Low band gap polymers for organic solar cells

Eva Bundgaard; Frederik C. Krebs

doi:10.1117/12.679012

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3 November 2006 Low band gap polymers for organic solar cells

Eva Bundgaard, Frederik C. Krebs

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Proceedings Volume 6334, Organic Photovoltaics VII; 63340T (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.679012
Event: SPIE Optics + Photonics, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The synthesis of copolymers based on thiophene, benzothiadiazole and benzo-bis-thiadiazole are described. The polymers were obtained by employing Stille cross coupling polymerization. The polymers were characterized by NMR, size exclusion chromatography, UV-vis and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. The results obtained from UV-vis and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy showed band gaps of 2.1-1.7 eV for polymers based on benzothiadiazole and 0.7 eV for polymers based on benzo-bis-thiadiazole. Furthermore the results showed that the band gap decreases with an increase in the number, n, of thiophenes in the polymer repeating unit (n= 1-4). Large area photovoltaic devices were prepared and the results of these devices are described.

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Eva Bundgaard and Frederik C. Krebs "Low band gap polymers for organic solar cells", Proc. SPIE 6334, Organic Photovoltaics VII, 63340T (3 November 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.679012

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