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Tuning the synthesis of fully conjugated block copolymers to minimize architectural heterogeneity

Youngmin Lee, Melissa P. Aplan, Zach D. Seibers, S. Michael Kilbey, Qing Wang, Enrique D. Gomez

Journal of Materials Chemistry A · 2017 · 20 citations · 54 references

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Abstract

Control of conversion, end group composition, and feed ratio is crucial to minimize homopolymer impurities in the synthesis of conjugated block copolymers for photovoltaics.

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