Georgia Tech Research Corporation

California Institute of Technology

Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona

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Nitto-denko Corporation

Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate

Northwestern University

Hrl Laboratories, LLC

Imperial Innovations Limited

Siros Technologies, Inc.

Seth R Marder

Bernard Kippelen

Joseph W Perry

Stephen Barlow

Brian H Cumpston

Lap-Tak Cheng

Benoit Domercq

Matthew Lipson

J Kevin Cammack

Peter J Hotchkiss

Steve Barlow

Antoine Kahn

Francesco Stellacci

Nasser N Peyghambarian

Simon Christopher Jones

Michiharu Yamamoto

Canek Fuentes-Hernandez

Eric Hendrickx

Lauren E Polander

Boris Volodin

Yadong Zhang

Zesheng An

Carlos Zuniga

Qing Feng Zhang

Joshua N Haddock

Qing Shan Zhang

Peng Wang

Shin-Tson Wu

Clifford Lee Henderson

William R Dichtel

Takashi Okada

Marcus Weck

Jian-Yang Cho

Walt A De Heer

Andreas Haldi

Samik Jhulki

Asha Sharma

Do Kyung Hwang

Yinhua Zhou

Wen-Fang Chou

Jennifer E Curtis

Gabriel Ramos-Ortiz

Xuyang He

Wenhui Zhou

Sung-Jin Kim

Stephen M Kuebler

Jens Meyer

Jae Won Shim

Shree Prakash Tiwari

Sang Bok Kim

Junxiang Zhang

Raghunath R Dasari

Yulia A Getmanenko

Austin M Evans

Mathieu Fenoll

Anthony Giordano

Yabing Qi

Thomas D Anthopoulos

Swagat K Mohapatra

Calvin Chan

Julie Leroy

Myoungsik Cha

Benoit Domerq

Song Guo

Alpay Kimyonok

Junji Kido

Elisa Riedo

Robert J Szoskiewicz

Vamsi K Kodali

Debin Wang

Felipe A Larrain

Yueming Hua

Philoseok Kim

Xiaohong Zhang

Chin-Ti Chen

Naoya Aizawa

Jungsheng Yu

Bilal Kaafarani

Bernhard Kippelen

Vladimir Kolesov

Gaelle Deshayes

Takeshi Kondo

Brian Cumptson

Disclosed herein are sensors including a covalent organic framework (COF). The COF includes tautomerically active subunits (TAS) capable of reversible iminol-to-ketoenamine tautomerism between a first tautomer and a second tautomer and linking groups. Methods of detecting analytes with the sensors are also disclosed.

Tautomeric sensing using a covalent organic framework

The disclosed technology includes systems, devices, and methods associate with producing an organic semiconductor film having electrical dopant molecules distributed to a controlled depth. In an example implementation, a semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device can include a first substrate and an organic semiconductor film disposed on the first substrate. The organic semiconductor film includes a first region characterized by electrical dopant molecules distributed to a controlled depth with respect to a first surface of the organic semiconductor film. The semiconductor device further can include an electrode in contact with at least a portion of the first region of the organic semiconductor film.

Devices with organic semiconductor layers electrically-doped over a controlled depth

Various materials and polymers having electron deficient moieties and methods of synthesizing thereof are described herein. Specifically, a C&#x2014;H bond activation method is disclosed wherein an electron deficient group having one or more activated C&#x2014;H bonds is coupled to one or more aryl groups to afford materials or polymers which may be used in organic electronic and photonic applications.

Materials having electron deficient moieties and methods of synthesizing thereof

The various inventions disclosed, described, and/or claimed herein relate to the field of methods for n-doping organic semiconductors with certain bis-metallosandwich compounds, the doped compositions produced, and the uses of the doped compositions in organic electronic devices. Metals can be manganese, rhenium, iron, ruthenium, osmium, rhodium, or iridium. Stable and efficient doping can be achieved.

N-doping of organic semiconductors by bis-metallosandwich compounds

The inventions describe disclosed and described herein relate to ambipolar small molecule host materials for guest phosphorescent metal complexes. Methods of making the ambipolar small molecules are also described. These ambipolar small molecules, which comprise both an oxadiazole and one or more carbazole groups, can be used to make the emission layers of unexpectedly efficient OLED devices containing the materials of the inventions, wherein (I) at least one of the R, Rand Rgroups is an optionally substituted carbazole group. 

Ambipolar small molecule hosts for phosphorescent guest emitters

According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, systems and methods are provided for producing low work function electrodes. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method is provided for reducing a work function of an electrode. The method includes applying, to at least a portion of the electrode, a solution comprising a Lewis basic oligomer or polymer; and based at least in part on applying the solution, forming an ultra-thin layer on a surface of the electrode, wherein the ultra-thin layer reduces the work function associated with the electrode by greater than 0.5 eV. According to another exemplary embodiment of the invention, a device is provided. The device includes a semiconductor; at least one electrode disposed adjacent to the semiconductor and configured to transport electrons in or out of the semiconductor.

Systems and methods for producing low work function electrodes

Naphthalene diimide (NDI) compounds can be functionalized with tin reagent to provide a useful, versatile synthetic tool. One embodiment provides, for example, a composition comprising at least one NDI compound comprising at least one stannyl substituent bonded to the naphthalene moiety of the NDI compound. Applications include organic electronic devices including OLED, OPV, OFET, and sensing devices.

Stannyl derivatives of naphthalene diimides and related compositions and methods

The various inventions and/or their embodiments disclosed herein relate to certain naphthalene diimide (NDI) compounds wherein the NDI groups are bonded to certain subclasses of bridging heteroaryl (hAr) groups, such as the 'NDI-hAr-NDI' oligomeric compounds, wherein hAr is a heteroaryl group chosen to provide desirable electronic and steric properties, and the possible identities of the 'R' terminal peripheral substituent groups are described herein. Transistor and inverter devices can be prepared.

Naphthalene-diimide-heterocycle-naphthalene diimide oligomers as organic semiconductors and transistors therefrom

In some embodiments, the inventions described herein relate to a composition of matter comprising a molecule having the structure: wherein: independently at each occurrence, Ris a halogen, a alkyl group, a heteroalkyl group, an aryl group, or a heteroaryl group; Rcomprises from 3 to 30 CH&#x2014; groups, n=0-5, m=0-5, q=1-3, and Rcomprises at least one ether linkage. 

Electronic devices comprising novel phosphonic acid surface modifiers

Continuous, conducting metal patterns can be formed from metal nanoparticle containing films by exposure to radiation (FIG.). The metal patterns can be one, two, or three dimensional and have high resolution resulting in feature sizes in the order of micron down to nanometers Compositions containing the nanoparticles coated with a ligand and further including a dye, a metal salt, and either a matrix or an optional sacrificial donor are also disclosed.

Method for patterning metal using nanoparticle containing precursors

Disclosed are highly efficient multiphoton absorbing compounds and methods of their use. The compounds generally include a bridge of pi-conjugated bonds connecting electron donating groups or electron accepting groups. The bridge may be substituted with a variety of substituents as well. Solubility, lipophilicity, absorption maxima and other characteristics of the compounds may be tailored by changing the electron donating groups or electron accepting groups, the substituents attached to or the length of the pi-conjugated bridge. Numerous photophysical and photochemical methods are enabled by converting these compounds to electronically excited states upon simultaneous absorption of at least two photons of radiation. The compounds have large two-photon or higher-order absorptivities such that upon absorption, one or more Lewis acidic species, Lewis basic species, radical species or ionic species are formed.

Two-photon or higher-order absorbing optical materials for generation of reactive species

A device including an electrode, the electrode having a surface; a molecule bound to the surface of the electrode through a binding group; an organic electronic material in electrical contact with the electrode, wherein the molecule comprises at least one fluorinated aryl group, wherein the electrode contains a transparent conductive metal oxide, a carbon nanotube, or graphene.

Stable electrodes with modified work functions and methods for organic electronic devices

This invention relates generally to norbornene-monomer, poly(norbornene)homopolymer, and poly(norbornene)copolymer compounds containing a functionalized carbazole side chain, having desirable solution processability and host characteristics. It also relates to hole transport and/or electron blocking materials, and to organic host materials for an organic luminescence layer, an OLED device, and compositions of matter which include these compounds.

Carbazole-based hole transport and/or electron blocking materials and/or host polymer materials

Improved nanolithography components, systems, and methods are described herein. The systems and methods generally employ a resistively heated atomic force microscope tip to thermally induce a chemical change in a surface. In addition, certain polymeric compositions are also disclosed.

Thermochemical nanolithography components, systems, and methods

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