Abstract
Polythiophenes have long played a major role in the field of conducting polymers due to their relative ease of synthesis, good thermal and oxidative stability, high charge carrier mobility and ease of processing and they have found widespread use in electronic applications such as field-effect transistors (FETs), organic photovoltaics (OPVs), light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and electrochromic displays (ECDs). In this review, we summarize the most important synthetic approaches to thiophene-, thienothiophene- and other fused thiophene-based polymers, highlight a number of significant findings relating to their properties with an emphasis on device performance in organic field-effect transistors and reflect on existing challenges and future opportunities in the field.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2053-2069 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Progress in Polymer Science |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was in part carried out with financial support from SUPERGEN, EC FP7 Project X10D and EC FP7 Project ONE-P.
Keywords
- Field-effect transistors
- Polythiophenes
- Semiconducting polymers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Polymers and Plastics
- Organic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry