applied to characterise the emission properties of the polymers and the effects of polymer structure, molecular weight and embedding matrix investigated.
The conformation of isolated chains of poly(2-methoxy-5-(2’-ethyl-hexaloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene) (MEH-PPV) can be controlled by changing the host matrix. In a poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix, MEH-PPV adopts a collapsed conformation and exhibits efficient energy transfer to a single, emitting site. In a polystyrene matrix the polymer exists in more elongated conformations where there is less efficient energy transfer resulting in multiple emitting chromophores from a single chain. Similarly, multiple emitting chromophores are more likely in higher molecular weight MEH-PPV. The distributions of emission behaviour in the polymers have been characterised. Fluorescence intermittencies occur on two timescales, sub-millisecond blinks are attributed to excursions to a non-emissive triplet state. Longer off times are the result of the reversible ejection of an electron into the host matrix. Limiting the chromophores in size to a five unit MEH-PPV oligomer and incorporating these chromophores as pendant groups on a polystyrene backbone results in a narrow emission spectrum but distributed photophysics. This suggests that the distribution of chromophore lengths is not the only source of fluorescence complexity in conjugated polymers, but that polymer conformation and local environment can play a significant role.
Conjugated donor-acceptor block co-polymers show potential as the active material for solar cell applications. A triblock co-polymer of poly(9,9-diocetylfluorene-co-bis-N,N’-(4-methylphenyl)-bis-N,N’-phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine) (PFM) and poly[(9,9-di-n-octylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-alt-(benzo[2,1,3]thiadiazol-4,8-diyl) (F8BT) was studied. It is shown that in bulk films, interactions of the PFM and F8BT blocks of adjacent chains lead to exciplex formation, although this is not observed at low concentrations in polymer matrices or solutions. An unusual delayed emission is observed in single chains of the block copolymer. It is proposed that a charge transfer state that can exist at the donor and acceptor interface leads to a delayed emission from the polymers at the bulk and single molecule level.
The results of this investigation demonstrate the wide range of emission behaviours that can be observed from…
Subjects/Keywords: single molecule spectroscopy; conjugated polymers
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HOOLEY, E. (2013). Ensemble and single molecule spectroscopy of conjugated polymers. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Melbourne. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11343/38145
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
HOOLEY, EMMA. “Ensemble and single molecule spectroscopy of conjugated polymers.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Melbourne. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11343/38145.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
HOOLEY, EMMA. “Ensemble and single molecule spectroscopy of conjugated polymers.” 2013. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
HOOLEY E. Ensemble and single molecule spectroscopy of conjugated polymers. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Melbourne; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/38145.
Council of Science Editors:
HOOLEY E. Ensemble and single molecule spectroscopy of conjugated polymers. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Melbourne; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/38145

University of Hong Kong
9.
蔡家榮.
Synthesis of conjugated
polymers with pendant metal complexes and study of their
photophysical properties.
Degree: 2014, University of Hong Kong
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10722/207997
► A series of copolymers based on poly(phenylene thienylene) mainchain that contains pendent bisterpyridine ruthenium(II) complexes was synthesized by palladium catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction. The polymers…
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▼ A series of copolymers based on poly(phenylene
thienylene) mainchain that contains pendent bisterpyridine
ruthenium(II) complexes was synthesized by palladium catalyzed
Suzuki coupling reaction. The
polymers contain different proportion
of metal complexes. The copolymers exhibit broad absorption band in
the visible region due to the
conjugated backbone and the
bisterpyridine ruthenium complexes. The relative intensity of each
absorption band depends on the metal complex contents. There is a
significant spectral overlap between the emission of the
conjugated
polymer mainchain and the absorption of the ruthenium complexes. It
was found that there is a quenching of polymer emission by the
complexes. Based on the results obtained by spectroscopic studies,
it is proposed to be Förster type energy transfer process between
the polymer mainchain as the donor and the complexes as the
acceptors.
Two donor-acceptor molecules with pyrazinopyrazine
bridge units were synthesized. They exhibit intramolecular charge
transfer character and were characterized by 1 H NMR, FTIR,
UV-visible absorption and mass spectrometry. The two compounds have
absorption band in the near IR region and exhibit narrow band gap.
Through structural modification, their optical and electronic
properties can be fine tuned. They have potential applications in
organic photovoltaic cells and organic field effect
transistors.
Advisors/Committee Members: Chan, WK (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated polymers
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photophysical properties. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10722/207997
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
蔡家榮. “Synthesis of conjugated
polymers with pendant metal complexes and study of their
photophysical properties.” 2014. Thesis, University of Hong Kong. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10722/207997.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Author name may be incomplete
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
蔡家榮. “Synthesis of conjugated
polymers with pendant metal complexes and study of their
photophysical properties.” 2014. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Author name may be incomplete
Vancouver:
蔡家榮. Synthesis of conjugated
polymers with pendant metal complexes and study of their
photophysical properties. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Hong Kong; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10722/207997.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Author name may be incomplete
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
蔡家榮. Synthesis of conjugated
polymers with pendant metal complexes and study of their
photophysical properties. [Thesis]. University of Hong Kong; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10722/207997
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Georgia Tech
10.
Schmatz, Brian J.
Processing components in π-conjugated polymers: Controlling solubility, morphology, and functionality through structural design.
Degree: PhD, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2018, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/61632
► Over the past 30 years conjugated polymers have demonstrated performance strides in solution-printed photovoltaics, transistors, displays, and sensors. With fundamental structure-property relationships in place, the…
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▼ Over the past 30 years
conjugated polymers have demonstrated performance strides in solution-printed photovoltaics, transistors, displays, and sensors. With fundamental structure-property relationships in place, the next step is to prepare these materials for use in large-scale, high-throughput printing facilities where reproducibility, tolerance to the environment, safety, and sustainability will all play a pivotal role in the ultimate success of
conjugated polymer based electronics. This dissertation explores how to achieve that next step through the use of processing components, or structural moieties that embed a desired processing property. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the design, fundamental properties, and methods of processing soluble
conjugated polymers, placing specific emphasis on the interplay between molecular structure, processability, and ultimately performance. Polymer synthesis, characterization, and processing methodology unique to this dissertation are presented in detail in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 describes the use of triphenylamine as a processing comonomer in dioxythiophene
polymers. The triphenylamine comonomer templates an amorphous thin-film morphology by embedding backbone torsion and conjugation breaks, providing reproducible films that are tolerant to fluctuations in processing conditions. Chapter 4 explores the use of polymer side chains with multiple functionalities, or multistage side chains, to control solubility for aqueous printable
conjugated polymers. Finally, Chapter 5 delves into the intricate morphological effects of polymer side chain placement in organic photovoltaic donor-acceptor blends. Specifically, the study utilizes a novel family of donor-acceptor
polymers with methylated acceptor monomers to observe how side chain steric interactions affect morphology and optoelectronic properties in blends of polymeric donors and molecular acceptors.
Advisors/Committee Members: Reynolds, John R. (advisor), Reichmanis, Elsa (advisor), Collard, David M. (advisor), Lin, Zhiqun (advisor), Gutekunst, Will R. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated polymers; Organic electronics
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Schmatz, B. J. (2018). Processing components in π-conjugated polymers: Controlling solubility, morphology, and functionality through structural design. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/61632
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Schmatz, Brian J. “Processing components in π-conjugated polymers: Controlling solubility, morphology, and functionality through structural design.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/61632.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Schmatz, Brian J. “Processing components in π-conjugated polymers: Controlling solubility, morphology, and functionality through structural design.” 2018. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Schmatz BJ. Processing components in π-conjugated polymers: Controlling solubility, morphology, and functionality through structural design. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/61632.
Council of Science Editors:
Schmatz BJ. Processing components in π-conjugated polymers: Controlling solubility, morphology, and functionality through structural design. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2018. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/61632

University of Melbourne
11.
Song, Aaron Zhifan.
Functional conjugated polymers: from design to devices.
Degree: 2015, University of Melbourne
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/91117
► Conjugated polymers are among the most promising materials for future technologies. These organic materials combine many of the properties of conventional polymers with the behaviour…
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▼ Conjugated polymers are among the most promising materials for future technologies. These organic materials combine many of the properties of conventional polymers with the behaviour of inorganic semiconductors. The low-cost and solubility of many conjugated polymers make them attractive materials for use in future electronic and optoelectronic devices, such as field-effect transistors (FETs), polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) and organic solar cells (OSCs). However, both design and synthesis of conjugated polymers with well-defined structures involve many intellectual and technological challenges. Although conjugated polymers of simple aromatic monomers have been studied in great detail, to date there is no sound methodology in rationalised design and synthesis of functional conjugated polymers. Therefore, controlling and fine-tuning the properties of conjugated polymers remains rather difficult to achieve, and thus limits their applications in devices.
The purpose of this research is to develop a coherent strategy for the design and synthesis of functional conjugated polymers with well-controlled structures and properties, from simple aromatic molecules. The history, background and applications of conjugated polymers are reviewed before introducing the central concept in this work - modular design and synthesis of new materials. The approach adopted seeks to develop “greener” pathways to target materials, by avoiding many highly toxic solvents, highly corrosive reagents, and expensive organometallic catalysts. Some simple reactions in water or ethanol were utilised to synthesise early building blocks in large quantities, while Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons (HWE) olefination and Kumada coupling reactions were employed to construct carbon-carbon double and single bonds, respectively.
A group of three conjugated polymers were first synthesised to investigate the practicality of the modular approach. These polymers were based on the alternating copolymer of phenylenevinylene (PV) with (2-ethylhexyloxy-4-methoxy)phenylenevinylene (MEHPV), or alt-co-MEH-PPV. Each polymer consists of three types of aromatic monomers in an alternating pattern. The properties of the novel polymers were compared to their parent polymers to reveal effects of inserting an additional type of monomer.
Subsequent work investigated the synthesis and properties of conjugation confined MEHPPV polymers. The target polymers differ from polymers of similar type studied by other groups in both synthesis and properties. Regioregular, bifunctional oligomers of MEHPV were first synthesised, then polymerised with 4,4’-bis(methylenediethylphosphonate)-1,1’-biphenyl (bis(MDEP)-biphenyl) to yield poly(MEHPV-oligomer-alt-co-bp) polymers. These polymers have a higher density of chromophores, and demonstrated a clear structure-property correlation in their photophysical properties. Furthermore, a simple, empirical quantitative model was developed to describe the basic absorption and emission characteristics of the polymers.
Successes in…
Subjects/Keywords: polymers; conjugated polymers; synthesis; combinatorial synthesis
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Song, A. Z. (2015). Functional conjugated polymers: from design to devices. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Melbourne. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11343/91117
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Song, Aaron Zhifan. “Functional conjugated polymers: from design to devices.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Melbourne. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11343/91117.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Song, Aaron Zhifan. “Functional conjugated polymers: from design to devices.” 2015. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Song AZ. Functional conjugated polymers: from design to devices. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Melbourne; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/91117.
Council of Science Editors:
Song AZ. Functional conjugated polymers: from design to devices. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Melbourne; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/91117

University of Delaware
12.
Wei, Bin.
Electrochemically polymerized conjugated polymer films: stability improvement and surface functionalization.
Degree: PhD, University of Delaware, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2016, University of Delaware
URL: http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/19899
► Conjugated polymers have been widely used in various applications including organic solar cells, electrochromic devices, chemical sensors, and biomedical devices. Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and its derivatives…
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▼ Conjugated polymers have been widely used in various applications including organic solar cells, electrochromic devices, chemical sensors, and biomedical devices. Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and its derivatives have received considerable interest because of their low oxidation potential, relatively high chemical stability, and high conductivity. Electrochemical deposition is a convenient method for precisely fabricating
conjugated polymer thin films. Here, we report the stability improvement and surface functionalization of electrochemically polymerized PEDOT films.
The long-term performance of PEDOT coatings is limited by their relatively poor stability on various inorganic substrates. Two different methods were used to improve the stability of PEDOT coatings, one involved using carboxylic acid functionalized EDOT (EDOT-acid) as adhesion promoter. EDOT-acid molecules were chemically bonded onto activated metal oxide substrates via chemisorption. PEDOT was then polymerized onto the EDOT-acid modified substrates, forming covalently bonded coatings. An aggressive ultrasonication test confirmed the significantly improved adhesion of the PEDOT films on electrodes with EDOT-acid treatment over those without treatment.
The other method was to use an octa-ProDOT-functionalized POSS derivative (POSSProDOT) as cross-linker. PEDOT copolymer films were electrochemically deposited with various concentrations of POSS-ProDOT. The optical, morphological and electrochemical properties of the copolymer films could be systematically tuned with the incorporation of POSS-ProDOT. Significantly enhanced electrochemical and mechanical stability of the copolymers were observed at intermediate levels of POSS-ProDOT content (3.1 wt%) via chronic stimulation tests.
Surface functionalization of conducting polymer films provides a potential means for systematically tailoring their chemical and physical properties. We have synthesized, polymerized and characterized a dialkene-functionalized variant of the ProDOT monomer. With the alkene side groups, highly efficient post-polymerization functionalization of the conducting film was successfully achieved via a radical-based thiol-ene “click” reaction with various terminal thiols, including alkanes, ethylene glycols, and ferrocenes. These surface modification led to dramatic changes in the charge transport and wetting behavior of the chemically functionalized films.
Advisors/Committee Members: Martin, David C..
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated polymers.; Conjugated polymers – Stability.; Coatings.; Monomers.; Alkenes.; Electrochemistry.
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Wei, B. (2016). Electrochemically polymerized conjugated polymer films: stability improvement and surface functionalization. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Delaware. Retrieved from http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/19899
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wei, Bin. “Electrochemically polymerized conjugated polymer films: stability improvement and surface functionalization.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Delaware. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/19899.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wei, Bin. “Electrochemically polymerized conjugated polymer films: stability improvement and surface functionalization.” 2016. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wei B. Electrochemically polymerized conjugated polymer films: stability improvement and surface functionalization. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Delaware; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/19899.
Council of Science Editors:
Wei B. Electrochemically polymerized conjugated polymer films: stability improvement and surface functionalization. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Delaware; 2016. Available from: http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/19899

University of Cambridge
13.
Sharma, Lisa.
Understanding the Structure-Property Relationship in Diketopyrrolopyrroles for Organic Electronics.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Cambridge
URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/315821
► The effects of chain length, encapsulation and asymmetry of conjugated DPP-based polymers and small molecules were investigated. The first part of this thesis explored how…
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▼ The effects of chain length, encapsulation and asymmetry of conjugated DPP-based polymers and small molecules were investigated. The first part of this thesis explored how chain length can affect the optical properties of conjugated DPP-based materials. Previously in our group, a series of thienyl-DPP oligomers (n = 1-5) and their polymeric counterpart were synthesised via a series of Suzuki-Miyaura cross-couplings. However, the tetramer was found to be impure. Thus, in this work the tetramer was re-synthesised via alternative reaction conditions. In addition, the DPP monomer, dimer and polymer were also re-synthesised for this study. The optical properties of the DPP oligomers were studied and it was observed that as the chain length increased from monomer to dimer, the extinction coefficient did also, at which it reached a maximum. Then, as the chain length increased from the dimer to the pentamer, the value largely decreased, suggesting that a saturation limit had been reached. On the other hand, this was challenged by the polymer’s largely red-shifted absorption compared to any other compound in the study. However, as the expected size of the red shift should decrease with extending conjugation length, this result was unexpected. It is possible that this may have been due to aggregation of the polymer chains, thus suggesting that the absorption of the DPP compounds does not rely solely on the ECL alone. The second part of this thesis explores the effect of encapsulation of the DPP core, on the performance of OPV devices. Two series of DPP-based polymers doped with an increasing amount of an encapsulated DPP monomer were synthesised, and the corresponding OPV devices were fabricated. In general, the encapsulated devices achieved higher Voc values than the reference, however the optimum amount of encapsulation was found to vary in different polymer systems. It is possible that through the introduction of the encapsulated dopant, this alters the donor-acceptor interface by either increasing the difference in the static dipole moment, reducing the ratio of the CT-state density or reducing the reorganization energy, thus resulting in an increase of the Voc. However, these results may have been affected by differences in polymer molecular weight. Three additional ring sizes of the encapsulated monomer were also investigated, followed by the synthesis of a series of encapsulated DPP-BDT based polymers. It was observed that the ring size of the encapsulated monomer had an influence over the optical properties and performance of the corresponding polymers, thus highlighting the importance of choosing the optimum ring size. The synthesis of an encapsulated and linear chained DPP-bi-thiophene co-polymer consisting of ethylene glycol side chains was also attempted, for application in bioelectronics. The final part of this thesis explores the different synthetic attempts towards a novel DPP polymer consisting of a higher DPP to thiophene ratio than previously reported. Based upon previous electronic calculations, this polymer…
Subjects/Keywords: Organic Electronics; Diketopyrrolopyrroles; DPP; DPP polymers; Conjugated polymers; Organic solar cells; Organic photovoltaics; Conjugated materials; Encapsulated polymers; Conjugated oligomers; Conjugated small molecules; Organic conjugated polymers; DPP small molecules
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Sharma, L. (2020). Understanding the Structure-Property Relationship in Diketopyrrolopyrroles for Organic Electronics. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Cambridge. Retrieved from https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/315821
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sharma, Lisa. “Understanding the Structure-Property Relationship in Diketopyrrolopyrroles for Organic Electronics.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Cambridge. Accessed March 01, 2021.
https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/315821.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sharma, Lisa. “Understanding the Structure-Property Relationship in Diketopyrrolopyrroles for Organic Electronics.” 2020. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Sharma L. Understanding the Structure-Property Relationship in Diketopyrrolopyrroles for Organic Electronics. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/315821.
Council of Science Editors:
Sharma L. Understanding the Structure-Property Relationship in Diketopyrrolopyrroles for Organic Electronics. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Cambridge; 2020. Available from: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/315821

Georgia Tech
14.
Jagtap, Subodh Prakash.
Design and synthesis of and π-stacked conjugated oligomers and polymers.
Degree: PhD, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2012, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47574
► Interchain interactions between π-systems have a strong effect on the properties of conjugated organic materials that find application in devices such as light emitting diodes…
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▼ Interchain interactions between π-systems have a strong effect on the properties of
conjugated organic materials that find application in devices such as light emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic photovoltaics (OPVs), and field effect transistors (FETs). We have prepared covalently-stacked oligo(1,4-phenylene ethynylene)s and oligo(1,4-phenylene vinylene)s to study the influence of chain-chain interactions on the electronic structure of closely packed
conjugated units. These serve as models for segments of
conjugated materials in thin film devices. Extension of this concept has allowed us to prepare multi-tiered systems that display the influence of pi-stacking. The stacked architectures were prepared by multi-step synthesis of the scaffolds, followed by metal-catalyzed cross coupling reactions (Sonogashira, Heck, Suzuki couplings) to incorporate the
conjugated oligomers. The optical and electrochemical properties of these stacked compounds and
polymers were compared to their unstacked linear counterparts. These studies provide a platform for the exploration of the nature of charge carriers and excitons in a broad class of materials that have significant potential in addressing challenges in power generation, lighting and electronics.
Advisors/Committee Members: Collard, David (Committee Chair), Beckham, Haskell (Committee Member), France, Stefan (Committee Member), Srinivasarao, Mohan (Committee Member), Tolbert, Laren (Committee Member).
Subjects/Keywords: Stacking; Conjugated materials; Semiconducting; Organic electronics; Electronic polymers; Semiconductors; Organic semiconductors; Conjugated polymers; Conducting polymers
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Jagtap, Subodh Prakash. “Design and synthesis of and π-stacked conjugated oligomers and polymers.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47574.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Jagtap, Subodh Prakash. “Design and synthesis of and π-stacked conjugated oligomers and polymers.” 2012. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Jagtap SP. Design and synthesis of and π-stacked conjugated oligomers and polymers. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47574.
Council of Science Editors:
Jagtap SP. Design and synthesis of and π-stacked conjugated oligomers and polymers. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47574

University of Rochester
15.
Rajarshi, Chakraborty.
Resolving puzzles in conjugated polymer photophysics:
nanoseconds to microseconds.
Degree: PhD, 2017, University of Rochester
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1802/32857
► Conjugated polymers are active candidates of research for their potential applications in organic electronic devices. This thesis contains experimental results of the photophysical behaviour of…
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▼ Conjugated polymers are active candidates of
research for their potential applications in
organic electronic
devices. This thesis contains experimental results of the
photophysical
behaviour of
Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene]
(MEH-PPV)
in the nanoseconds timescale. It is generally accepted
that quantum yield of films are less
than their solution
counterparts and has a non-exponential “temporal tail” in the
decay
dynamics. This thesis reports the spectroscopy, excitation
wavelength dependence,
temperature dependence and electric field
quenching of the temporal tail of the
photoluminescence in MEH-PPV
on a nanosecond timescale. We try to understand if a
correlation
exists between the “temporal tail” and quantum yield in films. We
conclude
that the tail represents emission from H-like aggregated
regions in the polymer. Using a
simple model of the photophysics,
we estimate the formation yield of the aggregates
responsible for
the tail emission and conclude that they cannot account for the
large
reduction in fluorescence observed in densely packed films
relative to that in solution.
If recombination of injected charges
in an OLED follows quantum spin statistics and all
recombination
forms the lowest excited states in a spin manifold, then the ratio
of formed
singlet to triplet exciton would be 1:3 setting an
efficiency limit of 25% to the EL
emission. However, in conjugated
polymers, various studies have reported the formation
ratio of
singlet to triplet excitons to be greater than 1:3. These results
have ambiguity due
to issues of magnetoresistance, TTA, charge
trapping, outcoupling etc. We try to reexamine
the singlet-triplet
branching ratio in Poly[(9,9-di-n-octylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-alt-
(benzo [2,1,3] thiadiazol-4,8-diyl) (F8BT) along with MEH-PPV with
the hope of
circumventing these problems. This approach involves
simultaneous detection of singlet
and triplet state luminescence
and then estimate the recombination branching ratios
directly from
the change in singlet and triplet signals produced by applying
magnetic
fields. The role of PP in F8BT films are addressed based
on studying the effect of
external magnetic field on the DF and
triplet signals of gold nanoparticle doped films.
This work is
unique and important because it includes a delay dependent magnetic
field
effect study of the DF suggesting that spin randomization of
charge pairs is a fast process
that occurs on the several hundred
nanoseconds time scale. The magnetic field effect on
the
fluorescence persists to tens of microseconds and we argue that
this apparent
inconsistency implies the existence of an
intermediate state in the recombination process
that has
implications for measurements and theoretical treatments of the
singlet
recombination fraction in electroluminescent conjugated
polymers.
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated polymers; Excitons; Organic electronics; Polarons
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Rajarshi, C. (2017). Resolving puzzles in conjugated polymer photophysics:
nanoseconds to microseconds. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Rochester. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1802/32857
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Rajarshi, Chakraborty. “Resolving puzzles in conjugated polymer photophysics:
nanoseconds to microseconds.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Rochester. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1802/32857.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rajarshi, Chakraborty. “Resolving puzzles in conjugated polymer photophysics:
nanoseconds to microseconds.” 2017. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Rajarshi C. Resolving puzzles in conjugated polymer photophysics:
nanoseconds to microseconds. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Rochester; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1802/32857.
Council of Science Editors:
Rajarshi C. Resolving puzzles in conjugated polymer photophysics:
nanoseconds to microseconds. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Rochester; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1802/32857

University of Alberta
16.
Kang, Le.
A Novel Synthetic Route Towards Conjugated Polymers for
Photovoltaic Materials via Metallacycle Transfer.
Degree: MS, Department of Chemistry, 2012, University of Alberta
URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/kw52j840j
► Conjugated polymers are actively studied as photovoltaic materials in bulk heterojunction solar cell devices. Five-membered heterocycles, typically thiophene and its derivatives, are the most common…
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▼ Conjugated polymers are actively studied as
photovoltaic materials in bulk heterojunction solar cell devices.
Five-membered heterocycles, typically thiophene and its
derivatives, are the most common building units in these polymers.
However, conjugated polymers containing inorganic elements other
than sulfur have received less research attention due to associated
synthetic difficulties, even though incorporation of main group
elements (such as selenium) has led to improved power conversion
efficiency relative to thiophene-based polymers. Zirconium-mediated
metallacycle transfer chemistry developed by Fagan et al. provides
an easy access to obtain a series of main group heterocycles. Our
goal is to apply this metallacycle transfer chemistry towards
polymer synthesis and develop a synthetic route to prepare polymers
whose band gaps can be tunable by incorporating various main group
elements. The work described in this Thesis involves the use of
metallacycle transfer chemistry to prepare conjugated hybrid
thiophene-selenophene polymers for future application as
photovoltaic materials.
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated polymers; Metallacycle transfer; Photovoltaic materials
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Kang, L. (2012). A Novel Synthetic Route Towards Conjugated Polymers for
Photovoltaic Materials via Metallacycle Transfer. (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/kw52j840j
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kang, Le. “A Novel Synthetic Route Towards Conjugated Polymers for
Photovoltaic Materials via Metallacycle Transfer.” 2012. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed March 01, 2021.
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/kw52j840j.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kang, Le. “A Novel Synthetic Route Towards Conjugated Polymers for
Photovoltaic Materials via Metallacycle Transfer.” 2012. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kang L. A Novel Synthetic Route Towards Conjugated Polymers for
Photovoltaic Materials via Metallacycle Transfer. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/kw52j840j.
Council of Science Editors:
Kang L. A Novel Synthetic Route Towards Conjugated Polymers for
Photovoltaic Materials via Metallacycle Transfer. [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 2012. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/kw52j840j

NSYSU
17.
Mao, Bo-Han.
Supramolecular design to emerging functions through DNA-like multiple hydrogen-bonding interactions.
Degree: Master, Materials and Optoelectronic Science, 2017, NSYSU
URL: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0731117-111952
► Supramolecular chemistry is a powerful strategy for molecular design due to simple molecular recognition, self-assembly behaviors, a relatively low cost to develop new features of…
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▼ Supramolecular chemistry is a powerful strategy for molecular design due to simple molecular recognition, self-assembly behaviors, a relatively low cost to develop new features of the material. In this study, we prepared the carbazole as the main structure, and polymerized
conjugated polymer at 3,6 position, the other is PS-derivatives. After post-functionalization with CuAAC âclickâ reaction, nucleobase-contained
polymers PTC-TãPVBAãPS-b-PVBA and PS-b-PVBT. The supramolecular complexes through Hetero-complementary hydrogen bonding between Adenine and Thymine were investigated. FT-IR, 1H NMR confirmed the chemical structure of polymer. We demonstrate thermal stability of polymer which has hydrogen bonding by DSC, and explore the homogeneous phase. This binary blend system is able to form a miscible phase and supramolecular network structures due to the strong complementary multiple hydrogen bonding interactions between the A and T units. We also observe the ordered morphology of polymer through transmission electron microscopy(TEM). Finally, we investigated by UV-Vis spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy (PL) which the effects of hydrogen bonding on the properties of materials.
Advisors/Committee Members: Shiao-Wei Kuo (committee member), Jin-Long Hong (chair), Chih-Feng Wang (chair), Yeo-Wan Chiang (chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated polymers; Molecular recognition; Hydrogen bonding; Supramolecules
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mao, Bo-Han. “Supramolecular design to emerging functions through DNA-like multiple hydrogen-bonding interactions.” 2017. Thesis, NSYSU. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0731117-111952.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mao, Bo-Han. “Supramolecular design to emerging functions through DNA-like multiple hydrogen-bonding interactions.” 2017. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mao B. Supramolecular design to emerging functions through DNA-like multiple hydrogen-bonding interactions. [Internet] [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0731117-111952.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Mao B. Supramolecular design to emerging functions through DNA-like multiple hydrogen-bonding interactions. [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2017. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0731117-111952
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Cornell University
18.
Gopalakrishnan, Deepti.
Synthesis Of Conjugated Porous Organic Polymers Using Metathesis.
Degree: PhD, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, 2015, Cornell University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/41081
► Conjugated porous organic polymers (CPOPs) are a class of polymers that have persistent porosity and inherently amorphous. Due to their extended conjugation and porosity these…
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▼ Conjugated porous organic
polymers (CPOPs) are a class of
polymers that have persistent porosity and inherently amorphous. Due to their extended conjugation and porosity these materials can be applied in sensors, light emitting devices, transistors, diodes, capacitors, catalysis, and several other devices. Different reactions have been utilized for synthesizing CPOPs like aryl-aryl cross coupling reactions, cyclotrimerization. More recently, reversible reactions have been used to form covalent organic frameworks (COFs). It is believed that reversible reactions enable error correction over the period of the reaction time. This leads to high surface area materials and also predictable solid-state order. However, most of the reactions utilized in the synthesis of
conjugated porous organic
polymers are irreversible, thus limiting the highest achievable surface area. The reactions utilized for making CPOPs and COFs are limited. Here I report the development of
conjugated polymer networks synthesized by reversible reactions: alkene and alkyne metathesis. Trisphenylene vinylene
polymers (TPV) synthesized by alkene metathesis were utilized to detect low volatility explosives like RDX and PETN from vapor phase, for the first time. CPOPs were synthesized using alkyne metathesis catalyst (trisamido)molybdenum alkylidyne, after extensive studies on kinetic activities of the catalyst. Both these studies highlighted the vast scope of the metathesis reactions in the synthesis of CPOPs and the applications like explosive sensing, that result from the extended conjugation in the system, which has a potential application in real world explosive sensors. iii
Advisors/Committee Members: Dichtel,William Robert (chair), Abruna,Hector D (committee member), Coates,Geoffrey (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: RDX detection; alkyne metathesis; conjugated porous polymers
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Gopalakrishnan, D. (2015). Synthesis Of Conjugated Porous Organic Polymers Using Metathesis. (Doctoral Dissertation). Cornell University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1813/41081
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gopalakrishnan, Deepti. “Synthesis Of Conjugated Porous Organic Polymers Using Metathesis.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, Cornell University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1813/41081.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gopalakrishnan, Deepti. “Synthesis Of Conjugated Porous Organic Polymers Using Metathesis.” 2015. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Gopalakrishnan D. Synthesis Of Conjugated Porous Organic Polymers Using Metathesis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Cornell University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/41081.
Council of Science Editors:
Gopalakrishnan D. Synthesis Of Conjugated Porous Organic Polymers Using Metathesis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Cornell University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/41081
19.
Fong, Darryl.
Latently-reactive conjugated polymer-coated single-walled carbon nanotubes.
Degree: PhD, 2019, McMaster University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/24328
► Latently-reactive conjugated polymer-coated single-walled carbon nanotubes
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are intensely investigated nanomaterials that exhibit intriguing physical and optoelectronic properties. Although SWNTs are highly…
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▼ Latently-reactive conjugated polymer-coated single-walled carbon nanotubes
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are intensely investigated nanomaterials that exhibit intriguing physical and optoelectronic properties. Although SWNTs are highly regarded in terms of their potential societal impact, commercialization of SWNT applications has been dampened by the difficulty in SWNT processability and purification. Current commercially viable carbon nanotube syntheses produce complex mixtures of metallic and semiconducting SWNTs, as well as amorphous carbon and metal catalyst particles. Furthermore, the ability to decorate carbon nanotube surfaces to modulate their properties is non-trivial, especially if concurrent preservation of optoelectronic properties is desired. To date, the issues of SWNT solubilization, sorting, and functionalization have been approached in a piecemeal fashion. Conjugated polymers, which are macromolecules that possess extended π-systems, have the potential to address all of these issues simultaneously. In my Thesis, I explore conjugated polymer structures to investigate (i) factors that influence dispersion selectivity, and (ii) the decoration of polymer-SWNT complexes by incorporating reactive moieties into the polymer structure.
The work presented in this Thesis begins by examining the ability of conjugated polymers to sort SWNTs. To date, the selective dispersion of metallic SWNTs is unrealized. In Chapter 2, I examine the effect of the electronic nature of the conjugated backbone on the selective dispersion of SWNTs by preparing SWNT dispersions pre- and post-methylation of a pyridine-containing conjugated polymer. In doing so, I prepare a series of polymers with identical degrees of polymerization and dispersity (to minimize extraneous selectivity factors) and find that electron rich π-systems disperse only semiconducting SWNTs, while electron poor π-systems disperse relatively more metallic SWNTs. In Chapter 3, I challenge the conventional wisdom that complete backbone conjugation is required to selectively disperse semiconducting SWNTs by introducing non-conjugated linkers into the polymer backbone and demonstrating that nanotube sorting is still possible.
I next examine conjugated polymers as tools that can simultaneously sort SWNTs and impart reactivity to the polymer-SWNT complex, while preserving SWNT optoelectronic properties. In Chapter 4, I incorporate azides into polyfluorene side chains and perform solution-phase Strain-Promoted Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition (SPAAC). I show that the polymer-SWNT complex can be rapidly decorated with strained cyclooctyne derivatives, and that only pre-clicked polymer enables for sorting of semiconducting SWNTs. The sorted SWNT population can then be made water soluble post-SPAAC, enabling for the study of SWNT emission in solvents with very different polarity. In Chapter 5, I examine the reactivity of azide-containing polymer-SWNT thin films and show that thin film properties can be drastically altered. Interfacial chemistry enables for the…
Advisors/Committee Members: Adronov, Alex, Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated Polymers; Carbon Nanotubes; Click Chemistry
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Fong, D. (2019). Latently-reactive conjugated polymer-coated single-walled carbon nanotubes. (Doctoral Dissertation). McMaster University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11375/24328
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Fong, Darryl. “Latently-reactive conjugated polymer-coated single-walled carbon nanotubes.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, McMaster University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11375/24328.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Fong, Darryl. “Latently-reactive conjugated polymer-coated single-walled carbon nanotubes.” 2019. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Fong D. Latently-reactive conjugated polymer-coated single-walled carbon nanotubes. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. McMaster University; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/24328.
Council of Science Editors:
Fong D. Latently-reactive conjugated polymer-coated single-walled carbon nanotubes. [Doctoral Dissertation]. McMaster University; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/24328
20.
Peterson, Eric David.
Nanocomposites for Enhancing Current in Organic Solar Cells.
Degree: 2012, Wake Forest University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/37435
► The enhancement of charge collection in organic photovoltaics by using nanocomposite materials is investigated. Two such approaches are detailed in this thesis. Chapter 1 addresses…
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▼ The enhancement of charge collection in organic photovoltaics by using nanocomposite materials is investigated. Two such approaches are detailed in this thesis. Chapter 1 addresses the addition of metal nanorods to the PEDOT layer of an organic solar cell in an attempt to focus incident light for better absorption by the polymer layer. Composites designed to facilitate charge transfer from nanoparticles to the polymer/fullerene system are the focus of the second chapter. Chapter 3 details a refinement to the research presented in chapter 2, adding fullerenes to the mix and creating ternary systems and providing an analytical framework for evaluating these systems. The material choices are expanded in chapter 4; we investigate a new, lower band gap conjugated polymer (PCPDTBT) as well as core-shell nanoparticles and how they interact in the system. Results are reported and further avenues of research are suggested.
Subjects/Keywords: conjugated polymers
…with conjugated
polymers.
Efforts to incorporate CdSe into hybrid organic devices have… …choices are expanded in chapter 4; we investigate a new, lower
band gap conjugated polymer (…
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Peterson, E. D. (2012). Nanocomposites for Enhancing Current in Organic Solar Cells. (Thesis). Wake Forest University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10339/37435
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Peterson, Eric David. “Nanocomposites for Enhancing Current in Organic Solar Cells.” 2012. Thesis, Wake Forest University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10339/37435.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Peterson, Eric David. “Nanocomposites for Enhancing Current in Organic Solar Cells.” 2012. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Peterson ED. Nanocomposites for Enhancing Current in Organic Solar Cells. [Internet] [Thesis]. Wake Forest University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/37435.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Peterson ED. Nanocomposites for Enhancing Current in Organic Solar Cells. [Thesis]. Wake Forest University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10339/37435
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Toronto
21.
Manion, Joseph Gabriel.
Novel Materials and Deposition Strategies for Modifying Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Toronto
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/101054
► In this thesis, I detail my efforts to explore organic and perovskite photovoltaic devices. Chapter 1 introduces organic photovoltaics (OPVs) and hybrid organic inorganic perovskites…
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▼ In this thesis, I detail my efforts to explore organic and perovskite photovoltaic devices.
Chapter 1 introduces organic photovoltaics (OPVs) and hybrid organic inorganic perovskites (HOIPs). The central challenges of working with both organic and inorganic semiconductors are discussed. Key milestones in the development of both types of devices are highlighted and the basic operating principles of general solar cells and the distinguishing features of OPVs are addressed.
Chapter 2 gives a basic overview of preparing and testing OPVs and reflects on how the available systems and resources dictated how the projects described in Chapters 3 and 4 were designed and conducted. The remainder of the chapter provides an indepth description of several protocols developed to significantly improve the throughput of device testing in our lab and outlines in great detail the exact procedures used to prepare baseline perovskite devices with respectable efficiency.
Chapter 3 examines the importance of bulk heterojunction morphology through the addition of insulating commodity
polymers. It establishes the tolerance limits of different classes of OPVs, specifically those based on small molecule and polymer donors respectively. This study was conducted in collaboration with DuPont Canada.
Chapter 4 describes my work on a series of chalcogenophene homopolymers. The study investigates how single atom substitution in
conjugated polymers can be used to selectively modify properties and for the first time presents a comprehensive comparison of poly(3-alkylthiophenes), selenophenes and tellurophenes.
Chapter 5 describes the development of a solution screening assay for rapidly assessing the potential utility and necessary deposition conditions of a large number of solvents for use as antisolvents in "one-step" processing of the triple-cation perovskite reported in Chapter 2. By combining solution assay results with antisolvent physical properties and diagnostic films cast on glass the selection is refined and 15 candidates are chosen for use in solar cells. Of these, six previously unreported candidates are identified and demonstrated to have promising performance in unoptimized preliminary devices.
Chapter 6 summarizes the other chapters and outlines several project extensions and concepts.
Advisors/Committee Members: Seferos, Dwight S, Chemistry.
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated Polymers; Hybrid Perovskites; Organic Photovoltaics; 0794
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Manion, J. G. (2020). Novel Materials and Deposition Strategies for Modifying Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Toronto. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1807/101054
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Manion, Joseph Gabriel. “Novel Materials and Deposition Strategies for Modifying Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toronto. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1807/101054.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Manion, Joseph Gabriel. “Novel Materials and Deposition Strategies for Modifying Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells.” 2020. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Manion JG. Novel Materials and Deposition Strategies for Modifying Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/101054.
Council of Science Editors:
Manion JG. Novel Materials and Deposition Strategies for Modifying Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/101054

Virginia Tech
22.
Kaur, Manpreet.
Dual Spin-Cast Thermally Interdiffused Polymeric Photovoltaic Devices.
Degree: PhD, Physics, 2011, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77159
► An in depth study of the performance of thermally interdiffused concentration gradient polymer photovoltaic devices is carried out with particular attention to the effect of…
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▼ An in depth study of the performance of thermally interdiffused concentration gradient polymer photovoltaic devices is carried out with particular attention to the effect of the thickness and the thermal treatments on the power conversion efficiency, short circuit current, open circuit voltage and other key electrical properties. Bilayer films of sequentially spin-cast donor and acceptor materials are exposed to various heat treatments in order to induce the interdiffusion. The depth profiles show concentration gradients in the donor and acceptor as a result of interdiffusion and these devices show an order of magnitude increase in the device performance compared to the bilayer devices. Dual spin-cast poly (3-octylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3OT)- [6,6] phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) and poly (3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT)-PCBM interdiffused devices are studied in detail by varying the thickness of the donor and acceptor layers as well as the annealing conditions for initial polymer layer and the time and temperature of the interdiffusion process.
Auger spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy along with ion beam milling are used to investigate the concentration gradient formed as a result of the interdiffusion. The sulfur signal present in the P3OT and P3HT backbone is detected to identify the concentration profiles in the P3OT-PCBM and P3HT-PCBM devices. The interdiffusion conditions and thickness of the active layers have been optimized to obtain the highest power conversion efficiency. The best device performance of the P3OT-PCBM interdiffused devices is achieved when the interdiffusion is carried out at 150°C for 20 minutes and the P3OT thickness is maintained at 70 nm and the PCBM thickness at 40-50 nm. The highest efficiency achieved for P3OT-PCBM interdiffused devices is 1.0% under AM1.5G solar simulated spectrum.
In order to further increase the efficiency, P3OT is replaced by (P3HT) which has higher hole mobility. P3HT- PCBM based concentration gradient devices show improved device performance over P3OT-PCBM devices. Power conversion efficiency of the order of ~3.0% is obtained for P3HT-PCBM interdiffused devices when the interdiffusion is carried out at 150°C for 20 minutes. For both P3OT:PCBM and P3HT:PCBM devices, the optimum performance occurs when the concentration gradient extends across the entire film and is correlated with an increase in the short circuit current density and fill factor as well as a decrease in the series resistance. The results demonstrate that an interdiffused bilayer fabrication approach is a novel and efficient approach for fabrication of polymer solar cell devices.
In addition, porphyrin derivative 5, 10, 15, 20-Tetraphenyl-21H, 23H-porphine zinc (ZnTPP) is studied as a new donor material for organic solar cells. ZnTPP: PCBM blend devices are investigated in detail by varying the weight ratio of the donor and acceptor materials in blend devices. The devices with ZnTPP: PCBM in 1:9 ratios showed the best device performance and the efficiency of the order of…
Advisors/Committee Members: Heflin, James R. (committeechair), Davis, Richey M. (committee member), Dorn, Harry C. (committee member), Heremans, Jean J. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated Polymers; Interdiffusion; Concentration Gradient; Organic Photovoltaics
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Kaur, M. (2011). Dual Spin-Cast Thermally Interdiffused Polymeric Photovoltaic Devices. (Doctoral Dissertation). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77159
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Kaur, Manpreet. “Dual Spin-Cast Thermally Interdiffused Polymeric Photovoltaic Devices.” 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77159.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Kaur, Manpreet. “Dual Spin-Cast Thermally Interdiffused Polymeric Photovoltaic Devices.” 2011. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Kaur M. Dual Spin-Cast Thermally Interdiffused Polymeric Photovoltaic Devices. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Virginia Tech; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77159.
Council of Science Editors:
Kaur M. Dual Spin-Cast Thermally Interdiffused Polymeric Photovoltaic Devices. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Virginia Tech; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77159

University of New Mexico
23.
Wise, Adam.
Spectroscopic exploration of conformal heterogeneity in an amorphous polyphenylene-vinylene derivative.
Degree: Nanoscience and Microsystems, 2013, University of New Mexico
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22079
► Photoluminescence and Resonant Raman spectroscopy were performed on the conjugated polymer MDMO-PPV (Poly[2-methoxy-5-(3\u2032,7\u2032-dimethyloctyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene]), both in its pure form and in blends with electron acceptors, in…
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▼ Photoluminescence and Resonant Raman spectroscopy were performed on the
conjugated polymer MDMO-PPV (Poly[2-methoxy-5-(3\u2032,7\u2032-dimethyloctyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene]), both in its pure form and in blends with electron acceptors, in order to understand how conformations are affected by interactions with neighboring polymer chains and small molecules. Thermal and solvent annealing are used to tune these interactions, and the resulting changes in the electronic structure and processes of the polymer are inferred through interpretation of spectroscopic signatures. Optical absorption and emission spectra were measured for MDMO-PPV in several solvents, in thin films processed under various conditions, and in nanoparticle form. These different environments and processing conditions can encourage the polymer to coil (bad solvent), extend (good solvent), strongly interact with neighboring molecules (nanoparticles), or interact weakly (dilute solution), and feature the polymer in a more glassy (spin-cast) or more ordered (thermally annealed) state. We can then interrogate a defind conformation of the polymer, and correlate the spectroscopic and structural changes. Analysis of the lineshape parameters of emission and absorption spectra reveal a relationship between the intensity and spacing of vibronic sidebands, and planarity of the
conjugated backbone. Planarity is extremely important in
conjugated polymers, as it defines the extent of electron delocalization and has serious consequences on every electronic process in the polymer. As well, solvatochromic shifts in the emission spectrum reveal information about the relative polarities of the ground and excited states. Resonant Raman spectroscopy was used to identify the vibrational modes coupled to electronic excitation, and mode-specific displacements were estimated by modeling the photoluminescence spectra using a time-dependent quantum mechanical simulation to reproduce experimental observations. Coupling of electronic processes to vibrational modes in organic photovoltaics both helps and hinders function. It broadens absorption and emission spectra, increasing the ability to absorb light and transport energy, but can provide a structural barrier to some electronic processes. However, here we use it to investigate changes in the planarity of a
conjugated polymer. Spectra of polymer/C60 blend films show increased displacement of a symmetry-forbidden out-of-plane vibrational mode with increasing fullerene doping, indicating a loss of planarity. We also use photoluminescence spectroscopy to confirm this, as the electronic origin of emission blue-shifts with fullerene loading which indicates decreased conjugation length and thus molecular planarity. Ground state charge transfer complexes of MDMO-PPV and several electron acceptors were studied using linear absorption and Resonant Raman spectroscopy to better understand the nuclear rearrangements that the polymer undergoes upon loss of an electron. Any bonds displaced upon the movement of charge will make it…
Advisors/Committee Members: Grey, John, Qin, Yang, Malloy, Kevin, Dunlap, David.
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated polymers – Conformational analysis.; Raman spectroscopy.
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Wise, A. (2013). Spectroscopic exploration of conformal heterogeneity in an amorphous polyphenylene-vinylene derivative. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22079
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wise, Adam. “Spectroscopic exploration of conformal heterogeneity in an amorphous polyphenylene-vinylene derivative.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New Mexico. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22079.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wise, Adam. “Spectroscopic exploration of conformal heterogeneity in an amorphous polyphenylene-vinylene derivative.” 2013. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Wise A. Spectroscopic exploration of conformal heterogeneity in an amorphous polyphenylene-vinylene derivative. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22079.
Council of Science Editors:
Wise A. Spectroscopic exploration of conformal heterogeneity in an amorphous polyphenylene-vinylene derivative. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New Mexico; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/22079

Georgia Tech
24.
Ponder, James.
A Pedot by any other name: Tuning the electroactivity of dioxy-heterocycles for redox and solid state applications.
Degree: PhD, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2017, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/60158
► Redox active conjugated polymers are used in a variety of applications including electrochromism, charge storage, plasmonic resonance tuning, and electrochemical transistors. This thesis describes the…
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▼ Redox active
conjugated polymers are used in a variety of applications including electrochromism, charge storage, plasmonic resonance tuning, and electrochemical transistors. This thesis describes the development of processable, electron-rich dioxyheterocycle-based
polymers for use in electrochromic and charge-storage applications. This thesis reports the development of soluble
polymers that can be solution processed from organic or aqueous solutions (inks) and are redox active in organic or aqueous electrolytes with variable optical and redox properties through subtle differences in the repeat units and heteroatoms used. This thesis describes the development of processable, electron-rich dioxyheterocycle-based
polymers for use in electrochromic and charge-storage applications. Materials with low onsets of oxidation and broad electroactivity over a large voltage window, as seen with electropolymerized poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), are of interest for charge storage applications. Chapter 3 reports and discusses the copolymerization of alkoxy-functionalized 3,4-propylenedioxythiophenes (ProDOTs) with unfunctionalized 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) in varying ratios using direct arylation to produce a series of solution processable
polymers with highly tunable optical and electronic properties. Within this series, we have identified poly(ProDOT-alt-biEDOT) (PE2), a copolymer containing 67% EDOT compositionally, which combines the low oxidation potential, the redox behavior, and the deep-blue neutral color that are characteristic of PEDOT with the high solubility, exceptional electrochromic contrast, and color neutrality in the oxidized state characteristic of alkoxy-functionalized polyProDOTs. 3,4-Phenylenedioxythiophene (PheDOT) is a unit that is similar to EDOT in terms of planarity and steric interactions but has different electronic properties due to an attached phenyl ring that allows for electron delocalization away from the thiophene ring. This unit, and its use in soluble copolymers prepared via direct (hetero) arylation polymerization (DHAP), is discussed in Chapter 4. The notable C-H inactivity of the attached phenylene unit is compared to aromatic solvents used for DHAP and the redox stability of these copolymers are demonstrated. The first example of a solution processable dioxythiophene-alt-dioxyselenophene polymer, poly(ProDOT-alt-EDOS), prepared via DHAP is reported and its optical and electrochemical properties are compared to the all thiophene analog and other relevant dioxythiophene
polymers. By substituting the sulfur atom for a selenium atom on one of the monomers in the repeat unit, a significant red-shift of both the neutral and polaronic absorbances results, as well as a reduction in the onset of oxidation compared to the all thiophene analog.Due to the redox and optical similarities of PE2 and PEDOT, the solid-state electrical conductivity of the chemically doped ProDOTxEDOTy series (discussed in Chapter 3) is studied in Chapter 6. Additional polymer structures are introduced to…
Advisors/Committee Members: Reynolds, John R. (advisor), Marder, Seth R. (committee member), France, Stefan (committee member), Reichmanis, Elsa (committee member), Bottomley, Lawrence A. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated polymers; Dioxythiophene; Supercapacitor; Electrochromism; Direct arylation
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Ponder, J. (2017). A Pedot by any other name: Tuning the electroactivity of dioxy-heterocycles for redox and solid state applications. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/60158
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ponder, James. “A Pedot by any other name: Tuning the electroactivity of dioxy-heterocycles for redox and solid state applications.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/60158.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ponder, James. “A Pedot by any other name: Tuning the electroactivity of dioxy-heterocycles for redox and solid state applications.” 2017. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ponder J. A Pedot by any other name: Tuning the electroactivity of dioxy-heterocycles for redox and solid state applications. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/60158.
Council of Science Editors:
Ponder J. A Pedot by any other name: Tuning the electroactivity of dioxy-heterocycles for redox and solid state applications. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/60158
25.
Jadhav, Kedar Girish.
Synthesis of Monomers for New Conjugated Polymers.
Degree: MS, Chemistry, 2012, University of Massachusetts
URL: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/753
► ABSTRACT SYNTHESIS OF MONOMERS FOR NEW CONJUGATED POLYMERS This dissertation addresses the problem of synthesis of different monomers for donor and acceptor polymers in…
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▼ ABSTRACT
SYNTHESIS OF MONOMERS FOR NEW
CONJUGATED POLYMERS
This dissertation addresses the problem of synthesis of different monomers for donor and acceptor
polymers in photovoltaic applications. In general, functionalization of
conjugated polymers and understanding of molecular packing of electron donors and electron acceptors are very important to produce efficient solar cells. As a result, it is important to design and synthesize novel monomers which will require making new π-
conjugated donors and acceptors
polymers and understand the influence of these new
polymers in bulk heterojunction to design polymer solar cells. In this study, two different monomers were synthesized. The first monomer was designed and synthesized to investigate the effect of π-
conjugated linker directly attached to the polymer backbone where the polymer backbone was based on thiophene unit and
conjugated linker was 1,2,3-triazole. In a different study, a
conjugated monomer based on benzthiadiazole was designed and synthesized in order to synthesize new acceptor homopolymers and alternating copolymers. Two different monomers with different alkyl side chains based on benzthiadiazole were synthesized and
subject to Suzuki and Stille polymerization to get respective
polymers.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dhandapani Venkataraman.
Subjects/Keywords: Monomers; New Conjugated Polymers; Organic Chemistry
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Jadhav, K. G. (2012). Synthesis of Monomers for New Conjugated Polymers. (Masters Thesis). University of Massachusetts. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/753
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Jadhav, Kedar Girish. “Synthesis of Monomers for New Conjugated Polymers.” 2012. Masters Thesis, University of Massachusetts. Accessed March 01, 2021.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/753.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Jadhav, Kedar Girish. “Synthesis of Monomers for New Conjugated Polymers.” 2012. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Jadhav KG. Synthesis of Monomers for New Conjugated Polymers. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Massachusetts; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/753.
Council of Science Editors:
Jadhav KG. Synthesis of Monomers for New Conjugated Polymers. [Masters Thesis]. University of Massachusetts; 2012. Available from: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/753

Georgia Tech
26.
Pittelli, Sandra.
Understanding the Effects of Structure on the Charge Transport Properties and Doping of Dioxythiophene Polymers.
Degree: PhD, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2019, Georgia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/64050
► Redox-active conjugated polymers have been investigated for a multitude of applications including electrochromic displays, transistors, and transparent conducting electrodes. As with all fields of polymer…
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▼ Redox-active
conjugated polymers have been investigated for a multitude of applications including electrochromic displays, transistors, and transparent conducting electrodes. As with all fields of polymer science, the material properties observed for these
conjugated polymers are determined by their structure. While the groundwork for probing their fundamental structure-property relationships has been established, there is still much to be explored in order to have a holistic understanding of these systems. This dissertation aims to investigate how the structure of dioxythiophene
polymers can affect the processes of chemical and electrochemical oxidation, their charge transport properties, and their use in electrochemical and solid-state applications.
Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the fundamental properties and concepts of
conjugated polymers, and their use in potential applications. Characterization methods used in this work, including electrochemical experimentation and dry-film characterizations are highlighted in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 describes the work exploring how the use of chemical oxidants and phosphonic acids can be used as pre-treatment steps in the construction of electrochemical devices. A family of
polymers including two dixoythiophenes (DOTs) and one dioxypyrrole (DOP) were exposed to a series of chemical oxidant salts with the oxidizing agent either being Ag+ or Fe3+. The structure and redox properties of the
conjugated polymers were shown to affect the overall extent of oxidation. Specifically, the DOT polymer that had the highest onset of oxidation in the family was oxidized to a lesser extent when using Ag+ as the chemical oxidant rather than Fe3+. In contrast, the DOT polymer with the lowest onset of oxidation in the family was oxidized to the same extent using both dopants. Using Fe3+ was shown to disrupt the interface between films of each polymer in the family and the conducting substrate, however this was rectified through modification of the surface energy of the substrate using phosphonic acids. Ultimately, it was shown that devices constructed after chemical pre-oxidation had comparable electrochromic contrasts to those using an electrochemical pre-oxidation step. Chapter 4 explores the effects of side chain alteration on the charge transport properties of a family of either 3,4-propylenedioxythiophene (ProDOT) or acyclic dioxythiophene (AcDOT) homopolymers. It was shown that the incorporation of linear side chains rather than branched side chains for both the ProDOT and AcDOT
polymers allowed for a decrease in the onset of electrochemical oxidation by 300 mV and a 2 order of magnitude increase in the solid-state in-plane conductivity (10-3 vs 10-1 S/cm) after chemical oxidation. This study ultimately showed that there is a delicate balance in the degree of ordering of the polymer film and effective charge transport. Chapter 5 further supported this concept of balance by probing a family of soluble dioxythienothiophene (DOTT)
polymers for their structure-property relationships.…
Advisors/Committee Members: Reynolds, John (advisor), Bottomley, Lawrence (advisor), Collard, David (advisor), Silva, Carlos (advisor), Lin, Zhiqun (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Conjugated polymers; Doping; Charge transport; Conductivity
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Pittelli, S. (2019). Understanding the Effects of Structure on the Charge Transport Properties and Doping of Dioxythiophene Polymers. (Doctoral Dissertation). Georgia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1853/64050
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Pittelli, Sandra. “Understanding the Effects of Structure on the Charge Transport Properties and Doping of Dioxythiophene Polymers.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, Georgia Tech. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1853/64050.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Pittelli, Sandra. “Understanding the Effects of Structure on the Charge Transport Properties and Doping of Dioxythiophene Polymers.” 2019. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Pittelli S. Understanding the Effects of Structure on the Charge Transport Properties and Doping of Dioxythiophene Polymers. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/64050.
Council of Science Editors:
Pittelli S. Understanding the Effects of Structure on the Charge Transport Properties and Doping of Dioxythiophene Polymers. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Georgia Tech; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/64050

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
27.
Ohayon, David.
n-Type Conjugated Polymers for Organic Bioelectronics and Point-of-Care Applications.
Degree: Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division, 2020, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10754/666168
► Quick and early detection of abnormalities in the body's metabolism is of paramount importance to monitor, control, and prevent the associated diseases and pathologies. Biosensors…
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▼ Quick and early detection of abnormalities in the body's metabolism is of paramount importance to monitor, control, and prevent the associated diseases and pathologies. Biosensors technology is rapidly advancing, from the first electronic biosensor reported by Clark and Lyons in 1962 for blood glucose monitoring to today’s devices that can detect multiple metabolites in bodily fluids continuously and simultaneously within seconds. This rapid growth in point-of-care devices promises for the development of novel devices with different form factors and the ability to detect a wide range of biomarkers. These advancements mainly stem from the development of electronic materials that have properties better aligning with the biotic interface compared to the traditional metal electrodes. A promising class of electronic materials for biosensors is
conjugated polymers.
Conjugated polymers are carbon-based, organic semiconducting materials made of long chains comprising
conjugated repeat units. The fundamental property that makes these materials so attractive is, however, not their electronic conductivity, but their ionic conductivity. As living organisms use ionic fluxes to relay signals, materials that can conduct ionic currents are believed to facilitate the communication between the electronics and living systems. This communication happens at various levels: organs, complex tissues, cells, cell membrane, proteins, and small biomolecules. Besides, the inherently soft nature of these materials facilitates mechanical conformity with soft biological systems.
The field of organic bioelectronics has experienced tremendous growth over the past two decades, thanks to the design of new
conjugated polymers customized for the biotic interface. While hole conducting (p-type)
polymers have been widely investigated, electron conducting (n-type) counterparts are relatively new. This dissertation aims to explore the capabilities of n-type
conjugated polymers for bioelectronics applications. Chapter 1 overviews the key properties of
conjugated polymers and the resulting electronic devices that leverage these properties for specific applications in bioelectronics. Chapter 2 presents microfabricated metabolite (lactate and glucose) sensors based on an n-type polymer in combination with enzymes, and how this communication can enable energy production from bodily fluids. Finally, Chapter 3 reports the development of engineering and design strategies to enhance the performances of n-type
polymers in bioelectronics.
Advisors/Committee Members: Inal, Sahika (advisor), McCulloch, Iain (committee member), Arold, Stefan T. (committee member), Malliaras, George (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: bioelectronics; conjugated polymers; biosensors; energy generation
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Ohayon, D. (2020). n-Type Conjugated Polymers for Organic Bioelectronics and Point-of-Care Applications. (Thesis). King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10754/666168
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ohayon, David. “n-Type Conjugated Polymers for Organic Bioelectronics and Point-of-Care Applications.” 2020. Thesis, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/666168.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ohayon, David. “n-Type Conjugated Polymers for Organic Bioelectronics and Point-of-Care Applications.” 2020. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ohayon D. n-Type Conjugated Polymers for Organic Bioelectronics and Point-of-Care Applications. [Internet] [Thesis]. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10754/666168.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Ohayon D. n-Type Conjugated Polymers for Organic Bioelectronics and Point-of-Care Applications. [Thesis]. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10754/666168
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Texas A&M University
28.
Zeits, Paul.
Olefin Metatheses in Metal Coordination Spheres: Development of Gyroscope-like trans-Spanning Bis(pyridine) Complexes and Organometallic pi-Adducts of Conjugated Polymers.
Degree: PhD, Chemistry, 2012, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-12-10265
► The olefin metathesis reaction has become one of the most powerful carbon-carbon bond forming reaction in synthetic chemistry. This work has expanded the utility of…
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▼ The olefin metathesis reaction has become one of the most powerful carbon-carbon bond forming reaction in synthetic chemistry. This work has expanded the utility of olefin metathesis in metal coordination spheres in three major directions (1) the synthesis and characterization of trans-spanning bis(pyridine)PtCl2 complexes, (2) the developme-adducts of polyacetylene (PA), and (3) the development of regioregular -adducts of poly(phenylene-vinylene) (PPV).
Chapter I gives a brief overview of olefin metathesis and previous applications to organometallic substrates.
Chapter II details the synthesis of pyridine ligands containing alkenyl substituents, 2-NC5H4(CH2O(CH2)nCH=CH2) (n = 1, 2), 3-NC5H4(CH2O(CH2)nCH=CH2) (n = 1-5, 8, 9), and 3,5-NC5H3(p-C6H4O(CH2)7CH=CH2)2. Metalation of the new ligands with PtCl2 affords the corresponding trans-bis(pyridine)dichloroplatinum complexes, trans-PtCl2(2-NC5H4(CH2O(CH2)nCH=CH2))2 (n = 1, 2), trans-PtCl2(3-NC5H4(CH2O(CH2)nCH=CH2))2 (n = 1-5, 8, 9), and trans-PtCl2(3,5-NC5H3(p-C6H4O(CH2)7CH=CH2))2. Ring-closing metathesefirst generation catalyst followed by hydrogenations with Pd/C afford the title complexes trans-PtCl2-(NC5H4(CH2O(CH2)2n+2OCH2)H4C5N)] (n = 1, 2), trans-PtCl2-(NC5H4(CH2O(CH2)2n+2OCH2)H4C5N)] (n = 4, 8, 9), and trans-PtCl2-(NC5H3(p-C6H4O(CH2)12O-p-C6H4)2H3C5N)]. Reactions with methylmagnesium bromide afford trans-PtCl(CH3)(3-NC5H4(CH2O(CH2)nCH=CH2))2 (n = 2, 8) and trans-PtCl(CH3-(NC5H4(CH2O(CH2)nOCH2)H4C5N)] (n = 10, 18), which feature dipolar rotators. Low temperature NMR spectra in the latter remained facile on the NMR time scale in CDFCl2 at -120 degrees Celsius.
Chapter III focuses on the application of ROMP with organometallic monomers to form metal pi-adducts of polyacetylene. The new complex (n4-benzene)Cp*Ir has been synthesized, crystallographically characterized, and evaluated in the ROMP reaction. Monomers (n4-benzene)CpIr, [(n6-COT)CpRu][PF6], and (n4-COT)Fe(CO)3 were also evaluated in the ROMP reaction. ROMP of (?4-benzene)CpIr with Grubbs' first generation catalyst afforded the conductive regioregular polymer CpIr-PA.
Chapter IV focuses on the synthesis of the divinyl benzene complexes [Cp*Ir(C6H4(CH=CH2)2)][BF4]2 and [Cp*Ru(C6H4(CH=CH2)2)][OTf] and their polymerization via ADMET to afford PPV systems. Treatment of divinyl benzene ed the conductive regioregular
polymers [Cp*Ir-PPV][BF4]2n and [Cp*Ru-PPV][OTf]n. The photophysical properties of the new -metal adducts of PPV exhibit blue-shifts relative to typical PPVs and retain strong UV absorption.
Advisors/Committee Members: Gladysz, John A. (advisor), Darensbourg, Donald J. (committee member), Gabbai, Francois P. (committee member), Grunlan, Jaime C. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: olefin metathesis; conjugated polymers; conducting polymers; molecular gyroscopes
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Zeits, P. (2012). Olefin Metatheses in Metal Coordination Spheres: Development of Gyroscope-like trans-Spanning Bis(pyridine) Complexes and Organometallic pi-Adducts of Conjugated Polymers. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-12-10265
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zeits, Paul. “Olefin Metatheses in Metal Coordination Spheres: Development of Gyroscope-like trans-Spanning Bis(pyridine) Complexes and Organometallic pi-Adducts of Conjugated Polymers.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-12-10265.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zeits, Paul. “Olefin Metatheses in Metal Coordination Spheres: Development of Gyroscope-like trans-Spanning Bis(pyridine) Complexes and Organometallic pi-Adducts of Conjugated Polymers.” 2012. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Zeits P. Olefin Metatheses in Metal Coordination Spheres: Development of Gyroscope-like trans-Spanning Bis(pyridine) Complexes and Organometallic pi-Adducts of Conjugated Polymers. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-12-10265.
Council of Science Editors:
Zeits P. Olefin Metatheses in Metal Coordination Spheres: Development of Gyroscope-like trans-Spanning Bis(pyridine) Complexes and Organometallic pi-Adducts of Conjugated Polymers. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-12-10265

Penn State University
29.
Christensen, Caroline Marie.
Synthesis and Cross-linking of Anthracene-based Polymers and Optimization of Single-phase Suzuki Polycondensation.
Degree: 2015, Penn State University
URL: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/27147
► Conjugated alternating copolymers containing cross-linkable 9,10-bis(hexyloxy)anthracene moieties were synthesized via Suzuki cross-coupling polymerization. Uncross-linked polymers fluoresced due to conjugation in the backbone from 9,10-dihexocyanthracene and…
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▼ Conjugated alternating copolymers containing cross-linkable 9,10-bis(hexyloxy)anthracene moieties were synthesized via Suzuki cross-coupling polymerization. Uncross-linked
polymers fluoresced due to conjugation in the backbone from 9,10-dihexocyanthracene and comonomers of thiophene or fluorene. The anthracene-based homopolymers had a UV-vis absorbance at 320 nm and emission at 500 nm. Copolymers with thiphene shifted the absorbance to 255 nm, and the anthracene-fluorene copolymers had an absorbance of 360 nm. Upon irradiation, cross-linking in solution and in solid films was achieved through the [4+4] cycloaddition between anthracene units resulting in a loss of fluorescence for all samples due to the deconjugation of the backbone during cross-linking.
An investigation regarding the effect of water upon the MW of polyfuluorenes synthesized via Suzuki polycondensation was initiated.
Polymers of high MW and low polydispersity were synthesized without the addition of water. Molecular weights in the range of 100,000 g/mol were easily obtained, and we postulate that the reason for this achievement is that removing the bulk aqueous phase from the reaction mixture leads to greater Mn
polymers because CPs are inherently insoluble in water and the addition of water to the reaction mixtures in standard conditions could be a factor limiting their ability to achieve higher molecular weights.
Advisors/Committee Members: Michael Anthony Hickner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor.
Subjects/Keywords: Chemistry; polymers; conjugated polymers; Suzuki coupling; Suzuki Polycondensation; anthracene; organic synthesis
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Christensen, Caroline Marie. “Synthesis and Cross-linking of Anthracene-based Polymers and Optimization of Single-phase Suzuki Polycondensation.” 2015. Thesis, Penn State University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/27147.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Christensen, Caroline Marie. “Synthesis and Cross-linking of Anthracene-based Polymers and Optimization of Single-phase Suzuki Polycondensation.” 2015. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Christensen CM. Synthesis and Cross-linking of Anthracene-based Polymers and Optimization of Single-phase Suzuki Polycondensation. [Internet] [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/27147.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Christensen CM. Synthesis and Cross-linking of Anthracene-based Polymers and Optimization of Single-phase Suzuki Polycondensation. [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2015. Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/27147
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Iowa State University
30.
Mike, Jared Franklin.
Synthesis and characterization of new conjugated materials based on benzobisazoles and their incorporation into electronic devices.
Degree: 2011, Iowa State University
URL: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/10394
► Benzobisazoles (specifically benzobisoxazoles and benzobisthiazoles) have proven themselves to be useful heterocycles when included as part of conjugated materials. Unfortunately, the traditional reaction conditions that…
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▼ Benzobisazoles (specifically benzobisoxazoles and benzobisthiazoles) have proven themselves to be useful heterocycles when included as part of conjugated materials. Unfortunately, the traditional reaction conditions that are used to produce these moieties are rather harsh. This work discloses easier, softer methods for the production of benzobisazoles and their subsequent incorporation into some of the first organic soluble benzobisazole containing conjugated polymers. These materials are then incorporated into electronic devices including solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and field effect transistors. The evaluation of device performances along with basic chemical and physical characterization such as NMR, UV/Vis spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction, among others, are used to establish links between chemical structure and overall material function, which can then be used to guide future research efforts.
Subjects/Keywords: benzobisoxazole; benzobisthiazole; conjugated polymers; heterocycles; organic electronics; polymers; Chemistry
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APA (6th Edition):
Mike, J. F. (2011). Synthesis and characterization of new conjugated materials based on benzobisazoles and their incorporation into electronic devices. (Thesis). Iowa State University. Retrieved from https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/10394
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mike, Jared Franklin. “Synthesis and characterization of new conjugated materials based on benzobisazoles and their incorporation into electronic devices.” 2011. Thesis, Iowa State University. Accessed March 01, 2021.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/10394.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mike, Jared Franklin. “Synthesis and characterization of new conjugated materials based on benzobisazoles and their incorporation into electronic devices.” 2011. Web. 01 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Mike JF. Synthesis and characterization of new conjugated materials based on benzobisazoles and their incorporation into electronic devices. [Internet] [Thesis]. Iowa State University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 01].
Available from: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/10394.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Mike JF. Synthesis and characterization of new conjugated materials based on benzobisazoles and their incorporation into electronic devices. [Thesis]. Iowa State University; 2011. Available from: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/10394
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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