Introducing a new triazoloquinoxaline-based fluorene copolymer for organic photovoltaics: Synthesis, characterization, and photovoltaic properties

Baran D, Pasker FM, Le Blanc S, Schnakenburg G, Ameri T, Hoeger S, Brabec C (2013)


Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2013

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Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Book Volume: 51

Pages Range: 987-992

Journal Issue: 4

DOI: 10.1002/pola.26465

Abstract

A new donor-acceptor copolymer consisting of triazoloquinoxaline and 9,9-dialkylfluorene units on the main chain has been synthesized, characterized and evaluated as donor material in bulk heterojunction solar cells using PC BM as an acceptor. The resulting polymer PTQF showed good thermal stability and solubility in common organic solvents. Cyclic Voltammetry measurements showed that the PTQF has HOMO-LUMO energy levels of -5.13 and -3.62 eV, respectively. DFT calculations revealed that the HOMO is delocalized all over the thiophene and fluorene units and the LUMO is localized mainly on the triazole and pyrazine units. PTQF absorbs broadly in the visible region and exhibits a bandgap of 1.4 eV. Photovoltaic devices exhibited 1.7% efficiency for 1:2 PTQF:PCBM blend ratio using Ca/Ag electrodes. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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APA:

Baran, D., Pasker, F.M., Le Blanc, S., Schnakenburg, G., Ameri, T., Hoeger, S., & Brabec, C. (2013). Introducing a new triazoloquinoxaline-based fluorene copolymer for organic photovoltaics: Synthesis, characterization, and photovoltaic properties. Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry, 51(4), 987-992. https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.26465

MLA:

Baran, Derya, et al. "Introducing a new triazoloquinoxaline-based fluorene copolymer for organic photovoltaics: Synthesis, characterization, and photovoltaic properties." Journal of Polymer Science Part A-Polymer Chemistry 51.4 (2013): 987-992.

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