title: Synthesis of homopolymer containing diphenyl end-capped oligothiophene co-oligomer unit in the side chain.
abstract: [reaction: see text] A new polymer with the diphenyl end-capped oligothiophene co-oligomer unit in the side chain was obtained by the ROMP method. The polymer showed good photophysical characteristics, thermal stability, and film-forming properties. A photovoltaic cell fabricated from this polymer showed relatively large open-circuit voltage (V(OC) = 0.7 V), moderate short-circuit current (I(SC) = 0.7 microA/cm(2)), and excellent device stability under ambient conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA.
authors.forename: Chunchang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chengwei
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lewis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rothberg
authors.forename: Man-Kit
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ng