Objects of the present invention are to provide an organic semiconductor element in which carrier mobility is high, variation of mobility is suppressed, and temporal stability under high temperature and high humidity is excellent, and a manufacturing method thereof, to provide a novel compound suitable for an organic semiconductor, and to provide an organic semiconductor film in which mobility is high, variation of mobility is suppressed, and temporal stability under high temperature and high humidity is excellent, a manufacturing method thereof, and an organic semiconductor composition that can suitably form the organic semiconductor film.

The organic semiconductor element according to the present invention is an organic semiconductor layer containing a compound having a constitutional repeating unit represented by Formula 1 and having a molecular weight of 2,000 or greater.

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An organic electronic material containing a charge transport compound having at least one of the structural regions represented by formulas (1), (2) and (3) shown below. In the formulas, Ar represents an arylene group or heteroarylene group of 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a represents an integer of 1 to 6, b represents an integer of 2 to 6, c represents an integer of 2 to 6, and X represents a substituted or unsubstituted polymerizable functional group.
—Ar—O—(CH.sub.2).sub.a—O—CH.sub.2—X  (1)
—Ar—(CH.sub.2).sub.b—O—CH.sub.2—X  (2)
—Ar—O—(CH.sub.2).sub.c—X  (3)

Polymer embodiments comprising nanohoop-containing polymer backbones are described, along with methods of making and using the same. The polymer embodiments exhibit unique radial and linear conjugation and can be used in a variety of devices, such as electronic and/or optoelectronic devices.

A composition for forming an electroactive coating includes an acid as a polymerization catalyst, at least one functional component, and at least one compound of formula (1) as a monomer: ##STR00001##
wherein X is selected from S, O, Se, Te, PR.sup.2 and NR.sup.2, Y is hydrogen (H) or a precursor of a good leaving group Y.sup.− whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pK.sub.a of less than 45, Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a good leaving group whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pK.sub.a of less than 45, b is 0, 1 or 2, each R.sup.1 is a substituent, and the at least one compound of formula (1) includes at least one compound of formula (1) with Z═H and Y≠H.

A polymer includes a first repeating unit and a second repeating unit forming a main chain, the first repeating unit including at least one first conjugated system, and the second repeating unit including at least one second conjugated system and a multiple hydrogen bonding moiety represented by Chemical Formula 1.

An organic photovoltaic device includes an anode and a cathode. The organic photovoltaic device includes an active layer between the anode and the cathode. The active layer includes a p-type material. The p-type material includes a donor-acceptor (DA) polymer. An acceptor unit of the DA polymer includes a functionalized pyranopyran-dione compound or a functionalized naphthyridine-dione compound.

Disclosed are methods for preparing and collecting a polyaromatic compound. Also disclosed are products comprising a polyaromatic compound.

The present invention relates to polymers comprising one or more (repeating) unit(s) of the formula (I), and compounds of formula (III), wherein Y, Y.sup.15, Y.sup.16 and Y.sup.17 are independently of each other a group of formula and their use as IR absorber, organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially in organic photovoltaics and photodiodes, or in a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers and compounds according to the invention can have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers and compounds according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics and photodiodes. ##STR00001##

A resist composition comprising an iodized base polymer and an iodized benzene ring-containing quencher has a high sensitivity and improved LWR and CDU.

Systems and methods for assisting the placement of a catheter within the body of a patient through the use of an ultrasound imaging system are disclosed. In particular, the systems and methods described herein enable a clinician to determine, prior to insertion of the medical device, how much of the device will be disposed within the vessel, thus enabling the clinician to choose a catheter with suitable length. In one embodiment, an ultrasound imaging system for assisting with placement of the medical device comprises a console, a probe for producing an image of a target location, and a processor. The processor provides to a user proximity information relating to the anticipated proximity of the medical device to the target location prior to insertion of the medical device. A display is included for depicting the image, target location depth, and the proximity information of the medical device to the target location.