Fast Breaking Comment by Ullrich Scherf

Ullrich Scherf answers a few questions about this month's fast breaking paper in the field of Materials Science.

From •>>August 2003

Field: Materials Science
Article Title: "Semiconducting polyfluorenes - Towards reliable structure-property relationships"
Authors: Scherf, U;List, EJW
Journal: ADVAN MATER
Volume: 14
Page: 477-+
Year: APR 4 2002
* Univ Potsdam, Inst Chem Polymerchem, Karl Liebknecht Str, 24-25, Haus 25, D-14476 Golm, Germany.
* Univ Potsdam, Inst Chem Polymerchem, D-14476 Golm, Germany.
* Graz Univ Technol, Inst Solid State Phys, Christian Doppler Lab Adv Funct Mat, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
* Inst Nanostruct Mat & Photon, Christian Doppler Lab Adv Funct Mat, A-8160 Weiz, Austria.

Why do you think your paper is highly cited?

Polyfluorenes and related copolymers represent a very attractive class of blue-emitting organic semiconductors for potential applications in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).

Does it describe a new discovery or a new methodology that's useful to others?

It is a review which summarizes the state-of-the-art and gives some ideas towards reliable structure-property relationships. Additionally, it overviews our findings concerning the degradation behavior of polyfluorenes.

Could you summarize the significance of your paper in layman's terms?

OLEDs are expected to gain a considerable market segment during the next decade. Our paper helps to rationalize the knowledge in the field of blue-emitting polymeric semiconductors.

How did you become involved in this research?

The research was initiated by a joint project with SONY International, Europe, Stuttgart, MSL Labs. Thanks to SONY for funding the project.

Prof. Dr. Ullrich Scherf
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Makromolekulare Chemie
Wuppertal, Germany

Dr. Emil J.W. List
Technische Universität Graz
Christian-Doppler Laboratory Advanced Functional Materials
Graz, Austria

ESI Special Topics, August 2003
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