Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2010 · 302 citations · 23 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceOptoelectronicsPolymer ChemistrySemiconductor MaterialsConducting PolymersOrganic SemiconductorsPhotovoltaic DevicesPhotovoltaic MaterialsSolar Cell MaterialsSolar CellsHeterojunction Solar CellsLow-band-gap SemiconductorsOrganic Photovoltaic CellsOrganic Photovoltaic MaterialsOrganic PhotovoltaicsOrganic Solar CellsPower ConversionPyridine Chemistry
Mind the gap! Polymers synthesized by replacing the benzene unit in the acceptor 4,7-dithien-2-yl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (DTBT) with a π-electron-deficient pyridine unit (DTPyT) show a smaller bandgap than their DTBT counterparts. Power conversion efficiencies of over 6 % are demonstrated in solar cell studies (see picture; PNDT, PQDT, and PBnDT represent dithiophene derivatives as weak donors).
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