Li, Yaowen published the artcileEnergy level and molecular structure engineering of conjugated donor-acceptor copolymers for photovoltaic applications, Related Products of alcohols-buliding-blocks, the publication is Macromolecules (Washington, DC, United States) (2009), 42(13), 4491-4499, database is CAplus.
A series of novel soluble conjugated copolymers consisting of coplanar donor (bithiophenevinyl)-acceptor (2-pyran-4-ylidenemalononitrile) (TVM)-based unit coupled to different electron-donating ability moieties were synthesized by Suzuki coupling polymerization The structures of the copolymers were characterized, and their phys. properties were studied. High mol. weight (Mn up to 43.8 kg/mol) and thermostable copolymers were obtained. The combination of TVM unit building block with gradually increased electron-donating ability moieties results in enhanced π-π stacking in solid state and intramol. charge transfer (ICT) transition bands, which lead to an extension of their absorption spectral range. Cyclic voltammetry measurement displayed that the HOMO and LUMO energy levels of the copolymers can be fine-tuned. The resulting copolymers possessed relatively low HOMO energy levels promising good air stability and high open-circuit voltage (Voc) for photovoltaic application. Bulk heterojunction photovoltaic devices were fabricated by using the copolymers as donors and (6,6)-Ph C61-butyric acid Me ester (PCBM) as acceptor. The Voc reached 0.90 V, and the power conversion efficiencies (PCE) of the devices were measured between 0.04% and 0.99% under simulated AM 1.5 solar irradiation of 100 mW/cm2. The significant improvement of PCE indicates a novel concept for developing TVM-based donor-acceptor (D-A) conjugated copolymers with high photovoltaic performance by adjusting electron-donating ability and coplanarity.
Macromolecules (Washington, DC, United States) published new progress about 239075-02-6. 239075-02-6 belongs to alcohols-buliding-blocks, auxiliary class Thiophene,Boronic acid and ester,Boronate Esters, name is 5,5′-Bis(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-2,2′-bithiophene, and the molecular formula is C20H28B2O4S2, Related Products of alcohols-buliding-blocks.
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