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Molecular Weight Effect on the Absorption, Charge Carrier Mobility, and Photovoltaic Performance of an Indacenodiselenophene-Based Ladder-Type Polymer
Jeremy J. Intemann,Kai Yao,Hin-Lap Yip,Yun-Xiang Xu,Yongxi Li,Po-Wei Liang,Feizhi Ding,Xiaosong Li,Alex K.-Y. Jen +8 more
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In this paper, a ladder-type indacenodithiophene-based polymer (PIDT-DFBT) was investigated in order to reduce band gap, improve charge mobilities and enhance the photovoltaic performance of the material.Abstract:
Selenium substitution on a ladder-type indacenodithiophene-based polymer (PIDT-DFBT) is investigated in order to reduce band gap, improve charge mobilities, and enhance the photovoltaic performance of the material. The new indacenodiselenophene-based polymer (PIDSe-DFBT) possessed improved absorption over its sulfur analogue in films, as well as substantially higher charge mobilities (0.15 and 0.064 cm2/(V s) hole and electron mobility, respectively, compared to 0.002 and 0.008 cm2/(V s) for PIDT-DFBT). The enhanced material properties led to an improved power conversion efficiency of 6.8% in photovoltaic cells, a 13% improvement over PIDT-DFBT-based devices. Furthermore, we examined the effect of molecular weight on the properties of PIDSe-DFBT and found not only a strong molecular weight dependence on mobilities, but also on the absorptivity of polymer films, with each 15 000 g/mol increase in weight, leading to a 25% increase in the absorptivity of the material. The molecular weight dependence of the m...read more
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