Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of Regioregular Polythiophene-Based Materials

Handbook of Thiophene-Based Materials: Applications in Organic Electronics and Photonics

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 157-217

  Ewbank, Paul C ^a   Stefan, Mihaela C ^b   Sauvé, Geneviève ^a   McCullough, Richard D ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Block copolymers and regioregular polythiophenes; Characterization and properties; Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI TOF MS); Molecular characterization; Nickel mediated cross coupling polymerization; Regiochemistry consequences; Regioregular polythiophene based materials synthesis; Regioregular polythiophenes conductive polymers for organic electronics applications; Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and regioregular polythiophenes; Solid state NMR spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875849708     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470745533.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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