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Effects of alkoxy substitution on molecular structure, physicochemical and photovoltaic properties of 2D-conjugated polymers based on benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene and fluorinated benzothiadiazole

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Abstract Two donor-acceptor (D-A) copolymers (PMT-FBT and PET-FBT) with alkoxythiophene-substituted benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene as donor unit and difluorobenzothiazole as acceptor unit, were synthesized and employed as donor material for polymer solar cells… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Two donor-acceptor (D-A) copolymers (PMT-FBT and PET-FBT) with alkoxythiophene-substituted benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene as donor unit and difluorobenzothiazole as acceptor unit, were synthesized and employed as donor material for polymer solar cells (PSCs). The comparative study showed that the type (methoxyl versus ethylenedioxyl) and the position (3- and 4-positons) of alkoxy substituents on thiophene side chains have great effects on the molecular geometries and optoelectronic properties of these copolymers. PSCs based on two polymers exhibit maximum power conversion efficiencies of 3.29% and 2.40%, with open-circuit voltage (Voc) values as high as 0.85 and 1.02 V for PMT-FBT and PET-FBT, respectively.

Keywords: alkoxy substitution; benzo dithiophene; molecular structure; dithiophene; substitution molecular; effects alkoxy

Journal Title: Chemical Physics Letters
Year Published: 2017

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