Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by Imperial College London Includes a detailed introduction to the science behind polymer solar cells Provides detailed information on synthetic procedures and molecular modeling data used to predict physical properties

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Sarah Holliday obtained her undergraduate degree in Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, UK before moving to Imperial College London to pursue her PhD studies under the supervision of Prof. Iain McCulloch and Dr. Mathieu Turbiez (BASF). Her work on non-fullerene acceptors is considered an important contribution to the field of organic photovoltaics. She is currently a postdoc at the University of Washington, USA.

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Introduction.- Truxenone Based Electron Acceptors.- A Simple Linear Acceptor with Dye-Based Flanking Groups.- Extended Linear Acceptors with an Indacenodithiophene Core.- Experimental Procedures.