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  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry

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  • Molecular design of semiconducting polymers (SCPs) relies on understanding charge transport.
  • The link between structural features and electronic disorder in SCPs is not well-defined.
  • Current design rules for advanced SCPs are lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish statistically significant design rules for semiconducting polymers.
  • To identify key structure-property relationships governing electronic disorder and charge transport.
  • To explore the potential of data-driven approaches for accelerating SCP discovery.

Main Methods:

  • Computational analysis of over 100 p- and n-type semiconducting polymer models using high-throughput methods.
  • Statistical analysis to derive design rules and identify structure-property relationships.
  • Machine learning model development to predict electronic properties based on structural features.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated that polymer rigidity has a minor effect on charge transport.
  • Introduced and validated 'planarity persistence length' as a more effective structural characteristic.
  • Showcased the predictive capabilities of machine learning models trained on the generated dataset.

Conclusions:

  • Established new, statistically significant design rules for semiconducting polymers.
  • Identified planarity persistence length as a critical parameter for optimizing charge transport.
  • Highlighted the efficacy of data-driven strategies and machine learning for accelerating the discovery of novel SCPs with tailored electronic properties.