PUBLICATIONS
Representative ten recent publications
Wang, Y.; Chen, K.; Prine, N.; Rondeau‐Gagné, S.; Chiu, Y.; Gu, X. Stretchable and Self‐Healable Semiconductive Composites Based on Hydrogen BondingCross‐linked Elastomeric Matrix. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 2303031, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202303031.
Cao, Z.; Tolba, S. A.; Li, Z.; Mason, G. T.; Wang, Y.; Do, C.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Xia, W.; Gu, X. Molecular Structure and Conformational Design of Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymers to Enable Predictable Optoelectronic Property. Adv. Mater. 2023, n/a (n/a), 2302178. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202302178.
Zhao, H.; Prine, N.; Ma, G.; Zhang, Y.; Haque, M. A.; Baran, D.; Gu, X. Out-of-Plane Transient Thermal Conductivity Measurements for Bulk Semiconducting Conjugated Polymers Using Fast Scanning Calorimetry. Sustain. Energy Fuels 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SE01413K
Cao, Z.; Li, Z.; Tolba, S. A.; Mason, G. T.; Xiong, M.; Ocheje, M. U.; Alesadi, A.; Do, C.; Hong, K.; Lei, T.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Xia, W.; Gu, X. Probing Single-Chain Conformation and Its Impact on the Optoelectronic Properties of Donor–Accepter Conjugated Polymers. J. Mater. Chem. A 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TA09389H
Prine, N.; Cao, Z.; Zhang, S.; Li, T.; Do, C.; Hong, K.; Cardinal, C.; Thornell, T. L.; Morgan, S. E.; Gu, X. Enabling Quantitative Analysis of Complex Polymer Blends by Infrared Nanospectroscopy and Isotopic Deuteration. Nanoscale 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NR00886J
Alesadi, A.; Cao, Z.; Li, Z.; Zhang, S.; Zhao, H.; Gu, X.; Xia, W. Machine Learning Prediction of Glass Transition Temperature of Conjugated Polymers from Chemical Structure. Cell Reports Phys. Sci. 2022, 3 (6), 100911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.100911
Zhang, S.; Koizumi, M.; Cao, Z.; Mao, K. S.; Qian, Z.; Galuska, L. A.; Jin, L.; Gu, X. Directly Probing the Fracture Behavior of Ultrathin Polymeric Films. ACS Polym. Au 2021, acspolymersau.1c00005. https://doi.org/10.1021/acspolymersau.1c00005
Galuska, L. A.; Muckley, E. S.; Cao, Z.; Ehlenberg, D. F.; Qian, Z.; Zhang, S.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Phan, M. D.; Ankner, J. F.; Ivanov, I. N.; et al. SMART Transfer Method to Directly Compare the Mechanical Response of Water-Supported and Free-Standing Ultrathin Polymeric Films. Nat. Commun. 2021, 12 (1), 2347. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22473-w
Zhang, S.; Alesadi, A.; Mason, G. T.; Chen, K.-L.; Freychet, G.; Galuska, L.; Cheng, Y.-H.; St. Onge, P. B. J.; Ocheje, M. U.; Ma, G.; et al. Molecular Origin of Strain-Induced Chain Alignment in PDPP-Based Semiconducting Polymeric Thin Films. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2021, n/a (n/a), 2100161. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202100161
Review articles
Topic: Glass transition phenomenon
1) Qian, Z.; Cao, Z.; Galuska, L.; Zhang, S.; Xu, J.; Gu, X. Glass Transition Phenomenon for Conjugated Polymers. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2019, 220 (11), 1900062. https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201900062
Topic: Thin film tensile test
2) Zhang, S.; Galuska, L. A.; Gu, X. Water‐assisted Mechanical Testing of Polymeric thin‐films. J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 60 (7), 1108–1129. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20210281
Topic: Rigidity of conjugated polymers
3) Cao, Z.; Leng, M.; Cao, Y.; Gu, X.; Fang, L. How Rigid Are Conjugated Non‐ladder and Ladder Polymers? J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 60 (3), 298–310. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20210550
All publications
Pre-2020 is here (64 publications)
2025
(189) Tang, K., Shaw, A., Upreti, S., Zhao, H., Wang, Y., Mason, G. T., Aguinaga, J., Guo, K., Patton, D., Baran, D., Rondeau-Gagné, S., & Gu, X. (2025). Impact of Sequential Chemical Doping on the Thin Film Mechanical Properties of Conjugated Polymers. Chemistry of Materials, 53(4), 1702–1729.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c03120
(190) Xie, Z., Huang, Z., Li, H., Xu, T., Zhao, H., Wang, Y., Pang, X., Cao, Z., Altoé, V., Klivansky, L. M., Wang, Z., Shelton, S. W., Lai, S., Liu, P., Zhu, C., Connolly, M. D., Ralston, C. Y., Gu, X., Peng, Z., Zhang, J., Liu, Y. (2025). Advancing high-temperature electrostatic energy storage via linker engineering of metal–organic frameworks in polymer nanocomposites. Energy & Environmental Science.
2024 (25 articles)
(164) Ma, G.; Li, Z.; Xia, W.; Fang, L.; Gu, X. Effect of Solvent Quality and Sidechain Architecture on the
Conjugated Polymer Chain Conformation in Solution. Nanoscale 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NR05721F
(165) Leng, M.; Cao, Z.; Ma, G.; Cao, Y.; Hays, M.; Gu, X.; Fang, L. Synthesis of Isotope‐substituted Conjugated Ladder Polymers. J. Polym. Sci. 2024, n/a (n/a).
https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20240418
(166) Zhao, H.; Li, Z.; Wang, Y.; Hong, Q.; Xia, W.; Chiu, Y.; Gu, X. Unveiling Strong Thin Film Confinement Effects on Semirigid Conjugated Polymers. Macromolecules 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01500
(167) Zhao, H.; Prine, N.; Kundu, S.; Ma, G.; Gu, X. Effect of Thermal Stress on Morphology in High-Performance Organic Photovoltaic Blends. JACS Au 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.4c00631
(168) Cao, Z.; Li, Z.; Mooney, M.; Do, C.; Hong, K.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Xia, W.; Gu, X. Uncovering Backbone Conformation for Rigid DPP-Based Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymer Using Deuterium Labeling and Neutron Scattering. Macromolecules 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c01496
(169) Vo, N. T. P.; Nam, T. U.; Jeong, M. W.; Kim, J. S.; Jung, K. H.; Lee, Y.; Ma, G.; Gu, X.; Tok, J. B.-H.; Lee, T. Il; Bao, Z.; Oh, J. Y. Autonomous Self-Healing Supramolecular Polymer Transistors for Skin Electronics. Nat. Commun.2024, 15 (1), 3433.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47718-2
(170) Nyayachavadi, A.; Wang, C.; Vriza, A.; Wang, Y.; Ma, G.; Mooney, M.; Mason, G. T.; Hu, A.; Liu, Y.; Gu, X.; Chan, H.; Xu, J.; Rondeau‐Gagné, S. Tunable Solid‐State Properties and Anisotropic Charge Mobility in Hydrogen‐Bonded Diketopyrolopyrrole Polymers via Automated Device Fabrication and Characterization. Adv. Funct. Mater.2024, n/a (n/a), 2403612.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202403612
(171) Du, X.; Wang, H.; Wang, Y.; Cao, Z.; Yang, L.; Shi, X.; Zhang, X.; He, C.; Gu, X.; Liu, N. An Ultra‐Conductive and Patternable 40 Nm‐Thick Polymer Film for Reliable Emotion Recognition. Adv. Mater. 2024, n/a (n/a), 2403411.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202403411
(172) Xiong, M.; Deng, X.; Tian, S.; Liu, K.-K.; Fang, Y.; Wang, J.-R.; Wang, Y.; Liu, G.; Chen, J.; Villalva, D. R.; Baran, D.; Gu, X.; Lei, T. Counterion Docking: A General Approach to Reducing Energetic Disorder in Doped Polymeric Semiconductors. Nat. Commun. 2024, 15 (1), 4972.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49208-x
(173) Zhang, B.; Chen, W.; Chen, H.; Zeng, G.; Zhang, R.; Li, H.; Wang, Y.; Gu, X.; Sun, W.; Gu, H.; Gao, F.; Li, Y.; Li, Y. Rapid Solidification for Green-Solvent-Processed Large-Area Organic Solar Modules with >16% Efficiency. Energy Environ. Sci. 2024, 17 (8), 2935–2944.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EE00680A
(174) Abate, S. Y.; Jha, S.; Shaik, A. K.; Ma, G.; Emodogo, J.; Pradhan, N.; Gu, X.; Patton, D.; Hammer, N. I.; Dai, Q. Fabrication of 1D/3D Heterostructure Perovskite Layers by Tetrabutylammonium Tetrafluoroborate for High-Performance Devices. Org. Electron. 2024, 125, 106984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2023.106984
(175) Wang, X.; Huang, H.; Gu, K.; Wang, Y.; Zhu, C.; Gu, X.; Qiu, L. Modulating Aggregation Structure and Properties of Conjugated Polymers via Ester Additives. Macromolecules 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00576
(176) Qiang, Y.; Xie, R.; He, B.; Liu, C.; Zhou, Q.; Wang, Y.; Gu, X.; Gong, X.; Liu, Y.; Liu, X. Designer Conjugation-Break Spacer That Boosts Charge Transport in Semiconducting Terpolymers. Macromolecules 2024, 57 (12), 5902–5914.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c00613
(177) Das, P.; Salamat, C. Z.; Zayat, B.; Elizalde-Segovia, R.; Wang, Y.; Gu, X.; Narayan, S. R.; Tolbert, S. H.; Thompson, B. C. Evaluating the Impact of Conjugation Break Spacer Incorporation in Poly(3,4-Propylenedioxythiophene)-Based Cathode Binders for Lithium-Ion Batteries.
Chem. Mater. 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02555
(178) Mooney, M.; Pandolfi, L.; Wang, Y.; Zhu, C.; Garg, G.; Kraft, U.; Gu, X.; Rondeau‐Gagné, S. Improving Charge Transport and Environmental Stability of Carbohydrate‐Bearing Semiconducting Polymers in Organic Field‐Effect Transistors. Adv. Electron. Mater. 2024, 2400537, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202400537
(179) Li, J.; Deng, X.; Chen, J.; Fu, P.; Tian, S.; Wang, Y.; Gu, X.; Lei, T. Cationic Conjugated Polymers with Enhanced Doped-State Planarity for n -Type Organic Thermoelectrics. CCS Chem. 2024, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.024.202404274
(180) Xie, Z.; Le, K.; Li, H.; Pang, X.; Xu, T.; Altoé, V.; Klivansky, L. M.; Wang, Y.; Huang, Z.; Shelton, S. W.; Gu, X.; Liu, P.; Peng, Z.; Liu, Y. Interfacial Engineering Using Covalent Organic Frameworks in Polymer Composites for High‐Temperature Electrostatic Energy Storage. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2024, n/a (n/a), 2314910.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202314910
(181) Giri, H.; Ma, G.; Almtiri, M.; Gu, X.; Scott, C. N. Side Chain Effects on the Conductivity of Phenothiazine-Derived Polyaniline. Chem. Mater. 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02268
(182) Liu, C.; Liang, H.; Xie, R.; Zhou, Q.; Qi, M.; Yang, C.; Gu, X.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, G.; Li, J.; Gong, X.; Chen, J.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, Z.; Ge, X.; Wang, Y.; Yang, C.; Liu, Y.; Liu, X. A Three‐in‐One Hybrid Strategy for High‐Performance Semiconducting Polymers Processed from Anisole. Adv. Sci. 2024, 11 (25), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202401345
(183) Dai, Y.; Wai, S.; Li, P.; Shan, N.; Cao, Z.; Li, Y.; Wang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Liu, W.; Tang, K.; Liu, Y.; Hua, M.; Li, S.; Li, N.; Chatterji, S.; Fry, H. C.; Lee, S.; Zhang, C.; Weires, M.; Sutyak, S.; Shi, J.; Zhu, C.; Xu, J.; Gu, X.; Tian, B.; Wang, S. Soft Hydrogel Semiconductors with Augmented Biointeractive Functions. Science (80-. ). 2024, 386 (6720), 431–439.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adp9314
(184) Paruchuri, A.; Wang, Y.; Gu, X.; Jayaraman, A. Machine Learning for Analyzing Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Images Generated from Polymer Blends. Digit. Discov. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4DD00215F
(185) Du, X.; Yang, L.; Shi, X.; Ye, C.; Wang, Y.; Song, D.; Xiong, W.; Gu, X.; Lu, C.; Liu, N. Ultrathin Bioelectrode Array with Improved Electrochemical Performance for Electrophysiological Sensing and Modulation. ACS Nano 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c13325
(186) Li, H.; Zheng, H.; Yue, T.; Xie, Z.; Yu, S.; Zhou, J.; Kapri, T.; Wang, Y.; Cao, Z.; Zhao, H.; Kemelbay, A.; He, J.; Zhang, G.; Pieters, P. F.; Dailing, E. A.; Cappiello, J. R.; Salmeron, M.; Gu, X.; Xu, T.; Wu, P.; Li, Y.; Sharpless, K. B.; Liu, Y. Machine Learning-Accelerated Discovery of Heat-Resistant Polysulfates for Electrostatic Energy Storage. Nat. Energy 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-024-01670-z
(187) Mehrehjedy, A.; Kumar, P.; Ahmad, Z.; Jankoski, P.; Kshirsagar, A. S.; Azoulay, J. D.; He, X.; Gangishetty, M. K.; Clemons, T. D.; Gu, X.; Miao, W. Fast and Facile Synthesis of Cobalt-Doped ZIF ‑ 8 and Fe 3 O 4 / MCC / Cobalt-Doped ZIF ‑ 8 for the Photodegradation of Organic Dyes under Visible Light. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c06142
(188) Hidalgo Castillo, T. C.; Shan, W.; Ma, G.; Zhao, H.; Wang, Y.; Druet, V.; Saleh, A.; Gu, X.; Inal, S. Thermal Annealing for High Performance and Memory Behavior in N-Type Organic Electrochemical Transistors. Adv. Mater. 2024, n/a (n/a), 2411214.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202411214
2023 (27 articles)
(137) Zhao, H.; Prine, N.; Ma, G.; Zhang, Y.; Haque, M. A.; Baran, D.; Gu, X. Out-of-Plane Transient Thermal Conductivity Measurements for Bulk Semiconducting Conjugated Polymers Using Fast Scanning Calorimetry. Sustain. Energy Fuels 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SE01413K
(138) Cao, Z.; Li, Z.; Tolba, S. A.; Mason, G. T.; Xiong, M.; Ocheje, M. U.; Alesadi, A.; Do, C.; Hong, K.; Lei, T.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Xia, W.; Gu, X. Probing Single-Chain Conformation and Its Impact on the Optoelectronic Properties of Donor–Accepter Conjugated Polymers. J. Mater. Chem. A 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TA09389H
(139) Prine, N.; Cao, Z.; Zhang, S.; Li, T.; Do, C.; Hong, K.; Cardinal, C.; Thornell, T. L.; Morgan, S. E.; Gu, X. Enabling Quantitative Analysis of Complex Polymer Blends by Infrared Nanospectroscopy and Isotopic Deuteration. Nanoscale 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NR00886J
(140) Prine, N.; Cardinal, C.; Gu, X. Understanding and Controlling the Depth Sensitivity of Scanning Probe Based Infrared Imaging and Nanospectroscopy for Buried Polymeric Structures. Nanoscale 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NR01657A
(141) Wang, Y.; Chen, K.; Prine, N.; Rondeau‐Gagné, S.; Chiu, Y.; Gu, X. Stretchable and Self‐Healable Semiconductive Composites Based on Hydrogen BondingCross‐linked Elastomeric Matrix. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, 2303031, 1–10.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202303031
(142) Cao, Z.; Tolba, S. A.; Li, Z.; Mason, G. T.; Wang, Y.; Do, C.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Xia, W.; Gu, X. Molecular Structure and Conformational Design of Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Polymers to Enable Predictable Optoelectronic Property. Adv. Mater. 2023, n/a (n/a), 2302178.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202302178
(143) Gunkel, I.; Gu, X.; Lutkenhaus, J.; Ryu, D. Y.; Chen, J.-T.; Lin, Z. Introduction to the Honorary Themed Collection for Thomas P. Russell. J. Mater. Chem. A 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TA90077K
(144) Weller, D. W.; Halbach, R.; Zabula, A. V; Mattler, S. J.; Gu, X.; López-Barrón, C. R. Polypentenamer Thermoplastic Elastomers via Copolymerization of Cyclopentene and Dicyclopentadiene. RSC Appl. Polym. 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3LP00076A
(145) Wang, Y.; Zhang, S.; Freychet, G.; Li, Z.; Chen, K.-L.; Liu, C.-T.; Cao, Z.; Chiu, Y.-C.; Xia, W.; Gu, X. Highly Deformable Rigid Glassy Conjugated Polymeric Thin Films. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2023, n/a (n/a), 2306576.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202306576
(146) Wang, Y.; Chen, K.; Awada, A.; Prine, N.; Cao, Z.; Zhu, C.; Chiu, Y.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Gu, X. Leveraging Non-Covalent Interactions to Control the Morphology and Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Stretchable Semiconducting Composites. Chem. Mater. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02131
(147) Ma, G.; Zhang, S.; Galuska, L. A.; Gu, X. Rapid Stress Relaxation of High‐ Tg Conjugated Polymeric Thin Films. J. Polym. Sci. 2023, n/a (n/a).
https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20230671
(148) Abate, S. Y.; Yang, Z.; Jha, S.; Emodogo, J.; Ma, G.; Ouyang, Z.; Muhammad, S.; Pradhan, N.; Gu, X.; Patton, D.; Li, D.; Cai, J.; Dai, Q. Promoting Large-Area Slot-Die-Coated Perovskite Solar Cell Performance and Reproducibility by Acid-Based Sulfono-γ-AApeptide. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c02571
(149) Wu, N.; Huang, G.; Huang, H.; Wang, Y.; Gu, X.; Wang, X.; Qiu, L. Achieving High Performance Stretchable Conjugated Polymers via Donor Structure Engineering. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2023, n/a (n/a), 2300169.
https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202300169
(150) Zheng, Y.; Michalek, L.; Liu, Q.; Wu, Y.; Kim, H.; Sayavong, P.; Yu, W.; Zhong, D.; Zhao, C.; Yu, Z.; Chiong, J. A.; Gong, H.; Ji, X.; Liu, D.; Zhang, S.; Prine, N.; Zhang, Z.; Wang, W.; Tok, J. B.-H.; Gu, X.; Cui, Y.; Kang, J.; Bao, Z. Environmentally Stable and Stretchable Polymer Electronics Enabled by Surface-Tethered Nanostructured Molecular-Level Protection. Nat. Nanotechnol. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01418-y
(151) Abate, S. Y.; Yang, Z.; Jha, S.; Ma, G.; Ouyang, Z.; Zhang, H.; Muhammad, S.; Pradhan, N.; Gu, X.; Patton, D.; Wang, K.; Li, D.; Cai, J.; Dai, Q. Room Temperature Slot-Die Coated Perovskite Layer Modified with Sulfonyl-γ-AApeptide for High Performance Perovskite Solar Devices. Chem. Eng. J. 2023, 457 (December 2022), 141199.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.141199
(152) Jeong, M. W.; Ma, J. H.; Shin, J. S.; Kim, J. S.; Ma, G.; Nam, T. U.; Gu, X.; Kang, S. J.; Oh, J. Y. Intrinsically Stretchable Three Primary Light-Emitting Films Enabled by Elastomer Blend for Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes. Sci. Adv. 2023, 9 (25).
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adh1504
(153) Mooney, M.; Nyayachavadi, A.; Awada, A.; Iakovidis, E.; Wang, Y.; Chen, M.-N.; Liu, Y.; Xu, J.; Chiu, Y.-C.; Gu, X.; et al. Asymmetric Side-Chain Engineering in Semiconducting Polymers: A Platform for Greener Processing and Post-Functionalization of Organic Electronics. Polym. Chem. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2PY01244H
(154) Eedugurala, N.; Steelman, M. E.; Mahalingavelar, P.; Adams, D. J.; Mayer, K. S.; Liu, C.-T.; Benasco, A.; Ma, G.; Gu, X.; Bowman, M. K.; Azoulay, J. D. Strong Acceptor Annulation Enables Control of Electronic Structure and Spin Configuration in Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymers. Chem. Mater. 2023, 2–10. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c03548
(155) Allen, M. J.; Lien, H.-M.; Prine, N.; Burns, C.; Rylski, A. K.; Gu, X.; Cox, L. M.; Mangolini, F.; Freeman, B. D.; Page, Z. A. Multimorphic Materials: Spatially Tailoring Mechanical Properties via Selective Initiation of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks. Adv. Mater. 2023, 35 (9), 2210208. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202210208
(156) Li, N.; Li, Y.; Cheng, Z.; Liu, Y.; Dai, Y.; Kang, S.; Li, S.; Shan, N.; Wai, S.; Ziaja, A.; Wang, Y.; Strzalka, J.; Liu, W.; Zhang, C.; Gu, X.; Hubbell, J. A.; Tian, B.; Wang, S. Bioadhesive Polymer Semiconductors and Transistors for Intimate Biointerfaces. Science (80-. ). 2023, 381 (6658), 686–693. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adg8758
(157) Mehringer, K. D.; Vagholkar, P. K.; Davis, B. J.; Kemp, L. K.; Ma, G.; Storey, R. F.; Gu, X.; Thornell, T. L.; Wedgeworth, D. N.; Simon, Y. C.; Morgan, S. E. Influence of Side Chain Lengths in Mechanophore‐containing Polyisobutylene‐graft‐polystyrene. J. Polym. Sci. 2023, n/a (n/a). https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20230378
(158) Luo, S.; Li, Y.; Li, N.; Cao, Z.; Zhang, S.; Ocheje, M. U.; Gu, X.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Xue, G.; Wang, S.; Zhou, D.; Xu, J. Real-Time Correlation of Crystallization and Segmental Order in Conjugated Polymers. Mater. Horizons. 2023.
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(159) Chen, M.-N.; Ke, C.-Y.; Nyayachavadi, A.; Zhao, H.; Ocheje, M. U.; Mooney, M.; Li, Y.-T.; Gu, X.; Liou, G.-S.; Rondeau-Gagné, S.; Chiu, Y.-C. Facile Blending Strategy for Boosting the Conjugated Polymer Semiconductor Transistor’s Mobility. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c10499
(160) Muñoz, G.; Chamberlain, K. M.; Athukorale, S.; Ma, G.; Gu, X.; Pittman Jr., C. U.; Smith Jr., D. W. Teaching Old Polymers New Tricks: Improved Synthesis and Anomalous Crystallinity for a Lost Semi-Fluorinated Polyaryl Ether via Interfacial Polymerization of Hexafluoroacetone Hydrate and Diphenyl Ether. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2023, 44 (4), 2200737.
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(161) Peña‐Alcántara, A.; Nikzad, S.; Michalek, L.; Prine, N.; Wang, Y.; Gong, H.; Ponte, E.; Schneider, S.; Wu, Y.; Root, S. E.; He, M.; Tok, J. B. ‐H.; Gu, X.; Bao, Z. Effect of Molecular Weight on the Morphology of a Polymer Semiconductor–Thermoplastic Elastomer Blend. Adv. Electron. Mater. 2023, 2201055, 2201055. https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202201055
(162) Li, Z.; Wang, Y.; Ma, G.; Liao, Y.; Gu, X.; Xia, W. Probing Conformational Properties of Conjugated Polymers in Dilute Solutions under Variable Solvent Quality via Coarse‐grained Modeling. J. Polym. Sci. 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20230689
(163) Abate, S. Y.; Qi, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Jha, S.; Zhang, H.; Ma, G.; Gu, X.; Wang, K.; Patton, D.; Dai, Q. Eco‐friendly Solvent Engineered CsPbI 2.77 Br 0.23 Ink for Large‐Area And Scalable High Performance Perovskite Solar Cells. Adv. Mater. 2023, n/a (n/a), 2310279.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202310279.
2022 (31 articles)
(106) Zhao, H.; Shanahan, J. J.; Samson, S.; Li, Z.; Ma, G.; Prine, N.; Galuska, L.; Wang, Y.; Xia, W.; You, W.; et al. Manipulating Conjugated Polymer Backbone Dynamics through Controlled Thermal Cleavage of Alkyl Side Chains. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2022, 2200533, 2200533. https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.202200533
(107) Ma, G.; Leng, M.; Li, S.; Cao, Z.; Cao, Y.; Tabor, D. P.; Fang, L.; Gu, X. Robust Chain Aggregation of Low-Entropy Rigid Ladder Polymers in Solution. J. Mater. Chem. C 2022. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TC00761D
(108) Cao, Z.; Leng, M.; Cao, Y.; Gu, X.; Fang, L. How Rigid Are Conjugated Non‐ladder and Ladder Polymers? J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 60 (3), 298–310.
https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20210550
(109) Alesadi, A.; Cao, Z.; Li, Z.; Zhang, S.; Zhao, H.; Gu, X.; Xia, W. Machine Learning Prediction of Glass Transition Temperature of Conjugated Polymers from Chemical Structure. Cell Reports Phys. Sci. 2022, 3 (6), 100911.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.100911
(110) Cao, Z.; Ma, G.; Leng, M.; Zhang, S.; Chen, J.; Do, C.; Hong, K.; Fang, L.; Gu, X. Variable-Temperature Scattering and Spectroscopy Characterizations for Temperature-Dependent Solution Assembly of PffBT4T-Based Conjugated Polymers. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, acsapm.1c01511. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.1c01511
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