Handbook of Thiophene-Based Materials: Applications in Organic Electronics and Photonics, 2 Volume Set,9780470745540

Handbook of Thiophene-Based Materials: Applications in Organic Electronics and Photonics, 2 Volume Set

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Pub. Date: 2009-07-01
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Summary

This essential resource consists of a series of critical reviews written by leading scientists, summarising the progress in the field of conjugated thiophene materials. It is an application-oriented book, giving a chemists' point of view on the state-of-art and perspectives of the field. While presenting a comprehensive coverage of thiophene-based materials and related applications, the aim is to show how the rational molecular design of materials can bring a new breadth to known device applications or even aid the development of novel application concepts. The main topics covered include synthetic methodologies to thiophene-based materials (including the chemistry of thiophene, preparation of oligomers and polymerisation approaches) and the structure and physical properties of oligo- and polythiophenes (discussion of structural effects on electronic and optical properties). Part of the book is devoted to the optical and semiconducting properties of conjugated thiophene materials for electronics and photonics, and the role of thiophene-based materials in nanotechnology.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Professor Fred Wudl
Preface
List of Contributors
Volume One: Synthesis and Theory
Functional oligothiophene-based materials: nanoarchitectures and applications
Introduction
Functionalized oligothiophenes
Fused thiophenes
Macrocyclic thiophenes
Dendritic and hyperbranched oligothiophenes
Conclusions and prospects
Acknowledgments
References
Synthesis, characterization and properties of regioregular polythiophene-based materials
Introduction
Consequences of regiochemistry
Synthesis of regioregular polythiophenes
Purification and fractionation
Molecular characterization
Solid-state studies
Block copolymers containing regioregular polythiophenes
Conclusions
References
Fused oligothiophenes
Introduction
Synthesis and molecular properties of fused oligothiophenes
Conclusion
References
Thiophene-S,S-dioxides as a class of electron-deficient materials for electronics and photonics
Introduction
Electrochemical and photoluminescence properties
Application in devices
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Synthesis and properties of oligo- and polythiophenes containing transition metals
Introduction
Transition metal-containing oligothiophenes
Electropolymerization and properties of polymers
Conclusion and outlook
References
Selenophenes as hetero-analogues of thiophene-based materials
Introduction
Selenophene-based conducting materials
Selenophene-based electroactive materials
Selenophene-based OFET materials
Conclusion
References
Energy gaps and their control in thiophene-based polymers and oligomers
Introduction
Oligomer vs PBC calculations of the bandgap
Gap and connectivity
Bandgap affected by an aromatic vs quinonoid valence tautomerism
Is a small bandgap thiophene polymer attainable?
Gaps of ladder-like PThs
Substitutions and other factors influencing the gap
Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Theoretical studies on thiophene-containing compounds
Introduction
HOMO-LUMO gap and bandgap calculations
Nature of charge carriers
Effect of substitutions on different properties
Twisting (inter-ring deviation from planarity) in oligo- and polythiophene
IR and Raman spectra
UV-Vis spectra
Quinoid oligothiophene
Cyclic oligothiophene
New compounds with tailor-made properties
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Properties and Applications
Electrochemistry of oligothiophenes and polythiophenes
Introduction
Electrochemistry
Spectroelectrochemistry
Conclusion
References
Novel photonic responses from low-dimensional crystals of thiophene/phenylene oligomers
Introduction
Low-dimensional crystals of thiophene/phenylene co-oligomers
Amplified spontaneous emission
Stimulated resonance Raman scattering
Pulse-shaped emission with time delay
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Novel electronic and photonic properties of thiophene-based oligomers
Introduction
Materials and molecular alignments: thin films and crystals
Charge transport: FET device applications
Photonic features: laser oscillation
Implications of the optoelectronic data of the crystals
Conclusion and future prospects
Acknowledgments
References
Liquid crystalline and electroresponsive polythiophenes
Introduction
Synthesis and properties of LC polythiophene derivatives
FLC Polythiophene derivatives
Acknowledgments
References
Self-assembly of thiophene-based materials: a scanning tunneling microscopy perspective
Introduction
STM studies of thiophene-based materials
Conclusions and perspectives
References
PEDOT - properties and technical relevance
Introduction
Synthesis
Properties
Processing
Uses
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Polythiophenes as active electrode materials for electrochemical capacitors
Introduction
Electrochemical capacitors
Polythiophene derivatives
Types of electrochemical capacitors
Performance and prototypes
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Electroactive oligothiophenes and polythiophenes for organic field effect transistors
Introduction
Field effect transistors
Thiophene-based oligomers for OFETs
Thiophene-based polymers for OFETs
Conclusions and outlook
References
Thienothiophene-containing polymers for field effect transistor applications
Introduction to organic electronics
Organic field effect transistors
Organic semiconductors
Thienothiophene polymers
Conclusion
References
Photovoltaics based on thiophene polymers: a short overview
Introduction
Processing at higher levels
Thermal processing to alter morphology
Solvent vapor treatment to alter morphology
Thermocleavage
Other methods to control morphology
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Thiophene-based materials for electroluminescent applications
Introduction
General synthetic routes to PTs
Thiophene homopolymers
Thiophene oligomers
Copolymers of thiophenes with other conjugated moieties
Oligomers and polymers with thiophene-S,S-dioxide moiety
Thiophene materials for unconventional and advanced electroluminescent applications
Conclusions
Abbreviations
References
Thiophene-based electrochromic materials
Electrochromism and electrochromics
Electrochromism in polythiophene derivatives
Organic versus inorganic
Electrochromics in applications
Conclusion
References
Photoresponsive thiophene-based molecules and materials
Introduction
Photochromism in single crystals
Photochromism in amorphous films
Photochromism in polymers
Photochromism on metal surfaces
New architectures
Conclusion
References
Chemical and biological sensors based on polythiophenes
Introduction
Different types of polythiophenes for chemical and biological sensors
Chemical sensors
Biological sensors
Conclusions
References
Index
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