• Effect of Side-Chain Substitution on the Physical and Optical Characteristics of TDPP-T Copolymers for Organic Semiconductors

  • Dae Hong Kim# , Jin Soo Yoo*,# , Junghoon Lee*,† , and Kyu Cheol Lee†

  • Department of Applied Chemistry, Dong-Eui University, 176 Eomgwangro, Busan 47184, Korea *Division of Chemical Engineering, Dongseo University, Busan 47011, Korea

  • 유기반도체용 TDPP-T 공중합체의 곁사슬 치환이 물리적, 광학적 특성에 미치는 영향

  • 김대홍# · 유진수*,# · 이정훈*,† · 이규철†

  • 동의대학교 응용화학과, *동서대학교 화학공학부

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This Article

  • 2025; 49(5): 634-641

    Published online Sep 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.5.634
  • Received on Apr 2, 2025
  • Revised on May 3, 2025
  • Accepted on May 5, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Junghoon Lee* , and Kyu Cheol Lee

  • Department of Applied Chemistry, Dong-Eui University, 176 Eomgwangro, Busan 47184, Korea *Division of Chemical Engineering, Dongseo University, Busan 47011, Korea

  • E-mail: junghoonlee@gdsu.dongseo.ac.kr, kclee@deu.ac.kr