Polymer solar cells fabricated with 4,8-bis(2-ethylhexyloxy)benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b′]dithiophene and alkyl-substituted thiophene-3-carboxylate-containing conjugated polymers: Effect of alkyl side-chain in thiophene-3-carboxylate monomer on the device performance

Min Ju Cho; Jangwon Seo; Kai Luo; Kyung Hwan Kim; Dong Hoon Choi; Paras N. Prasad

doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2012.07.007

Polymer solar cells fabricated with 4,8-bis(2-ethylhexyloxy)benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b′]dithiophene and alkyl-substituted thiophene-3-carboxylate-containing conjugated polymers: Effect of alkyl side-chain in thiophene-3-carboxylate monomer on the device performance

Min Ju Cho, Jangwon Seo, Kai Luo, Kyung Hwan Kim, Dong Hoon Choi, Paras N. Prasad

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Four alkyl-substituted thiophene-3-carboxylate containing donor-acceptor (D-A) copolymers were designed, synthesized, and characterized. Thiophene-3-carboxylate was used as a weak electron acceptor unit in the copolymers to provide a deeper highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level for obtaining a higher open-circuit voltage in polymer solar cells (PSCs). The resulting bulk heterojunction PSCs, made of the copolymers and [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC₇₁BM), exhibited different short circuit currents (J_SCs) and open-circuit voltages (V_OCs), depending on the length of alkyl side-chain in the thiophene-3-carboxylate unit. Among all fabricated photovoltaic (PV) devices, PC2:PC₇₁BM (1:1 wt. ratio) showed the highest efficiency with the highest J_SC of 10.5 mA/cm². Although PC5:PC₇₁BM (1:1) displayed the highest V_OC of 0.93 V, the device efficiency was observed to be poor, which is due to poor nanophase segregation. This comparison shows that the side-chain of thiophene carboxylate in these copolymers plays a very important role in the device efficiency.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3835-3841
Number of pages	7
Journal	Polymer
Volume	53
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2012.07.007
Publication status	Published - 2012 Aug 17

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Bulk heterojunction
Copolymerization
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Cho, M. J., Seo, J., Luo, K., Kim, K. H., Choi, D. H., & Prasad, P. N. (2012). Polymer solar cells fabricated with 4,8-bis(2-ethylhexyloxy)benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b′]dithiophene and alkyl-substituted thiophene-3-carboxylate-containing conjugated polymers: Effect of alkyl side-chain in thiophene-3-carboxylate monomer on the device performance. Polymer, 53(18), 3835-3841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2012.07.007

Polymer solar cells fabricated with 4,8-bis(2-ethylhexyloxy)benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b′]dithiophene and alkyl-substituted thiophene-3-carboxylate-containing conjugated polymers : Effect of alkyl side-chain in thiophene-3-carboxylate monomer on the device performance. / Cho, Min Ju; Seo, Jangwon; Luo, Kai; Kim, Kyung Hwan; Choi, Dong Hoon; Prasad, Paras N.

In: Polymer, Vol. 53, No. 18, 17.08.2012, p. 3835-3841.

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Cho, MJ, Seo, J, Luo, K, Kim, KH, Choi, DH & Prasad, PN 2012, 'Polymer solar cells fabricated with 4,8-bis(2-ethylhexyloxy)benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b′]dithiophene and alkyl-substituted thiophene-3-carboxylate-containing conjugated polymers: Effect of alkyl side-chain in thiophene-3-carboxylate monomer on the device performance', Polymer, vol. 53, no. 18, pp. 3835-3841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2012.07.007

Cho MJ, Seo J, Luo K, Kim KH, Choi DH, Prasad PN. Polymer solar cells fabricated with 4,8-bis(2-ethylhexyloxy)benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b′]dithiophene and alkyl-substituted thiophene-3-carboxylate-containing conjugated polymers: Effect of alkyl side-chain in thiophene-3-carboxylate monomer on the device performance. Polymer. 2012 Aug 17;53(18):3835-3841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2012.07.007

Cho, Min Ju ; Seo, Jangwon ; Luo, Kai ; Kim, Kyung Hwan ; Choi, Dong Hoon ; Prasad, Paras N. / Polymer solar cells fabricated with 4,8-bis(2-ethylhexyloxy)benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b′]dithiophene and alkyl-substituted thiophene-3-carboxylate-containing conjugated polymers : Effect of alkyl side-chain in thiophene-3-carboxylate monomer on the device performance. In: Polymer. 2012 ; Vol. 53, No. 18. pp. 3835-3841.

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Polymer solar cells fabricated with 4,8-bis(2-ethylhexyloxy)benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b′]dithiophene and alkyl-substituted thiophene-3-carboxylate-containing conjugated polymers: Effect of alkyl side-chain in thiophene-3-carboxylate monomer on the device performance

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