nanoHUB-U: Physics of Electronic Polymers
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Unit 1: Introuction to Polymer Physics
Lectures
- L1.1: Molecular Weights in Polymeric Materials
- L1.2: Spatial Extent of Polymer Chains
- L1.3: The Freely Rotating Chain Model
- L1.4: Defining Parameters in Chain Statistics
- L1.5: Persistence Length and Wormlike Chains
- L1.6: The Radius of Gyration
- L1.7: Introduction to Solution Theory
- L1.8: Flory-Huggins Theory
- L1.9: Factors That Impact the Interaction Parameter
- L1.10: Experiments and the interaction Parameter
Homework
- Unit 1 Homework
Unit 2: Thermodynamics and Crystallinity in Macromolecules
Lectures
- L2.1: Introduction to Crystalline Polymers
- L2.2: Unit Cells in Semicrystalline Polymers
- L2.3: Melting Semicrystalline Polymers
- L2.4: Thermodynamics of Polymer Crystallization
- L2.5: Melting and Thompson-Gibbs Equation
- L2.6: Liquid Crystalline Semiconducting Polymers
- L2.7: Macromolecular Structure & Liquid Crystallinity
- L2.8: Crystallization Kinetics: Nucleation
- L2.9: Crystallization Kinetics: Growth
- L2.10: Polymer Crystallization and Nanostructure
Homework
- Unit 2 Homework
Unit 3: Nanoscale Structure in Functional Polymers
Lectures
- L3.1: Operating Mechanism of OFETs
- L3.2: Crystallinity and Connectivity in OFETs
- L3.3: A Model for Polymer-based OFET Transport
- L3.4: Operating Mechanism of OPVs
- L3.5: Thermodynamic Mixing Theories and OPVs
- L3.6: Domain Purity in Nanostructured OPVs
- L3.7: Additives in OPV Active Layers
- L3.8: Introduction to Thermoelectric Devices
- L3.9: The Promise of Polymer Thermoelectrics
- L3.10: Doping in Polymer Thermoelectrics
Homework
- Unit 3 Homework
Unit 4: Controlling Charge Flow through Polymer Nanostructure
Lectures
- L4.1: Order and Alignment in Polythiophene OFETs
- L4.2: Crystalline Domain Sizes in P3AT OFETs
- L4.3: Aligning P3HT Crystalline Domains
- L4.4: Polymers with Large Crystalline Domain Sizes
- L4.5: Introduction to Block Polymer OPV Devices
- L4.6: Assembly of P3HT-based Block Polymers
- L4.7: Solving the Fibril Issue in P3AT Block Polymers
- L4.8: An Introduction to Radical Polymers
- L4.9: Solid-State Transport in Radical Polymers
- L4.10: Doping in Radical Polymers
Homework
- Unit 4 Homework
Unit 5: Device Applications of Polymer Semiconductors
Lectures
- L5.1: Balancing Electronic & Mechanical Properties
- L5.2: Overview of Polymer Mechanics
- L5.3: Transient Responses of Polymer Mechanics
- L5.4: Intrinsically Stretchable OFETs
- L5.5: Stretchable Organic Photovoltaic Devices
- L5.6: Organic Electrochemical Transistors (OECTs)
- L5.7: Biological Applications of OECTs
- L5.8: Introduction to Organic Light-emitting Devices
- L5.9: Design Considerations for OLEDs
- L5.10: Course Review
Homework
- Unit 5 Homework
Final Exam
Exam
- Final Exam