Synthesis characterization and bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic applications of new naphtho[1,2-b:5,6-b′]dithiophene–quinoxaline containing narrow band gap D–A conjugated polymers

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pranabesh Dutta ◽  
Hanok Park ◽  
Woo-Hyung Lee ◽  
In Nam Kang ◽  
Soo-Hyoung Lee
2020 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 108479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meric Caliskan ◽  
Mert Can Erer ◽  
Sultan Taskaya Aslan ◽  
Yasemin Arslan Udum ◽  
Levent Toppare ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 3188-3198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Gi Kim ◽  
Barry C. Thompson ◽  
Nisha Ananthakrishnan ◽  
G. Padmanaban ◽  
S. Ramakrishnan ◽  
...  

We report here on the utilization of variable band gap conjugated polymers for optoelectronic redox applications comprising organic photovoltaics, color tunable light emitting diodes, and electrochromics. For the evaluation of morphology in photovoltaicdevices, atomic force microscopy, and optical microscopy provided direct visualization of the blend film structure. The evolution of the morphology in two and three component blends incorporating poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenlenevinylene] (MEH-PPV), poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA), and [6, 6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) was investigated. It was found that while insulating PMMA can be used to modulate the phase separation in these blends, a bicontinuous network of donor and acceptor was required to achieve the best device results. Similarily, a MEH-PPVcopolymer with a decreased conjugation length has been used for investigating inter- and intramolecular photoinduced charge transfer in the presence of PMMA and PCBM.We fabricated MEH-PPV/PCBM solar cells that have power conversion efficiencies up to 1.5% with a range of 0.7–1.5%, dependent on the nature of the MEH-PPV used. This further indicates that in addition to blend morphology, polymer structure is critical for optimizing device performance. To this end, the concept of an ideal donor for photovoltaic devices based on poly[2,5-di(3,7-dialkoxy)-cyanoterephthalylidene] is described and two donor-acceptor polymers based on cyanovinylene (CNV) and dioxythiophene are discussed as representative examples of soluble narrow band gap polymers synthesized in our group. For light emitting applications, utilization of two blue emitting conjugated polymers poly (9,9-dioctylfluorene) (PFO) and poly[(9,9-dihexylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl)-co-(9,ethyl-3,6-carbazole)] (PFH-PEtCz)is presented for a color tunable polymer light emitting diode that emits orange, green, and blue light with a voltage range of 7–10 V as a function of the total conjugated polymer content in PMMA and is attributed to the phase separation between the conjugated polymers. Finally, the narrow band gap conjugated polymer, poly[bis(3,4-propylenedioxythiophene-dihexyl)]-cyanovinylene has been characterized for its electrochromic properties, illustrating the multifunctional nature of variable band gap conjugated polymers.


2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason D. Azoulay ◽  
Benjamin A. Zhang ◽  
Alexander E. London

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 2921-2928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruifeng He ◽  
Lei Yu ◽  
Ping Cai ◽  
Feng Peng ◽  
Jin Xu ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 962-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Murali ◽  
Arun D. Rao ◽  
Sarita Yadav ◽  
Praveen C. Ramamurthy

A new low band gap conjugated polymer PBDO-T-TDP is synthesized and used as a sensitizer in P3HT:PCBM based BHJ solar cells and its effect on their photovoltaic properties is investigated by blending them at various weight ratios.


2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (67) ◽  
pp. 13229-13232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Tang ◽  
Tingting Lin ◽  
FuKe Wang ◽  
Chaobin He

A new aspect of CPDT based conjugated polymers that CPDT units in the polymers can be protonated with a significant change in optical and electronic properties was reported.


e-Polymers ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuan Liu ◽  
Yang Li ◽  
Mujie Yang

AbstractNovel electron-acceptor materials based on poly(thienylene ethynylene) derivatives (PTE-BT and PTE-DCNTB) were synthesized and characterized by FTIR spectroscopy. Their thermal, electrochemical and optical properties were investigated. The π-conjugated polymers are soluble in common organic solvents. The maximum UV-Vis absorptions of PTE-BT and PTE-DCNTB in solution are observed at 460 and 390 nm, respectively. The electrochemical band gap was found to be 1.89 eV for PTE-BT and 2.01 eV for PTE-DCNTB. Both polymers are promising as electron-acceptor materials for photovoltaic applications.


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