Development of Dendrimers:  Macromolecules for Use in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes and Solar Cells

Introduction: Branched macromolecules or dendrimers have provided a rich seam of research in terms of both innovative chemistry and applications.1-14 For example, dendrimers have been studied for use as low-dielectric materials,15 as templates for the growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes,16 as catalysts,17-19 and in biological applications,20-23 including biosensors,24 magnetic resonance imaging,25-28 and drug delivery.29-33 However, it has only been more recently that such macromolecular structures have been explored in terms of their electronic and optoelectronic properties, which is the focus of this series of reviews. For example, charge-transporting dendrimers have become an important class of organic…