Controlling the Surface Organization of Conjugated Donor–Acceptor Polymers by their Aggregation in Solution

The aggregation of conjugated polymers is found to have a significant influence on the surface organization of deposited films. Difluorobenzothiadiazole-based polymers show a strong pre-aggregation in solution, but the addition of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene efficiently reduces such aggregates, leading to the transition of the surface organization from edge- to face-on orientation in deposited films. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.