Synthesis and characterization of a conjugated polymer consisting of alternating octyldodecyldiketopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole and diethoxynaphthalene units with thiophene spacers for photovoltaic application

  • Fuzhen Lyu
  • , Ji Young Lee
  • , Jan Gun Han
  • , Soo Hyoung Lee
  • , Dong Hee Kim
  • , Youn Sik Lee*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A conjugated polymer consisting of alternating octyldodecyldiketopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole (DPP) and diethoxynaphthalene (EN) units (PDPP-TENT) with thiophene (T) spacers, was synthesized (Mn 19 000), which showed a typical absorption of conjugated polymers (λmax = 720 nm, solid state). Based on the calculated geometry, PDPP-TENT is only slightly bent (170°) and extensively conjugated. The optical band gap and highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level of the polymer were determined to be 1.61 eV and -5.46 eV, respectively. The polymer-based photovolatic devices (ITO/PED:PSS/PDPP-TENT:PC71BM:diiodooctane/LiF/Al) exhibited the power conversion efficiencies of up to 1.6%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-31
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume630
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015.04.30

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Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Chemistry
  • Physics & Astronomy

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