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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Nicolas Blouin, Southampton, GB;
Steven Tierney, Southampton, GB;
William Mitchell, Chandler's Ford, GB;
Miguel Carrasco-orozco, Winchester, GB;
Inventors:
Nicolas Blouin, Southampton, GB;
Steven Tierney, Southampton, GB;
William Mitchell, Chandler's Ford, GB;
Miguel Carrasco-Orozco, Winchester, GB;
Assignee:
MERCK PATENT GMBH, Darmstadt, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/12 (2006.01); C08G 75/00 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01); C07D 495/04 (2006.01); C08G 61/12 (2006.01); C08L 65/00 (2006.01); H01L 51/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 51/0043 (2013.01); C07D 495/04 (2013.01); C08G 61/123 (2013.01); C08G 2261/124 (2013.01); C08G 2261/1412 (2013.01); C08G 2261/3223 (2013.01); C08G 2261/3243 (2013.01); C08G 2261/344 (2013.01); C08G 2261/414 (2013.01); C08G 2261/51 (2013.01); C08G 2261/91 (2013.01); C08G 2261/92 (2013.01); C08G 2261/95 (2013.01); C08L 65/00 (2013.01); H01B 1/127 (2013.01); H01L 51/0036 (2013.01); H01L 51/0053 (2013.01); H01L 51/0545 (2013.01); Y02E 10/549 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to novel polymers containing one or more thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2,5-dione and/or furo[3,2-b]furan-2,5-dionerepeating units or their thioketone derivatives, monomers and methods for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, and to OE and OPV devices comprising these polymers.