Abstract: The invention relates to an organic photodetector (OPD) comprising a photoactive layer that contains an electron acceptor and an electron donor, the acceptor being an n-type semiconductor which is a small molecule that does not contain a fullerene moiety, and the electron donor being a p-type semiconductor which is a conjugated copolymer comprising donor and acceptor units.

Abstract: The invention relates to an organic photodetector (OPD) comprising a photoactive layer that contains an electron acceptor and an electron donor, the acceptor being an n-type semiconductor which is a small molecule that does not contain a fullerene moiety, and the electron donor being a p-type semiconductor which is a conjugated copolymer comprising donor and acceptor units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vessel comprising a device, said device being a sensor or an information storage device or both, and a communication means to transfer data from said vessel to a receiver. The present application also relates to a system, for example a storage system, comprising such vessel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to organic electronic devices, and more specifically to organic field effect transistors, comprising a dielectric layer that comprises a polycycloolefinic polymer with an olefinic side chain.

Abstract: The invention relates to a formulation comprising p-type and n-type organic semiconductors (OSC) and one or more organic solvents, its use for the preparation of organic electronic (OE) devices, especially for bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, to a process for preparing an OE device, especially a BHJ OPV device, using the formulation, and an OE device, especially a BHJ OPV device, prepared using such a process or formulation.

Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for the use of polycycloolefins in electronic devices and more specifically to the use of such polycycloolefins as interlayers applied to fluoropolymer layers used in the fabrication of electronic devices, the electronic devices that encompass such polycycloolefin interlayers and processes for preparing such polycycloolefin interlayers and electronic devices.

Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for the use of polycycloolefins in electronic devices and more specifically to the use of such polycycloolefins as gate insulator layers used in the fabrication of electronic devices, the electronic devices that encompass such polycycloolefin gate insulator and processes for preparing such polycycloolefin gate insulator layers and electronic devices encompassing such layers.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more 4,8-dioxycarbonylalkyl-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene repeating units or their thioester derivatives, methods for their preparation and monomers used therein, blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the polymers, blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers, blends, mixtures or formulations.

Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for the use of polycycloolefins in electronic devices and more specifically to the use of such polycycloolefins as interlayers applied to fluoropolymer layers used in the fabrication of electronic devices, the electronic devices that encompass such polycycloolefin interlayers and processes for preparing such polycycloolefin interlayers and electronic devices.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel conjugated polymers comprising in their backbone one or more divalent donor units, like for example benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene-2,6-diyl (BDT), that are linked on both sides to an acceptor unit, to methods of preparing the polymers and educts or intermediates used in such preparation, to polymer blends, mixtures and formulations containing the polymers, to the use of the polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductors organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising these polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to organic electronic devices, and more specifically to organic field effect transistors, comprising a dielectric layer that comprises a polycycloolefinic polymer with an olefinic side chain.

Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate generally to the use of polycycloolefinic polymers as a structure defining material in organic electronic devices, and more specifically to separators, insulating structures or bank structures of such devices and to organic electronic devices comprising such structures, to processes for preparing such structures and to organic electronic devices encompassing such structures.

Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for the use of polycycloolefins in electronic devices and more specifically to the use of such polycycloolefins as gate insulator layers used in the fabrication of electronic devices, the electronic devices that encompass such polycycloolefin gate insulator and processes for preparing such polycycloolefin gate insulator layers and electronic devices encompassing such layers.

Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for the use of polycycloolefins in electronic devices and more specifically to the use of such polycycloolefins as interlayers applied to fluoropolymer layers used in the fabrication of electronic devices, the electronic devices that encompass such polycycloolefin interlayers and processes for preparing such polycycloolefin interlayers and electronic devices.

Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for the use of polycycloolefins in electronic devices and more specifically to the use of such polycycloolefins as gate insulator layers used in the fabrication of electronic devices, the electronic devices that encompass such polycycloolefin gate insulator and processes for preparing such polycycloolefin gate insulator layers and electronic devices encompassing such layers.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds containing one or more units derived from 1,5-disubstituted-1,5-dihydro-[1,5]naphthyridine-2,6-dione, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the compounds, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising these compounds, mixtures or formulations.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds based on benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene (BDT), methods for their preparation and intermediates used therein, mixtures and formulations containing them, the use of the compounds, mixtures and formulations as semiconductor in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE devices comprising these compounds, mixtures or formulations.

Abstract: The invention relates to formulations comprising ionic organic compounds for use in electron transport layers or electron collecting layers of organic electronic (OE) devices, more specifically in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, to electron transport layers comprising or being made through the use of such formulations, and to OE and OPV devices comprising such formulations or electron transport layers.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel conjugated polymers comprising in their backbone one or more divalent donor units, like for example benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene-2,6-diyl (BDT), that are linked on both sides to an acceptor unit, to methods of preparing the polymers and educts or intermediates used in such preparation, to polymer blends, mixtures and formulations containing the polymers, to the use of the polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductors organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising these polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing improved electronic devices, in particular organic field effect transistors (OFETs), with patterned insulator and organic semiconductor layers.