A Nature-Inspired Conjugated Polymer for High Performance Transistors and Solar Cells

Kealan J. Fallon, Nilushi Wijeyasinghe, Nir Yaacobi-Gross, Raja S. Ashraf, David M.E. Freeman, Robert G. Palgrave, Mohammed Al-Hashimi, Tobin J. Marks, Iain McCulloch, Thomas D. Anthopoulos, Hugo Bronstein

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Abstract

A novel, highly soluble chromophore for use in organic electronics based on an indigoid structure is reported. Copolymerization with thiophene affords an extremely narrow band gap polymer with a maximum absorption at ∼800 nm. The novel polymer exhibits high crystallinity and high ambipolar transport in OFET devices of 0.23 cm2 V-1 s-1 for holes and 0.48 cm2 V-1 s-1 for electrons. OPV device efficiencies up to 2.35% with light absorbance up to 950 nm demonstrate the potential for this novel chromophore in near-IR photovoltaics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5148-5154
Number of pages7
JournalMacromolecules
Volume48
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2015

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Conjugated polymers
Chromophores
Solar cells
Polymers
Transistors
Organic field effect transistors
Thiophenes
Thiophene
Copolymerization
Energy gap
Electronic equipment
Electrons

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  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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Fallon, K. J., Wijeyasinghe, N., Yaacobi-Gross, N., Ashraf, R. S., Freeman, D. M. E., Palgrave, R. G., ... Bronstein, H. (2015). A Nature-Inspired Conjugated Polymer for High Performance Transistors and Solar Cells. Macromolecules, 48(15), 5148-5154. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00542

A Nature-Inspired Conjugated Polymer for High Performance Transistors and Solar Cells. / Fallon, Kealan J.; Wijeyasinghe, Nilushi; Yaacobi-Gross, Nir; Ashraf, Raja S.; Freeman, David M.E.; Palgrave, Robert G.; Al-Hashimi, Mohammed; Marks, Tobin J.; McCulloch, Iain; Anthopoulos, Thomas D.; Bronstein, Hugo.

In: Macromolecules, Vol. 48, No. 15, 21.07.2015, p. 5148-5154.

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Fallon, KJ, Wijeyasinghe, N, Yaacobi-Gross, N, Ashraf, RS, Freeman, DME, Palgrave, RG, Al-Hashimi, M, Marks, TJ, McCulloch, I, Anthopoulos, TD & Bronstein, H 2015, 'A Nature-Inspired Conjugated Polymer for High Performance Transistors and Solar Cells', Macromolecules, vol. 48, no. 15, pp. 5148-5154. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00542
Fallon KJ, Wijeyasinghe N, Yaacobi-Gross N, Ashraf RS, Freeman DME, Palgrave RG et al. A Nature-Inspired Conjugated Polymer for High Performance Transistors and Solar Cells. Macromolecules. 2015 Jul 21;48(15):5148-5154. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00542
Fallon, Kealan J. ; Wijeyasinghe, Nilushi ; Yaacobi-Gross, Nir ; Ashraf, Raja S. ; Freeman, David M.E. ; Palgrave, Robert G. ; Al-Hashimi, Mohammed ; Marks, Tobin J. ; McCulloch, Iain ; Anthopoulos, Thomas D. ; Bronstein, Hugo. / A Nature-Inspired Conjugated Polymer for High Performance Transistors and Solar Cells. In: Macromolecules. 2015 ; Vol. 48, No. 15. pp. 5148-5154.
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