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- Title
Investigation of the Effects of Non-Conjugated Co-Grafts on the Spectroelectrochemical and Photovoltaic Properties of Novel Conjugated Graft Copolymers Based on Poly(3-hexylthiophene).
- Authors
Jarosz, Tomasz; Gebka, Karolina; Kepska, Kinga; Lapkowski, Mieczyslaw; Ledwon, Przemyslaw; Nitschke, Pawel; Stolarczyk, Agnieszka
- Abstract
A new type of polysiloxane copolymers, with conjugated–regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and non-conjugated-poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-grafts have been synthesised, and their properties have been studied alongside those of the parent conjugated polymer (P3HT). Spectroelectrochemical and conductometric analyses revealed an early rise of the conductance of the polymers. Once spectral changes begin taking place, the conductance is stable, implying a loss of mobility of charge carriers, even though standard doping/dedoping patterns are observed. Prototype bulk heterojunction solar cells have been fabricated, based on P3HT/[6,6]-Phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), as well as by substituting P3HT for each of the copolymers. The prototype solar cells achieved PCEs of up to 2.11%. This is one of the highest reported power conversion efficiency (PCE) for devices based on P3HT with low average molecular weight Mn = 12 kDa. Strong correlation between the structure of the copolymer and its photovoltaic performance was found. Elongation of PEG copolymer chain and the use of methyl group instead of terminal hydroxyl groups significantly improved photovoltaic performance.
- Subjects
ELECTRIC admittance; POLYMERS; COPOLYMERS; HYDROXYL group; PHOTOVOLTAIC power generation; CHARGE carriers
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2018, Vol 10, Issue 10, p1064
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym10101064