The role of structural and electronic factors in shaping the ambipolar properties of donor–acceptor polymers of thiophene and benzothiadiazole1. Issue 94 (14th October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ledwon, Przemyslaw; Thomson, Neil; Angioni, Enrico; Findlay, Neil J.; Skabara, Peter J.; Domagala, Wojciech
• Is Part Of: RSC advances. Volume 5:Issue 94(2015)
• Page Start: 77303
• Page End: 77315
• Publication Date: 2015-10-14
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1039/c5ra06993a
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-2069

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj2qs4j6mb" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />p- and n-doped states of thiophene-benzothiadiazole based donor–acceptor π-conjugated polymer materials are studied. Results reveal that mesomeric factors mainly influence p-doping, while steric factors account for n-doping peculiarities.</p> </abstract>