Acene-thiophene copolymers are provided that can be used as semiconductor
materials in electronic devices. The acene-thiophene copolymers are of
Formula I. ##STR00001## In Formula I, Ac is a radical of an acene having
2 to 5 fused aromatic rings. The acene can be unsubstituted or
substituted with a substituent selected from an alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl,
aryl, aralkyl, halo, haloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, or
combinations thereof. Divalent group Q is selected from Formula III where
##STR00002## each R1 and R2 group is independently selected from
hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, halo, haloalkyl,
hydroxyalkyl, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, or combinations thereof. The
subscript n in Formula I is an integer equal to at least 4. The asterisks
in Formula I indicate the location of attachment to another group such as
another repeat unit of formula --Ac-Q-.