Donor−Acceptor Polymers Incorporating Alkylated Dithienylbenzothiadiazole for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: Pronounced Effect of Positioning Alkyl Chains
作者:Huaxing Zhou、Liqiang Yang、Shengqiang Xiao、Shubin Liu、Wei You
DOI:10.1021/ma902241b
日期:2010.1.26
4,7-Di(thiophen-2-yl)benzothiadiazole (DTBT) has been used to construct a number of donor-acceptor low band gap polymers for bulk heterojunction (BHJ) photovoltaics with high efficiency numbers. Its strong tendency to pi-stack often leads to polymers with low molecular weight and poor solubility, which could potentially be alleviated by anchoring solubilizing chains onto the DTBT unit. A systematic study of the effect of positioning alkyl chains on DTBT on properties of polymers was implemented by investigating a small library of structurally related polymers with identical Conjugated backbone. This series of donor-acceptor polymers employed a common donor unit, benzo[2,1-b:3,4-b']dithiophene (BDT). and modified DTBT as the acceptor unit. Three variations of modified DTBT units Were prepared with alkyl side chains at (a) the 5- and 6-positions of 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (DTsolBT), (b) 3-positions of the flanking thienyl groups (3DTBT), and (c) 4-positions (4DTBT), in addition to the unmodified DTBT. Contrary to results from previous studies, optical and electrochemical studies disclosed almost identical band gap and energy levels between PBDT-4DTBT and PBDT-DTBT. These results indicated that anchoring solubilizing alkyl chains on the 4-positions of DTBT only introduced a minimum steric hindrance within BDT-DTBT maintaining the extended conjugation of the fundamental structural unit (BDT-DTBT). More importantly, the additional high molecular weight and excellent solubility of PBDT-4DTBT led to a more uniform mixture with PCBM, with better control on the film morphology. All these features of PBDT-4DTBT led to a significantly improved efficiency of related BHJ solar cells (up to 2.2% has beep, observed), triple the efficiency obtained from BHJ devices fabricated from the "conventional" PBDT-DTBT (0.72%). Our discovery reinforced the importance of high molecular weight and good solubility of donor polymers for BHJ solar cells, in addition to a low band gap and a low HOMO energy level, in order to further enhance the device efficiencies.
Synthesis and characterization of π-extended thienoacenes with up to 13 fused aromatic rings
pi-Extended thienoacenes that comprise alternatively arranged anthracene and thieno[3,2-b]thiophene moieties and have 8 or 13 aromatic rings were synthesized. The delocalization of their HOMO and LUMO orbitals is over the entire molecules, and low-lying HOMO levels endow them good stability. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Etude de l'addition des organomagnesiens satures et benzyliques aux enynes conjugues, simples et fonctionnels
作者:J. Auger、G. Courtois、L. Miginiac
DOI:10.1016/s0022-328x(00)89344-4
日期:1977.11
AUGER J.; COURTOIS G.; MIGINIAC L., J. ORGANOMETAL. CHEM., 1977, 140, NO 3, 237-244
作者:AUGER J.、 COURTOIS G.、 MIGINIAC L.
DOI:——
日期:——
SUPERSTRUCTURES OF DIKETOPYRROLOPYRROLE DONORS AND PERYLENEDIIMIDE ACCEPTORS FORMED BY HYDROGEN-BONDING AND PI...PI STACKING
申请人:New York University
公开号:US20140243531A1
公开(公告)日:2014-08-28
A quantitative model that describes the assembly of diketopyrrolopyrrole-based donors and a perylenediimide acceptor into chiral superstructures, as a result of both hydrogen bonding and π•••π stacking. This model provides thermodynamic parameters (ΔH° and ΔS°) for all noncovalent interactions involved in the assembly and explains the subtle supramolecular cues that convert disordered aggregates into well-defined helical assemblies.