Synthesis, characterization, and photovoltaic properties of a low band gap polymer based on silole-containing polythiophenes and 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole.

نویسندگان

  • Jianhui Hou
  • Hsiang-Yu Chen
  • Shaoqing Zhang
  • Gang Li
  • Yang Yang
چکیده

A new low band gap silole-containing conjugated polymer, PSBTBT, was designed and synthesized. Photovoltaic properties of PSBTBT were initially investigated, and an average power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 4.7% with a best PCE of 5.1% was recorded under illumination (AM 1.5G, 100 mW/cm(2)). The response range of the device covers the whole visible range from 380 to 800 nm. These results indicate that PSBTBT is a promising polymer material for applications in polymer solar cells.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

دوره 130 48  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008