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

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%. 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

published proceedings

  • SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Xia, R., Al-Hashimi, M., Tsoi, W. C., Heeney, M., Bradley, D., & Nelson, J.

citation count

  • 17

complete list of authors

  • Xia, Ruidong||Al-Hashimi, Mohammed||Tsoi, Wing C||Heeney, Martin||Bradley, Donal DC||Nelson, Jenny

publication date

  • January 2012