Improved Photovoltaic Performance of a Semicrystalline Narrow Bandgap Copolymer Based on 4 H -Cyclopenta[2,1- b :3,4- b ′]dithiophene Donor and Thiazolo[5,4- d ]thiazole Acceptor Units
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS(2012)
Abstract
A solution processable narrow bandgap polymer composed of alternating 2,5-dithienylthiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole and asymmetrically alkyl-substituted 4H-cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b']dithiophene units (PCPDT-DTTzTz) was synthesized by Suzuki polycondensation and the donor acceptor copolymer was thoroughly characterized. Thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction studies disclosed the semicrystalline nature of the material. When blended with PC71BM and integrated in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells, a moderate power conversion efficiency of 2.43% under AM 1.5 G (100 mW/cm(2)) conditions was obtained. However, upon purification of the semiconducting copolymer by preparative size exclusion chromatography, a noticeable rise in power conversion efficiency to 4.03% was achieved The purified polymer exhibited a relatively high field-effect carrier mobility of 1.0 x 10(-3) cm(2)/(V s). The active layer morphology was explored by atomic force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy studies, showing phase segregation on the nanometer scale.
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Key words
4H-cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b ']dithiophene,thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole,alkyl side chains,semicrystallinity,preparative GPC,bulk heterojunction organic solar cells
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