Who owns the IP
The organizations most actively patenting around this compound, ranked by referenced patent volume.
| # | Assignee | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 3,748 |
| 2 | LG Chem Ltd | 1,136 |
| 3 | Panasonic Holdings Corp | 939 |
| 4 | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd | 667 |
| 5 | Merck KGaA | 594 |
| 6 | BOE Technology Group Co Ltd | 575 |
| 7 | Koninklijke Philips NV | 553 |
| 8 | Nippon Chemi Con Corp | 534 |
| 9 | Oceans King Lighting Science and Technology Co Ltd | 479 |
| 10 | Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd | 447 |
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Patent classifications ranked by volume reveal the technical domains with the most active filing.
| # | Code | Area | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H10K | Organic semiconductors / OLEDs | 17,011 |
| 2 | Y02E | Climate change mitigation: energy | 12,172 |
| 3 | H01G | Capacitors, electrolytic capacitors | 6,047 |
| 4 | C09K | Materials for misc. applications | 5,966 |
| 5 | C08G | Polymers from non-vinyl bonds (e.g. polyamides, polyesters) | 4,724 |
| 6 | C07D | Heterocyclic compounds | 4,609 |
| 7 | H01L | Semiconductor devices | 4,267 |
| 8 | C08L | Polymer compositions (blends) | 3,487 |
| 9 | H01B | Cables and conductors | 3,353 |
| 10 | C09D | Coatings, paints, varnishes | 3,208 |
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The filings that best characterise the patent activity around this compound, most-referenced first.
| Title | Year | Assignee | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preparation of 2,2′-di(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)s | 2006 | Heraeus Holding GmbH | 66 |
| Toner compositions comprising polyester resin and poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) | 2004 | Xerox Holdings Corp | 58 |
| Electrochromic assembly based on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) derivatives and a UV-stabilized gel electrolyte | 2000 | Bayer AG | 41 |
| Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/sulfonated graphene composite hydrogel and preparation method thereof | 2012 | 35 | |
| UV-stabilized electrochromic assembly based on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) derivatives | 2002 | Mitsubishi Materials Corp | 35 |
How research activity has moved
Papers published per year for this compound, over the last decade of indexed records.
| Year | Papers |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Who's driving the science
The most-published authors working with this compound, alongside their primary affiliations.
| # | Author | Affiliation | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Roncali | Université d'Angers | 7 |
| 2 | Pierre Frère | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | 4 |
| 3 | Ivana Stolić | University of Zagreb | 4 |
| 4 | Miroslav Bajić | University of Zagreb | 3 |
| 5 | Reginald M. Penner | University of California, Irvine | 3 |
| 6 | Magali Allain | Université d'Angers | 3 |
| 7 | Philippe Blanchard | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | 3 |
| 8 | Toshio Fuchigami | Tokyo Institute of Technology | 2 |
| 9 | V. Hernández | Universidad de Málaga | 2 |
| 10 | Rainer Beckert | Friedrich Schiller University Jena | 2 |
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See Cypris in actionThe literature that defines it
The most-cited papers anchoring the scientific record for this compound.
| Title | Year | Cited by | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microwave Absorption Behavior of Core−Shell Structured Poly (3,4-Ethylenedioxy Thiophene)−Barium Ferrite Nanocomposites | 2010 | 382 | Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites |
| Poly (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) for Chronic Neural Stimulation | 2007 | 281 | EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces |
| Design and Synthesis of Push−Pull Chromophores for Second-Order Nonlinear Optics Derived from Rigidified Thiophene-Based π-Conjugating Spacers | 2001 | 223 | Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics |
| Design of Organic Semiconductors: Tuning the Electronic Properties of π‐Conjugated Oligothiophenes with the 3,4‐Ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) Building Block | 2005 | 218 | Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics |
| Simple organic molecules bearing a 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene linker for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells | 2008 | 209 | TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells |
Frequently asked questions
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