Effect of molecular weight on the properties and organic solar cell device performance of a donor-acceptor conjugated polymer

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作者
Xiao, Zeyun [1 ]
Sun, Kuan [1 ]
Subbiah, Jegadesan [1 ]
Qin, Tianshi [2 ]
Lu, Shirong [1 ]
Purushothaman, Balaji [1 ]
Jones, David J. [1 ]
Holmes, Andrew B. [1 ,2 ]
Wong, Wallace W. H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Melbourne, Inst Bio21, Sch Chem, Parkville, Vic 3010, Australia
[2] CSIRO Mat Sci & Engn, Clayton, Vic 3169, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
STILLE COUPLING REACTION; FIELD-EFFECT MOBILITY; FLUORINATED BENZOTHIADIAZOLE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTIES; EFFICIENCY; BANDGAP; BENZODITHIOPHENE; COPOLYMER; DESIGN; ABSORPTION;
D O I
10.1039/c4py01631a
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Donor-acceptor conjugated polymers with 2-(2-ethylhexyl)-3-hexyl thienyl substituted benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b'] dithiophene (BDT) as donor building block and 5,6-difluorobenzo[c][1,2,5] thiadiazole as acceptor building block have been synthesized by Stille coupling polymerization. The polymerization conditions were optimized to achieve high molecular weight polymers (number-average molecular weight, M-n, up to 139 kg mol(-1)). The molecular weight dependent polymer properties were studied and compared. Photovoltaic applications of the polymers in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells revealed that the power conversion efficiency increased significantly (from 0.9% to 4.1%) as the M-n increased from 10 kg mol(-1) to 73 kg mol(-1) while further increase of the molecular weight had less influence on the solar cell performance.
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