Florian Glöcklhofer

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✨ As a surprising observation in the ESD-STM images of the polymers, we found that some of the polymer chains close over themselves, suggesting the formation of cycles composed of up to 15 macrocycle-thiophene repeat units. 4/5

Soluble Conjugated Polymers without Side Chains: Macrocycles as Comonomers

Authors: Martina Rimmele, Stefania Moro, Troy L. R. Bennett, James M. Turner, Filip Aniés, Qiao He, Andrew J. P. White, Simon E. F. Spencer, Martin Heeney, Felix Plasser, ...
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-jbkg8

💶 We would like to thank the Austrian Science Fund (@fwf-at.bsky.social), the EPSRC and the British Council for the financial support that enabled this work.

✨ As a surprising observation in the ESD-STM images of the polymers, we found that some of the polymer chains close over themselves, suggesting the formation of cycles composed of up to 15 macrocycle-thiophene repeat units. 4/5

⚡The macrocycles retain their excellent redox properties in the polymer. Furthermore, the polymers did not dissolve in the electrolyte used for film CV measurements, enabling reversible redox behavior in solid-state applications.
🔋 Potential applications? Organic batteries & electronic devices. 3/5

🔬 In collaboration with the Heeney group (KAUST & Imperial), Plasser group (Loughborough), and Costantini group (Birmingham), we introduce a novel approach: incorporating conjugated macrocycles into polymer backbones! No aliphatic side chains needed—yet the polymers remain soluble. 2/5

🚀New Preprint!🚀
Conjugated polymers are important for organic electronics, but they usually require side chains for solubility that compromise other properties. What if there was another way?
📄Read: doi.org/10.26434/che...
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Significant Efficiency Enhancements in Non‐Y Series Acceptors by the Addition of Outer Side Chains A novel small molecule acceptor SC8-IT4F has been synthesized by introducing outer alkyl chains onto the terminal thiophene of the conjugated IDTT core and investigated for high-performance organic s...

Check out this article to see how Qiao and the Heeney group & collaborators are making non-Y series acceptors for organic solar cells more efficient! 🔆 Thanks for the opportunity to contribute! #PiSky #chemsky @imperialchemistry.bsky.social @chemistry-tuw.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/advs...

It was great to see so many former colleagues from @imperialchemistry.bsky.social, @imperialmaterials.bsky.social, Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, to show them our labs & facilities at TU Wien, and to discuss how we can strengthen existing collaborations and initiate new ones! 🔬👩‍🔬🧪 #ChemSky

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Rapid 3D printing of unlayered, tough epoxy–alcohol resins with late gel points via dual-color curing technology Additive manufacturing technologies and, in particular, vat photopolymerization promise complex structures that can be made in a fast and easy fashion for highly individualized products. While the tec...

📢 New paper alert!
@k-ehrmann.bsky.social & team have published a 3D printing method combining rapid speeds & materials with late gel points. Now out in #MaterialsHorizons!
Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1039/D4MH...
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Antiaromatic hydrocarbon boasts unusual stability Pentalene-based system can reversibly switch between aromatic and antiaromatic states without undergoing skeletal or conformational changes

Adding on to the #PiSky hype, check out this news-in-brief covering a really cool antiaromatic system by @hintermairlab.bsky.social in my latest CW piece @chemistryworld.bsky.social 👇🏻

www.chemistryworld.com/news/antiaro...

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Our OrgChem Starter Pack is growing with already 122 entries, but we will start a volume 2 if we go over the 150 limit!
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Sequential curing of first a radical network during 3D printing and second a cationic network during post-curing into an interpenetrating network.

Have you been wanting to #3Dprint materials with late gel-points but were too impatient with the long printing times? Our dual-cure printing technique recently published in #MaterialsHorizons may be the answer: doi.org/10.1039/D4MH...
Phenomenal work by PhD student Florian Mayer! #MatSky #ChemSky

BSc and MSc career fair @chemistry-tuw.bsky.social an opportunity to meet new students but also connect with faculty @k-ehrmann.bsky.social @florian.gloecklhofer.eu and others

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Guven the notable exodus: Let's gather the family once more🤩I have started a (currently very small) #starterpack of PIs and Lab Heads revolving around #Polyaromatic #Chemistry #ISNA #CuroPi. Happy to add you and (regrow) the gang here where the sky is blue☀️ 🧪 #chemsky
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