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View article: Crosslinking Approaches for Polyethylene Imine (PEI) and Its Uses in Adsorption of Heavy Metals, Dyes, and Carbon Dioxide
Crosslinking Approaches for Polyethylene Imine (PEI) and Its Uses in Adsorption of Heavy Metals, Dyes, and Carbon Dioxide Open
Polyethylene imine (PEI) is a synthetic water-soluble and nitrogen-rich polymer with an ethylene amine repeating unit. It exists in a linear or branched forms and finds applications in various areas. PEI is often chemically modified by cro…
View article: Fijian medicinal plants and their role in the prevention of Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Fijian medicinal plants and their role in the prevention of Type 2 diabetes mellitus Open
Medicinal plants (MPs) are natural sources of active compounds with potential therapeutic benefits in alleviating various illnesses for decades. Fijian people also are using these MPs for the management/prevention of Type 2 diabetes mellit…
View article: Flexible solar and thermal energy conversion devices: Organic photovoltaics (OPVs), organic thermoelectric generators (OTEGs) and hybrid PV-TEG systems
Flexible solar and thermal energy conversion devices: Organic photovoltaics (OPVs), organic thermoelectric generators (OTEGs) and hybrid PV-TEG systems Open
Solar and thermal energy conversion are two major renewable energy technologies highly sought after in the past two decades by academia, industry, and policymakers. Besides the traditionally large-size solar and thermal energy convertors, …
View article: Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Electron Donor Conjugated Terpolymers for Solar Cell Applications
Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Electron Donor Conjugated Terpolymers for Solar Cell Applications Open
The synthesis of donor (D)-acceptor (A) polymers using structurally elaborated monomers is an active research field. Some of the challenges with the use of alternating D-A polymers for photovoltaic applications are the relatively narrow ab…
View article: Water/Ethanol Soluble p-Type Conjugated Polymers for the Use in Organic Photovoltaics
Water/Ethanol Soluble p-Type Conjugated Polymers for the Use in Organic Photovoltaics Open
We have developed two series of p-type conjugated polymers based on poly[2,3-bis-(3-octyloxyphenyl)quinoxaline-5,8-diyl-alt-thiophene-2,5-diyl] (TQ1) polymeric backbone utilizing polar pendant groups, i.e., tertiary amine and pyridine, to …
View article: Optimizing Polymer Solar Cells Using Non-Halogenated Solvent Blends
Optimizing Polymer Solar Cells Using Non-Halogenated Solvent Blends Open
More environmentally friendly polymer solar cells were constructed using a conjugated polymer, poly (2,5-thiophene-alt-4,9-bis(2-hexyldecyl)-4,9-dihydrodithieno[3,2-c:3′,2′h][1,5] naphthyridine-5,10-dione, PTNT, as a donor material in comb…
View article: Facile Synthesis of an Efficient and Robust Cathode Interface Material for Polymer Solar Cells
Facile Synthesis of an Efficient and Robust Cathode Interface Material for Polymer Solar Cells Open
In\nthis study, an alcohol soluble novel naphthalene diimide (NDI)–thiophene-based\ncathode interface layer (CIL), PNDIT10N, is reported. PNDIT10N was\nsynthesized in a facile three-step method, processed from environmentally\nfriendly ben…
View article: Polymer Light Emitting Devices: High‐Speed OLEDs and Area‐Emitting Light‐Emitting Transistors from a Tetracyclic Lactim Semiconducting Polymer (Advanced Optical Materials 21/2018)
Polymer Light Emitting Devices: High‐Speed OLEDs and Area‐Emitting Light‐Emitting Transistors from a Tetracyclic Lactim Semiconducting Polymer (Advanced Optical Materials 21/2018) Open
In article number 1800768, Ebinazar B. Namdas and co-workers report high-speed organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and area emitting light-emitting transistors using a tetracyclic lactam polymer. The fabricated devices exhibit an extreme…
View article: Synthesis and characterization of benzodithiophene and benzotriazole-based polymers for photovoltaic applications
Synthesis and characterization of benzodithiophene and benzotriazole-based polymers for photovoltaic applications Open
Two high bandgap benzodithiophene–benzotriazole-based polymers were synthesized via palladium-catalysed Stille coupling reaction. In order to compare the effect of the side chains on the opto-electronic and photovoltaic properties of the r…
View article: Enhanced Ultraviolet Stability of Air-Processed Polymer Solar Cells by Al Doping of the ZnO Interlayer
Enhanced Ultraviolet Stability of Air-Processed Polymer Solar Cells by Al Doping of the ZnO Interlayer Open
Photostability of organic photovoltaic devices represents a key requirement for the commercialization of this technology. In this field, ZnO is one of the most attractive materials employed as an electron transport layer, and the investiga…
View article: Predicting thermal stability of organic solar cells through an easy and fast capacitance measurement
Predicting thermal stability of organic solar cells through an easy and fast capacitance measurement Open
Degradation of organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices is currently a topic under intense research as it is one of the main limitations towards the commercialization of this technology. Morphological changes at both active layer and interfaces …
View article: Two-photon absorption of polyfluorene aggregates stabilized by insulin amyloid fibrils
Two-photon absorption of polyfluorene aggregates stabilized by insulin amyloid fibrils Open
We report on the photophysical and optical properties of a polyfluorene derivative (PFO) and its binding to the amyloid-forming protein insulin.
View article: Comparison of selenophene and thienothiophene incorporation into pentacyclic lactam-based conjugated polymers for organic solar cells
Comparison of selenophene and thienothiophene incorporation into pentacyclic lactam-based conjugated polymers for organic solar cells Open
In this work, we compare the effect of incorporating selenophene versus thienothiophene spacers into pentacyclic lactam-based conjugated polymers for organic solar cells.