The present invention relates to compounds comprising a tetra-aryl indacenodithiophene-based structural unit, the synthesis of such compounds as well as their use in organic electronic devices. The invention further relates to organic electronic devices comprising such compounds.

Disclosed herein are new semiconductor materials prepared from dithienylvinylene copolymers with aromatic or heteroaromatic -conjugated systems. Such copolymers, with little or no post-deposition heat treatment, can exhibit high charge carrier mobility and/or good current modulation characteristics. In addition, the polymers of the present disclosure can possess certain processing advantages such as improved solution-processability and low annealing temperature.

The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more 4,8-dioxycarbonylalkyl-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b]dithiophene repeating units or their thioester derivatives, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.

The present invention relates to novel compositions comprising an organic semiconductor (OSC) and one or more organic solvents. The composition is solid at a temperature of 25 C. and fluid at a higher temperature and the boiling point of the solvent is at most 400 C. Furthermore, the present invention describes the use of these compositions as inks for the preparation of organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells and OLED devices, to methods for preparing OE devices using the novel compositions, and to OE devices, OLED devices and OPV cells prepared from such methods and compositions.

The present invention relates to newly functionalized polythiophenes and the syntheses thereof. The present invention also demonstrates that the new polythiophenes and their derivatives are suitable for fabricating organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), light emitting diodes (PLEDs), organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs) and conducting polymers for printed electronic devices.

The present invention relates to nanoparticle compositions and, in particular, to composite polymeric nanoparticle compositions. A composite nanoparticle described herein comprises a photoluminescent polymeric component and a photo-thermal polymeric component. The photoluminescent polymeric component and the photo-thermal polymeric component can each comprise a single polymeric species or multiple polymeric species.

An electrochromic device includes a first insulating substrate; a first conducting layer disposed over the first insulating substrate; an electrochromic layer disposed over the first conducting layer, an electrolyte layer disposed over the electrochromic layer; a second conducting layer disposed over the electrolyte layer; and a second insulating substrate disposed over the second conducting layer. The electrochromic layer includes an electrochromic polymer having a polymer backbone comprising one or more meta-conjugated linkers (MCLs) and one or more aromatic moieties (Ars). Each of the one or more MCLs is partially conjugated with one of the one or more Ars at a meta position of the one or more MCLs. The thickness of the electrochromic layer is from 10 nm to 5800 nm resulting in transmittance of 70%-99.9% at a wavelength of 550 nm at a neutral state of the electrochromic layer.

Disclosed are a ternary polymer donor material, a preparation method and application thereof. The ternary polymer donor material is prepared by Still cross-coupling reaction of chlorinated thiophene (BDT-2Cl), fluorinated thiophene (BDT-2F) and brominated thiophene (BDT-2Br). Terpolymer synthesized in the application is a ternary polymeric donor material based on synergistic effect of fluorine (F) and chlorine (Cl), molecular energy levels of the ternary polymeric donor material are effectively adjusted by controlling contents of the BDT-2Cl, thereby showing graded voltage change, and a balance between driving force and energy loss is achieved through the synergistic effect of the F and the Cl.

Provided are a compound capable of improving the light-emitting efficiency, stability, and lifespan of an element; an organic electronic element using the same; and an electronic device thereof.

The present invention relates to a compound, an organic semiconducting material comprising the same, an organic electronic device comprising the same and a display device comprising the same.

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