Patent ID: 8344142

Claim:
A homopolymer comprising a monomer, comprising: a perylenetetracarboxylic diimide charge-transport material monomer having a structure of Formula I: wherein Y in each instance is independently selected from a polymerizable group; and wherein X in each instance can be independently selected from the following: a polymerizable group; 3,4,5-trialkylphenyl; 3,4,5-tri-perfluorinated-alkylphenyl; 3,4,5-tri-oligomeric-ether-substituted phenyl; 3,4,5-trialkoxybenzyl; 3,4,5-trialkylbenzyl; 3,4,5-tri-perfluorinated-alkyl benzyl; 3,4,5-tri-perfluorinated-alkoxy benzyl; 3,4,5-tri-oligomeric-ether-substituted benzyl; 3,4-dialkylphenyl; 3,4-di-perfluorinated-alkylphenyl; 3,4-di-oligomeric-ether-substituted phenyl; 3,4-dialkoxybenzyl; 3,4-dialkylbenzyl; 3,4-di-perfluorinated-alkylbenzyl; 3,4-di-perfluorinated-alkoxybenzyl; 3,4-di-oligomeric-ether-substituted benzyl; 3,5-dialkylphenyl; 3,5-di-perfluorinated-alkyl phenyl; 3,5-di-oligomeric-ether-substituted phenyl; 3,5-dialkoxybenzyl; 3,5-dialkylbenzyl; 3,5-di-perfluorinated-alkyl benzyl; 3,5-di-oligomeric-ether-substituted benzyl; or the following units: wherein R in each instance can be independently selected from the following: a polymerizable group, an alkyl, an alkoxy, a perfluorinated alkyl, a perfluorinated alkoxy, an oligomeric-ether, wherein R may denote units that can form dendrimers, and wherein the subscript n is a number from 0 to 20, and wherein the polymerizable group is selected from: vinyl; allyl; 4-styryl; acroyl; epoxide; oxetane; cyclic-carbonate; methacroyl; acrylonitrile; isocyanate; isothiocyanate; epoxides; strained ring olefins; (—CH 2 ) η SiCl 3 ; (—CH 2 ) η Si(OCH 2 CH 3 ) 3 ; (—CH 2 ) η Si(OCH 3 ) 3 , where η is an integer number from 0 to 25; and compounds having the following structures: