The bulk-heterojunction blend of an electron donor and an electron acceptor material is the
key component in a solution-processed organic photovoltaic device. In the past decades, a p …

1.1 Background In his historic review titled “Polymerization” in Chemical Reviews of 1931,
Wallace H. Carothers described his brilliant ideas about the rapidly develo** field of …

With the introduction of π-conjugated systems in electronic devices and the dream to arrive
at molecular electronics based on these systems, the detailed understanding of the …

This critical review provides an overview on the formation of π-stacks of functional dyes in
solution, aiming to acquaint young researchers with this topical research field and to …

On the basis of temperature-dependent UV− vis and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy
measurements, we observed that C3-symmetrical discotic molecules, chiral (R)-1 and …

A challenging target in the noncovalent synthesis of nanostructured functional materials is
the formation of uniform features that exhibit well-defined properties, eg, precise control over …

Developed in the early 1990s, peptide nucleic acid (PNA) has emerged as a promising class
of nucleic acid mimic because of its strong binding affinity and sequence selectivity toward …

Formation of a Supramolecular Hyperbranched Polymer from Self-Organization of an AB2
Monomer Containing a Crown Ether and Two Paraquat Moieties | Journal of the American …

Over the past few years, the concurrent (1) development of polymer synthesis and (2)
introduction of new mathematical models for polymer dynamics have evolved the classical …

A new bis-urea based supramolecular polymer is reported and shown by viscosimetry,
neutron scattering (SANS), and calorimetry (ITC) to self-assemble in a wide range of …