The present specification relates to 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 or 4, and an organic solar cell including the polymer in a photoactive layer.

In an embodiment, a composition is provided that includes an indenofluorene moiety; an alkyl radical, an aryl radical, or a heteroaryl radical chemically bound to the indenofluorene moiety; and an electron donor moiety bound to the indenofluorene moiety. In another embodiment, a device is provided that includes compositions described herein. In another embodiment, a method of forming a donor-acceptor small molecule or a donor-acceptor copolymer is provided that includes forming an indenofluorene moiety; forming an electron donor moiety; and reacting the indenofluorene moiety with the electron donor moiety in a cross-coupling reaction.

A polymer comprising a repeating structure of formula (I): -D-X.sup.1-A-X.sup.2-. D is a conjugated electron-donating group of formula (II); A is a conjugated electron-accepting group; X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 are each independently a conjugated bridge group selected from phenylene, thiophene, furan, thienothiophene, furofuran, thienofuran, thiazole, oxazole, alkene, alkyne and imine, each of which may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents. The polymer has a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level as measured by square wave voltammetry of no more than 5.30 eV from vacuum level. The polymer may be used as an electron donor in an organic photodetector.

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The present invention provides, among other aspects, stabilized chromophoric nanoparticles. In certain embodiments, the chromophoric nanoparticles provided herein are rationally functionalized with a pre-determined number of functional groups. In certain embodiments, the stable chromophoric nanoparticles provided herein are modified with a low density of functional groups. In yet other embodiments, the chromophoric nanoparticles provided herein are conjugated to one or more molecules. Also provided herein are methods for making rationally functionalized chromophoric nanoparticles.

A nanoparticle including at least one amphiphilic molecule and a polymer compound having a constitutional unit represented by Formula (1):

##STR00001## wherein, Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 represent a trivalent aromatic hydrocarbon ring group or a trivalent aromatic heterocyclic group; X and Y represent O, S, C(O), S(O), SO.sub.2, CR.sub.2, SiR.sub.2, NR, BR, PR, or P(O)(R); and R represents an alkyl group, aryl group, or the like; and n represents an integer of 1 or more.

Nanoparticle compositions comprising nanoparticles formed from -conjugated cross-linked polymers are disclosed, together with their methods of manufacture and their applications. Owing to the nature of the cross-links formed therein, the nanoparticle compositions afford a high degree of manufacturing flexibility and control, as well as being amenable to facile purification for the purpose of imaging and electronics applications.

Polymer comprising an indacen-4-one derivative, said polymer having general formula (IX), (X) or (XI):

##STR00001## in which: W and W.sub.1, Z and Y, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, are as described; D represents an electron-donor group; A represents an electron-acceptor group; n is an integer ranging from 10 to 500.

An organic photoelectric conversion device having an anode, a cathode, an active layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and a hole injection layer disposed between the anode and the active layer, wherein the anode is an electrode containing an electrically conductive nanosubstance and the hole injection layer is a layer showing a of 80% or more in measurement of the residual film rate after a water rinse treatment.

A process of reacting a monomer unit containing chlorobenzothiadiazole or fluorochlorobenzothiadiazole in a solvent to produce a polymer with a reaction yield greater than 60%. In this process the solvent is selected from the group consisting of: dichlorobenzene, trichlorobenzene, and combinations thereof.

An organic compound comprising:

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In this organic compound, W is selected from the group consisting of: S, Se, O, and N-Q; and Q is selected from the group consisting of: a straight-chain or branched carbyl, silyl, or hydrocarbyl, a branched or cyclic alkyl with 1 to 30 atoms, a fused substituted aromatic ring, and a fused unsubstituted aromatic ring. Additionally, in this organic compound Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 are independently selected from the group selected from: H, an aryl group, and a heteroaryl group.