Synthesis and Characterization of Quinoxaline-Based Thiophene Copolymers as Photoactive Layers in Organic Photovoltaic Cells
作者:Yoon-Suk Choi、Woo-Hyung Lee、Jae-Ryoung Kim、Sang-Kyu Lee、Won-Suk Shin、Sang-Jin Moon、Jong-Wook Park、In-Nam Kang
DOI:10.5012/bkcs.2011.32.2.417
日期:2011.2.20
A series of new quinoxaline-based thiophene copolymers (PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T) was synthesized via Yamamoto and Stille coupling reactions. The $M_ws$ of PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T were found to be 20,000, 12,000, and 29,000, with polydispersity indices of 2.0, 1.2, and 1.1, respectively. The UV-visible absorption spectra of the polymers showed two distinct absorption peaks in the ranges 350 - 460 nm and 560 - 600 nm, which arose from the $\pi}-\pi}^*$ transition of oligothiophene units and intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) between a quinoxaline acceptor and thiophene donor. The HOMO levels of the polymer ranged from -5.37 to -5.17 eV and the LUMO levels ranged from -3.67 to -3.45 eV. The electrochemical bandgaps of PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T were 1.70, 1.71, and 1.72 eV, respectively, thus yielding low bandgap behavior. PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T had open circuit voltages of 0.58, 0.42, and 0.47 V, and short circuit current densities of 2.9, 5.29 and 9.05 mA/$cm^2$, respectively, when $PC_71}BM$ was used as an acceptor. For the solar cells with PQx2T-PQx6T:$PC_71}BM$ (1:3) blends, an increase in performance was observed in going from PQx2T to PQx6T. The power conversion efficiencies of PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T devices were found to be 0.69%, 0.73%, and 1.80% under AM 1.5 G (100 mW/$cm^2$) illumination.
一系列基于喹喔啉的新型噻吩共聚物(PQx2T、PQx4T和PQx6T)通过Yamamoto和Stille偶联反应合成。PQx2T、PQx4T和PQx6T的$M_w$分别为20,000、12,000和29,000,多分散性指数分别为2.0、1.2和1.1。聚合物的紫外-可见吸收光谱显示在350 - 460 nm和560 - 600 nm范围内有两个明显的吸收峰,这源于寡噻吩单元的$\pi}-\pi}^*$跃迁以及喹喔啉受体和噻吩供体之间的分子内电荷转移(ICT)。聚合物的HOMO能级范围为-5.37至-5.17 eV,LUMO能级范围为-3.67至-3.45 eV。PQx2T、PQx4T和PQx6T的电化学带隙分别为1.70、1.71和1.72 eV,因此表现出低带隙特性。当使用$PC_71}BM$作为受体时,PQx2T、PQx4T和PQx6T的开路电压分别为0.58、0.42和0.47 V,短路电流密度分别为2.9、5.29和9.05 mA/$cm^2$。对于以PQx2T-PQx6T:$PC_71}BM$(1:3)混合物为材料的太阳能电池,从PQx2T到PQx6T性能有所提升。在AM 1.5 G(100 mW/$cm^2$)光照下,PQx2T、PQx4T和PQx6T器件的功率转换效率分别为0.69%、0.73%和1.80%。