pi-Conjugated Main Chain Polymers Containing Bis(bithiophenyl dithienothiophene)-based Repeating Group and their Application to Polymer Solar Cells
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- Title
- pi-Conjugated Main Chain Polymers Containing Bis(bithiophenyl dithienothiophene)-based Repeating Group and their Application to Polymer Solar Cells
- Authors
- Kim, KH; Chung, DS; Park, CE; Choi, DH
- Date Issued
- 2011-01
- Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Abstract
- New dithienothiophene (DTT)-containing conjugated polymers, such as poly(2,6-bis(2-thiophenyl-3-dodecylthiophene-2-yl) dithieno[3,2-b; 2',3'-d] thiophene, 1 and poly(2,6-bis(2-thiophenyl-4-dodecylthiophene-2-yl) dithieno[3,2-b; 2',3'-d] thiophene, 2 have been successfully synthesized via Stille coupling reactions using dodecylsubstituted thiophene-based monomer, bistributyltin dithienothiophene, and bistributyltin bithiophene. The main difference between two polymers is the substitution position of dodecyl side chains in a repeating group. The semiconducting properties of the two polymers have been evaluated in organic photovoltaics (OPVs). Two conjugated polymers are also well mixed with methanofullerene [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) for fabricating bulk heterojunction PV devices. As a result, the polymer solar cell devices made of polymers 1 and 2 had the best preliminary results with an open-circuit voltage of 0.43-0.44 V, a short-circuit current density of 5.95-5.96mA/cm(2), and a fill factor of 0.34, offering an overall power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 0.9%.
- Keywords
- Absorption; conjugated polymers; dithienothiophene; mobility; organic photovoltaics; semiconductor; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; EFFICIENT; PERFORMANCE
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/17396
- DOI
- 10.1080/15421406.2011.563720
- ISSN
- 1542-1406
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS, vol. 538, page. 187 - 192, 2011-01
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