?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.208254&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Rational+molecular+design+for+multi-functional+organic+semiconducting+materials&rft.creator=Liu%2C+Qian&rft.subject=molecular+design&rft.subject=diketopyrrolopyrrole&rft.subject=polymers&rft.subject=semiconductors&rft.subject=organic+electronic+devices&rft.subject=transistors&rft.subject=solar+cells&rft.subject=memory+devices&rft.subject=displays&rft.subject=multifunctionality&rft.description=This+thesis+demonstrates+a+comprehensive+study+of+multifunctional+applications+of+low-cost+solution-processable+organic+semiconducting+materials.+It+presents+a+series+of+rationally+designed+predominantly+dye+based+innovative+soft+semiconductors+with+their+generic+optoelectronic+properties.+The+performance+of+these+materials%E2%80%99+application+in+various+devices%2C+including+transistors%2C+solar+cells%2C+memory+devices+and+displays%2C+are+evaluated+through+world+class+collaboration+to+establish+the+structure-property+relationship.+In+doing+so%2C+we+not+only+developed+several+high-performance+materials+but+also+found+that+fused+ring+incorporation+into+the+conjugated+backbone+is+an+effective+strategy+to+construct+multifunctional+semiconductors+towards+flexible+and+printed+electronics.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2021&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F208254%2F1%2FQian_Liu_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.rights=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-nc-nd%2F4.0%2F&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.208254&rft.relation=Liu%2C+Qian+(2021)+Rational+molecular+design+for+multi-functional+organic+semiconducting+materials.+PhD+by+Publication%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F208254%2F&rft.identifier=Science+%26+Engineering+Faculty%3B+School+of+Chemistry+%26+Physics