Thiadiazole quinoxaline-based copolymers with ∼1.0 eV bandgap for ternary polymer solar cells

被引:18
作者
Yu, Jiangsheng [1 ]
An, Qiaoshi [2 ]
Hai, Jiefeng [1 ]
Nie, Xuemei [1 ]
Zhou, Baojing [1 ]
Zhang, Fujun [2 ]
Tang, Weihua [1 ]
机构
[1] Nanjing Univ Sci & Technol, Minist Educ, Key Lab Soft Chem & Funct Mat, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
[2] Beijing Jiaotong Univ, Minist Educ, Key Lab Luminescence & Opt Informat, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Thiadiazole quinoxaline-based copolymers; Ultra low bandgaps; Ternary polymer solar cells; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; SINGLE-JUNCTION; TANDEM POLYMER; EFFICIENT; PERFORMANCE; DESIGN; THIADIAZOLOQUINOXALINE; SENSITIZATION; DERIVATIVES;
D O I
10.1016/j.polymer.2015.09.047
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new strong electron-deficient acceptor unit, 4,9-bis(5-bromothiophen-2-yl)-6,7-bis(5-dodecylthiophen-2-yl)-[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-g]quinoxaline (TQxT), is designed. Three TQxT based new conjugated polymers have been further developed by alternating with benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene or naphtho[1,2-b:5,6-b']difuran. Featuring ultra low bandgaps of 1.03-1.10 eV, these polymers exhibit absorption spectra beyond near-infrared (NIR) region. The polymer: PC71BM (1:2) solar cells deliver a best power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 0.43%. The doping of 9 wt% PBDTT-TQxP into P3HT:PC71BM (1:2) blend, however, leads to a highest PCE of 3.58% for the resultant ternary solar cells, corresponding to similar to 22% improvement in comparison to 2.93% PCE for P3HT:PC71BM binary cells. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:9
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