Structures and properties of conjugated Donor-Acceptor copolymers for solar cell applications

被引:318
作者
Zhang, Zhi-Guo [1 ]
Wang, Jizheng [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing Natl Lab Mol Sci, Inst Chem, CAS Key Lab Organ Solids, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
关键词
LOW-BANDGAP COPOLYMER; HIGH PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; DEEP HOMO LEVEL; D-A COPOLYMERS; SIDE-CHAIN; POLYMER; EFFICIENCY; BENZODITHIOPHENE; BITHIAZOLE; CARBAZOLE;
D O I
10.1039/c2jm14951f
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
With the rapid evolution of photovoltaic polymer materials, power conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells has been markedly improved in recent years, and is now approaching a landmark value of 10 %. This review focuses on Donor-Acceptor (D-A) photovoltaic copolymers. Starting from briefly introducing the D-A concept, the fundamental donor and acceptor units for constructing polymer photovoltaic materials are introduced and classified. By summarizing the structure-property relationships of typical photovoltaic D-A copolymers, the important design rules for such materials are highlighted. Several crucial aspects, including proper combination of D-A units, high planarity of the backbone and proper incorporation of side chains are particularly emphasized. A new D-A architecture, namely main-chain donor and side-chain acceptor is introduced and reviewed. Moreover, the role of the electron-deficient group in fine-tuning energy levels of low-bandgap D-A photovoltaic polymers is discussed.
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页码:4178 / 4187
页数:10
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