Abstract:
The present invention relates to polymers comprising a repeating unit of the formula (I), and their use as organic semiconductor in organic electronic devices, especially in organic photovoltaics and photodiodes, or in a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention can have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to novel compounds of the formula wherein R1 and R1′ independently of each other are H or a substituent, halogen or SiR6R4R5; R2 and R2′ may be the same or different and are selected from C1-C25alkyl, C3-C12cycloalkyl, C2-C25alkenyl, C2-C25alkynyl, C4-C25aryl, C5-C25alkylaryl or C5-C25aralkyl, each of which is unsubstituted or substituted, and under conditions as defined in claim 1, R2 and/or R2′ may also be halogen or hydrogen; X is a divalent linking group selected from Y and Y′ independently are selected from n and p independently range from 0 to 6; where further symbols are as defined in claim 1, and to corresponding oligomers and (co)polymers.