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

Electronic materials based on conjugated oligomers and polymers have been a vibrant area of interdisciplinary research between chemists, physicists, and materials scientists for over two decades. Oligo- and polythiophenes in particular represent an attractive class of conjugated materials for several reasons including easy electropolymerization of thiophenes to produce stable, electrically conductive polymeric films. Electroactive and photoactive thiophene-based molecules, oligomers, and polymers are important for advanced technological applications, including display technologies, field-effect transistors, solar cells, sensors, nonlinear optics, molecular wires, and diodes.Illustrated with color throughout, these volumes written by leading scientists summarize the progress in the field of conjugated thiophene materials. They are application-oriented books, giving a chemists' point of view on the state-of-art and perspectives of the field. While presenting 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. Topics covered are: Synthetic methodologies to thiophene-based materials (including the chemistry of thiophene, oligomers and polymerization approaches). The structure and physical properties of oligo- and polythiophenes. Properties of conjugated thiophene materials for electronics and photonics and the role of thiophene-based materials.The Handbook of Thiophene-Based Materials gives researchers interested in the field of organic electronics and photonics a good overview of thiophene chemistry. It will also appeal to scientists at hi-tech companies working in the field of organic electronic and optoelectronic materials.Perepichka, Igor F. is the author of 'Handbook of Thiophene-Based Materials: Applications in Organic Electronics and Photonics, 2 Volume Set', published 2009 under ISBN 9780470057322 and ISBN 0470057327.