Highly crystalline and low bandgap donor polymers for efficient polymer solar cells

Jun Liu; Hyosung Choi; Jin Young Kim; Chris Bailey; Michael Durstock; Liming Dai

doi:10.1002/adma.201103623

Highly crystalline and low bandgap donor polymers for efficient polymer solar cells

Adv Mater. 2012 Jan 24;24(4):538-42. doi: 10.1002/adma.201103623. Epub 2011 Dec 23.

Authors

Jun Liu¹, Hyosung Choi, Jin Young Kim, Chris Bailey, Michael Durstock, Liming Dai

Affiliation

¹ Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

PMID: 22213125
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201103623

Abstract

A highly crystalline and low bandgap donor polymer, EI-PFDTBT, is developed by inserting ethylene bridging units to ensure a coplanar configuration between the side chains and the main chain. Polymer solar cells based on the EI-PFDTBT and PC(71) BM blends spincoated at elevated temperatures exhibit a power conversion efficiency of 5.1%.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Electric Power Supplies*
Models, Molecular
Molecular Conformation
Polymers / chemistry*
Solar Energy*
Temperature
X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

Polymers