Perepichka I.F., Perepichka D.F. Handbook of Thiophene-Based Materials: Applications in Organic Electronics and Photonics (Two-Volume Set)

Chichester: J. Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2009. — 910 p.This essential resource consists of a series of critical reviews written by leading scientists, summarising the progress in the field of conjugated thiophene materials. It is an application-oriented book, giving a chemists’ point of view on the state-of-art and perspectives of the field. While presenting a comprehensive coverage of thiophene-based materials and related applications, the aim is to show how the rational molecular design of materials can bring a new breadth to known device applications or even aid the development of novel application concepts. The main topics covered include synthetic methodologies to thiophene-based materials (including the chemistry of thiophene, preparation of oligomers and polymerisation approaches) and the structure and physical properties of oligo- and polythiophenes (discussion of structural effects on electronic and optical properties). Part of the book is devoted to the optical and semiconducting properties of conjugated thiophene materials for electronics and photonics, and the role of thiophene-based materials in nanotechnologyVolume One: Synthesis and Theory
Functional oligothiophene-based materials: nanoarchitectures and applications
Synthesis, characterization and properties of regioregular polythiophene-based materials
Fused oligothiophenes
Thiophene-S,S-dioxides as a class of electron-deficient materials for electronics and photonics
Synthesis and properties of oligo- and polythiophenes containing transition metals
Selenophenes as hetero-analogues of thiophene-based materials
Energy gaps and their control in thiophene-based polymers and oligomers
Theoretical studies on thiophene-containing compoundsVolume Two: Properties and Applications
Electrochemistry of oligothiophenes and polythiophenes
Novel photonic responses from low-dimensional crystals of thiophene/phenylene oligomers
Novel electronic and photonic properties of thiophene-based oligomers
Liquid crystalline and electroresponsive polythiophenes
Self-assembly of thiophene-based materials: a scanning tunneling microscopy perspective
PEDOT – properties and technical relevance
Polythiophenes as active electrode materials for electrochemical capacitors
Electroactive oligothiophenes and polythiophenes for organic field effect transistors
Thienothiophene copolymers in field effect transistors
Photovoltaics based on thiophene polymers: a short overview
Thiophene-based materials for electroluminescent applications
Thiophene-based electrochromic materials
Photoresponsive thiophene-based molecules and materials
Chemical and biological sensors based on polythiophenes