scholarly journals Correction: Low bandgap semiconducting polymers for polymeric photovoltaics

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (17) ◽  
pp. 4847-4847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Liu ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Xiong Gong ◽  
Alan J. Heeger

Correction for ‘Low bandgap semiconducting polymers for polymeric photovoltaics’ by Chang Liu et al., Chem. Soc. Rev., 2016, DOI: 10.1039/c5cs00650c.

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seijiro Fukuta ◽  
Hung‐Chin Wu ◽  
Tomoyuki Koganezawa ◽  
Yukou Isshiki ◽  
Mitsuru Ueda ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (17) ◽  
pp. 4825-4846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Liu ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Xiong Gong ◽  
Alan J. Heeger

This review highlights the design rules for low bandgap semiconducting polymers, with the overview of their applications in polymer solar cells and polymer photodetectors.


2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 636-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismail Borazan ◽  
Yasin Altin ◽  
Ali Demir ◽  
Ayse Celik Bedeloglu

Abstract Polymer-based organic solar cells are of great interest as they can be produced with low-cost techniques and also have many interesting features such as flexibility, graded transparency, easy integration, and lightness. However, conventional wide bandgap polymers used for the light-absorbing layer significantly affect the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells because they collect sunlight in a given spectrum range and due to their limited stability. Therefore, in this study, polymers with different bandgaps were used, which could allow for the production of more stable and efficient organic solar cells: P3HT as the wide bandgap polymer, and PTB7 and PCDTBT as low bandgap polymers. These polymers with different bandgaps were combined with PCBM to obtain increased efficiency and optimum photoactive layer in the organic solar cell. The obtained devices were characterized by measuring optical, photoelectrical, and morphological properties. Solar cells using the PTB7 and PCDTBT polymers had more rough surfaces than the reference cell using P3HT. The use of low-bandgap polymers improved Isc significantly, and when combined with P3HT, a higher Voc was obtained.


ChemInform ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (42) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Liu ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Xiong Gong ◽  
Alan J. Heeger

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (17) ◽  
pp. 4848-4849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Liu ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
Xiong Gong ◽  
Alan J. Heeger

Further correction for ‘Low bandgap semiconducting polymers for polymeric photovoltaics’ by Chang Liu et al., Chem. Soc. Rev., 2016, DOI: 10.1039/c5cs00650c.


2011 ◽  
Vol E94-C (2) ◽  
pp. 164-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuto HIROSE ◽  
Itaru NATORI ◽  
Hisaya SATO ◽  
Kuniaki TANAKA ◽  
Hiroaki USUI

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Giovannitti ◽  
Reem B. Rashid ◽  
Quentin Thiburce ◽  
Bryan D. Paulsen ◽  
Camila Cendra ◽  
...  

<p>Avoiding faradaic side reactions during the operation of electrochemical devices is important to enhance the device stability, to achieve low power consumption, and to prevent the formation of reactive side‑products. This is particularly important for bioelectronic devices which are designed to operate in biological systems. While redox‑active materials based on conducting and semiconducting polymers represent an exciting class of materials for bioelectronic devices, they are susceptible to electrochemical side‑reactions with molecular oxygen during device operation. We show that this electrochemical side reaction yields hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), a reactive side‑product, which may be harmful to the local biological environment and may also accelerate device degradation. We report a design strategy for the development of redox-active organic semiconductors based on donor-acceptor copolymers that prevent the formation of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> during device operation. This study elucidates the previously overlooked side-reactions between redox-active conjugated polymers and molecular oxygen in electrochemical devices for bioelectronics, which is critical for the operation of electrolyte‑gated devices in application-relevant environments.</p>


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