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Nature Materials 7, 354 - 355 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nmat2174

Polymer semiconductors: A fast mover with a bright spark

Samson A. Jenekhe1

  1. Samson A. Jenekhe is in the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, USA.
    e-mail: jenekhe@u.washington.edu

The combination of high-mobility charge transport and efficient luminescence in one material has so far proved elusive in semiconducting polymers. Varying the side groups on a single polymer can improve both properties simultaneously.

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