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Synfacts 2007(7): 0703-0703  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-968648
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Domain Formation in a Conjugated Polymer Thin Film

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Trisha L. Andrew
M. Zhang, C. Yang, A. K. Mishra, W. Pisula, G. Zhou, B. Schmaltz, M. Baumgarten, K. Müllen*
Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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22 June 2007 (online)

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A conjugated polymer containing alternating donor and acceptor moieties in the backbone was synthesized and characterized by optical spectroscopy and X-ray crystal structure analysis. Polymer P1 shows efficient charge transfer between the carbazole donor groups and diketone-bridged pentaphenylene acceptor in the ­solid state. Both the polymer backbone and the bulky N-substituent of the carbazole moiety form individual pi-stacks that result in discrete domains within the polymer film.