Improvement of open-circuit voltage and photovoltaic properties of 2D-conjugated polymers by alkylthio substitution

C Cui, WY Wong, Y Li - Energy & Environmental Science, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Low bandgap and two-dimensional (2D)-conjugated copolymers based on benzo [1, 2-b: 4,
5-b′] dithiophene with conjugated thiophene side chains (BDTT) and thieno [3, 4-b] …

High-performance polymer solar cells based on a 2D-conjugated polymer with an alkylthio side-chain

C Cui, Z He, Y Wu, X Cheng, H Wu, Y Li… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Two new two-dimension (2D)-conjugated copolymers (PBDTT-S-TT-CF and PBDTT-O-TT-
CF) were designed and synthesized for the application as donor materials in polymer solar …

Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of two-dimensional conjugated polythiophenes with bi (thienylenevinylene) side chains

J Hou, Z Tan, Y Yan, Y He, C Yang… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Three two-dimensional (2-D) conjugated polythiophenes with bi (thienylenevinylene) side
chains (biTV-PTs), P1, P2, and P3, were designed and synthesized for application in …

Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of an n-type two-dimension-conjugated polymer based on perylene diimide and benzodithiophene with thiophene conjugated …

Y Zhang, Q Wan, X Guo, W Li, B Guo… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel n-type two-dimensional (2D) conjugated polymer based on bithienyl-
benzodithiophene (BDT) and perylene diimide (PDI), P (PDI-BDT-T), was synthesized by …

Bandgap and Molecular Energy Level Control of Conjugated Polymer Photovoltaic Materials Based on Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene

J Hou, MH Park, S Zhang, Y Yao, LM Chen, JH Li… - …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Bandgap and molecular energy level control are of great importance in improving
photovoltaic properties of conjugated polymers. A common approach to tuning these …

Molecular design toward highly efficient photovoltaic polymers based on two-dimensional conjugated benzodithiophene

L Ye, S Zhang, L Huo, M Zhang… - Accounts of chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Conspectus As researchers continue to develop new organic materials for solar cells, benzo
[1, 2-b: 4, 5-b'] dithiophene (BDT)-based polymers have come to the fore. To improve the …

Enhanced and tunable open-circuit voltage using dialkylthio benzo [1, 2-b: 4, 5-b′] dithiophene in polymer solar cells

D Lee, E Hubijar, GJD Kalaw, JP Ferraris - Chemistry of Materials, 2012 - ACS Publications
In this study, we explore the effect of the dialkoxy and dithioalkoxy side chains on the benzo
[1, 2-b: 4, 5-b′] dithiophene (BDT) unit by comparing the O-BDT homopolymer (O-PBDT), S …

Single-junction polymer solar cells with over 10% efficiency by a novel two-dimensional donor–acceptor conjugated copolymer

C Liu, C Yi, K Wang, Y Yang, RS Bhatta… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Recent advances in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) polymer solar cell (PSC) performance have
resulted from compressing the band gap to enhance the short-circuit current density (J SC) …

Highly efficient 2D-conjugated benzodithiophene-based photovoltaic polymer with linear alkylthio side chain

L Ye, S Zhang, W Zhao, H Yao, J Hou - Chemistry of Materials, 2014 - ACS Publications
Recently, polymer solar cells (PSCs) have been the subject of extensive study because of
their potential applicability in lightweight, flexible, colorful and/or transparent large-area …

Low Band Gap Polymers Based on Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene: Rational Design of Polymers Leads to High Photovoltaic Performance

SC Price, AC Stuart, W You - Macromolecules, 2010 - ACS Publications
This study centers upon the summarized four design criteria for conjugated polymer
photovoltaic materials: high oxidation potential, low band gap, a planar symmetrical …