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Two-dimensional conjugated polymers synthesized via on-surface chemistry

界面合成二维共轭聚合物

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二维共轭聚合物具有平面共轭结构和分子中离域的π电子体 系, 因而具有很强的平面内电荷传输能力, 表现出独特的物理和化 学性质, 在光学、电学、传感等领域具有广阔的应用前景. 但如何 获得分子结构及形貌符合二维特征、且尺寸满足制作电子器件需 求的分子非常困难, 是广大科研人员急需解决的问题. 本文总结了 界面合成二维共轭聚合物的方法, 讨论了这个领域目前面临的问 题和挑战, 并指出了未来的研究方向.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51725304, 51633006, 21875259, 91833306, 61890943 and 21661132006), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2017YFA0204503 and 2016YFB0401100), the Strategic Priority Research Program (XDB12000000) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the National Program for Support of Top-notch Young Professionals.

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  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, China

    Chenguang Li  (李晨光), Xiaotao Zhang  (张小涛) & Wenping Hu  (胡文平)

  2. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Chenguang Li  (李晨光), Yongshuai Wang  (王永帅) & Huanli Dong  (董焕丽)

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Yongshuai Wang  (王永帅)

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Dong H and Hu W designed the project. Li C and Dong H co-wrote the manuscript. All authors contributed to the general discussion.

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Chenguang Li is a PhD candidate (supervisor: Prof. Wenping Hu) in the Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University. He received his Bachelor’s degree (2014) from Tianjin University and Master’s degree (2017) from Lanzhou University. His interest focuses on the design, characterization, and optoelectronic properties of 2D conjugated polymers.

Huanli Dong is a Professor of the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IC-CAS). She received her PhD from the Institute in 2009 after she got her MSc from Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Material, CAS, in 2006. Her current research focuses on the organic semiconductor crystals, including organic small molecules, and conjugated polymers by material science and growth technology, as well as their applications in OFETs, integrated optoelectronic devices, and circuits.

Wenping Hu is a Professor of Tianjin University and a Cheung Kong Professorship of the Ministry of Education, China. He received his PhD from ICCAS in 1999. Then, he joined Osaka University and Stuttgart University as a research fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences and an Alexander von Humboldt fellow, respectively. In 2003, he worked with Nippon Telephone and Telegraph, and then joined IC-CAS as a full professor. He moved to Tianjin University in 2013 and was promoted to vice president of the university in 2016. His research interest focuses on organic optoelectronics.

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Li, C., Wang, Y., Dong, H. et al. Two-dimensional conjugated polymers synthesized via on-surface chemistry. Sci. China Mater. 63, 172–176 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-019-9503-6

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