Effect of Backbone Structures on Photovoltaic Properties in Naphthodithiophene-Based Copolymers

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A zigzag naphthodithiophene-based copolymer, poly[4,9-bis(2-ethylhexyloxy)naphtho[1,2-b:5,6-b]dithiophene-2,7-diyl-alt-1,3-(5-heptadecan-9-yl)-4H-thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione] (P1) is synthesized and its properties are compared to linear naphthodithiophene-based copolymer, poly[4,9-bis(2-ethylhexyloxy)naphtho[2,3-b:6,7-d]dithiophene-2,7-diyl-alt-1,3-(5-heptadecan-9-yl)-4H-thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione] (P2). The field-effect carrier mobilities and the optical, electrochemical, and photovoltaic properties of the copolymers are systematically investigated. The results suggest that the backbone of the copolymer structure significantly influences the band gap, electronic energy levels, carrier mobilities, and photovoltaic properties of the resultant thin films. In this work, the zigzag naphtho[1,2-b:5,6-b]dithiophene-based copolymer displays a good hole mobility and a high open-circuit voltage; however, polymer solar cells in which the linear naphtho[2,3-b;6,7-d]dithiophene-based copolymer is used as the electron donor material perform better than the cells prepared using the zigzag naphtho[1,2-b:5,6-b]dithiophene-based copolymer.
Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
Issue Date
2014-02
Language
English
Article Type
Article
Keywords

POLYMER SOLAR-CELLS; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE; MOLECULE

Citation

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY, v.52, no.3, pp.305 - 312

ISSN
0887-624X
DOI
10.1002/pola.27005
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/188457
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RIMS Journal Papers
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