A random copolymer comprising the monomer units A, B and C. In this random copolymer A comprises ##STR00001##
B comprises ##STR00002##
and C comprises an aryl group. Additionally, R1 R2, R3 and R4 are side chains independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Cl, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, ester, ketone and aryl groups. X1 and X2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Cl, F, CN, alkyl, alkoxy, ester, ketone, amide and aryl groups.

A polymer comprising: ##STR00001## In this embodiment, R′ and R″, can be independently selected from the group consisting of: a halogen, a substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted alkyl, a substituted aryl, and an unsubstituted aryl. Additionally, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 can be independently selected from the group consisting of: O, S, Se, N—R, and Si—R—R. Lastly, Ar and Ar′ can be identical or different and can be independently selected from the group consisting of: a substituted aryl, and an unsubstituted aryl.

An infrared absorption composition includes a p-type semiconductor compound including a first structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a second structural unit including an electron donating moiety; and an n-type semiconductor compound represented by Chemical Formula 2:

##STR00001## wherein, in Chemical Formula 1, Ar.sup.1, X, R.sup.1a, and R.sup.2a are the same as defined in the detailed description. In Chemical Formula 2, A.sup.1, A.sup.2, D.sup.1, D.sup.2, and D.sup.3 are the same as defined in the detailed description.

A composition comprising

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In this composition Ar1 is independently selected from the group consisting of:

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and Ar2 is selected from

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Additionally in this composition, R.sub.1, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8, R.sub.9, R.sub.11, and R.sub.12 are independently selected from F, Cl, H, unsubstituted or substituted branched alkyls with 1 to 60 carbon atoms, and unsubstituted or substituted linear alkyls with 1 to 60 carbon atoms; and the compositional ratio of x/y ranges from about 1/99 to about 99/1, and n ranges from 1 to 1,000,000.

A method of reacting

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with

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to produce

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In this method Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of: H, Cl, Br, I, and combinations thereof. Additionally in this method M is selected from the group consisting of H, trialkylstannane, boronate, or ZnX, wherein X is Cl, Br, or I. Furthermore in this method Z is a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of:

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Lastly, in this method R.sub.1 is selected from: H, unsubstituted or substituted branched alkyls with 1 to 60 carbon atoms or unsubstituted or substituted linear alkyls with 1 to 60 carbon atoms.

A novel dopant according to the present disclosure includes an anion represented by the following Formula (1) and a counter cation. In Formula (1), R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be each at least one group selected from a nitro group, a cyano group, an acyl group, a carboxyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a haloalkyl group, a sulfo group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an halosulfonyl group, and a haloalkylsulfonyl group, or may be a group formed by R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 bonded to each other [—SO.sub.2-L-SO.sub.2—] (where L represents a haloalkylene group). The counter cation may be a radical cation represented by Formula (2), where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent electron-withdrawing groups that may be bonded to each other to form a heterocycle, and R.sup.3 to R.sup.5 represent a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group that may have a substituent, or a heterocyclic group that may have a substituent. The dopant is capable of forming an electroconductive composition that shows a high conductivity.

The invention relates to a novel composition comprising n-type organic semiconducting (OSC) polymers and p-type OSCs, to its use as organic semiconductors in, or for the preparation of, organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, perovskite-based solar cell (PSC) devices, organic photo-detectors (OPD), organic field effect transistors (OFET) and organic light emitting diodes (OLED), and to OE, OPV, PSC, OPD, OFET and OLED devices comprising the compositions.

Provided is a dopant with which a conductor material having high electrical conductivity can be formed. The present disclosure relates to a dopant containing a radical cation represented by Formula (1) and a counter anion. In Formula (1), R.sup.1 to R.sup.3 may be the same or different, and each denotes a monovalent aromatic group or a group represented by Formula (r). at least one of R.sup.1 to R.sup.3 is a group represented by Formula (r), and n indicates the valence of the radical cation and is equal to the quantity (n) of nitrogen atoms in the formula. In Formula (r), Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, and Ar.sup.3 may be the same or different, and each denotes a divalent aromatic group, and Ar.sup.4, Ar.sup.5, Ar.sup.6, and Ar.sup.7 may be the same or different, and each denotes a monovalent aromatic group optionally having a substituent represented by Formula (sb) below. Furthermore, m and n may be the same or different, and each represents an integer of 0 or greater.

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A copolymer, poly(thiophene-co-benzothiophene-co-dibenzothiophene), and method of preparation thereof. The copolymer, poly(thiophene-co-benzothiophene-co-dibenzothiophene), having a formula (I):

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wherein x=H or R, y=H or R, z=H or R, and n=500-58000, wherein R is selected from alkyl or alicyclic chain substituents, and Ar is an aromatic ring.

The present specification relates to an organic solar cell including a first electrode; a second electrode; and one or more organic material layers including a photoactive layer, wherein the photoactive layer includes an electron donor and an electron acceptor, the electron donor includes a polymer including a first unit represented by Chemical Formula 1; a second unit represented by Chemical Formula 2; and a third unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, and the electron acceptor includes a non-fullerene-based compound.