Fused pyrrolo[3,2-d:4,5-d′]bisthiazole-containing polymers for using in high-performance organic bulk heterojunction solar cells

Ruidong Xia; Mohammed Al-Hashimi; Wing C. Tsoi; Martin Heeney; Donal D.C. Bradley; Jenny Nelson

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2011.09.027

Fused pyrrolo[3,2-d:4,5-d′]bisthiazole-containing polymers for using in high-performance organic bulk heterojunction solar cells

Ruidong Xia^*, Mohammed Al-Hashimi, Wing C. Tsoi, Martin Heeney, Donal D.C. Bradley, Jenny Nelson

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Imperial College London

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Abstract

We report a series of fused pyrrolo[3,2-d:4,5-d′]bisthiazole (PBTz)-containing polymers as OPV donor materials, which exhibit a combination of small optical band gap, good solubility and relatively high molecular weight. The performance of the organic photovoltaic cells (OPV) made using the PBTz-containing polymers is studied. The highest performance was obtained with the polymer exhibiting the strongest crystallinity in the blend film, a PBTz-fused bithiophene polymer. Blend devices made from this polymer with PC₇₀BM delivered a short-circuit current density of up to 9.4 mA cm^-2, an open-circuit voltage of 0.61 V, a fill factor of 53% and a power conversion efficiency of 3%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	112-116
Number of pages	5
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	96
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2011.09.027
Publication status	Published - Jan 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Absorbance spectra
Crystallization
External quantum efficiency
Low band gap
Organic solar cells

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