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Chemistry

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For correlating the processing, structure, and properties of important polymeric materials, particularly electronic polymers.
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Andrew J. Lovinger is affiliated with Nokia in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple fields with a focus on materials science and environmental science.

Their work has appeared in the publication venue Macromolecules, where they have published at least one paper. The paper titled "Twisted Crystals and the Origin of Banding in Spherulites of Semicrystalline Polymers" was published in 2020 in Macromolecules and has been cited 56 times.

The main fields of study covered by their research include:

  • Materials Science
  • Environmental Science

Within these broader fields, they have contributed to subfields such as:

  • Pollution
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Biomaterials

The primary topics addressed in their work include:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Polymer crystallization and properties
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Their publication record shows a focus on both understanding the physical properties of polymers and addressing environmental concerns related to plastic pollution.

Andrew J. Lovinger has received notable recognitions, including election as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2004 for correlating the processing, structure, and properties of important polymeric materials, particularly electronic polymers.

They were also named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1988, underscoring contributions to the broader scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Soluble and processable regioregular poly(3‐hexylthiophene) for thin film field‐effect transistor applications with high mobility

    Zhenan Bao;Ananth Dodabalapur;Andrew J. Lovinger

  • A soluble and air-stable organic semiconductor with high electron mobility

    H. E. Katz;A. J. Lovinger;J. Johnson;C. Kloc

  • Ferroelectric Polymers

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  • Organic field‐effect transistors with high mobility based on copper phthalocyanine

    Zhenan Bao;Andrew J. Lovinger;Ananth Dodabalapur

  • New Air-Stable n-Channel Organic Thin Film Transistors

    Zhenan Bao;and Andrew J. Lovinger;Janelle Brown

  • High-performance plastic transistors fabricated by printing techniques

    Zhenan Bao;Yi Feng;Ananth Dodabalapur;V. R. Raju

  • Structure and morphology of poly(propylenes): a molecular analysis

    B. Lotz;J.C. Wittmann;A.J. Lovinger

  • Electronic sensing of vapors with organic transistors

    B. Crone;B. Crone;A. Dodabalapur;A. Gelperin;L. Torsi;L. Torsi

  • Status of and prospects for organic electroluminescence

    Lewis J. Rothberg;Andrew J. Lovinger

  • Synthesis, Morphology, and Field-Effect Mobility of Anthradithiophenes

    Joyce G. Laquindanum;and Howard E. Katz;Andrew J. Lovinger

  • Naphthalenetetracarboxylic Diimide-Based n-Channel Transistor Semiconductors: Structural Variation and Thiol-Enhanced Gold Contacts

    Howard E. Katz;Jerainne Johnson;and Andrew J. Lovinger;Wenjie Li

  • Luminescence Enhancement by the Introduction of Disorder into Poly(p-phenylene vinylene).

    S. Son;Ananth Dodabalapur;A. J. Lovinger;M. E. Galvin

  • Synthesis, crystal structure, and transistor performance of tetracene derivatives

    Hyunsik Moon;Roswitha Zeis;Evert-Jan Borkent;Celine Besnard

  • Annealing of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and formation of a fifth phase

    Andrew J. Lovinger

  • Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)

    Andrew J. Lovinger

  • Structure of .beta.-Isotactic Polypropylene: A Long-Standing Structural Puzzle

    Stefano V. Meille;Dino R. Ferro;S. Brueckner;Andrew J. Lovinger

  • Studies on the α and β forms of isotactic polypropylene by crystallization in a temperature gradient

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  • Oligofluorene−Thiophene Derivatives as High-Performance Semiconductors for Organic Thin Film Transistors

    Hong Meng;Jie Zheng;Andrew J. Lovinger;Bo-Cheng Wang

  • Crystallographic changes characterizing the Curie transition in three ferroelectric copolymers of vinylidene fluoride and trifluoroethylene: 2. Oriented or poled samples

    Andrew J. Lovinger;T. Furukawa;G.T. Davis;M.G. Broadhurst

  • Synthesis and properties of an aggregating heterocyclic helicene.

    Karen E. S. Phillips;Thomas J. Katz;Steffen Jockusch;and Andrew J. Lovinger

  • Crystal structure and morphology of syndiotactic polypropylene single crystals

    Bernard Lotz;Andrew J. Lovinger;Rudolf E. Cais

  • Highly ordered vacuum‐deposited thin films of metallophthalocyanines and their applications in field‐effect transistors

    Zhenan Bao;Andrew J. Lovinger;Ananth Dodabalapur

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank A. Bovey
Frank A. Bovey Nokia (United States)
Howard E. Katz
Howard E. Katz Johns Hopkins University
Bernard Lotz
Bernard Lotz University of Strasbourg
Ananth Dodabalapur
Ananth Dodabalapur The University of Texas at Austin
Hajime Tanaka
Hajime Tanaka University of Tokyo
Edwin Arthur Chandross
Edwin Arthur Chandross Alcatel Lucent (Germany)
Zhenan Bao
Zhenan Bao Stanford University
Alan E. Tonelli
Alan E. Tonelli North Carolina State University
Stephen Z. D. Cheng
Stephen Z. D. Cheng University of Akron
Elsa Reichmanis
Elsa Reichmanis Lehigh University

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