Disclosed herein are tires having a tread with improved wet performance and improved stiffness made from a rubber composition of specified ingredients including an elastomer component, a terpene phenol resin having a specified hydroxyl value, a filler component including reinforcing silica filler and carbon black, optionally a liquid plasticizer, and a cure package. Also disclosed are methods for improving the wet performance and stiffness of a tire tread by using a terpene phenol resin having a specified hydroxyl value in a rubber composition comprising an elastomer component, a filler component including reinforcing silica filler and carbon black, optionally a liquid plasticizer, and a cure package.

A polymer and a light-emitting device employing the same are provided. The polymer includes a first repeat unit with a structure represented by Formula (I):

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wherein the definitions of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, A.sup.1, A.sup.2, A.sup.3, and Z.sup.1 and n are as defined in the specification. At least one of A.sup.1, A.sup.2, and A.sup.3 is not hydrogen.

An organic semiconductor device is revealed. The organic semiconductor device includes a first electrode, an electron transport layer, an active layer, a hole transport layer, and a second electrode. The active layer includes an electron donor and at least one electron acceptor. The energy barrier between HOMO level of the electron donor and the energy level of PEDOT:PSS or derivatives in the electron transport layer is less than 0.4 eV. The use of the organic semiconductor device and a formulation of materials for the active layer are also disclosed.

This disclosure concerns electrically conducting poly(pyrazoles). The concept of oligomerizing and polymerizing substituted aminopyrazole derivatives combined with a monomer activation procedure involving base-mediated conversion of the protonated pyrazole ring nitrogen to amine salt was developed. This disclosure concerns the specific chemistries needed for the synthesis of a pyrazole monomer used in the polymer synthesis. The procedure used for blending the novel polypyrazoles with other compounds needed for construction of solar cells for testing was developed. This disclosure concerns the concept of using these types of heteroatom-rich, electron-deficient oligomers or polymers as n-dopable or p-dopable electron acceptors in photovoltaic cells. This disclosure concerns synthesizing the starting monomer compounds and polypyrazoles.

This disclosure concerns electrically conducting poly(pyrazoles). The concept of oligomerizing and polymerizing substituted aminopyrazole derivatives combined with a monomer activation procedure involving base-mediated conversion of the protonated pyrazole ring nitrogen to amine salt was developed. This disclosure concerns the specific chemistries needed for the synthesis of a pyrazole monomer used in the polymer synthesis. The procedure used for blending the novel polypyrazoles with other compounds needed for construction of solar cells for testing was developed. This disclosure concerns the concept of using these types of heteroatom-rich, electron-deficient oligomers or polymers as n-dopable or p-dopable electron acceptors in photovoltaic cells. This disclosure concerns synthesizing the starting monomer compounds and polypyrazoles.

A polymer composition contains, based on a total weight of the polymer composition: a) 40 wt. % to 99 wt. % of a polyalkenamer derived from at least one cycloalkene having 5 to 12 carbon atoms, and b) 1 wt% to 60 wt. % of graphene. The polyalkenamer has a trans-isomer content larger than 50)wt.° /0 based on a weight of the polyalkenamer. A moulded article can be produced from the polymer composition, which can be a board, a film, a bristle, or a foam. The moulded article can be used as a clothing element, sport element, sealing material, electrically conductive article, friction control element, transportation element, or structural element.

A polymer composition contains, based on a total weight of the polymer composition: a) 40 wt. % to 99 wt. % of a polyalkenamer derived from at least one cycloalkene having 5 to 12 carbon atoms, and b) 1 wt% to 60 wt. % of graphene. The polyalkenamer has a trans-isomer content larger than 50)wt.° /0 based on a weight of the polyalkenamer. A moulded article can be produced from the polymer composition, which can be a board, a film, a bristle, or a foam. The moulded article can be used as a clothing element, sport element, sealing material, electrically conductive article, friction control element, transportation element, or structural element.

The present application relates to a photoactive composition comprising a blend of polymers. The present application further relates to an organic photovoltaic cell or an organic photodetector comprising a photoactive layer consisting of said photoactive composition.

The present application relates to a photoactive composition comprising a blend of polymers. The present application further relates to an organic photovoltaic cell or an organic photodetector comprising a photoactive layer consisting of said photoactive composition.

The present application relates to a photoactive composition comprising a blend of polymers. The present application further relates to an organic photovoltaic cell or an organic photodetector comprising a photoactive layer consisting of said photoactive composition.