Ho, DongilOzdemir, ResulKim, HyungsugEarmme, TaeshikUsta, HakanKim, Choongik2025-09-252025-09-2520192192-6506https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.201800543https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12573/3386Usta, Hakan/0000-0002-0618-1979; Ozdemir, Resul/0000-0002-7957-110X; Ho, Dongil/0009-0002-1105-1244; Earmme, Taeshik/0000-0002-4215-5786The rapid emergence of organic (opto)electronics as a promising alternative to conventional (opto)electronics has been achieved through the design and development of novel pi-conjugated systems. Among various semiconducting structural platforms, 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) pi-systems have recently attracted attention for use in organic thin-films transistors (OTFTs) and organic photovoltaics (OPVs). This Review article provides an overview of the developments in the past 10 years on the structural design and synthesis of BODIPY-based organic semiconductors and their application in OTFT/OPV devices. The findings summarized and discussed here include the most recent breakthroughs in BODIPYs with record-high charge carrier mobilities and power conversion efficiencies (PCEs). The most up-to-date design rationales and discussions providing a strong understanding of structure-property-function relationships in BODIPY-based semiconductors are presented. Thus, this review is expected to inspire new research for future materials developments/applications in this family of molecules.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessBODIPYOrganic PhotovoltaicsOrganic Thin-Film TransistorsSemiconductorsArticle10.1002/cplu.2018005432-s2.0-85058468939