Abstract: Water-responsive composite materials are provided containing a polymeric matrix and a water-responsive gel integrated into the polymeric matrix. The water-responsive gel can include a polyol or an alkoxylated polyol crosslinked by reversibly hydrolysable bonds, such as borate ester bonds. The polymeric matrix can include conjugated polymers such as poly(pyrrole) containing polymers. The composite material is capable of rapid actuation in the presence of a water gradient and can exhibit power densities greater than 1 W/kg. Methods of making water-responsive composite materials are provided, including by electropolymerization. Devices containing water-responsive composite materials are provided for sensing, locomotion, and power generation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an alternating or statistical conjugated copolymer comprising: at least one benzotriazole unit B having general formula (Ia) or (Ib): wherein the group R is selected from alkyl, aryl, acyl or thioacyl groups, possibly substituted; at least one conjugated structural unit A, wherein each unit B is connected with at least one unit A in any of the positions 4, 5, 6 or 7, preferably in positions 4 or 7.

Abstract: Compositions comprising at least one hole transport material, such as a conjugated polymer, and at least one dopant, providing improved thermal stability. Compositions can be applied to substrates and used in HIL and HTL layers and organic electronic devices such as light emitting devices such as OLEDs or OPVs. The conjugated polymer can be a polythiophene, including a 3,4-substituted polythiophene or a regioregular polythiophene. The dopant can be a silver salt such as silver tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate. Improved methods of making dopant are provided.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing an emulsion composition by forming a mixture of a silanol functional organopolysiloxane, a boron compound, an emulsifier, and then admixing water to the mixture to form an emulsion. The resulting emulsions are useful for providing a coating of a high viscosity or dilatant silicone.

Abstract: An electronic device that serves as a high-brightness electroluminescent device includes a layer containing a polymer compound having one or more structural units selected from a structural unit represented by formula (1) and a structural unit represented by formula (7) as a charge injection layer and/or a charge transport layer: Wherein R1, R2, R6 and R7 represent certain groups; m1 and m5 represent an integer of 0 or more; when R2 and R7 are plurally present, they may be the same or different; and a hydrogen atom in formula (1) or (7) may be replaced with a substituent other than the certain groups.

Abstract: A polymer compound is provided having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (1): wherein: R1 and R2 represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, a mono-valent aromatic heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group, and Ar1 represents an arylene group or a di-valent condensed polycyclic aromatic heterocyclic group.

Abstract: A semiconducting polymer and electronic devices comprising such polymer, in which the polymer has one or more repeat units, a first of the repeat units having the structure wherein R12 to R17 independently comprise H or a polyether group having at least five ethoxy repeat units, and in which at least one of R12 to R17 has a polyether group.

Abstract: Disclosed are multichromophores, and methods, articles and compositions employing them. Disclosed are methods, articles and compositions for the detection and analysis of biomolecules in a sample. Provided assays include those determining the presence of a target biomolecule in a sample or its relative amount, or the assays may be quantitative or semi-quantitative. The methods can be performed on a substrate or in an array format on a substrate. Disclosed are detection assays employing sensor biomolecules that do not comprise a fluorophore that can exchange energy with the cationic multichromophore. Disclosed are biological assays in which energy is transferred between one or more of the multichromophore, a label on the target biomolecule, a label on the sensor biomolecule, and/or a fluorescent dye specific for a polynucleotide, in all permutations.

Abstract: Light-emitting composition and devices including the same, the composition including a fluorescent light-emitting material and a polymer having a conjugating repeat unit and a non-conjugating repeat unit in a backbone of the polymer, and in which the conjugating repeat unit provides at least one conjugation path between repeat units linked to it; the non-conjugating repeat unit reduces conjugation of the polymer as compared to a polymer in which the non-conjugating repeat unit is absent; and a triplet excited state energy level of the light-emitting material is higher than a triplet excited state energy level of the non-conjugating repeat unit.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device comprises an anode, a cathode, a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode and a hole transporting layer between the anode and the light-emitting layer. The hole transporting layer comprises a hole-transporting material having a triplet energy level, and a triplet-quenching unit having a triplet energy level that is lower than the triplet energy level of the hole-transporting material. The triplet quenching unit is selected from the group consisting of polyaromatic hydrocarbons such as 2,6-anthracenes, 9,10-anthracenes and derivatives thereof; anthanthrenes and derivatives thereof; distyryl aryls and derivatives thereof such as distyrylbenzenes, distyrylbiphenyls, stilbenes, fulvenes, dibenzofulvenes, perylenes, linear polyenes (from 2 to 6 alkenes) and cyclic polyenes, each of which may optionally be substituted with one or more substituents.

Abstract: A composition comprising: a light emitting material; and a polymer compound having a constitutional sequence represented by the following formula (1) as a main chain: -[—(Y)n—Z—]m-??(1) in the formula, Y represents a divalent group, in which two hydrogen atoms are removed from a structure represented by the following formula (Y-1) or (Y-2), Z represents a divalent group, in which two hydrogen atoms are removed from a structure represented by the following formula (Z-1), (Z-2), (Z-3), (Z-4), (Z-5), (Z-6), (Z-7), or (Z-8), m represents an integer of 4 to 10,000, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: A polymer compound, is provided in which at least a part of repeating units has a group containing a carbon cluster structure. The polymer compound preferably one or more, more preferably two or more, units selected from an arylene unit, a heteroarylene unit and an aromatic amine unit, as repeating units.

Abstract: A polymer compound having a constitutional sequence represented by the following formula (1) as a main chain: —[—(Y)n—Z—]m—??(1) in the formula, Y represents a divalent group, in which two hydrogen atoms are removed from a structure represented by the following formula (Y-1) or (Y-2), Z represents a divalent group, in which two hydrogen atoms are removed from a structure represented by the following formula (Z-1), (Z-2), (Z-3), (Z-4), (Z-5), (Z-6), (Z-7), or (Z-8), m represents an integer of 4 to 10,000, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3, plural Y's, Z's, and n's each may be the same as or different from each other.

Abstract: N-type conjugated compounds are disclosed which include at least one conjugated electron-acceptor unit The conjugated electron-acceptor unit includes a diborylene unit. The compounds find application in an electron acceptor layer of an electronic device.

Abstract: A polymer compound comprising a constitutional unit of the following formula (1): (wherein, P represents an integer of 1 to 4, Q represents an integer of 0 to 4. RX and RY represent each independently an alkyl group, alkoxy group, alkylthio group, aryloxy group, arylthio group, arylalkyl group, arylalkoxy group or arylalkylthio group, when there exist a plurality of RX's, these may be the same or different, and when there exist a plurality of RY's, these may be the same or different. Ar1 represents an unsubstituted or substituted arylene group or an unsubstituted or substituted di-valent heterocyclic group, and Ar2 represents an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group or an unsubstituted or substituted mono-valent heterocyclic group. A plurality of Ar1's and Ar2's may each be the same or different.).

Abstract: A radical polymerizable composition includes a radical polymerizable compound and an organoborane-azole complex. The organoborane-azole complex includes an azole having at least two nitrogen atoms wherein at least one nitrogen atom is an sp3 nitrogen atom and is substituted. A method of forming the composition includes the step of combining the radical polymerizable compound and the organoborane-azole complex to form the composition. The method also includes the step of polymerizing the composition. A composite article which includes a substrate and a cured composition disposed on the substrate is also provided. The cured composition is formed from polymerization of the composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electroluminescent polymers which contain at least one structural unit which includes at least one phosphorescent emitter unit, to processes for the preparation of these polymers, to mixtures (also called blends), solutions and formulations which comprise these polymers, to the use of these polymers in electronic devices, in particular in organic electro-luminescent devices, so-called OLEDs (OLED=organic light emitting diodes), and to electronic devices containing these polymers. The polymers according to the invention exhibit improved efficiency and a longer lifetime, in particular on use in OLEDs.

Abstract: A fluorene-containing organic semiconductor material, preparation method and use thereof are provided. Said fluorene-containing organic semiconductor material has the following formula (P), wherein n is an integer of 1-100; m is an integer of 1-20; x and y are positive real number, and x+y=1; R1 and R2 are respectively H, F, CN, C1-C40 linear or branched alkyl or alkoxyl, aryl or heteroaryl groups; R3 is H, C1-C20 alkyl. Said fluorene organic semiconductor material has a high carrier mobility, strong light absorbency and broad light absorption region, which improves utilization ratio to the sunlight.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to yellow-to-transmissive conjugated polymers, a method to prepare the yellow conjugated polymers, the use of the yellow conjugated polymers in an electrochromic and/or electroluminescent device comprising neutral state primary subtractive colored conjugated polymers, and a method to prepare the device comprising the yellow conjugated polymer. The yellow conjugated polymers comprise a sequence of dioxythiophene units alternating with aromatic units, thiophene units, furan units, and/or pyrrole units. The yellow conjugated polymers are prepared by cross-condensation reactions. The yellow conjugated polymers can be soluble and preparation of the device involves deposition of the yellow conjugated polymer from solution onto a surface.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer which contains at least one structural unit which has electron-transport properties, to processes for the preparation thereof and to mixtures (blends), solutions and formulations which comprise these polymers. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of these polymers in electronic devices, in particular in organic electro-luminescent devices, so-called OLEDs (OLED=organic light emitting diodes), and to these organic electroluminescent devices themselves. The polymers according to the invention exhibit improved efficiency, in particular on use in OLEDs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers containing substituted benzodithiophene units and to blends which comprise the polymers according to the invention. The invention is also directed to the use of the polymers and blends according to the inven-tion in organic electronic devices and to these devices themselves.

Abstract: Polymers comprising residues of cage compound monomers having at least one polyalkoxy silyl substituent are provided. The cage compound monomers are selected from borane cage compound monomers comprising at least 7 cage atoms and/or carborane cage compound monomers comprising 7 to 11 cage compound monomers. Such polymers can further comprise one or more reactive matrices and/or co-monomers covalently bound with the cage compound monomer residues. Articles of manufacture comprising such polymers are also disclosed.

Abstract: A polymer containing units of fluorene, anthracene and benzothiadiazole with the following formula is provided: 2,7-bis(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolanyl)-9,9-dialkylfluorene, 9,10-dibromoanthracene or its or derivatives and 4,7-bis(5?-bromo-2?-thienyl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole or its derivatives are added to solvent, after the catalyst and base solution are added to the solution, the compounds in the solution are processed by Suzuki coupling reaction to obtain polymer. This kind of polymer containing units of fluorene, anthracene and benzothiadiazole have low energy gap, high mobility of the carriers, wide range of spectral absorption and have a broad prospect of application in the field of photoelectric.

Abstract: Light-emitting composition comprising a host polymer and a light emitting dopant wherein the host polymer comprises conjugating repeat units and non-conjugating repeat units in a backbone of the polymer and wherein: the conjugating repeat units provide at least one conjugation path between repeat units linked thereto; and the non-conjugating repeat units comprise an at least partially saturated ring having at least one ring atom that breaks any conjugation path between repeat units linked to the non-conjugating repeat unit such that a highest occupied molecular orbital level of the polymer is further from vacuum level by at least 0.1 eV and/or a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital level of the polymer is closer to vacuum level by at least 0.1 eV as compared to a polymer in which the non-conjugating repeat units are absent.

Abstract: A device comprising an electroluminescent copolymer comprising a light-emitting repeat unit in the polymer backbone and wherein the repeat unit is conjugatively separate from the polymer backbone.

Abstract: The invention relates to conjugated polymers that comprise phenanthrene and/or indenofluorene units and are free of amine-containing units, to methods of their preparation, to the use of the polymers in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising the polymers.

Abstract: The problem to be solved of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a polymer compound having an increased molecular weight through a short-time polymerization process.

Abstract: Luminescent polymers having doubly- or multiply-bridged biphenylene repeat units are provided, which are particularly suited as electroluminescent polymers. Monomers necessary for the synthesis of the multiply bridged biphenylene polymers are provided, as are electroluminescent devices utilizing these polymers.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.

Abstract: A composition includes a boron-containing hydrogen silsesquioxane polymer having a structure that includes: silicon-oxygen-silicon units, and oxygen-boron-oxygen linkages in which the boron is trivalent, wherein two silicon-oxygen-silicon units are covalently bound by an oxygen-boron-oxygen linkage therebetween.

Abstract: A copolymer comprising anthracene and benzoselenadiazole, preparing method and uses thereof are disclosed.

Abstract: A fluorene copolymer, method for preparation thereof, and use thereof are provided. Said fluorene copolymer comprises copolymer represented by formula (I), wherein R1-R2, R5-R8 are selected from H or C1-C20 alkyl, R3-R4 are selected from H, C1-C20 alkyl, C1-C20 alkoxyl, phenyl or phenoxyl, x+y=1, x?0, y?0; n is an integer of 1 to 200, Ar1 is thiophene unit-containing group. On account of thiophene unit and thienopyrazine unit, the fluorene copolymer has wide spectrum response range and favorable stability.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode active material for an electricity storage device, having a structure represented by following formula (1). In the formula (1), R1 to R6 each denote independently a hydrogen atom (except for a case where all of R1 to R6 denote hydrogen atoms), a halogen atom, an optionally substituted phenyl group, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A polymer compound comprising a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (1-1) and/or formula (2-1); wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group, an optionally substituted monovalent aromatic heterocyclic group, or the group —O—RA; where RA represents an optionally substituted alkyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group or an optionally substituted monovalent aromatic heterocyclic group, and when multiple RA groups are present, the RA groups may be the same or different.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a polymer compound that, when used in a light-emitting device, results in excellent luminance life for the obtained light-emitting device. The invention provides a polymer compound comprising a constitutional unit represented by formula (1). [In formula (1), R1A, R1B, R2A, R2B represent an unsubstituted alkyl group, R3 and R4 represented an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy group, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, an unsubstituted or substituted aryloxy group, an unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic group, an unsubstituted or substituted silyl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carboxyl or a cyano group, and R5 and R6 represent an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy group or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group. The letters a, b, c and d each represent an integer of 0 to 3.

Abstract: A conjugated fluorene polymer is provided, which is defined by structure formula (1), wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4 represent H or C1-C20 alkyl, x+y=1, x?0, y?0, n is a natural number between 1-1000, Ar1 is a group containing thiophene. A preparation method for the conjugated fluorene polymer and a solar cell device containing the conjugated fluorene polymer are also provided. Due to fluorene or its derivatives and conjugated structure, the conjugated fluorene polymer exhibits an excellent light stability and thermal stability. In addition, since thiophene and benzothiadiazole groups are introduced into the main chain of the polymer, the spectral response range of the polymer is broadened.

Abstract: A copolymer containing fluorenylporphyrin-anthracene is disclosed, which comprises a polymer represented by formula (1), in which R1, R2, R3 and R4, which may be identical or different, are C1-C16 alkyl, and n is an integer of 1 to 100. A preparation method of the copolymer containing fluorenylporphyrin-anthracene and the application thereof in manufacture of solar cell devices, organic field-effect transistors, organic electroluminescent devices, organic optical storage device, organic nonlinear materials or organic laser devices are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a benzobis(thiadiazole)-based alternating copolymer, a method for preparing the same, and an organic electronic device including the same. The present disclosure provides a benzobis(thiadiazole)-based alternating copolymer represented by the chemical formula 1: wherein R1, R2 or R3 is hydrogen or C1-C20 linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, X is S, O, NR4, PR5, or HC?CH, wherein R4 or R5 is C1-C20 linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, Y is C, Si or N (in this case only one of R2 and R3 exists), and m is an integer from 1 to 3.

Abstract: A compound represented by a formula 1 shown below. In the formula 1, each of R1 and R2 independently represents a group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and substituents composed of C, H and/or X (wherein X represents a hetero atom), and each of Z1 and Z2 independently represents a group selected from the group consisting of aromatic substituents composed of C and H, aromatic substituents composed of C, H and X (wherein X represents a hetero atom), groups containing an aromatic ring and a double-bonded and/or triple-bonded conjugated structure composed of C and H, and groups containing an aromatic ring and a double-bonded and/or triple-bonded conjugated structure composed of C, H and/or X (wherein X represents a hetero atom).

Abstract: Methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving soluble conjugated polymers are provided. The conjugated polymers have a sufficient density of polar substituents to render them soluble in a polar medium, for example water and/or methanol. The conjugated polymer may desirably comprise monomers which alter its conductivity properties. In some embodiments, the inventors have provided cationic conjugated polymers (CCPs) comprising both solubilizing groups and conductive groups, resulting in conductive conjugated polymers soluble in polar media. The different solubility properties of these polymers allow their deposition in solution in multilayer formats with other conjugated polymers. Also provided are articles of manufacture comprising multiple layers of conjugated polymers having differing solubility characteristics. Embodiments of the invention are described further herein.

Abstract: Energy efficient optoelectronic devices include an electroluminescent layer containing a polymer made up of structural units of formula I and II; wherein R1 and R2 are independently C22-44 hydrocarbyl, C22-44 hydrocarbyl containing one or more S, N, O, P, or Si atoms, oxaalkylaryl, or a combination thereof; R3 and R4 are independently H, C1-44 hydrocarbyl or C1-44 hydrocarbyl containing one or more S, N, O, P, or Si atoms, or R3 and R4, taken together, form a C2-10 monocyclic or bicyclic ring containing up to three S, N, O, P, or Si heteroatoms; and X is S, Se, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Provided are ethyne synthons comprising boron and related methods. Also provided are related water-soluble arylethynylene polymers capable of being synthesized in neat water under aerobic conditions.

Abstract: Ladder-type oligo-p-phenylene containing donor-acceptor copolymers are disclosed. The ladder-type oligo-p-phenylene can be used as an electron donor unit in the disclosed copolymers to provide a deeper highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level for obtaining polymeric solar cells having a higher open-circuit voltage. Particular electron-accepting units, e.g., a divalent fused-ring heterocyclic moiety selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiadiazole, a substituted or unsubstituted quinoxaline, a substituted or unsubstituted benzobisthiazole, and a substituted or unsubstituted naphthothiadiazole, can be used to tune the electronic band gaps of the polymers for a better light harvesting ability. The disclosed copolymers exhibit field-effect mobilities as high as 0.011 cm2/(V s).

Abstract: A method for the production neutral triblock all-conjugated copolymers by palladium-catalyzed chain-growth polymerization, and methods to convert these copolymers into all-conjugated triblock polyelectrolytes with well-controlled molecular weight and polydispersity. A device is provided which incorporates such all-conjugated triblock polyelectrolytes as an electron injection layer.

Abstract: A semiconductive hole transport material containing polar substituent groups, the polar substituent groups substantially not affecting the electronic properties of the hole transport material and the hole transport material being soluble in a polar solvent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a macromolecular compound by which the short-circuit current density and the photoelectric conversion efficiency are enhanced when the macromolecular compound is used in an organic layer contained in a photovoltaic cell. Specifically, the present invention provides a macromolecular compound having a structural unit represented by Formula (1): wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are the same as or different from each other and represent a trivalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or a trivalent heterocyclic group; X1 and X2 are the same as or different from each other and represent —O—, —S—, —C(?O)—, —S(?O)—, —SO2—, —C(R50)(R51)—, —Si (R3)(R4)—, —N(R5)—, —B(R6)—, —P(R7)—, or —P(?O)(R8)—; wherein the macromolecular compound has a light absorbing terminal wavelength of 700 nm or more.

Abstract: To provide a polymer compound which is useful as a light emitting material or charge transport material having a boron atom. A polymer compound comprising a structure represented by a formula (1) as described below: wherein R1, R2, and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: A curable material is provided. The curable material has the structure of formula I or formula II: wherein, X, R1, R2, m1 to m3, and n1 to n3 are defined as cited in the description.