ABSTRACT
Polymer semiconductors comprise a large class of new and varied materials that possess promising optical, thermal, electrical, magnetic and mechanical properties. 1 – 5 These π-conjugated polymers have tremendous potential for use in cheap, flexible, lightweight, and energy efficient optoelectronic applications. There has been remarkable progress in the scientific research and technological applications of these so-called “third generation” semiconducting polymers during the past decade 4 , 6 . The most successful technological application is organic light emitting diodes (OLED). Intensive attention has also been given to the quest of revealing structure-function relations for polymer semiconductors that are used in organic photovoltaics (OPV) 7 – 16 , thermoelectrics 17 – 20 , photodiodes 21 , photodetectors 22 , sensors 23 , light-emitting displays 24 , and transistors 25 – 30 . This has driven rapid and significant advances in soft matter characterization 8 , 31 – 38 .
