Very low band gap thiadiazoloquinoxaline donor-acceptor polymers as multi-tool conjugated polymers

J Am Chem Soc. 2014 Jan 29;136(4):1190-3. doi: 10.1021/ja410527n. Epub 2014 Jan 14.

Abstract

Here we report on the synthesis of two novel very low band gap (VLG) donor-acceptor polymers (Eg ≤ 1 eV) and an oligomer based on the thiadiazoloquinoxaline acceptor. Both polymers demonstrate decent ambipolar mobilities, with P1 showing the best performance of ∼10(-2) cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) for p- and n-type operation. These polymers are among the lowest band gap polymers (≲0.7 eV) reported, with a neutral λmax = 1476 nm (P2), which is the farthest red-shifted λmax reported to date for a soluble processable polymer. Very little has been done to characterize the electrochromic aspects of VLG polymers; interestingly, these polymers actually show a bleaching of their neutral absorptions in the near-infrared region and have an electrochromic contrast up to 30% at a switching speed of 3 s.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Azo Compounds / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Polymers / chemical synthesis
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Quantum Theory
  • Quinoxalines / chemistry*

Substances

  • Azo Compounds
  • Polymers
  • Quinoxalines