Conjugated polymers based on benzodithiophene and fluorinated quinoxaline for bulk heterojunction solar cells: thiophene versus thieno[3,2-b]- thiophene as p-conjugated spacers
Mirko Seri a, Marta Tessarolo b, Mario Prosa b, Michele Muccini b, Mats R. Andersson c, Renee Kroon c, Ergang Wang c, Wenliu Zhuang c, Desta Gedefaw c, Margherita Bolognesi d
a CNR-ISOF, c/o Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Via L.Borsari 46, Ferrara, 44121, Italy
b CNR-ISMN, Via Gobetti 101, Bologna, 40129
c Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Polymer Technology, Goteborg, 412 96
d Laboratory MIST E-R, via Gobetti, 101, Bologna, 40129, Italy
International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics
Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV14)
Ecublens, Switzerland, 2014 May 11th - 14th
Organizers: Michael Graetzel and Mohammad Nazeeruddin
Poster, Mirko Seri, 024
Publication date: 1st March 2014

Two conjugated donor-acceptor copolymers based on benzodithiophene donor unit and a fluorinated quinoxaline acceptor unit, spaced with either thiophene or thieno[3,2-b]thiophene p-bridges, were synthesized and characterized. The effect of different p-bridges and of the processing conditions on optical, electrical, morphological and photovoltaic properties of the polymer:fullerene blend films are reported. This allows to compare the properties of the two polymers on the basis of the different p-spacer nature. The polymer containing the thieno[3,2-b]thiophene p-bridge (PBDTFQ-TT) showed a red-shifted absorption and an enhanced charge carrier mobility, as compared to its analogue with the thiophene p-bridge (PBDTFQ-T). Solution-processed BHJ solar cells, using PBDTFQ-TT and PBDTFQ-T polymers as donor materials and PCBM as electron acceptor counterpart, were fabricated in air by blade-coating technique. Similar power converion efficiencies (PCEs), greater than 5%, were achieved for both polymers by tuning the processing conditions.  








 



 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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