Conjugated polymers based on benzodithiophene and arylene imides: Extended absorptions and tunable electrochemical properties

J Chen, MM Shi, XL Hu, M Wang, HZ Chen

Index: Chen, Jian; Shi, Min-Min; Hu, Xiao-Lian; Wang, Mang; Chen, Hong-Zheng Polymer, 2010 , vol. 51, # 13 p. 2897 - 2902

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Abstract

Three novel conjugated polymers have been designed and synthesized via the alternative copolymerization of the electron-donating monomer benzodithiophene (BDT) and three different electron-accepting monomers: perylene diimide (PDI), naphthalene diimide (NDI), and phthalimide (PhI). All obtained copolymers show good solubility in common organic solvents as well as broader absorptions in visible region and narrower optical band gaps ...