Russell Gaudiana

TL;DR: In this article, a series of conjugated polymers containing alternating electron-donating and electron-accepting units based on (4,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-4H-cyclopenta[2,1-b:3, 4-b‘]dithiophene), 4,7-(2, 1,3)-benzothiadiazole, and 5,5‘-[2,2

TL;DR: Organic photovoltaics in a flexible wire format has potential advantages that are described in this paper, and requires long-distance transport of current that can be achieved only with conventional metals, thus eliminating the use of transparent oxide semiconductors.

TL;DR: Optical devices including a molecularly oriented highly birefringent polymer are disclosed in this article, which includes recurring units which exhibit a distribution of high electron density about the long axes of the polymer and the recurring units thereof.

TL;DR: In this paper, the morphology of polymer-fullerene blend films was investigated using poly(3-hexylthiophene)====== (P3HT) as the polymer and C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) or the newly synthesized polymerizable fullerene derivative, C61butyrous acid glycidol ester, PCBG, as the acceptor molecule, respectively.

TL;DR: In this article, power conversion efficiencies of 5 % have been demonstrated in bulk heterojunction materials comprised of poly(3-hexylthiophene), P3HT and the [6,6]phenyl-C61 butyric acid methyl ester fullerene derivative, PCBM.