Abstract: The present invention provides a process for manufacturing an electronic device comprising a semiconducting layer, which process comprises i) a step of applying a composition comprising at least a compound of formulae (1A)-(1B)-(1C) on a precursor of the electronic device in order to form a layer, and ii) a step of treating the layer of step i) with light in order to form a semiconducting layer, we well as a compound of formula 1A, 1B or 1C, compositions comprising at least one compound of formula 1A, 1B or 1C, and the use of at least one compound of formula 1A, 1B or 1C as photocleavable precursor for organic semiconducting materials.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for manufacturing an electronic device comprising a semiconducting layer, which process comprises i) a step of applying a composition comprising at least a compound of formulae (1A)-(1B)-(1C) on a precursor of the electronic device in order to form a layer, and ii) a step of treating the layer of step i) with light in order to form a semiconducting layer, we well as a compound of formula 1A, 1B or 1C, compositions comprising at least one compound of formula 1A, 1B or 1C, and the use of at least one compound of formula 1A, 1B or 1C as photocleavable precursor for organic semiconducting materials.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein X is O, S or NR10, wherein R10 is H, C1-30-alkyl, substituted C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl, substituted C2-30-alkenyl, C2-30-alkynyl, substituted C2-30-alkynyl or C(0)-OR11, R1 and R11 are independently from each other selected from the group consisting of C1-30-alkyl, substituted C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl, substituted C2-30-alkenyl, C2-30-alkynyl, substituted C2-30-alkynyl, C5-8-cycloalkyl, substituted C5-8-cycloalkyl, C5-8-cycloalkenyl, and substituted C5-8-cycloalkenyl, and an electronic device comprising the compounds as semiconducting material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode layer comprising a porous film made of oxide semiconductor fine particles sensitized with a quinolinium dye having a fluorinated counteranion. Moreover the present invention relates to a photoelectric conversion device comprising said electrode layer, a dye sensitized solar cell comprising said photoelectric conversion device and to novel quinolinium dyes having a fluorinated counteranion.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein X is O, S or NR10, wherein R10 is H, C1-30-alkyl, substituted C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl, substituted C2-30-alkenyl, C2-30-alkynyl, substituted C2-30-alkynyl or C(0)-OR, R1 and R11 are independently from each other selected from the group consisting of C1-30-alkyl, substituted C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl, substituted C2-30-alkenyl, C2-30-alkynyl, substituted C2-30-alkynyl, C5-8-cycloalkyl, substituted C5-8-cycloalkyl, C5-8-cycloalkenyl, and substituted C5-8-cycloalkenyl, and an electronic device comprising the compounds as semiconducting material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode layer comprising a porous film made of oxide semiconductor fine particles sensitized with a methine dye having a counter anion capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength in the range of from 400 nm to 1000 nm. Moreover the present invention relates to a photoelectric conversion device comprising said electrode layer, a dye sensitized solar cell comprising said photoelectric conversion device, an organic electronic device comprising said photoelectric conversion device and to novel methine dyes having a counter anion capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength in the range of from 400 nm to 1000 nm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode layer comprising a porous film made of oxide semiconductor fine particles sensitized with a quinolinium dye having a fluorinated counteranion. Moreover the present invention relates to a photoelectric conversion device comprising said electrode layer, a dye sensitized solar cell comprising said photoelectric conversion device and to novel quinolinium dyes having a fluorinated counteranion.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), wherein Ar1 is for example phenylene or biphenylene both unsubstituted or substituted; Ar2 and Ar3 are for example independently of each other phenyl, naphthyl, biphenylylyl or heteroaryl, all optionally substituted; or Ar1 and Ar2 for example together with a direct bond, O, S or (CO), form a fused ring system; R is for example hydrogen, C3-C30cycloalkyl or C1-C18alkyl; and R1, R2 and R3 independently of each other are for example C1-C10haloalkyl; are effective photoacid generators (PAG).

Abstract: Compounds of the Formula (I), wherein L1, L?1, L?1, L2, L?2, L?2, L3, L?3, L?3, L4, L?4 and L?4 for example are hydrogen or COT; R, R? and R? for example are hydrogen, C6-C12aryl or C3-C20heteroaryl; X, X? and X? for example are O, S, single bond, NRa or NCORa, T is for example hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl, C3-C12cycloalkyl, C2-C20alkenyl, C5-C12cycloalkenyl, C7-C18cycloalkylenaryl, C5-C18cycloalkylenheteroaryl, C6-C14aryl, providedthat at least one of R, R? or R? is unsubstituted or substituted C3-C20heteroaryl; and Y is an inorganic or organic anion; are suitable as photolatent acid generators.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a compound generating an acid of the formula I or II, for instance corresponding sulfonium and iodonium salts, as well as corresponding sulfonyloximes wherein X is CH2 or CO; Y is O, NR4, S, O(CO), O(CO)O, O(CO)NR4, OSO2, O(CS), or O(CS)NR4; R1 is for example C1-C18alkyl, C1-C10haloalkyl, C2-C12alkenyl, C4-C30cycloalkenyl, phenyl-C1-C3-alkyl, C3-C30cycloalkyl, C3-C30cycloalkyl-C1-C18alkyl, interrupted C2-C18alkyl, interrupted C3-C30cycloalkyl, interrupted C3-C30cycloalkyl-C1-C18alkyl, interrupted C4-C30cycloalkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, phenanthryl, biphenylyl, fluorenyl or heteroaryl, all unsubstituted or are substituted; or R1 is NR12R13; R2 and R3 are for example C3-C30cycloalkylene, C3-C30cycloalkyl-C1-C18alkylene, C1-C18alkylene, C1-C10haloalkylene, C2-C12alkenylene, C4-C30cycloalkenylene, phenylene, naphthylene, anthracylene, phenanthrylene, biphenylene or heteroarylene; all unsubstituted or substituted; R4 is for example C3-C30cycloalkyl, C3-C30cycloalkyl-C1-C18al

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), wherein X is a single bond, CRaRb O, S, NRC, NCORC, CO, SO or SO2; L, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7 and L8 are for example hydrogen, R1 or COT; T denotes T1 or O-T2; T1 and T2 for example are hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl, C3-C12cycloalkyl, C2-C20alkenyl, C5-C12cycloalkenyl, C6-C14aryl, C3-C12heteroaryl, C1-C20alkyl substituted by one or more D, C2-C20alkyl interrupted by one or more E, C2-C20alkyl substituted by one or more D and interrupted by one or more E or Q; R1, R2, R3, R4, Ra, Rb and Rc are T1; D is for example R5, OR5, SR5 or Q1; E is for example O, S, COO or Q2; R5 and R6 for example are hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl or phenyl; Q is for example C6-C12bicycloalkyl, C6-C12bicycloalkenyl or C6-C12tricycloalkyl; Q1 is for example, C6-C14aryl or C3-C12heteroaryl; Q2 is for example C6-C14arylene or C3-C12heteroarylene; Y is an anion; and M is a cation; provided that at least one of L, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7 and L8 is other than hydrogen; and provided that (i) at least one of T1 or T2 is a g

Abstract: Compounds of the formula I or II wherein R1 is C1-C10haloalkylsulfonyl, halobenzenesulfonyl, C2-C10haloalkanoyl, halobenzoyl; R2 is halogen or C1-C10haloalkyl; Ar1 is phenyl, biphenylyl, fluorenyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, phenanthryl, or heteroaryl, all of which are optionally substituted; Ar?1 is for example phenylene, naphthylene, diphenylene, heteroarylene, oxydiphenylene, phenylene-D-D1-D-phenylene or —Ar?1-A1-Y1-A1-Ar?1—; wherein these radicals optionally are substituted; Ar?1 is phenylene, naphthylene, anthracylene, phenanthrylene, or heteroarylene, all optionally substituted; A1 is for example a direct bond, —O—, —S—, or —NR6—; Y1 inter alia is C1-C18alkylene; X is halogen; D is for example —O—, —S— or —NR6—; D1 inter alia is C1-C18alkylene; are particularly suitable as photolatent acids in ArF resist technology.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), wherein Ar1 is for example phenylene or biphenylene both unsubstituted or substituted; Ar2 and Ar3 are for example independently of each other phenyl, naphthyl, biphenylylyl or heteroaryl, all optionally substituted; or Ar1 and Ar2 for example together with a direct bond, O, S or (CO), form a fused ring system; R is for example hydrogen C3-C30cycloalkyl or C1-C18alkyl; and R1, R2 and R3 independently of each other are for example C1-C10haloalkyl; are effective photoacid generators (PAG).

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an electrode layer comprising a porous film made of oxide semiconductor fine particles sensitized with certain methine dyes.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a compound generating an acid of the formula I or II, for instance corresponding sulfonium and iodonium salts, as well as corresponding sulfonyloximes wherein X is CH2 or CO; Y is O, NR4, S, O(CO), O(CO)O, O(CO)NR4, OSO2, O(CS), or O(CS)NR4; R1 is for example C1-C18alkyl, C1-C10haloalkyl, C2-C12alkenyl, C4-C30cycloalkenyl, phenyl-C1-C3-alkyl, C3-C30cycloalkyl, C3-C30cycloalkyl-C1-C18alkyl, interrupted C2-C18alkyl, interrupted C3-C30cycloalkyl, interrupted C3-C30cycloalkyl-C1-C18alkyl, interrupted C4-C30cycloalkenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, phenanthryl, biphenylyl, fluorenyl or heteroaryl, all unsubstituted or are substituted; or R1 is NR12R13; R2 and R3 are for example C3-C30cycloalkylene, C3-C30cycloalkyl-C1-C18alkylene, C1-C18alkylene, C1-C10haloalkylene, C2-C12alkenylene, C4-C30cycloalkenylene, phenylene, naphthylene, anthracylene, phenanthrylene, biphenylene or heteroarylene; all unsubstituted or substituted; R4 is for example C3-C30cycloalkyl, C3-C30cycloalkyl-C1-C18al

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2 and R3 for example are hydrogen, halogen, CN, C1-C18alkyl, C1-C10 haloalkyl, (CO)R8, (CO)OR4, or (CO)NR5R6; Y is O, S or CO; D2, D3 and D4 for example are a direct bond, O, S, NR7, CO, O(CO), (CO)O, S(CO), (CO)S, NR7(CO), (CO)NR7, SO, SO2, or OSO2, C1-C18alkylene, C3-C30cycloalkylene, C2-C12alkenylene, C4-C30cycloalkenylene, Ar1; Ar1, Ar2 and Ar3 are for example phenylene, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are for example hydrogen, C3-C30-cycloalkyl, C1-C18alkyl, C1-C10haloalkyl, C2-C12alkenyl, C4-C30cycloalkenyl, phenyl-C1C3-alkyl; X? is Formulae (IA), (IB) or (IC); R10 is for example C1-C18alkyl, C1-C10haloalkyl, camphoryl, phenyl-C1-C3alkyl, C3-C30cycloalkyl; and R11, R12, R13, R14 and R15 are for example C1-C10haloalkyl; are useful as polymerizable photolatent acids.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), wherein X is a single bond, CRaRbO, S, NRc or NCORc; Z is formula (II) or C3-C20heteroaryl; L, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7 and L8 for example independently of one another are hydrogen or an organic substituent; Ra, Rb and Rc independently of one another are hydrogen or an organic substituent; R is for example is C5-C20heteroaryl or C6-C14 aryl; and Y is an inorganic or organic anion; are suitable as photolatent acid generators.

Abstract: Compounds of the Formula (I), wherein L1, L?1, L?1, L2, L?2, L?2, L3, L?3, L?3, L4, L?4 and L?4 for example are hydrogen or COT; R, R? and R? for example are hydrogen, C6-C12aryl or C3-C20heteroaryl; X, X? and X? for example are O, S, single bond, NRa or NCORa, T is for example hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl, C3-C12cycloalkyl, C2-C20alkenyl, C5-C12cycloalkenyl, C7-C18cycloalkylenaryl, C5-C18cycloalkylenheteroaryl, C6-C14aryl, providedthat at least one of R, R? or R? is unsubstituted or substituted C3-C20heteroaryl; and Y is an inorganic or organic anion; are suitable as photolatent acid generators.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), wherein X is a single bond, CRaRb O, S, NRC, NCORC, CO, SO or SO2; L, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7 and L8 are for example hydrogen, R1 or COT; T denotes T1 or O-T2; T1 and T2 for example are hydrogen, C1-C20alkyl, C3-C12cycloalkyl, C2-C20alkenyl, C5-C12cycloalkenyl, C6-C14aryl, C3-C12heteroaryl, C1-C20alkyl substituted by one or more D, C2-C20alkyl interrupted by one or more E, C2-C20alkyl substituted by one or more D and interrupted by one or more E or Q; R1, R2, R3, R4, Ra, Rb and Rc are T1; D is for example R5, OR5, SR5 or Q1; E is for example O, S, COO or Q2; R5 and R6 for example are hydrogen, C1-C12alkyl or phenyl; Q is for example C6-C12bicycloalkyl, C6-C12bicycloalkenyl or C6-C12tricycloalkyl; Q1 is for example, C6-C14aryl or C3-C12heteroaryl; Q2 is for example C6-C14arylene or C3-C12heteroarylene; Y is an anion; and M is a cation; provided that at least one of L, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7 and L8 is other than hydrogen; and provided that (i) at least one of T1 or T2 is a g

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), (II) or (III), wherein R1 is for example C1-C18alkylsulfonyl, C1-C10haloalkylsulfonyl, camphorylsulfonyl, phenyl-C1-C3alkylsulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl, naphthylsulfonyl, anthrylsulfonyl, phenanthrylsulfonyl or heteroarylsulfonyl, R?1 is for example phenylenedisulfonyl, R2 is for example CN, C1-C10haloalkyl or C1-C10haloalkyl which is substituted by (IV); Ar1 is for example phenyl optionally substituted by a group of formula (IV); Ar?1 is for example phenylene which optionally is substituted by a group of formula (IV); A1, A2 and A3 independently of each other are for example hydrogen, halogen, CN, or C1-C18alkyl; D2 is for example a direct bond, O, (CO)O, (CO)S, SO2, OSO2 or C1-C18alkylene; or A3 and D2 together form C3-C30cycloalkenyl; or A2 and D2 together with the carbon of the ethylenically unsaturated double bond to which they are attached form C3-C30cycloalkyl; D3 and D4 for example independently of each other are a direct bond, O, S, C1-C18alkylene or C3-C30cycloalkylene prov