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A versatile method of cross-linking low band gap polymers in an easy way using  azido-functionalized thiophenemoieties is published in macromolecules, 2016, 49, 3749

Simultaneous morphological stability of nanoscale structures and a matching of p-type and n-type  mobility can be achieved by blending PCBM into a block copolymer P3HT-b-PPCM, containing fullerene grafted segments. See  J.  Polym. Sci., PART B: Polym. Phys., 2016, 54(12), 1125-1136

Perovskite films and solar cells prepared by MAI -vapor assisted method can be extremely stable in ambient conditions. See details in Energy Technology, 2016, 4, 449-457.

Theoretical studies and correlation of it with experiments with respect to the temperature dependence of the optical properties of methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3 = CH3NH3PbI3) recently published in J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2016, 7 (15), pp 3014–3021

New work on "Optoelectrical investigation of electron extracting interface layers in bulk-heterojunction solar cells" has been accepted for publication in Advanced Materials Interfaces. Congratulations Chetan R Singh!

A series of PDPPs featuring different aryl flanking units and EDOT as an electron-rich comonomer has been published in J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys (DOI: 10.1002/polb.23955)

Published by Christian Müller in collaboration with the Chris McNeill group (Monash University, Melbourne) investigating charge carrier mobilities and depth-dependent molecular alignment. J. Chem. Mater. C 2015, 3, 8916-8925.

Published by Christian Müller in collaboration with the Pflaum group (Experimental Physics, Uni Würzburg):Advanced Energy Materials 2015, in print (DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201500914)

How to design block copolymers carrying pendant PC71BM fullerenes and the consequences on phase separation published in 
Polymer Chemistry, 6, 813 – 826 (2015), DOI: 10.1039/C4PY01357C