CHAPTER 1. New Chemistry for Organic Photovoltaic Materials

Organic semiconducting materials have been become the cornerstone of organic electronics, including photovoltaic cells, light-emitting diodes, field effect transistors, and electrochromic devices. The synthesis of new organic semiconducting materials and the development of new synthetic methods for preparing semiconducting organic materials are two important issues which are currently attracting great attention. This chapter mainly focuses on the new developments in the synthesis of conjugated polymers used for organic photovoltaics.