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The Rise of Silicon Phthalocyanine: From Organic Photovoltaics to Organic Thin Film Transistors by Lessard, Benoît H

“…Silicon phthalocyanines are emerging n-type semiconductors for use in organic photovoltaics (OPVs) and organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs). Their low…”
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Phthalocyanine-Based Organic Thin-Film Transistors: A Review of Recent Advances by Melville, Owen A, Lessard, Benoît H, Bender, Timothy P

“…Metal phthalocyanines (MPcs) are versatile conjugated macrocycles that have attracted a great deal of interest as active components in modern organic…”
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Metal phthalocyanines: thin-film formation, microstructure, and physical properties by Cranston, Rosemary R, Lessard, Benoît H

“…Metal phthalocyanines (MPcs) are an abundant class of small molecules comprising of a highly conjugated cyclic structure with a central chelated metal ion. Due…”
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CO2 Responsive Thin-Film Transistors Using Conjugated Polymer Complexes with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Ranne, Mokhamed, Ourabi, May, Lessard, Benoît H., Adronov, Alex

“…Introduction of amidine groups within the side chains of a conjugated polyfluorene was carried out using copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition. The…”
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Water‐Soluble Reversible Photo‐Cross‐Linking Polymer Dielectrics by Cruz, Menandro, McKillop, Sophia, Tischler, Vanessa, Lessard, Benoît H.

“…Effective recycling of mixed materials requires the separation of the different components without the need for toxic solvents. One approach involves utilizing…”
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Excess Polymer in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Thin-Film Transistors: Its Removal Prior to Fabrication Is Unnecessary by Mirka, Brendan, Rice, Nicole A, Williams, Phillip, Tousignant, Mathieu N, Boileau, Nicholas T, Bodnaryk, William J, Fong, Darryl, Adronov, Alex, Lessard, Benoît H

“…Ultrapure semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotube (sc-SWNT) dispersions produced through conjugated polymer sorting are ideal candidates for the…”
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Interfacial Ultraviolet Cross-Linking of Green Bilayer Dielectrics by Tousignant, Mathieu N., Lin, Zheng Sonia, Brusso, Jaclyn, Lessard, Benoît H.

“…Electronic waste is a growing challenge which needs to be addressed through the integration of high-performance sustainable materials. Green dielectric…”
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Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization: A Versatile Tool for the Engineering of Next Generation Materials by Lamontagne, Halynne R, Lessard, Benoît H

“…Nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP) is a reversible-deactivation radical polymerization technique (RDRP) that facilitates the synthesis of well-defined and…”
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Not Just Surface Energy: The Role of Bis(pentafluorophenoxy) Silicon Phthalocyanine Axial Functionalization and Molecular Orientation on Organic Thin-Film Transistor Performance by King, Benjamin, Radford, Chase L., Vebber, Mário C., Ronnasi, Bahar, Lessard, Benoît H.

“…Understanding the effect of surface chemistry on the dielectric–semiconductor interface, thin-film morphology, and molecular alignment enables the optimization…”
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Bis(trialkylsilyl oxide) Silicon Phthalocyanines: Understanding the Role of Solubility in Device Performance as Ternary Additives in Organic Photovoltaics by Vebber, Mário C, Grant, Trevor M, Brusso, Jaclyn L, Lessard, Benoît H

“…The use of ternary additives in organic photovoltaics is a promising route for improving overall device performance. Silicon phthalocyanines (SiPcs) are ideal…”
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Metal phthalocyanine organic thin-film transistors: changes in electrical performance and stability in response to temperature and environment by Boileau, Nicholas T, Cranston, Rosemary, Mirka, Brendan, Melville, Owen A, Lessard, Benoît H

“…Metal phthalocyanines (MPcs) are a widely studied class of materials that are frequently used in organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs), organic photovoltaics…”
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P and N type copper phthalocyanines as effective semiconductors in organic thin-film transistor based DNA biosensors at elevated temperatures by Boileau, Nicholas T, Melville, Owen A, Mirka, Brendan, Cranston, Rosemary, Lessard, Benoît H

“…Many health-related diagnostics are expensive, time consuming and invasive. Organic thin film transistor (OTFT) based devices show promise to enable rapid, low…”
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Improving Thin-Film Properties of Poly(vinyl alcohol) by the Addition of Low-Weight Percentages of Cellulose Nanocrystals by Tousignant, Mathieu N, Rice, Nicole A, Peltekoff, Alexander, Sundaresan, Chithiravel, Miao, Chuanwei, Hamad, Wadood Y, Lessard, Benoît H

“…The increased demand for electronic devices, combined with a desire to minimize the environmental impact, necessitates the development of new eco-friendly…”
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Linking Electronic and Structural Disorder Parameters to Carrier Transport in a Modern Conjugated Polymer by Thapa, Gaurab J., Chauhan, Mihirsinh, Cranston, Rosemary R., Guo, Boyu, Lessard, Benoît H., Dougherty, Daniel B., Amassian, Aram

“…Understanding charge transport in conjugated polymers is crucial for the development of next-generation organic electronic applications. It is presumed that…”
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Employing aldol condensation to prepare benzodifurandione based small molecules for application in thin-film transistors by Ganguly, Anindya, King, Benjamin, Lessard, Benoît H., Brusso, Jaclyn L.

“…A family of benzodifurandione-based small molecules is reported by employing aldol condensation reactions with aldehydes of selected heterocycles, ring-fused…”
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Stability assessment of PTB7‐Th and a quinoxaline‐based polymer in both organic thin film transistors and in organic photovoltaic devices by Laventure, Audrey, Brixi, Samantha, Welch, Gregory C., Lessard, Benoît H.

“…Herein, we perform a stability assessment of two conjugated polymers that are conventionally used as electron donor polymers in the active layer of organic…”
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Engineering Cannabinoid Sensors through Solution-Based Screening of Phthalocyanines by Comeau, Zachary J, Facey, Glenn A, Harris, Cory S, Shuhendler, Adam J, Lessard, Benoît H

“…Organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) have shown promise for a range of sensing applications, with phthalocyanine-based OTFTs demonstrated as sensors for…”
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Dopant-Stabilized Assembly of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) by Hicks, Garion E.J., Cranston, Rosemary R., Lotocki, Victor, Manion, Joseph G., Lessard, Benoît H., Seferos, Dwight S.

“…Polymer self-assembly is a powerful approach for forming nanostructures for solution-phase applications. However, polymer semiconductor assembly has primarily…”
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One-step synthesis of perfluorinated polyphenylenes using modified Ullmann coupling conditions by Lin, Zheng Sonia, Lessard, Benoît H., Brusso, Jaclyn

“…Fluorinated compounds have attracted attention in both the pharmaceutical industry and materials science due to the small size and strong electron-withdrawing…”
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Bis(tri‑n‑hexylsilyl oxide) Silicon Phthalocyanine: A Unique Additive in Ternary Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaic Devices by Lessard, Benoît H, Dang, Jeremy D, Grant, Trevor M, Gao, Dong, Seferos, Dwight S, Bender, Timothy P

“…Previous studies have shown that the use of bis­(tri-n-hexylsilyl oxide) silicon phthalocyanine ((3HS)2-SiPc) as an additive in a P3HT:PC61BM cascade ternary…”
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