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On The Ordering, Microstructure And Hole Transport Correlations In Semi-Crystalline Poly(3-Hexylthiophene), Xiaobo Shen

Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation focuses on describing the research work done on poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT), which represents one of the most important p-type semi-conducting polymers widely used in the field of organic optoelectronics. P3HT is also identified as a typical semi-crystalline material comprising different phases that would yield distinct impacts on its properties when integrated as an active component in optoelectronic devices. In particular, as the material finds great use as a hole-conductor, the objective of the dissertation is to develop a fundamental and quantitative understanding of the relationship between the semi-crystalline morphology and hole transport properties in P3HT. The first section provides …