Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications at USC:

 

2024

 

123. Baek, S. W.; Salamat, C. Z.; Elizalde-Segovia, R.; Das, P.; Frajnkovic, M.; Zhou, Y.; Thompson, B. C.; Narayan, S. R.; Tolbert, S. H.; Pilon, L. “Measuring Heat Dissipation and Entropic Potential in Battery Cathodes Made with Conjugated and Conventional Polymer Binders Using Operando Calorimetry,” ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. ACCEPTED April 15, 2024.

 

122. Das, P.; Salamat, C. Z.; Zayat, B.; Elizalde-Segovia, R.; Wang, Y.; Gu, X.; Narayan, S. R.; Tolbert, S. H.; Thompson, B. C. “Evaluating the Impact of Conjugation Break Spacer Incorporation in Poly(3,4-Propylenedioxythiophene)-based Cathode Binders for Lithium-Ion Batteries,” Chem. Mater. 2024, 36, 1413-1427.

 

121. Wan, Q.; Thompson, B. C. “Control of Properties Through Hydrogen Bonding Interactions in Conjugated Polymers” (INVITED Review), Adv Sci.  2024, 11, 2305356.

 

120. Schmitt, A.; Thompson, B. C. “Relating Structure to Properties in Non-Conjugated Pendant Electroactive Polymers,” (INVITED Review) Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2024, 45, 2300219.

 

2023

 

119. Wan, Q.; Jeon, H.; Seo, S.; Oh, E S.; Lee, J.-W.; Wang, C.; Kim, T.-S.; Kim, B. J. Thompson, B. C. “Polymer Acceptor with Hydrogen Bonding Functionality for Efficient and Mechanically Robust Ternary Organic Solar Cells,” Chem. Mater. 2023, 35, 10476-10486.

 

118. Castillo, G. E.; Thompson, B. C. “Room Temperature Synthesis of a Well-Defined Conjugated Polymer using Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP),” ACS Macro Lett. 2023, 12, 1339-1344.

 

117. Schmitt, A.; Kazerouni, N.; Thompson, B. C. “Impact of Pendant Substituents on Post-Polymerization Functionalization and Electronic Properties in Stereoregular Non-Conjugated Pendant Electroactive Polymers,” Polymer 2023, 282, 126156.

 

116. Schmitt, A.; Wan, Q.; Thompson, B. C. “Stereoregular Pendant Electroactive Polymers with Extended Pendants via Post-Polymerization Copper Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition,” J. Polym. Sci. 2023, 61, 2181-2187.

 

115. Wan, Q.; Seo, S.; Lee, S.-W.; Lee, J.; Jeon, H.; Kim, T.-S.; Kim, B. J.; Thompson, B. C. “High Performance Intrinsially Stretchable Polymer Solar Cell with Record Efficiency and Stretchability Enabled by Thymine Functionalized Terpolymer,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 11914-11920.

 

114. Maitra, A.; Das, P.; Thompson, B. C.; Dawlaty, J. M. “Distinguishing Between the Electrostatic Effects and Explicit Ion Interactions in a Stark Probe,” J. Phys. Chem. B 2023, 127, 2511-2520.

113. Gunther, M.; Kazerouni, N.; Blatte, D.; Dario Perera, J.; Thompson, B. C.; Ameri, T. “Models and Mechanisms of Ternary Organic Solar Cells,” Nat. Rev. Mater. 2023, 8, 456-471.

 

112. Schmitt, A.; Kazerouni, N.; Castillo, G. E.; Thompson, B. C. “Synthesis of Block Copolymers Containing Stereoregular Pendant Electroactive Blocks,” ACS Macro Lett. 2023, 12, 159-164.

 

111. Das, P.; Thompson, B. C. “Developments in Design Strategies for Conjugated Polymer Binders in Lithium-Ion Batteries,” Polymer Journal (Invited Review), 2023, 55, 317-341.

 

 

2022

 

110. Wan, Q.; Ye, L.; Thompson, B. C. “Unprecedented Efficiency Increase in a Ternary Polymer Solar Cell Exhibiting Polymer-Mediated Polymorphism in a Non-Fullerene Acceptor,” ACS Materials Lett. 2022, 4, 2440-2446.

 

109. Zayat, B.; Elizalde-Segovia, R.; Das, P.; Salamat, C. Z.; Irshad, A.; Tolbert, S. H.; Thompson, B. C.; Narayanan, S. R. “The Role of Functionalized Conducting Polymer Binders in Improvig Power Density and Cycle Life of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 2022, 169, 100515.

 

108. Das, P.; Elizalde-Segovia, R.; Zayat, B.; Salamat, C. Z.; Pace, G.; Zhai, K.; VIncent, R. C.; Dunn, B. S.; Segalman, R. A. ; Tolbert, S. H.; Narayan, S. R.; Thompson, B. C. “Enhancing the Ionic Conductivity of Poly(3,4-propylenedioxythiophenes) with Oligoether SIde Chains for Use as Conductive Cathode Binders in Lithium-Ion Batteries,” Chem. Mater. 2022, 34, 2672-2686.

 

107. Ye, L.; Hooshmand, T.; Thompson, B. C. “Recycling Heterogeneous Catalysts for Multi-Batch Conjugated Polymer Synthesis via Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP),” ACS Macro Lett. 2022, 11, 78-83.

 

106. Ye, L.; Thompson, B. C. “Improving the Efficiency and Sustainability of Catalysts for Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP),” J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 60, 393-428. (INVITED Review)

 

 2021

 

105. Elizalde-Segovia, R.; Das, P.; Zayat, B.; Irshad, A.; Thompson, B. C.; Narayanan, S. R. “Unerstanding the Role of pi-Conjugated Polymers as Binders in Enabling Designs for High-Energy/High-Rate Lithium Metal Batteries,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 2021, 168, 110541.

 

104. Samal, S.; Schmitt, A.; Thompson, B. C. “Contrasting the Charge Carrier Mobility of Isotactic, Syndiotactic, and Atactic Poly((N-carbazolylethylthio)propyl methacrylate),” ACS Macro Lett. 2021, 10, 1493-1500.

 

103. Ye, L.; Hooshmand, T.; Thompson, B. C. “In-Water Direct Arylation Polmyerization (DArP) under Aerobic Emulsion Conditions,” Polymer Chemistry 2021, 12, 6688-6693.

 

102. Samal, S.; Thompson, B. C. “Influence of Alkyl Chain Spacer Length on the Charge Carrier Mobility of Isotactic Poly(N-carbazolylalkyl acrylates),” ACS Macro Lett. 2021, 10, 720-726.

 

101.  Ye, L.; Thompson, B. C. “p-Cymene: A Sustainable Solvent that is Highly Compatible with Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP),” ACS Macro Lett. 2021, 10, 714-719.

 

100. Kazerouni, N.; Melenbrink, E. L.; Das, P.; Thompson, B. C. “Ternary Blend Organic Solar Cells Incorporating Ductile Conjugated Polymers with Conjugation Break Spacers,” ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2021, 3, 3028-3037.

 

99. Schmitt, A.; Samal, S.; Thompson, B.C. “Tuning the Surface Energies in a Family of Poly-3-alkylthiophenes Bearing Hydrophilic Side-Chains Synthesized via Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP),” Polymer Chemistry 2021, 12, 2840-2847.

 

98. Zayat, B.; Das, P.; Thompson, B. C.; Narayan, S. R. “In Situ Measurement of Ionic and Electronic Conductivities of Conductive Polymers as a Function of Electrochemical Doping in Battery Electrolyte,” J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 7533-7541.

 

 

2020

 

97. Das, P.; Zayat, B.; Wei, Q.; Salamt, C.; Magdau, I.-B.; Elizalde-Segovia, R.; Rawlings, D.; Lee, D.; Pace, G.; Irshad, A.; Ye, L.; Schmitt, A.; Segalman, R. A.; Miller III, T. F.; Tolbert, S. H.; Dunn, B. S.; Narayan, S. R.; Thompson, B. C. “Dihexyl-Substituted Poly(3,4-propylenedioxythiophene) as a Dual Ionic and Electronic Conductive Cathode Binder for Lithium Ion Batteries,” Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 9176-9189.

 

96. Ye, L.; Schmitt, A.; Pankow, R. M.; Thompson, B. C. “An Efficient Precatalyst Approach for the Synthesis of Thiazole-Containing Conjugated Polymers via Cu-Catalyzed Direct Arylation Polymerization (Cu-DArP),” ACS Macro Lett, 2020, 9, 1446-1451.

 

95. Pankow, R. M.; Thompson, B. C. “The Development of Conjugated Polymers as the Cornerstone of Organic Electronics,” Polymer, 2020, 207, 122874, (Invited Perspective Article).

 

94. Watts, F. M.; Schmidt-McCormack, J.; Wilhelm, C.; Karlin, A.; Sattar, A.; Thompson, B. C.; Ruggles Gere, A.; Shultz, G. V. “What Students Write About When Students Write About Mechanisms: Analysis of Featrues Present in Students’ Written Descriptions of an Organic Reaction Mechanism,” Chem. Educ. Res. Pract. 2020, 21, 1148-1172.

 

93. Pankow, R. M.; Ye, L.; Thompson, B. C. “Influence of the Ester Directing-Group on the Inhibition of Defect Formation in Polythiophenes with Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP),” Macromolecules  2020,  53, 3315-3324.

 

92. Pankow, R. M.; Thompson, B. C. “Approaches for Improving the Sustainability of Conjugated Polymer Synthesis using Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP),” (Invited Mini-Review) Polymer Chemistry 2020 11, 630-640.

 

 

2019

 

91. Ye, L.; Pankow, R. M.; Schmitt, A.; Thompson, B. C. “Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers using Aryl-Bromides via Cu-Catalyzed Direct Arylation Polymerization (Cu-DArP),” Polymer Chemistry 2019, 10, 6545-6550.

 

90. Ye, L.; Pankow, R. M.; Horikawa, M.; Melenbrink, E. L.; Liu, K.; Thompson, B. C. “Green Solvent Processed Amide-Functionalized Conjugated Polymers Prepared via Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP),” Macromolecules 2019,   52, 9383-9388.

 

89.  Pankow, R. M.; Ye, L.; Thompson, B. C. “Influence of an Ester Directing-Group on Defect Formation in the Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers via Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP) using Sustainable Solvents,” Polymer Chemistry 2019, 10, 4561-4572.

 

88. Melenbrink, E. L.; Hilby, K. M; Choudhary, K.; Samal, S.; Kazerouni, N.; McConn, J. L.; Lipomi, D. J.; Thompson, B. C. “Influence of Acceptor Side-Chain Length and Conjugation-Break Spacer Content on the Mechanical and Electronic Properties of Semi-Random Polymers,” ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2019, 1, 1107-1117

 

87. Bhattacharyya, D.; Montenegro, A.; Dhar, P.; Mammetkuliyev, M.; Pankow, R. M.; Jung, M. C.; Thompson, M. E.; Thompson, B. C.; Benderskii, A. V. “Molecular Orientataion of Poly-3-Hexylthiophene at the Buried Interface with Fullerene,” J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2019, 10, 1757-1762 .

 

86. Schmidt-McCormack, J.; Judge, J. A.; Spahr, K.; Yang, E.; Pugh, R.; Karlin, A.; Sattar, A.; Thompson, B. C.; Ruggles Gere, A.; Shultz, G. V. “Analysis of the Role of a Writing-to-Learn Assignment in Student Understanding of Organic Acid-Base Concepts,” Chem. Educ. Res. Pract. 2019, 20, 383-398.

 

 

2018

 

85. Pankow, R. M.; Ye, L.; Thompson, B. C. “Sustainable Synthesis of a Fluorinated Arylene Conjugated Polymer via Cu-Catalyzed Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP),” ACS Macro Lett. 2018, 7 , 1232-1236.

 

84. Samal, S.: Thompson, B. C. “Converging the Hole Mobility of Poly(2-N-carbazoylethyl acrylate) with Conjugated Polymers by Tuning Isotacticty,” ACS Macro Lett. 2018, 7, 1161-1167.

 

83. Melenbrink, E. L.; Hilby, K. M.; Alkhadra, M. A.; Samal, S.; Lipomi, D. J.; Thompson, B. C. “Influence of Systematic Incorporation of Conjugation-Break Spacers into Semi-Random Polymers on Mechanical and Electronic Properties,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018 10, 32426-32434.

 

82. Pankow, R. M.; Ye, L.; Thompson, B. C. “Copper Catalyzed Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers using Direct Arylation Polymerization,” Polymer Chemistry 2018, 9, 4120-4124. Highlighted as the best paper in Polymer Chemistry in August 2018.

 

81. Pankow, R. M.; Ye, L.; Gobalasingham, N. S.; Salami, N. S.; Samal, S.; Thompson, B. C. “Investigation of Green and Sustainable Solvents for Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP),” Polymer Chemistry 2018, 9, 3885-3992. 

 

80. Gobalasingham, N. S.; Thompson, B. C. “Direct Arylation Polymerization: A Guide to Optimal Conditions for Effective Conjugated Polymers,” Prog. Polym. Sci. 2018, 83, 135-201.

 

79. Pankow, R. M.; Munteanu, J. D.; Thompson, B. C. “Influence of the Aryl Spacer in 2,5-dialkoxyphenylene and Diaryl Substituted Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione Copolymers,” J. Mat. Chem. C. 2018, 6, 5992-5998.

 

2017

 

78. Gobalasingham, N. S,; Carle, J. E.; Krebs, F. C.; Thompson, B. C.; Bundgaard, E.; Helgesen, M. “Conjugated Polymers via Direct Arylation Polymerization in Continuous Flow: Minimizing the Cost and Batch-to-Batch Variations for High-Throughput Energy Conversion,” Macromol Rapid Comm. 2017, 38, 1700526.

 

77. Ekiz, S.; Gobalasingham, N. S.; Thompson, B. C. “Exploring the Influence of Acceptor Content on Semi-Random Conjugated Polymers,” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 3884-3892.

 

76. Khlyabich, P. P.; Sezen-Edmonds, M.; Howard, J. B.; Thompson, B. C.; Loo, Y.-L. “The Formation of Organic Alloys in Ternary-Blend Solar Cells with Two Acceptors Having Energy-Level Offsets Exceeding 0.4 eV,” ACS Energy Lett. 2017, 2, 2149-2156.

 

75. Howard, J. B.; Thompson, B. C. “Design of Random and Semi-Random Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cells” (Invited Trend Article) Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2017, 218, 1700255.

 

74. Gobalasingham, N. S.; Ekiz, S.; Pankow, R. M.; Livi, F.; Bundgaard, E.; Thompson, B. C. “Carbazole-Based Copolymers via Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP) for Suzuki-Convergent Polymer Solar Cell Performance,” Polymer Chemistry 2017, 8, 4393-4402.

 

73. Pankow, R. M.; Gobalasingham, N. S.; Munteanu, J. D.; Thompson, B. C. “Preparation of Semi-Alternating Conjugated Polymers using Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP) and Improvement of Photovoltaic Device Perfomance,” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 3370-3380.

 

72. Gobalasingham, N. S.; Pankow, R. M.; Ekiz, S.; Thompson, B. C. ” Evaluating Structure-Function Relationships Toward Three-Component Conjugated Polymers via Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP) for Stille Convergent Solar Cell Performance,” J. Mat. Chem. A 2017, 5, 14101-14113.

 

71. Ekiz, S.; Thompson, B. C. “Random Multi-Acceptor Poly(2,7-carbazole) Derivatives Containing the Pentacyclic Lactam Acceptor Unit TPTI for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells,” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017 55, 2781-2786.

70. Gobalasingham, N. S.; Pankow, R. M; Thompson, B. C. “Synthesis of Random Poly(Hexyl Thiophene-3-Carboxylate) Copolymers via Oxidative Direct Arylation Polymerization (Oxi-DArP),” Polymer Chemistry, 2017, 8, 1963-1971.

 

 

2016

 

69. Gobalasingham, N. S.; Noh, S.; Howard, J. B.; Thompson, B. C. “Influence of Surface Energy on Organic Alloy Formation in Ternary Blend Solar Cells Based on Two Donor Polymers,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8, 27931-27941 

 

68. Street, R. A.; Yang, Y.; Thompson, B. C.; McCulloch, I. “Capacitance Spectroscopy of Light Induced Trap States in Organic Solar Cells,” J. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 120, 22169-22178.

 

67. Noh, S.; Gobalasingham, N. S.; Thompson, B. C. “Facile Enhancement of Open-Circuit Voltage in P3HT-Analogs via Incorporation of Hexyl Thiophene-3-carboxylate,” Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 6835-6845.

 

66. Howard, J. B.; Ekiz, S.; Cuellar De Lucio, A.; Thompson, B. C. “Investigation of Random Copolymer Analogs of a Semi-Random Conjugated Polymer Incorporating Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine,” Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 6360-6367. 

 

65. Howard, J. B,; Ekiz, S.; Noh, S.; Thompson, B. C. “Surface Energy Modifcation of Semi-Random P3HTT-DPP Analogues,” ACS Macro Lett 2016, 5, 977-981.

64. Livi, F.; Gobalasingham, N. S.; Thompson, B. C.; Bundgaard, E. “Analysis of Diverse Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP) Conditions Toward the Efficient Synthesis of Polymers Converging with Stille Polymers in Organic Solar Cells,” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016, 54, 2907-2918.

 

63. Gobalasingham, N. S.; Noh, S.; Thompson, B. C. “Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Direct Arylation Polymerization (Oxi-DArP) of an Ester Functionalized Thiophene,” Polymer Chemistry 2016, 7, 1623-1631.

 

62. Rudenko, A. E.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Thompson, B. C. “Poly(3-hexylthiophene-co-3-cyanothiophene-co-3-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophene) Copolymers with High Open Circuit Voltage in Polymer Solar Cells,” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016, 54, 1526-1536.

 

2015

 

61. Khlyabich, P. P.; Rudenko, A. E.; Thompson, B. C.; Loo, Y-L.; “Structural Origins for Tunable Open-Circuit Voltage in Ternary-Blend Organic Solar Cells,” Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25, 5557-563. 

 

60. Howard, J. B.; Noh, S.; Beier, A. E.; Thompson, B. C. “Fine Tuning Surface Energy of Poly(3-hexyl thiophene) by Heteroatom Modification of the Alkyl Side Chains,” ACS Macro Lett 2015, 4, 725-730. 

 

59. Livi, F.; Gobalasingham, N. S.; Bundgaard, E.; Thompson, B. C. “The Influence of Functionality on Direct Arylation of Model Systems as a Route Toward Fluorinated Copolymers via Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP),” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015, 53, 2598-2605.

 

58. Rudenko, A. E.; Thompson, B. C. “The Effect of Amide Solvent Structure on the Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP) of 2-Bromo-3-hexylthiophene,” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015, 53, 2494-2500.

 

57. Dechan, A.; Bjerring, M.; Nielsen, N. C.; Thompson, B. C.; Krebs, F. C. “Fullerene Alloy Formation and the Benefits for Efficient Printing of Ternary Blend Organic Solar Cells,” J. Mat. Chem. C 2015, 3, 5541-5548.

 

56. Rudenko, A. E.; Latif, A. A.; Thompson, B. C. “Minimization of Auxillary Reagent Loading for Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP) of 2-Bromo-3-Hexylthiophene,” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015, 53, 1492-1499.

 

55. Rudenko, A. E.; Thompson, B. C. “Influence of the Carboxyllic Acid Additive Structure on the Properties of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Prepared via Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP),” Macromolecules 2015, 48, 569-575.

54. Khlyabich, P. P.; Rudenko, A. E.; Burkhart, B.; Thompson, B. C. “Contrasting Performance of Donor-Acceptor Copolymer Pairs in Ternary Blend Solar Cells and Two-Acceptor Copolymers in Binary Blend Solar Cells,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 2322-2330.

 

53. Roth, B.; Rudenko, A. E.; Thompson, B. C.; Krebs, F. C. “Photochemical Stability of Random Poly(3-hexylthiophene-co-3-cyanothiophene) its Mixtures with P3HT and use in Roll Coated ITO-free Organic Photovoltaics,” J. Photon. Energy 2015, 5, 057205.

 

52. Rudenko, A. E.; Thompson, B. C. “Optimization of Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP) through the Identification and Control of Defects in Polymer Structure,” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015, 53, 135-147.

 

2014

51. Street, R. A.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Rudenko, A. E.; Thompson, B. C. “Electronic States in Dilute Teranry Blend Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells,” J. Phys. Chem.C. 2014, 118, 26569-26576.

 

50. Andersen, T. R.; Dam, H. F.; Burkhart, B.; Angmo, D.; Corazza, M.; Thompson, B. C.; Krebs, F. C. “Medium Area, Flexible Single and Tandem Junction Solar Cells Based on Roll Coated Semi-Random Copolymers,” J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 9412-9415.

 

49. Street, R. A.; Hawks, S. A.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Li, G.; Schwartz, B. J.; Thompson, B. C.; Yang, Y. “The Electronic Structure and Transition Energies in Polymer-Fullerene Bulk Heterojunctions,” J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 21873-21883.

 

48. Xu, B.; Noh, S.; Thompson, B. C. “Fine Tuning Properties by Incorporating Strongly Electron Donating 3-Hexyloxythiophene Units into Random and Semi-Random Copolymers,” Macromolecules 2014, 47, 5029-5039.

 

47. Madsen, M. V.; Gevorgyan, S. A.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Thompson, B. C.; Krebs, F. C., et al “Worldwide Outdoor Round Robin Study of Organic Photovoltaic Devices and Modules,” Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 2014, 130, 281-290.

 

46. Khlyabich, P. P.; Rudenko, A. E.; Street, R. A.; Thompson, B. C. “Influence of Polymer Compatibility on the Open-Circuit Voltage in Ternary Blend Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014, 6, 9913-9919.

 

45. Li, K.; Li, L.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Burkhart, B.; Sun, W.; Lu, Z.; Thompson, B. C.; Campbell, J. C. “Breakdown Mechanisms and Reverse Current-Voltage Characteristics of Organic Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells and Photodetectors,” J. Appl. Phys. 2014, 115, 223104.

 

44. Rudenko, A. E.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Thompson, B. C. “Random Poly(3-hexylthiophene-co-3-cyanothiophene) Copolymers via Direct Arylation Polymerization for Organic Solar Cells with High Open-Circuit Voltage,” ACS Macro Lett 2014, 3, 387-392.

43. Das, S.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Burkhart, B.; Roberts, S. T.; Coudrec, E.; Thompson, B. C.; Bradforth, S. E. “Quantifying Charge Recombination in Solar Cells based on Donor-Acceptor P3HT Analogs,” J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 6650-6660.

42. Khlyabich, P. P.; Rudenko, A. E.; Thompson, B. C. “Random Poly(3-hexylthiophene-co-3-cyanothiophene) Copolymers with High Open-Circuit Voltage in Organic Solar Cells,” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2014, 52, 1055-1058. This article has been selected as a Spotlight Article by the editors.

 

41. Rudenko, A. E.; Latif, A. A.; Thompson, B. C.; “Influences of Beta-linkages on Morphology and Performance of DArP P3HT-PC61BM Solar Cells,” Nanotechnology 2014, 25, 014005.

 

2013

40. Street, R. A.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Thompson, B. C. “Electrical Characterization of Organic Solar Cell Contact Degradation Resulting from Ambient Exposure,” Org. Electron. 2013, 14, 2932 – 2939.

 

39. Khlyabich, P. P.; Burkhart, B.; Rudenko, A. E.; Thompson, B. C. “Optimization and Simplification of Polymer-Fullerene Solar Cells through Polymer and and Active Layer Design (Feature Article),” Polymer 2013, 54, 5267-5298.

 

38. Greaney, M. J.; Arujo, J.; Burkhart, B.; Thompson, B.C.; Brutchey, R. L. “Novel Semi-Random and Alternating Copolymer Hybrid Solar Cells Utilizing CdSe Multipods as Versatile Acceptors,” Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 8602-8604.

 

37. Rudenko, A. E.; Noh, S.; Thompson, B. C. “Influence of selenophene on the properties of semi-random polymers and their blends with PC61BM,” Nanotechnology 2013, 24, 484002.

 

36. Dhar, P.; Khlyabich, P.P.; Burkhart, B.; Roberts, S.T.; Malyk, S.S.; Thompson, B.C.; Benderskii, A.V. “Annealing Induced Changes in the Molecular Orientation of Poly-3-hexylthiophene at Buried Interfaces,” J. Phys. Chem. C. 2013, 117, 15213-15220. 

 

35. Li, K.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Li, L.; Burkhart, B.; Thompson, B. C.; Campbell, J. C. “Influence of Exciton Diffusion and Charge-Transfer State Dissociation Efficiency on the Short-Circuit Current Densities in Semi-Random Donor/Acceptor Polymer:Fullerene Solar Cells,” J. Phys. Chem. C. 2013, 117, 6940-6948.

 

34. Rudenko, A. E.; WIley, C. A.; Tannaci, J. F.; Thompson, B. C. “Optimization of Direct Arylation Polymerization (DArP) Conditions for the Synthesis of P3HT,” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013, 51, 2660-2668. This article has been selected as a Spotlight Article by the editors.

 

33. Street, R. A.; Davies, D.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Burkhart, B.; Thompson, B. C. “Origin of the Tunable Open Circuit Voltage in Ternary Blend Organic Solar Cells,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 986-989. Highlighted as JACS Spotlight (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 2011-2013.)

 

32. Burkhart, B.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Thompson, B. C.; “Semi-Random Two-Acceptor Polymers: Elucidating Electronic Trends Through Multiple Acceptor Combinations,” Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2013, 214, 681 – 690.

 

2012

31. Khlyabich, P. P.; Burkhart, B.; Thompson, B. C.; “Compositional Dependence of the Open-Circuit Voltage in Ternary Blend Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Based on Two Donor Polymers,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 9074-9077.

 

30. Rudenko, A. E.; Wiley, C. A.; Stone, S. M.; Tannaci, J. F.; Thompson, B. C. “Semi-Random P3HT Analogues via Direct Arylation Polymerization,” J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2012, 50, 3691-3697.

 

29. Burkhart, B.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Thompson, B. C.; “Influence of the Acceptor Composition on Physical Properties and Solar Cell Performance in Semi-Random Two-Acceptor Copolymers,” ACS Macro Lett. 2012, 1, 660-666.

 

28. Burkhart, B.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Thompson, B. C.; “Influence of the Ethylhexyl Side-Chain Content on the Open-Circuit Voltage in rr-Poly(3-hexylthiophene-co-3-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophene) Copolymers,” Macromolecules 2012, 45, 3740-3748.

 

27. Burkhart, B.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Thompson, B. C.; “Solar Cells Based on Semi-Random P3HT Analogues Containing Dithienopyrrole: Influence of Incorporating a Strong Donor,” J. Photon. Energy 2012, 2, 021002.

 

2011

26. Khlyabich, P. P.; Burkhart, B.; Thompson, B. C.; “Efficient Ternary Blend Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells with Tunable Open-Circuit Voltage,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 14534-14537.

 

25. Khlyabich, P. P.; Burkhart, B.;Ng, C. F.; Thompson, B. C.; “Efficient Solar Cells from Semi-Random P3HT Analogues Incorporating Diketopyrrolopyrrole,” Macromolecules 2011, 44, 5079-5084.

 

24. Thompson, B. C.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Burkhart, B.; Aviles, A. E.; Rudenko, A.; Shultz, G. V.; Ng, C. F.; Mangubat, L. B.; “Polymer-Based Solar Cells: State-of-the-Art Principles for the Design of Active Layer Components,” Green 2011, 1, 29-54.

 

23. Burkhart, B.; Khlyabich, P. P.; Cakir Canak, T.; LaJoie, T. W.; Thompson, B. C.; “Semi-Random Multichromophoric rr-P3HT Analogues for Solar Photon Harvesting,” Macromolecules 2011, 44, 1242-1246.

 

2009

22. Krebs, F. C.; Gevorgyan, S. A.; Gholamkhass, B.; Holdcroft, S.; Schlenker, C.; Thompson, M. E.; Thompson, B. C.; et al. “A Round Robin Study of Flexible Large-Area Roll-to-Roll Processed Polymer Solar Cell Modules,”  Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 2009, 93, 1968-1977.

 

Peer Reviewed Publications Prior to USC:

21. Holcombe, T. W.; Woo, C. H.; Kavulak, D. F. J.; Thompson, B. C.; Fréchet, J. M. J. “All-Polymer Photovoltaic Devices of Poly(3-(4-n-octylthiophene) from Grignard Metathesis Polymerization,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 14160-14161.

 

20. Woo, C. H.; Thompson, B. C.; Kim, B. J.; Toney, M. F.; Fréchet, J. M. J. “The Influence of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Regioregularity on Fullerene-Composite Solar Cell Performance,” J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2008, 130, 16324-16329.

 

19. Thompson, B. C.; Fréchet, J. M. J.  “Polymer-Fullerene Composite Solar Cells,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 58-77.

 

18. Kim, Y.-G.; Christian-Pandya, H.; Ananthakrishnan, N.; Niazimbetova, Z. I.; Thompson, B. C.: Galvin, M. E.; Reynolds, J. R. “p-OXA-X: A New Oligo Photosensitizer for Organic Solar Cells,” Sol. Energy Mat. Sol. Cells 2008, 92, 307-312.

 

17.Thompson, B. C.; Kim, B. J.; Kavulak, D. F.; Sivula, K.; Mauldin, C.; Fréchet, J. M. J. “Influence of Alkyl Substitution Pattern in Thiophene Copolymers on Composite Fullerene Solar Cell Performance,” Macromolecules 2007, 40, 7425-7428.

 

16. Kim, Y.-G.; Galand, E.; Thompson, B. C.; Walker, J.; Fossey, S. A.; McCarley, T. D.; Abboud, K. A.; Reynolds, J. R. J. “Isoregic Thienylene-Phenylene Polymers: The Effects of Structural Variation and Application to Photovoltaic Devices,”  Macromol. Sci.Part A: Pure Appl. Chem. 2007, 44, 665-674.

 

15. Sivula, K.; Luscombe, C. K.; Thompson, B. C.; Fréchet, J. M. J. “Enhancing the Thermal Stability of Polythiophene:Fullerene Solar Cells by Decreasing Effective Polymer Regioregularity,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 13988-13989.

 

14. Thompson, B. C.; Kim, Y.-G.; McCarley, T. D.; Reynolds, J. R. “Soluble Narrow Band Gap and Blue Propylenedioxythiophene-Cyanovinylene Polymers as Multifunctional Materials for Photovoltaic and Electrochromic Applications,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 12714-12725.

 

13. Campos, L. M.; Mozer, A. J.; Gunes, S.; Winder, C.; Neugebauer, H.; Sariciftci, N. S.; Thompson, B. C.; Reeves, B. D.; Grenier, C. R. G.; Reynolds, J. R. “Photovoltaic Activity of a PolyProDOT Derivative in a Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell,” Sol. Energy Mat. Sol. Cells 2006, 90, 3531-3546.

 

12. Kim, Y.-G.; Thompson, B. C.; Ananthakrishnan, N, Padmanaban, G.; Ramakrishnan, S.; Reynolds, J. R. “Variable Band Gap Conjugated Polymers for Optoelectronic and Redox Applications,” J. Mater. Res. 2005, 20, 3188-3198.

 

11. Thompson, B. C.; Abboud, K. A.; Reynolds, J. R.; Nakatani, K.; Audebert, P. “Electrochromic Conjugated N-salicylidene-Aniline (Anil) Functionalized Pyrrole and 2,5-Dithienylpyrrole-Based Polymers,” New J. Chem. 2005, 29, 1128-1134.

 

10. Thompson, B. C.; Kim, Y.-G.; Reynolds, J. R. “Spectral Broadening in MEH-PPV:PCBM-Based Photovoltaic Devices via Blending with a Narrow Band Gap Cyanovinylene-Dioxythiophene Polymer,” Macromolecules 2005, 38, 5359-5362.

 

9. Thompson, B. C.; Madrigal, L. G.; Pinto, M. R.; Kang, T.-S.; Schanze, K. S.; Reynolds, J. R. “Donor-Acceptor Copolymers for Red- and Near-Infrared-Emitting Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes,” J. Polym. Sci.: Part A: Polym. Chem. 2005, 43, 1417-1431.

 

8. Argun, A. A.; Aubert, P.-H.; Thompson, B. C.; Schwendeman, I.; Gaupp, C. L.; Hwang, J.; Pinto, N. J.; Tanner, D. B.; MacDiarmid, A. G.; Reynolds, J. R. “Multicolored Electrochromism in Polymers: Structures and Devices,” Chem. Mater. 2004, 16, 4401-4412.

 

7. Welsh, D. M.; Kloeppner, L. J.; Madrigal, L.; Pinto, M. R.; Thompson, B. C.; Schanze, K. S.; Abboud, K. A.; Powell, D.; Reynolds, J. R. “Regiosymmetric Dibutyl-Substituted Poly(3,4-propylenedioxythiophene)s as Highly Electron-Rich Electroactive and Luminescent Polymers,” Macromolecules 2002, 35, 6517-6525.

 

6. Reeves, B. D.; Thompson, B. C.; Abboud, K. A.; Smart, B. E.; Reynolds, J. R. “Dual Cathodically and Anodically Coloring Electrochromic Polymer Based on a Spiro Bipropylenedioxythiophene [poly(spiroBiProDOT)],” Adv. Mater. 2002, 14, 717-719.

 

5. Thompson, B. C.; Schottland, P.; Sonmez, G.; Reynolds, J. R. “In situ Colorimetric Analysis of Electrochromic Polymer Films and Devices,” Synth. Met. 2001, 119, 333-334.

 

4. Schottland, P.; Zong, K.; Gaupp, C. L.; Thompson, B. C.; Thomas, C. A.; Giurgiu, I.; Hickman, R.; Abboud, K. A.; Reynolds, J. R. “Poly(3,4-alkylenedioxypyrrole)s: Highly Stable Electronically Conducting and Electrochromic Polymers,” Macromolecules 2000, 33, 7051-7061.

 

3. Thompson, B. C.; Schottland, P.; Zong, K.; Reynolds, J. R. “In Situ Colorimetric Analysis of Electrochromic Polymers and Devices,” Chem. Mater. 2000, 12, 1563-1571.

 

2. Wang, F.; Wison, M. S.; Rauh, R. D.; Schottland, P.; Thompson, B. C.; Reynolds, J. R. “Electrochromic Linear and Star Branched Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene-didodecyloxybenzene) Polymers,” Macromolecules 2000, 33, 2083-2091.

 

1. Gaupp, C. L.; Zong, K.; Schottland, P.; Thompson, B. C.; Thomas, C. A.; Reynolds, J. R. “Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxypyrrole): Organic Electrochemistry of a Highly Stable Electrochromic Polymer,” Macromolecules 2000, 33, 1132-1133.