01.12.15 Dr. Michael Sommer

17.15 Uhr im Seminarraum 1.27 Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle

Uni Freiburg, Institut für Makromolekulare Chemie

“Conjugated and responsive polymers: defect structures, new syntheses and high performance materials

Abstract:
My group focuses on the development of new materials for use in opto-electronic devices as well as for sensing applications. Suitable candidates of high performance conjugated polymers have been identified as active materials for a variety of thin film devices including photovoltaic cells, field-effect transistors, light emitting diodes, batteries or supercapacitors. A major challenge that has moved into focus is the quest for simpler, greener and environmentally more benign synthesis routes while maintaining high performance, batch-to-batch reproducibility and control over molecular weight. In the first part of my talk, I will explore the scope and limitations of direct C-H activation polycondensation (DAP),…

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