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Jadoun S, Rathore DS, Riaz U, Chauhan NPS. Tailoring of conducting polymers via copolymerization – A review. Eur Polym J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Murto P, Elmas S, Méndez-Romero UA, Yin Y, Genene Z, Mone M, Andersson GG, Andersson MR, Wang E. Highly Stable Indacenodithieno[3,2- b]thiophene-Based Donor-Acceptor Copolymers for Hybrid Electrochromic and Energy Storage Applications. Macromolecules 2020; 53:11106-11119. [PMID: 33583955 PMCID: PMC7872426 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Stable doping of indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene (IDTT) structures enables easy color tuning and significant improvement in the charge storage capacity of electrochromic polymers, making use of their full potential as electrochromic supercapacitors and in other emerging hybrid applications. Here, the IDTT structure is copolymerized with four different donor-acceptor-donor (DAD) units, with subtle changes in their electron-donating and electron-withdrawing characters, so as to obtain four different donor-acceptor copolymers. The polymers attain important form factor requirements for electrochromic supercapacitors: desired switching between achromatic black and transparent states (L*a*b* 45.9, -3.1, -4.2/86.7, -2.2, and -2.7 for PIDTT-TBT), high optical contrast (72% for PIDTT-TBzT), and excellent electrochemical redox stability (Ired/Iox ca. 1.0 for PIDTT-EBE). Poly[indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2,8-diyl-alt-4,7-bis(2,3-dihydrothieno[3,4-b][1,4]dioxin-5-yl)-2-(2-hexyldecyl)-2H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazole-7,7'-diyl] (PIDTT-EBzE) stands out as delivering simultaneously a high contrast (69%) and doping level (>100%) and specific capacitance (260 F g-1). This work introduces IDTT-based polymers as bifunctional electro-optical materials for potential use in color-tailored, color-indicating, and self-regulating smart energy systems.
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- Petri Murto
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Applied Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden
- Flinders
Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia 5042, Australia
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Flinders
Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia 5042, Australia
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Applied Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden
- Centro
de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S.C. (CIMAV), Unidad Monterrey, Alianza Norte
202, Parque PIIT, Apodaca, Nuevo León 66628, Mexico
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- Flinders
Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia 5042, Australia
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Applied Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Applied Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden
- Flinders
Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia 5042, Australia
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- Flinders
Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia 5042, Australia
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- Flinders
Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia 5042, Australia
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Applied Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg SE-412 96, Sweden
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou
University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Liu S, Yi S, Qing P, Li W, Gu B, He Z, Zhang B. Molecular Engineering Enhances the Charge Carriers Transport in Wide Band-Gap Polymer Donors Based Polymer Solar Cells. Molecules 2020; 25:E4101. [PMID: 32911728 PMCID: PMC7570684 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25184101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The novel and appropriate molecular design for polymer donors are playing an important role in realizing high-efficiency and high stable polymer solar cells (PSCs). In this work, four conjugated polymers (PIDT-O, PIDTT-O, PIDT-S and PIDTT-S) with indacenodithiophene (IDT) and indacenodithieno [3,2-b]thiophene (IDTT) as the donor units, and alkoxy-substituted benzoxadiazole and benzothiadiazole derivatives as the acceptor units have been designed and synthesized. Taking advantages of the molecular engineering on polymer backbones, these four polymers showed differently photophysical and photovoltaic properties. They exhibited wide optical bandgaps of 1.88, 1.87, 1.89 and 1.91 eV and quite impressive hole mobilities of 6.01 × 10-4, 7.72 × 10-4, 1.83 × 10-3, and 1.29 × 10-3 cm2 V-1 s-1 for PIDT-O, PIDTT-O, PIDT-S and PIDTT-S, respectively. Through the photovoltaic test via using PIDT-O, PIDTT-O, PIDT-S and PIDTT-S as donor materials and [6,6]-phenyl-C-71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) as acceptor materials, all the PSCs presented the high open circuit voltages (Vocs) over 0.85 V, whereas the PIDT-S and PIDTT-S based devices showed higher power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 5.09% and 4.43%, respectively. Interestingly, the solvent vapor annealing (SVA) treatment on active layers could improve the fill factors (FFs) extensively for these four polymers. For PIDT-S and PIDTT-S, the SVA process improved the FFs exceeding 71%, and ultimately the PCEs were increased to 6.05%, and 6.12%, respectively. Therefore, this kind of wide band-gap polymers are potentially candidates as efficient electron-donating materials for constructing high-performance PSCs.
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- Siyang Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Baise University, Baise 533000, China; (S.L.); (P.Q.); (W.L.); (B.G.)
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; (S.Y.); (Z.H.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Baise University, Baise 533000, China; (S.L.); (P.Q.); (W.L.); (B.G.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Baise University, Baise 533000, China; (S.L.); (P.Q.); (W.L.); (B.G.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Baise University, Baise 533000, China; (S.L.); (P.Q.); (W.L.); (B.G.)
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; (S.Y.); (Z.H.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Baise University, Baise 533000, China; (S.L.); (P.Q.); (W.L.); (B.G.)
- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Light-Electricity-Heat Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
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Elevated Photovoltaic Performance in Medium Bandgap Copolymers Composed of Indacenodi-thieno[3,2- b]thiophene and Benzothiadiazole Subunits by Modulating the π-Bridge. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12020368. [PMID: 32046028 PMCID: PMC7077401 DOI: 10.3390/polym12020368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Two random conjugated polymers (CPs), namely, PIDTT-TBT and PIDTT-TFBT, in which indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene (IDTT), 3-octylthiophene, and benzothiadiazole (BT) were in turn utilized as electron-donor (D), π-bridge, and electron-acceptor (A) units, were synthesized to comprehensively analyze the impact of reducing thiophene π-bridge and further fluorination on photostability and photovoltaic performance. Meanwhile, the control polymer PIDTT-DTBT with alternating structure was also prepared for comparison. The broadened and enhanced absorption, down-shifted highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EHOMO), more planar molecular geometry thus enhanced the aggregation in the film state, but insignificant impact on aggregation in solution and photostability were found after both reducing thiophene π-bridge in PIDTT-TBT and further fluorination in PIDTT-TFBT. Consequently, PIDTT-TBT-based device showed 185% increased PCE of 5.84% profited by synergistically elevated VOC, JSC, and FF than those of its counterpart PIDTT-DTBT, and this improvement was chiefly ascribed to the improved absorption, deepened EHOMO, raised μh and more balanced μh/μe, and optimized morphology of photoactive layer. However, the dropped PCE was observed after further fluorination in PIDTT-TFBT, which was mainly restricted by undesired morphology for photoactive layer as a result of strong aggregation even if in the condition of the upshifted VOC. Our preliminary results can demonstrate that modulating the π-bridge in polymer backbone was an effective method with the aim to enhance the performance for solar cell.
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Li F, Tang A, Zhang B, Zhou E. Indacenodithieno[3,2- b]thiophene-Based Wide Bandgap D-π-A Copolymer for Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells. ACS Macro Lett 2019; 8:1599-1604. [PMID: 35619396 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Herein, a wide-bandgap (2.02 eV) donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) polymer PIDTT-DTffBTA, composed of a rigid indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene (IDTT) and fluorinated benzo[d][1,2,3]triazole (ffBTA) units as D and A units, respectively, is synthesized. In comparison with its analogue benzodithiophene-alt-benzotriazole copolymer J52 with classic benzodithiophene (BDT) as the D unit, PIDTT-DTffBTA demonstrates a lower-lying HOMO energy level and higher carrier mobilities when paired with a nonfullerene acceptor (NFA) Y6 based on a ladder-type dithienothiophen[3.2-b]-pyrrolobenzothiadiazole central unit. Thus, PIDTT-DTffBTA:Y6 based organic solar cells (OSCs) exhibit an improved power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 11.05% than that of J52:Y6 (7.15%), which is also the highest value for IDTT-based photovoltaic polymers. This result proves that the IDTT unit is also a promising building block to construct not only NFAs but also p-type photovoltaic polymers.
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- Feng Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- Henan Institutes of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
- Henan Institutes of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, China
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Recent advances in molecular design of functional conjugated polymers for high-performance polymer solar cells. Prog Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2019.101175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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An L, Tong J, Yang C, Zhao X, Wang X, Xia Y. Impact of alkyl side chain on the photostability and optoelectronic properties of indacenodithieno[3,2‐
b
]thiophene‐
alt
‐naphtho[1,2‐
c
:5,6‐
c
′]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole medium bandgap copolymers. POLYM INT 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.5936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Lili An
- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minzu UniversityKey Laboratory for Utility of Environment‐Friendly Composite Materials and Biomass in University of Gansu Province Lanzhou P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringLanzhou Jiaotong University Lanzhou P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringLanzhou Jiaotong University Lanzhou P. R. China
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- Institute of Soil, Fertilizer and Water‐saving AgricultureGansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences Lanzhou P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio‐based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringLanzhou Jiaotong University Lanzhou P. R. China
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Hoang MH, Park GE, Phan DL, Ngo TT, Nguyen TV, Park CG, Cho MJ, Choi DH. Synthesis of Conjugated Wide-Bandgap Copolymers Bearing Ladder-Type Donating Units and Their Application to Non-Fullerene Polymer Solar Cells. Macromol Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13233-018-6128-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yin Y, Zhang Y, Zhao L. Indaceno-Based Conjugated Polymers for Polymer Solar Cells. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 39:e1700697. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuli Yin
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150001 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150001 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150001 China
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Wang HC, Li QY, Yin HB, Ren X, Yao K, Zheng Y, Xu YX. Synergistic Effects of Selenophene and Extended Ladder-Type Donor Units for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells. Macromol Rapid Commun 2017; 39. [PMID: 29215760 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2017] [Revised: 10/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Two pairs of polymer donor materials based on indacenodithiophene (IDT) and indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene (IDTT) as the donor units are synthesized. Thiophene or selenophene is introduced as the π-bridge units and electron-deficient fluorine-substituted quinoxaline is used as acceptor unit. Selenophene-containing polymers PIDT-DFQ-Se and PIDTT-DFQ-Se show redshifted absorption and narrower bandgaps. Combined with IDTT donor unit, PIDTT-DFQ-Se shows the highest absorption coefficient. Both the IDTT unit and selenophene unit have positive effects on the hole mobilities, making PIDTT-DFQ-Se the highest one. The best power conversion efficiency of 7.4% is obtained from devices based on PIDTT-DFQ-Se:[6,6]-phenyl C71 butyric acid methyl ester (PC71 BM) with a Jsc of 12.6 mA cm-2 , a Voc of 0.89 V, and a fill factor (FF) of 0.66.
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- Hua-Chun Wang
- College of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Institute of Photovoltaics, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China
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- School of Optoelectronic Information, Center for Applied Chemistry, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, 610054, China
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- College of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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Liu M, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Zhao L. Wide Band Gap Polymer Based on Indacenodithiophene and Acenaphthoquinoxaline for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells Application. Polymers (Basel) 2017; 9:E578. [PMID: 30965887 PMCID: PMC6418946 DOI: 10.3390/polym9110578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
A new wide band gap polymer PIDT-AQx with indacenodithiophene (IDT) as the electron-rich unit and acenaphthoquinoxaline (AQx) as the electron-deficient unit has been designed and synthesized. The optical band gap of PIDT-AQx was 1.81 eV with a HOMO energy level of -5.13 eV. Polymer solar cells with the blend of PIDT-AQx/PC71BM as the active layer achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 4.56%, with an open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.84 V, a current density (Jsc) of 9.88 mA cm-2, and a fill factor (FF) of 55% without any solvent additives and pre- or post-treatments. The photovoltaic performance of PIDT-AQx could be slightly improved with a PCE up to 4.78% after thermal annealing due to enhanced Jsc. The results indicate that acenaphthoquinoxaline is a promising building block for developing conjugated polymers for efficient solar cells application.
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- Ming Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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Spanos M, Gregoriou VG, Avgeropoulos A, Chochos CL. Impact of the Catalytic System on the Formation of Structural Defects for the Synthesis of Well-Defined Donor-Acceptor Semiconducting Polymers. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201700283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Michael Spanos
- Department of Materials Science Engineering; University of Ioannina; Ioannina 45110 Greece
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- National Hellenic Research Foundation; 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue Athens 11635 Greece
- Advent Technologies SA; Patras Science Park; Stadiou Street Platani-Rio 26504 Patra Greece
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering; University of Ioannina; Ioannina 45110 Greece
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering; University of Ioannina; Ioannina 45110 Greece
- Advent Technologies SA; Patras Science Park; Stadiou Street Platani-Rio 26504 Patra Greece
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Qin T, Zang Y, Bai W, Yao K, Xu Y. The Influence of Oxygen Atoms on Conformation and π–π Stacking of Ladder‐Type Donor‐Based Polymers and Their Photovoltaic Properties. Macromol Rapid Commun 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Tong Qin
- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan University Chengdu 610065 China
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- Electronics and Information CollegeHangzhou Dianzi University Xiasha Campus Hangzhou 310018 P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan University Chengdu 610065 China
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- Institute of PhotovoltaicsNanchang University Nanchang 330031 China
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- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan University Chengdu 610065 China
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Cai P, Xu X, Sun J, Chen J, Cao Y. Effects of including electron-withdrawing atoms on the physical and photovoltaic properties of indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene-based donor–acceptor polymers: towards an acceptor design for efficient polymer solar cells. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra01049d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Three new D–A polymers using indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene (IDTT) as an electron-rich unit and benzoxadiazole (BO), benzodiathiazole (BT) or difluorobenzothiadiazole (FBT) as an electron-deficient unit were synthesized and applied in solar cells.
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- Ping Cai
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials
- Guilin University of Electronic Technology
- Guilin 541004
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Chalmers University of Technology
- Göteborg
- Sweden
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials & Devices
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials & Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials & Devices
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials & Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials & Devices
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials & Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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Chochos CL, Katsouras A, Gasparini N, Koulogiannis C, Ameri T, Brabec CJ, Avgeropoulos A. Rational Design of High-Performance Wide-Bandgap (≈2 eV) Polymer Semiconductors as Electron Donors in Organic Photovoltaics Exhibiting High Open Circuit Voltages (≈1 V). Macromol Rapid Commun 2016; 38. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Revised: 10/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Christos L. Chochos
- Department of Materials Science Engineering; University of Ioannina; Ioannina 45110 Greece
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering; University of Ioannina; Ioannina 45110 Greece
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- Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (I-MEET); Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg; Martensstraße 7 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (I-MEET); Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg; Martensstraße 7 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (I-MEET); Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg; Martensstraße 7 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern); Haberstrasse 2a 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering; University of Ioannina; Ioannina 45110 Greece
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Zhang W, Han Y, Zhu X, Fei Z, Feng Y, Treat ND, Faber H, Stingelin N, McCulloch I, Anthopoulos TD, Heeney M. A Novel Alkylated Indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene-Based Polymer for High-Performance Field-Effect Transistors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:3922-3927. [PMID: 26514111 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201504092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Revised: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
A novel rigid donor monomer, indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene (IDTT), containing linear alkyl chains, is reported. Its copolymer with benzothiadiazole is an excellent p-type semiconductor, affording a mobility of 6.6 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) in top-gated field-effect transistors with pentafluorobenzenethiol-modified Au electrodes. Electrode treatment with solution-deposited copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN) has a beneficial hole-injection/electron-blocking effect, further enhancing the mobility to 8.7 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) .
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- Weimin Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, 530006, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Physics and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, 530006, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, 530006, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Materials and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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Reginato G, Mordini A, Zani L, Calamante M, Dessì A. Photoactive Compounds Based on the Thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole Core and Their Application in Organic and Hybrid Photovoltaics. European J Org Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201501237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Wang HC, Tang LM, Zuo L, Chen H, Xu YX. Investigating the crystalline nature, charge transport properties and photovoltaic performances of ladder-type donor based small molecules. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra15896f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene (IDTT) core promoted the crystallinity of ladder-type donor based small molecules and π-bridge structures could improve the photovoltaic performance.
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- Hua-Chun Wang
- College of Polymer Science & Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- College of Polymer Science & Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou
- P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science & Engineering
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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Cross-coupling reactions: Some applications to the synthesis of thiazolothiazole- and benzobisthiazole-based dyes for new generation solar cells (DSSC). J Organomet Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2014.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Liu Q, Bao X, Wen S, Du Z, Han L, Zhu D, Chen Y, Sun M, Yang R. Hyperconjugated side chained benzodithiophene and 4,7-di-2-thienyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole based polymer for solar cells. Polym Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3py01529g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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