A conjugated polymer that is an electron donor, that is soluble without aggregation, that is solution-coatable and is dryable at a temperature below 70° C., that has an energy conversion efficiency of 7 % or more over an area of 5 cm.sup.2 or more, and that is composed of a repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1A below: ##STR00001## where x is a real number from 0.1 to 0.2; and n is an integer from 1 to 1,000. The conjugated polymer forms a uniform thin film over a large area of, for example, an organic solar cell, without a heat treatment due to superior solubility and crystallinity at low temperature and, thus, allows fabrication of an organic solar cell with high efficiency at a low temperature.

An organic photovoltaic device comprises a first electrode, a first carrier transporting layer, an active layer, a second carrier transporting layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode is a transparent electrode. The active layer includes a conjugated polymer material, which includes a structure of formula I:

##STR00001##

wherein R0, R0′, R0″, R0′″, Y1 and Y2 can be the same or different from each other, and independently selected from one of the following groups and their derivatives: C1˜C30 alkyl, C3˜C30 branched alkyl, C1˜C30 silyl, C2˜C30 ester, C1˜C30 alkoxy, C1˜C30 alkylthio, C1˜C30 haloalkyl, C2˜C30 olefin, C2˜C30 alkyne, C2˜C30 carbon chain containing cyano, C1˜C30 carbon chain containing nitro, C1˜C30 carbon chain containing hydroxyl, C3˜C30 carbon chain containing keto, halogen, cyano, and hydrogen. The organic photovoltaic device of the present invention has good power conversion efficiency.

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 high purity raw material is provided with which an organic EL material exhibiting high luminance, high efficiency, low voltage driving, and long lifetime can be synthesized. A method for purifying the raw material and a method for producing a light-emitting material synthesized using the high purity raw material are also provided. A means for solving the problem is a compound which is a raw material for synthesizing an organic EL material. In the compound, the content of an impurity having a molecular weight larger than the molecular weight of the compound is 0.15% or less, and the content of the impurity is a percentage of the sum of peak areas having a retention time shorter than the retention of a peak identified as the compound in a chromatogram of organic solvent-based size-exclusion chromatography relative to the sum of all peak areas.

A material comprising a group of formula (I):

##STR00001##

wherein: X and Y are each independently selected from S, O or Se; Z is O, S, NR.sup.2 or CR.sup.3.sub.2
Ar.sup.1, A.sup.re, Ar.sup.3 and Ar.sup.4 are each independently an unsubstituted or a substituted benzene, an unsubstituted or a substituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic group or are absent;
A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 are each independently an unsubstituted or a substituted benzene, an unsubstituted or a substituted 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic group, a non-aromatic 6-membered ring having ring atoms selected from C, N, S and O or are absent; R.sup.1 is H or a substituent; R.sup.2 is H or a substituent;
each R.sup.3 is independently H or a substituent; and * represents a point of attachment to a hydrogen or non-hydrogen group. The material may be used as an electron donor or an electron acceptor in an organic photoresponsive device.

Water solvated polymeric dyes and polymeric tandem dyes having a blue excitation spectrum are provided. The polymeric dyes are conjugated polymers that can include a thiophene-containing co-monomer. The polymeric tandem dyes further include a signaling chromophore covalently linked to the conjugated polymer in energy-receiving proximity therewith. Also provided are labelled specific binding members that include the subject polymeric dyes. Methods of evaluating a sample for the presence of a target analyte and methods of labelling a target molecule in which the subject polymeric dyes find use are also provided. Systems and kits for practicing the subject methods are also provided.

An object is to provide a polymer compound capable of producing an organic photoelectric conversion element having a large value of fill factor and the organic photoelectric conversion element. The present invention provides a polymer compound having a structural unit represented by the formula (I) and a structural unit represented by the formula (II).

##STR00001##

Further provided is an organic photoelectric conversion element having a first electrode, a second electrode, and an active layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the active layer comprises the polymer compound.

Systems and methods for sorting recyclable items and other materials are provided. In one embodiment, a system for sorting objects comprises: at least one imaging sensor; a controller comprising a processor and memory storage, wherein the controller receives image data captured by the image sensor; and at least one pusher device coupled to the controller, wherein the at least one pusher device is configured to receive an actuation signal from the controller. The processor is configured to detect objects travelling on a conveyor device and recognize at least one target item traveling on a conveyor device by processing the image data and to determine an expected time when the at least one target item will be located within a diversion path of the pusher device. The controller selectively generates the actuation signal based on whether a sensed object detected in the image data comprise the at least one target item.

The present specification relates to a polymer including a first unit of Chemical Formula 1; a second unit of Chemical Formula 2; and a third unit of Chemical Formula 3 or 4, and an organic solar cell including the same.

A method of reacting ##STR00001##
with ##STR00002##
to produce ##STR00003##
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: ##STR00004##
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.