2023
92) R. Marcial-Hernandez, S. Giacalone, W. G. Neal, C.-S. Lee, P. Gilhooly-Finn, D. Meli, R. Wu, J. Rivnay, M. Palma, C. B. Nielsen Aqueous processing of organic semiconductors enabled by stable nanoparticles with built-in surfactants Nanoscale, 2023, in press
91) J. Duan, G. Zhu, J. Chen, C. Zhang, X. Zhu, H. Liao, Z. Li, H. Hu, I. McCulloch, C. B. Nielsen, W. Yue Highly Efficient Mixed Conduction in a Fused Oligomer n-Type Organic Semiconductor Enabled by Three-Dimensional Transport Pathways Adv. Mater., 2023, 2300252
90) S. Yu, C. J. Kousseff, C. B. Nielsen n-Type semiconductors for organic electrochemical transistor applications Synth. Met., 2023, 293, 117295
2022
89) M. Zbiri, P. A. Gilhooly-Finn, P. Fouquet, C. B. Nielsen, A. A. Y. Guilbert Structural Dynamics of Polymer:Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cell Blends: A Neutron Spectroscopy Perspective Chem. Mater., 2022, 34, 7937–7946
88) W. Waliszewski, Z. S. Parr, A. Michalska, R. Halaksa, H. Zajaczkowska, P. Sleczkowski, M. Neophytou, B. Luszczynska, P. W. M. Blom, C. B. Nielsen, T. Marszalek, W. Pisula Role of oxygen within end group substituents on film morphology and charge carrier transport in thiophene/phenylene small-molecule semiconductors Org. Electron., 2022, 109, 106608
87) L. M. Cowen, P. A. Gilhooly-Finn, A. Giovannitti, G. LeCroy, H. Demetriou, W. Neal, Y. Dong, M. Westwood, S. Luong, O. Fenwick, A. Salleo, S. Heutz, C. B. Nielsen, B. C. Schroeder Critical analysis of self-doping and water-soluble n-type organic semiconductors: structures and mechanisms J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 8955–8963
86) G. Freychet, P. Chantler, Y. Huang, W. L. Tan, N. Nayak, A. Kumar, P. A. Gilhooly-Finn, C. B. Nielsen, L. Thomsen, S. Roychoudhury, H. Sirringhaus, D. Prendergast, C. R. McNeill Resolving the backbone tilt of crystalline poly(3-hexylthiophene) with resonant tender X-ray diffraction Mater. Horiz., 2022, 9, 1649
85) G. Freychet, Y. Huang, W. L. Tan, P. A. Gilhooly-Finn, C. B. Nielsen, H. Sirringhaus, C. R. McNeill Drastic Enhancement of X-ray Scattering Contrast between Amorphous and Crystalline Phases of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) at the Sulfur K-Edge ACS Materials Lett., 2022, 4, 764–769
84) I. E. Jacobs, G. D’Avino, Y. Lin, V. Lemaur, Y. Huang, X. Ren, D. Simatos, C. Chen, D. Tjhe, M. Statz, L. Lai, P. A. Finn, W. G. Neal, J. Strzalka, C. B. Nielsen, S. Barlow, S. R. Marder, I. McCulloch, S. Fratini, D. Beljonne, H. Sirringhaus High Efficiency Ion Exchange Doping of Conducting Polymers Adv. Mater., 2022, 34, 2102988
83) Z. S. Parr, J. Borges-González, R. B. Rashid, K. J. Thorley, D. Meli, B. D. Paulsen, J. Strzalka, J. Rivnay, C. B. Nielsen From p- to n-Type Mixed Conduction in Isoindigo-Based Polymers through Molecular Design Adv. Mater., 2022, 34, 2107829
82) C. J. Kousseff, R. Halaksa, Z. S. Parr, C. B. Nielsen Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conduction in Small-Molecule Semiconductors Chem. Rev., 2022, 122, 4397–4419
81) C. J. Kousseff, F. E. Taifakou, W. G. Neal, M. Palma, C. B. Nielsen Controlling morphology, adhesion, and electrochromic behavior of PEDOT films through molecular design and processing J. Polym. Sci., 2022, 60, 504–516
2021
80) D. A. Duncan, P. J. Blowey, T. -L. Lee, F. Allegretti, C. B. Nielsen, L. A. Rochford Quantitative Insights into the Adsorption Structure of Diindeno[1,2-a;1′,2′-c]fluorene-5,10,15-trione (Truxenone) on a Cu(111) Surface Using X-ray Standing Waves ACS Omega, 2021, 6, 34525–34531
79) Y. Guo, X. Yang, L. Wang, J. Duan, Y. Zhou, C. B. Nielsen, Y. Yu, J. Yang, Y. Guo, Z. Li, W. Yue, Y. Liu, I. McCulloch Aldol Polymerization to Construct Half-Fused Semiconducting Polymers Macromolecules, 2021, 54, 10312–10320
78) Q. Weinbach, C. B. Nielsen, L. Biniek Multi length scale porosity as a playground for thermoelectric applications J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 10173–10192
77) M. Zbiri, P. A. Finn, C. B. Nielsen, A. A. Y. Guilbert Quantitative insights into the phase behaviour and miscibility of a photovoltaic active layer from the perspective of neutron spectroscopy J. Mater. Chem. C, 2021, 9, 11873–11881
76) P. A. Finn, C. Asker, K. Wan, E. Bilotti, O. Fenwick, C. B. Nielsen Thermoelectric Materials: Current Status and Future Challenges Front. Electron. Mater., 2021, 1, 677845
75) A. A. Y. Guilbert, Z. S. Parr, T. Kreouzis, I. Abrahams, C. B. Nielsen, M. Zbiri Effect of substituting non-polar chains with polar chains on the structural dynamics of small organic molecule and polymer semiconductors Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 7462-7471
74) F. E. Taifakou, M. Ali, J. Borowiec, X. Liu, P. A. Finn, C. B. Nielsen, C. Timis, T. Nooney, A. Bevan, T. Kreouzis Solution-Processed Donor–Acceptor Poly(3-hexylthiophene):Phenyl-C61-butyric Acid Methyl Ester Diodes for Low-Voltage α Particle Detection ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 6470–6479
2020
73) P. A. Finn, I. E. Jacobs, J. Armitage, R. Wu, B. D. Paulsen, M. Freeley, M. Palma, J. Rivnay, H Sirringhaus, C. B. Nielsen Effect of polar side chains on neutral and p-doped polythiophene J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 16216–16223
72) Z. S. Parr, C. B. Nielsen Conjugated Molecules for Colourimetric and Fluorimetric Sensing of Sodium and Potassium Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, 4, 2370–2377
71) Z. S. Parr, R. B. Rashid, B. D. Paulsen, B. Poggi, E. Tan, M. Freeley, M. Palma, I. Abrahams, J. Rivnay, C. B. Nielsen Semiconducting Small Molecules as Active Materials for p-Type Accumulation Mode Organic Electrochemical Transistors Adv. Electron. Mater., 2020, 6, 2000215
70) H. Bronstein, C. B. Nielsen, B. C. Schroeder, I. McCulloch The role of chemical design in the performance of organic semiconductors Nat. Rev. Chem., 2020, 4, 66–77
2019
69) A. A. Y. Guilbert, M. Zbiri, P. A. Finn, M. Jenart, P. Fouquet, V. Cristiglio, B. Frick, J. Nelson, C. B. Nielsen Mapping Micro-Structural Dynamics up to the Nanosecond of the Conjugated Polymer P3HT in the Solid State Chem. Mater., 2019, 31, 9635–9651 (ACS Editors’ Choice; front cover)
68) Z. S. Parr, R. Halaksa, P. A. Finn, R. B. Rashid, A. Kovalenko, M. Weiter, J. Rivnay, J. Krajčovič, C. B. Nielsen Glycolated Thiophene-Tetrafluorophenylene Copolymers for Bioelectronic Applications: Synthesis by Direct Heteroarylation Polymerisation ChemPlusChem, 2019, 84, 1384–1390
67) K. Kang, S. Schott, D. Venkateshvaran, K. Broch, G. Schweicher, D. Harkin, C. Jellett, C. B. Nielsen, I. McCulloch, H. Sirringhaus Investigation of the Thermoelectric Response in Conducting Polymers Doped by Solid-State Diffusion Mater. Today Phys., 2019, 8, 112–122
66) J. Borges-González, C. J. Kousseff, C. B. Nielsen Organic semiconductors for biological sensing J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 1111–1130 (invited review)
2018
65) M. Nikolka, G. Schweicher, J. Armitage, C. Jellett, Z. Guo, M. Hurhangee, A. Sadhanala, I. McCulloch, C. B. Nielsen, H. Sirringhaus Performance Improvements in Conjugated Polymer Devices by Removal of Water Induced Traps Adv. Mater., 2018, 30, 1801874
64) A. Giovannitti, K. J. Thorley, C. B. Nielsen, J. Li, M. J. Donahue, G. G. Malliaras, J. Rivnay, I. McCulloch Redox-Stability of Alkoxy-BDT Copolymers and their Use for Organic Bioelectronic Devices Adv. Funct. Mater., 2018, 28, 1706325
2017
63) M. Neophytou, J. Griffiths, J. Fraser, M. Kirkus, H. Chen, C. B. Nielsen, I. McCulloch High mobility, hole transport materials for highly efficient PEDOT:PSS replacement in inverted perovskite solar cells J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017, 5, 4940–4945
62) S. Schott, E. McNellis, C. B. Nielsen, H.-Y. Chen, S. Watanabe, H. Tanaka, I. McCulloch, K. Takimiya, J. Sinova, H. Sirringhaus Tuning the effective spin-orbit coupling in molecular semiconductors Nat. Commun., 2017, 8, 15200
61) C. B. Nielsen, S. Hammerum Secondary kinetic deuterium isotope effects. The CC cleavage of labeled tetramethyl ethylenediamine radical cations—who gets to keep the electron? Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2017, 413, 92–96
60) W. Qiu, J. Bastos, S. Dasgupta, T. Merckx, I. Cardinaletti, M. V. C. Jenart, C. B. Nielsen, R. Gehlhaar, J. Poortmans, P. Heremans, I. McCulloch, D. Cheyns High efficiency Perovskite solar cells with crosslinked PCBM interlayers J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5, 2466–2472
59) C. D. Spicer, D. Mawad, M. A. Booth, A. Armgarth, C. B. Nielsen, M. M. Stevens Synthesis of Hetero-Bifunctional, End-Capped Oligo-EDOT Derivatives Chem, 2017, 2, 125–138
2016
58) W. Yue, M. Nikolka, M. Xu, C. B. Nielsen, A. J. P. White, H.-Y. Chen, O., Nkechinyerem, H. Sirringhaus, I. McCulloch Azaisoindigo conjugated polymers for high performance n-type and ambipolar thin film transistor applications, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016, 4, 9704–9710
57) A. Giovannitti, D. T. Sbircea, S. Inal, C. B. Nielsen, E. Bandiello, D. A. Hanifi, M. Sessolo, G. G. Malliaras, I. McCulloch, J. Rivnay Controlling the mode of operation of organic transistors through side-chain engineering, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2016, 113, 12017–12022
56) L. A. Rochford, T. S. Jones, C. B. Nielsen Epitaxial Templating of C60 with a Molecular Monolayer, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2016, 7, 3487–3490
55) A. Giovannitti, C. B. Nielsen, D. T. Sbircea, S. Inal, M. Donahue, M. R. Niazi, D. A. Hanifi, A. Amassian, G. G. Malliaras, J. Rivnay, I. McCulloch N-type organic electrochemical transistors with stability in water, Nat. Commun., 2016, 7, 13066
54) C. B. Nielsen,* A. Giovannitti, D. T. Sbircea, E. Bandiello, M. R. Niazi, D. A. Hanifi, M. Sessolo, A. Amassian, G. G. Malliaras, J. Rivnay, I. McCulloch Molecular Design of Semiconducting Polymers for High-Performance Organic Electrochemical Transistors, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 10252–10259
53) A.-C. Knall, R. S. Ashraf, M. Nikolka, C. B. Nielsen, B. Purushotaman, A. Sadhanala, M. Hurhangee, K. Broch, D. J. Harkin, J. Novak, M. Neophytou, P. Hayoz, H. Sirringhaus, I. McCulloch Naphthacenodithophene Based Polymers – New Members of the Acenodithiophene Family Exhibiting High Mobility and Power Conversion Efficiency, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2016, 26, 6961–6969 (highlighted as a VIP article)
52) L. A. Rochford, A. J. Ramadan, S. Holliday, T. S. Jones, C. B. Nielsen The effect of fluorination on the surface structure of truxenones, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 67315–67318
51) A. A. Y. Guilbert, M. Zbiri, M. V. C. Jenart, C. B. Nielsen, J. Nelson New Insights into the Molecular Dynamics of Poly-3-Hexylthiophene:PCBM Bulk Heterojunction: A Time-of-Flight Quasi-Elastic Neutron Scattering Study, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2016, 7, 2252–2257
50) S. Holliday, R. S. Ashraf, A. Wadsworth, D. Baran, S. A. Yousaf, C. B. Nielsen, C.-H. Tan, S. D. Dimitrov, Z. Shang, N. Gasparini, M. Alamoudi, F. Laquai, C. J. Brabec, A. Salleo, J. R. Durrant, I. McCulloch High-efficiency and air-stable P3HT-based polymer solar cells with a new non-fullerene acceptor, Nat. Commun., 2016, 7, 11585 (highlighted in Nat. Energy)
49) A. J. Ramadan, C. B. Nielsen, S. Holliday, T. S. Jones, I. McCulloch, L. A. Rochford Organic/inorganic epitaxy: commensurate epitaxial growth of truxenone on Cu (111), RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 17125–17128
48) S. D. Dimitrov, B. C. Schroeder, C. B. Nielsen, Z. Fei, H. Bronstein, I. McCulloch, M. Heeney, J. R. Durrant Singlet Exciton Lifetimes in Conjugated Polymer Films for Organic Solar Cells, Polymers, 2016, 8, 14 (invited feature article)
2015
47) A. Giovannitti, C. B. Nielsen, J. Rivnay, M. Kirkus, D. J. Harkin, A. J. P. White, H. Sirringhaus, G. G. Malliaras, I. McCulloch Sodium and Potassium Ion Selective Conjugated Polymers for Optical Ion Detection in Solution and Solid State, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2015, 26, 514–523 (highlighted as a VIP article)
46) C. B. Nielsen,* S. Holliday, H.-Y. Chen, S. Cryer, I. McCulloch Non-Fullerene Electron Acceptors for Use in Organic Solar Cells, Acc. Chem. Res., 2015, 48, 2803–2812
45) W. Qiu, U. W. Paetzold, R. Gehlhaar, V. Smirnov, H.-G. Boyen, J. G. Tait, W. Zhang, C. B. Nielsen, I. McCulloch, L. Froyen, P. Heremans, D. Cheyns An electron beam evaporated TiO2 layer for high efficiency planar perovskite solar cells on flexible polyethylene terephthalate substrates, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 22824–22829
44) B. C. Schroeder, M. Kirkus, C. B. Nielsen, R. S. Ashraf, I. McCulloch Dithienosilolothiophene: A New Polyfused Donor for Organic Electronics, Macromolecules, 2015, 48, 5557–5562
43) W. Yue, R. S. Ashraf, C. B. Nielsen, E. Collado-Fregoso, M. R. Niazi, S. A. Yousaf, M. Kirkus, H.-Y. Chen, A. Amassian, J. R. Durrant, I. McCulloch A Thieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene Isoindigo Building Block for Additive- and Annealing-Free High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells, Adv. Mater., 2015, 27, 4702–4707 (highlighted as a VIP article)
42) B. C. Schroeder, C. B. Nielsen, P. Westacott, J. Smith, S. Rossbauer, T. D. Anthopoulos, N. Stingelin, I. McCulloch Effects of alkyl chain positioning on conjugated polymer microstructure and field-effect mobilities, MRS Commun., 2015, 5, 435–440
41) C. B. Nielsen,* A. J. P. White, I. McCulloch Effect of Fluorination of 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole, J. Org. Chem., 2015, 80, 5045–5048
40) J. W. Rumer, R. S. Ashraf, B. C. Schroeder, C. B. Nielsen, I. McCulloch Dual Function Additives: A Small Molecule Crosslinker for Enhanced Efficiency and Stability in Organic Solar Cells, Adv. Energy Mater., 2015, 5, 1401426 (highlighted as a VIP article)
39) R. S. Ashraf, I. Meager, M. Nikolka, M. Kirkus, M. Planells, B. C. Schroeder, S. Holliday, M. Hurhangee, C. B. Nielsen, H. Sirringhaus, I. McCulloch Chalcogenophene Comonomer Comparison in Small Band Gap Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Conjugated Polymers for High-Performing Field-Effect Transistors and Organic Solar Cells, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 1314–1321
38) S. Holliday, R. S. Ashraf, C. B. Nielsen, J. A. Röhr, M. Kirkus, A. C. Knall, C.-H. Tan, J. R. Durrant, J. Nelson, I. McCulloch A Rhodanine Flanked Non-Fullerene Acceptor for Solution-Processed Organic Photovoltaics, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 898–904
37) C. B. Nielsen,* R. S. Ashraf, N. D. Treat, B. C. Schroeder, J. E. Donaghey, A. J. P. White, N. Stingelin, I. McCulloch 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole-5,6-Dicarboxylic Imide – A Versatile Building Block for Additive- and Annealing-Free Processing of Organic Solar Cells with Efficiencies Exceeding 8%, Adv. Mater., 2015, 27, 948–953 (highlighted as a VIP article)
2014
36) I. Meager, R. S. Ashraf, C. B. Nielsen, J. E. Donaghey, H. Bronstein, I. McCulloch Power conversion efficiency enhancement in diketopyrrolopyrrole based solar cells through polymer fractionation, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2014, 2, 8593–8598
35) I. Meager, M. Nikolka, B. C. Schroeder, C. B. Nielsen, M. Planells, H. Bronstein, J. W. Rumer, D. I. James, R. S. Ashraf, A. Sadhanala, P. Hayoz, J.-C. Flores H. Sirringhaus, I. McCulloch Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene Flanked Isoindigo Polymers for High Performance Ambipolar OFET Applications, Adv. Funct. Mater., 2014, 24, 7109–7115
34) C. B. Nielsen,* E. Voroshazi, S. Holliday, K. Cnops, D. Cheyns, I. McCulloch Electron-deficient truxenone derivatives and their use in organic photovoltaics, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 12348–12354
33) B. C. Schroeder, S. Rossbauer, R. J. Kline, L. Biniek, S. E. Watkins, T. D. Anthopoulos, I. McCulloch, C. B. Nielsen Benzotrithiophene Copolymers: The Influence of Molecular Packing and Energy Levels on Charge Carrier Mobility, Macromolecules, 2014, 47, 2883–2890
32) J. W. Rumer, B. C. Schroeder, C. B. Nielsen, R. S. Ashraf, D. Beatrup, H. Bronstein, S. J. Cryer, J. E. Donaghey, S. Holliday, M. Hurhangee, D. I. James, S. Lim, I. Meager, W. Zhang, I. McCulloch Bis-lactam-based donor polymers for organic solar cells: Evolution by design Thin Solid Films, 2014, 560, 82–85
31) S. D. Dimitrov, Z. Huang, F. Deledalle, C. B. Nielsen, B. C. Schroeder, S. Ashraf, S. Shoaee, I. McCulloch, J. R. Durrant Towards optimisation of photocurrent from fullerene excitons in organic solar cells Energy Environ. Sci., 2014, 7, 1037–1043 (“Hot Article” on the EES Blog)
2013
30) C. B. Nielsen,* R. S. Ashraf, S. Rossbauer, T. Anthopoulos, I. McCulloch Post-Polymerization Ketalization for Improved Organic Photovoltaic Materials Macromolecules, 2013, 46, 7727–7732
29) J. W. Rumer, C. K. L. Hor, I. Meager, C. P. Yau, Z. Huang, C. B. Nielsen, S. E. Watkins, H. Bronstein, I. McCulloch Alkyl side-chain branching point effects in thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione copolymers J. Org. Semiconductors, 2013, 1, 30–35
28) C. B. Nielsen,* I. McCulloch Recent Advances in Transistor Performance of Polythiophenes Prog. Polym. Sci., 2013, 38, 2053–2069
27) N. Bansal, L. X. Reynolds, A. MacLachlan, T. Lutz, S. Ashraf, W. Zhang, C. B. Nielsen, I. McCulloch, D. G. Rebois, T. Kirchartz, J. Nelson, M. S. Hill, K. Molloy, S. A. Haque The Influence of Crystallinity and Energetics on Charge Separation in Polymer–Inorganic Semiconductor Nanocomposite Films Sci. Rep., 2013, 3, 1531
26) C. B. Nielsen,* M. Turbiez, I. McCulloch Recent Advances in the Development of Semiconducting DPP-Containing Polymers Adv. Mater., 2013, 25, 1859–1880
25) C. B. Nielsen,* E. Sohn, D. Cho, B. C. Schroeder, J. Smith, M. Lee, T. D. Anthopoulos, K. Song, I. McCulloch Improved Field-Effect Transistor Performance of a Benzotrithiophene Polymer through Ketal Cleavage in the Solid State ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2013, 5, 1806–1810
24) H. Zhong, Z. Li, F. Deledalle, E. C. Fregoso, M. Shahid, Z. Fei, C. B. Nielsen, N. Yaacobi‐Gross, S. Rossbauer, T. D. Anthopoulos, J. R. Durrant, M. Heeney Fused Dithienogermolodithiophene Low Band Gap Polymers for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells without Processing Additives J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 2040–2043
23) L. Biniek, B. C. Schroeder, J. E. Donaghey, N. Yaacobi-Gross, R. S. Ashraf, Y. W. Soon, C. B. Nielsen, J. R. Durrant, T. D. Anthopoulos, I. McCulloch New Fused Bis-Thienobenzothienothiophene Copolymers and Their Use in Organic Solar Cells and Transistors Macromolecules, 2013, 46, 727–735
22) H. Bronstein, J. M. Frost, A. Hadipour, Y. Kim, C. B. Nielsen, R. S. Ashraf, B. Rand, S. Watkins, I. McCulloch Effect of Fluorination on the Properties of a Donor-Acceptor Copolymer for Use in Photovoltaic Cells and Transistors Chem. Mater., 2013, 25, 277–285
21) A. A. Bakulin, S. D. Dimitrov, A. Rao, P. C. Y. Chow, C. B. Nielsen, B. C. Schroeder, I. McCulloch, H. J. Bakker, J. R. Durrant, R. H. Friend Charge-Transfer State Dynamics Following Hole and Electron Transfer in Organic Photovoltaic Devices J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2013, 4, 209–215
20) C. B. Nielsen,* E. Voroshazi, S. Holliday, K. Cnops, B. P. Rand, I. McCulloch Efficient truxenone-based acceptors for organic photovoltaics J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 73–76
2012
19) S. D. Dimitrov, A. A. Bakulin, C. B. Nielsen, B. C. Schroeder, J. Du, H. Bronstein, I. McCulloch, R. H. Friend, J. R. Durrant On the Energetic Dependence of Charge Separation in Polymer/Fullerene Blends J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 18189−18192
18) B. C. Schroeder, R. S. Ashraf, S. Thomas, A. J. P. White, L. Biniek, C. B. Nielsen, W. Zhang, Z. Huang, P. S. Tuladhar, S. E. Watkins, T. D. Anthopoulos, J. R. Durrant, I. McCulloch Synthesis of novel thieno[3,2-b]thienobis(silolothiophene) based low bandgap polymers for organic photovoltaics Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 7699–7701
17) L. Biniek, B. C. Schroeder, C. B. Nielsen, I. McCulloch Recent advances in high mobility donor–acceptor semiconducting polymers J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 14803–14813 (“Hot Article” on the JMC Blog)
16) C. B. Nielsen,* R. S. Ashraf, B. C. Schroeder, P. D’Angelo, S. E. Watkins, K. Song, T. D. Anthopoulos, I. McCulloch Random benzotrithiophene-based donor-acceptor copolymers for efficient organic photovoltaic devices Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 5832–5834
15) I. McCulloch, R. S. Ashraf, L. Biniek, H. Bronstein, C. Combe, J. E. Donaghey, D. I. James, C. B. Nielsen, B. C. Schroeder, W. Zhang Design of Semiconducting Indacenodithiophene Polymers for High Performance Transistors and Solar Cells Acc. Chem. Res., 2012, 45, 714–722
14) J. Kirkpatrick, C. B. Nielsen,* W. Zhang, H. Bronstein, R. S. Ashraf, M. Heeney, I. McCulloch A Systematic Approach to the Design Optimization of Light Absorbing Indenofluorene Polymers for Organic Photovoltaics Adv. Energy Mater., 2012, 2, 260–265
13) S. D. Dimitrov, C. B. Nielsen, S. Shoaee, P. S. Tuladhar, J. Du, I. McCulloch, J. R. Durrant Efficient Charge Photogeneration by the Dissociation of PC70BM Excitons in Polymer/Fullerene Solar Cells J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2012, 3, 140–144
2011
12) J. E. Donaghey, R. S. Ashraf, Y. Kim, Z. G. Huang, C. B. Nielsen, W. Zhang, B. Schroeder, C. R. G. Grenier, C. T. Brown, P. D’Angelo, J. Smith, S. Watkins, K. Song, T. D. Anthopoulos, J. R. Durrant, C. K. Williams, I. McCulloch Pyrroloindacenodithiophene containing polymers for organic field effect transistors and organic photovoltaics J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 18744–18752
11) C. B. Nielsen,* B. C. Schroeder, A. Hadipour, B. P. Rand, S. E. Watkins, I. McCulloch A benzotrithiophene-based low band gap polymer for polymer solar cells with high open-circuit voltage J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 17642–17645
10) B. C. Schroeder, C. B. Nielsen,* Y. Kim, J. Smith, S. E. Watkins, K. Song, T. D. Anthopoulos, I. McCulloch Benzotrithiophene Copolymers with High Charge Carrier Mobilities in Field-Effect Transistors Chem. Mater., 2011, 23, 4025–4031
9) C. B. Nielsen,* J. M. Fraser, B. C. Schroeder, J. Du, A. J. P. White, W. Zhang, I. McCulloch Benzotrithiophene – A Planar, Electron-Rich Building Block for Organic Semiconductors Org. Lett., 2011, 13, 2414–2417
8) A. Mavrinskiy, C. B. Nielsen, J. R. Reynolds, K. Müllen, W. Pisula Influence of the Alkyl Mantle on the Self-Assembly of Phenylene-Thienylene-Based Oligomers Chem. Mater., 2011, 23, 1939–1945
2004-2010
7) S. M. Tuladhar, M. Sims, S. A. Choulis, C. B. Nielsen, W. N. George, J. H. G. Steinke, D. D. C. Bradley, J. Nelson Influence of side chain symmetry on the performance of poly(2,5-dialkoxy-p-phenylenevinylene): Fullerene blend solar cells Org. Electron., 2009, 10, 562–567
6) S. M. Tuladhar, M. Sims, J. Kirkpatrick, R. C. Maher, A. J. Chatten, D. D. C. Bradley, J. Nelson, P. G. Etchegoin, C. B. Nielsen, P. Massiot, W. N. George, J. H. G. Steinke Influence of alkyl chain length on charge transport in symmetrically substituted poly(2,5-dialkoxy-p-phenylenevinylene) polymers Phys. Rev. B, 2009, 79, 035201
5) C. B. Nielsen, A. Angerhofer, K. A. Abboud, J. R. Reynolds Discrete Photopatternable p-Conjugated Oligomers for Electrochromic Devices J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 9734–9746
4) M. Sims, S. M. Tuladhar, J. Nelson, R. C. Maher, M. Campoy Quiles, S. A. Choulis, M. Mairy, D. D. C. Bradley, P. G. Etchegoin, C. Tregidgo, K. Suhling, D. R. Richards, P. Massiot, C. B. Nielsen, J. H. G. Steinke Correlation between microstructure and charge transport in poly(2,5-dimethoxy-p-phenylenevinylene) thin films Phys. Rev. B, 2007, 76, 195206
3) C. B. Nielsen, T. Bjørnholm Structure-Property Relations of Regiosymmetrical 3,4-Dioxy-Functionalized Polythiophenes Macromolecules, 2005, 38, 10379–10387
2) C. B. Nielsen, T. Bjørnholm New Regiosymmetrical Dioxopyrrolo- and Dihydropyrrolo-Functionalized Polythiophenes Org. Lett., 2004, 6, 3381–3384
1) B. W. Laursen, K. Nørgaard, N. Reitzel, J. B. Simonsen, C. B. Nielsen, J. Als-Nielsen, T. Bjørnholm, T. I. Sølling, M. M. Nielsen, O. Bunk, K. Kjaer, N. Tchebotareva, M. D. Watson, K. Müllen, J. Piris Macroscopic Alignment of Graphene Stacks by Langmuir-Blodgett Deposition of Amphiphilic Hexabenzocoronenes Langmuir, 2004, 20, 4139–4146
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