The Critical Role of Electron‐Donating Thiophene Groups on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Donor–Acceptor Semiconducting Polymers

• Published in: Advanced electronic materials Vol. 5; no. 5
• Main Authors: Zhang, Song, Ocheje, Michael U., Huang, Lifeng, Galuska, Luke, Cao, Zhiqiang, Luo, Shaochuan, Cheng, Yu‐Hsuan, Ehlenberg, Dakota, Goodman, Renée B., Zhou, Dongshan, Liu, Yi, Chiu, Yu‐Cheng, Azoulay, Jason D., Rondeau‐Gagné, Simon, Gu, Xiaodan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons) 01.05.2019
• Subjects: conjugated polymers; conjugation linkers; stretchable electronics; structure–property relationship; thermomechanical properties

Organic semiconducting donor–acceptor polymers are promising candidates for stretchable electronics owing to their mechanical compliance. However, the effect of the electron‐donating thiophene group on the thermomechanical properties of conjugated polymers has not been carefully studied. Here, thin‐...