Low bandgap copolymers based on monofluorinated isoindigo towards efficient polymer solar cells

Mirco Tomassetti, Farid Ouhib, Arnaud Wislez, Anne Sophie Duwez, Huguette Penxten, Wouter Dierckx, Ilaria Cardinaletti, Ralf A.A. Bovee, Gijs W.P. van Pruissen, Christine Jérôme, Jean Manca, Wouter Maes (Corresponding author), Christophe Detrembleur (Corresponding author)

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Abstract

To explore the effectiveness of monofluorinated isoindigo as an electron-deficient building block in push-pull conjugated polymers for organic solar cell applications, four low bandgap copolymers are effectively synthesized and characterized. The effects of fluorine introduction, thiophene spacer length and polymer molar mass on the general electro-optical polymer characteristics, thin film blend microstructure and electronic performance are investigated. Isoindigo monofluorination effectively improves the power conversion efficiency from 2.8 up to 5.0% upon molar mass optimization, without using any processing additives or post-treatments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6040-6049
Number of pages10
JournalPolymer Chemistry
Volume6
Issue number33
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Sept 2015

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