Polymer Innovation for Advanced Organic Electronics (PI-AOE) at Purdue University

Xikang Zhao

Xikang Zhao, Ph.D. 2016,

Thesis: Influence of Molecular Structures on the Properties of Complementary Semiconducting Polymer Blends

Publication List:

  1. Conjugation-Break Spacers in Semiconducting Polymers: Impact on Polymer Processability and Charge Transport Properties, Yan Zhao, Xikang Zhao, Yaping Zang, Chong-an Di, Ying Diao, Jianguo Mei*, Macromolecules, 2015, 48, 2048–2053. DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00194 (pdf). 

  2. Complementary Semiconducting Polymer Blends for Efficient Charge Transport, Yan Zhao, Xikang Zhao, Michael Roders, Ge Qu, Ying Diao, Alexander L. Ayzner, and Jianguo Mei*, Chem Mater., 2015, 27, 7164-7170. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b03349.

  3. Complementary Semiconducting Polymer Blends: the Influence of Conjugation-Break Spacer Length in Matrix Polymers, Xikang Zhao, Yan Zhao,  Ge Qu, Butrouna, Kamal, Ying Diao, Kenneth Graham and Jianguo Mei*,  Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 2601-2608, DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00050.

  4. Non-Intuitive Effect of Flexible Conjugation-Break Spacers on the Mechanical Properties of Semiconducting Polymers, Suchol Savagatrup, Xikang Zhao, Esther Chan, Jianguo Mei,* Darren J. Lipomi*, Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2016, 37, 1623–1628. pdf. 

  5. Melt-Processing Complementary Semiconducting Polymer Blends for High Performance Organic Transistors, Yan Zhao, Xikang Zhao, Michael Roders, Aristide Gumyusenge, Alexander L. Ayzner, Jianguo Mei*, Adv. Mater., 2017, 29, 1605056​. pdf.

  6. Direct Arylation Polymerization of Asymmetric Push-Pull Aryl Halides, Liyan You, Saadia T Chaudhry, Yan Zhao, Junchen Liu, Xikang Zhao, Jianguo Mei*, Polym. Chem., 2017, 8, 2438 - 2441. DOI: 10.1039/C7PY00237H.  

  7. Understanding Interfacial Alignment in Solution Coated Conjugated Polymer Thin Films, Ge Qu, Fengjiao Zhang, Erfan Mohammadi, Xikang Zhao, Joseph Strzalka, Jianguo Mei, Ying Diao*, ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces, 2017, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b08133.

  8. Dynamic-Template-Directed Multiscale Assembly for Large-Area Coating of Highly-Aligned Conjugated Polymer Thin Films, ​Erfan Mohammadi, Chuankai Zhao, Yifei Meng, Ge Qu, Fengjiao Zhang, Xikang Zhao, Jianguo Mei, Jian-Min Zuo, Diwakar Shukla, Ying Diao*, Nature Commun., 2017, DOI:10.1038/ncomms16070.

  9. Symmetry Breaking in Side Chains Leading to Mixed Orientations in Polymer Thin Films and Improved Charge Transport, Guobiao Xue, Xikang Zhao, Ge Qu, Tianbai Xu, Aristide Gumyusenge, Zhuorui Zhang, Yan Zhao, Ying Diao, Hanying Li,* Jianguo Mei*, ACS Appl. Mater. & Interfaces, 2017, DOI:10.1021/acsami.7b07624.

  10. Complementary Semiconducting Polymer Blends: Influence of Side Chains of Matrix Polymers, Xikang Zhao, Guobiao Xue, Ge Qu, Vani Singhania, Yan Zhao, Kamal Butrouna, Aristide Gumyusenge, Ying Diao, Kenneth R. Graham, Hanying Li, Jianguo Mei*, Macromolecules, 2017, DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01354.