Abstract: Described herein is an optical sensor, a detector including the optical sensor for an optical detection of at least one object, and a method for manufacturing the optical sensor. The optical sensor (110) includes a substrate (120); a photoconductive layer (112) applied to a first portion (116) of a surface (118) of the substrate (120); and at least one electrode layer (124) applied to a second portion (126) of the surface (118) of the substrate (120). The optical sensor (110) exhibits a linear current-voltage characteristic according to Ohm's law.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical detector and a method for determining at least one property of at least one substance. The optical detector and the method allow measuring both an intensity I0 of a first illumination before interacting with the at least one substance and an intensity I1 of a second illumination after interacting with the at least one substance in a simultaneous fashion in a single measurement, thereby enabling multi-gas sensing.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds comprising at least one unit of formula (1) or (1?) as well as a process for the preparation of the compounds, intermediates of this process, electronic devices comprising the compounds, and the use of the compounds as semiconducting materials.

Abstract: Polymers comprising at least one unit of formulae and compounds of the formulae wherein, in formulae 1, 1?, 2 and 2? n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 M1 and M2 are independently of each other an aromatic or heteroaromatic monocyclic or bicyclic ring system; X is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se or Te, Q is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of C, Si or Ge R is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-100-alkyl, C2-100-alkenyl, C2-100-alkynyl, C5-12-cycloalkyl, C6-18-aryl, a 5 to 20 membered heteroaryl, C(O)—C1-100-alkyl, C(O)—C5-12-cycloalkyl and C(O)—OC1-100-alkyl.

Abstract: Described herein is a communication system including a cloud server, a first server, and at least one second server. The first server includes a first communication interface configured to provide reference spectral information referring to at least one reference sample and reference analytical data to the cloud server. Each second server includes a second communication interface configured to provide spectral information related to at least one substance to the cloud server. The cloud server is configured to: generate a calibration model, where the calibration model comprises at least one parameter; apply the calibration model to the spectral information, whereby at least one value for the at least one parameter is extracted; and provide the at least one value for the at least one parameter to the first server. The first server is further configured to determine treatment data using the at least one value for the at least one parameter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula—[Ar3]c—[Ar2]b—[Ar1]a—Y(R1)n1 (R2)n2—[Ar1?]a—[Ar2?]b?—[Ar3?]c?— (I), wherein ? is a bivalent heterocyclic group, or ring system, which may optionally be substituted, Ar1, Ar1?Ar2, Ar2?, Ar3 and Ar3? are independently of each other a C6-C24 arylen group, which can optionally be substituted, or a C2-C30 heteroarylen group, which can optionally be, Formula (1), substituted; at least one of R1 and R2 is a group of formula (II); and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially in organic photovoltaics and photodiodes, or in a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention can have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties.

Abstract: Described herein is an optical sensor, a detector including the optical sensor for an optical detection of at least one object, and a method for manufacturing the optical sensor. The optical sensor (110) includes a substrate (120); a photoconductive layer (112) applied to a first portion (116) of a surface (118) of the substrate (120); and at least one electrode layer (124) applied to a second portion (126) of the surface (118) of the substrate (120). The optical sensor (110) exhibits a linear current-voltage characteristic according to Ohm's law.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising a) at least one polymer consisting of one polymerblock A and at least two polymerblocks B, wherein each polymerblock B is attached to the polymerblock A, and wherein at least 60 mol % of the monomer units of polymerblock B are selected from the group consisting of Formulae (1A), (1B), (1C), (1D), (1E), (1F) and 1G, 1H and 1I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are independently and at each occurrence H or C1-10-alkyl, and b) at least one crosslinking agent carrying at least two azide groups, as well as to layers formed from these compositions, electronic devices comprising these layers and to specific polymers encompassed by the polymers of the composition.

Abstract: Polymers comprising at least one unit of formulae and compounds of the formulae wherein, in formulae 1, 1?, 2 and 2? n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 M1 and M2 are independently of each other an aromatic or heteroaromatic monocyclic or bicyclic ring system; X is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se or Te, Q is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of C, Si or Ge R is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-100-alkyl, C2-100-alkenyl, C2-100-alkynyl, C5-12-cycloalkyl, C6-18-aryl, a 5 to 20 membered heteroaryl, C(O)—C1-100-alkyl, C(O)—C5-12-cycloalkyl and C(O)—OC1-100-alkyl.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are polymers comprising at least one unit of formulae (1a)-(1f):

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds comprising at least one unit of formula (1) or (1?) as well as a process for the preparation of the compounds, intermediates of this process, electronic devices comprising the compounds, and the use of the compounds as semiconducting materials.

Abstract: The present invention provides polymers comprising units of formula (1) as well as compositions comprising the polymers, processes for the preparation of the polymers, electronic devices comprising the polymers, and processes for the preparation of the electronic devices, and the use of the polymers as dielectric materials.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and polymers comprising at least a structure of formula (II), wherein T1 or T2 are independently of each other a group of Formula (III), Formula (iv) Qa, Qb, Qc, Qd, Qe or Qf are independently of each other O, S or NR1.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising a) at least one polymer consisting of one polymerblock A and at least two polymerblocks B, wherein each polymerblock B is attached to the polymerblock A. and wherein at least 60 mol % of the monomer units of polymerblock B are selected from the group consisting of Formulae (1A), (1B), (1C), (1D), (1E), (1F) and 1G, 1H and 1I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are independently and at each occurrence H or C1-10-alkyl, and b) at least one crosslinking agent carrying at least two azide groups, as well as to layers formed from these compositions, electronic devices comprising these layers and to specific polymers encompassed by the polymers of the composition.

Abstract: Polymers comprising at least one unit of formula 1 and compounds of the formula 1? wherein, in formulae 1 and 1? n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 m is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 X is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se or Te, Q is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of C, Si or Ge R is at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl, C2-30-alkynyl, C5-12-cycloalkyl, C6-18-aryl, R2, R2?, R* are at each occurrence independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl, C2-30-alkynyl, C5-12-cycloalkyl, C6-18-aryl, 5 to 20 membered hetero-aryl, OR21, OC(O)—R21, C(O)—OR21, C(O)—R21, NR21R22, NR21—C(O)R22, C(O)—NR21R22, N[C(O)R21][C(O)R22], SR21, halogen, CN, SiRSisRSitRSiu and OH, L1 and L2 are independently from each other and at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of C6-30-arylene, 5 to 30 membered heteroarylene.

Abstract: Polymers comprising at least one unit of formula (1) and their use as semiconducting materials.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are polymers comprising at least one unit of formulae (1a)-(1f):

Abstract: Polymers containing a repeating unit of the formula —[Ar—Y—Ar?]— (V), and compounds of formula R10—Ar—Y—Ar?—R10? (I), where Y is a group of formula and organic devices containing the polymers. The polymers and compounds have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers and compounds are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics and photodiodes.

Abstract: Polymers containing at least one unit of formula wherein X1, X2 and X3 are independently from each other O, S or NR1, a process for their preparation, intermediates and electronic devices containing these polymers as semiconducting material.

Abstract: Polymers containing a repeating unit of the formula —[Ar—Y—Ar?]— (V), and compounds of formula R10—Ar—Y—Ar?—R10? (I), where Y is a group of formula and organic devices containing the polymers. The polymers and compounds have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers and compounds are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics and photodiodes.