Conjugated Polymers: Where We Come From, Where We Stand, and Where We Might Go

Conjugated polymers (CPs) are electronic materials which always attract the joint attention of synthetic chemistry, physics, and engineering. The present article deals with “classical” CPs such as polyacetylenes and polyarylenes, and also with more sophisticated cases such as ladder polymers and gra...

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Published in:Macromolecular chemistry and physics 2023-02, Vol.224 (3), p.n/a
Main Authors: Müllen, Klaus, Scherf, Ullrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
conjugated polymers
Electronic materials
Energy technology
Graphene
graphene nanoribbons
Nanoribbons
Optical properties
optoelectronic devices
Polyacetylene
Polymers
Thin films
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Summary:Conjugated polymers (CPs) are electronic materials which always attract the joint attention of synthetic chemistry, physics, and engineering. The present article deals with “classical” CPs such as polyacetylenes and polyarylenes, and also with more sophisticated cases such as ladder polymers and graphene nanoribbons. CPs exhibit a wide variety of fascinating electrical and optical properties which qualify them as active components of devices. Their performance, however, is shown to sensitively depend upon structural perfection and purity as well as on the thin‐film morphology, which is also influenced by processing procedures. Nowadays, the need for innovative energy technologies and sustainable materials and processes as well as the emerging new opportunities of quantum technologies, are adding further momentum to CP research. The undiminished vivacity of conjugated polymers (CPs) is discussed in light of their structural versatility and rich electronic properties, with control over their molecular and supramolecular structures by synthesis and processing. Their charge transport properties and complex interactions with light continue to qualify CPs as active components of (opto)electronic devices but future quantum technologies adopt an increasingly important role.
ISSN:1022-1352
1521-3935
DOI:10.1002/macp.202200337