A Novel Naphtho[1,2-c:5,6-c']Bis([1,2,5]Thiadiazole)-Based Narrow-Bandgap π-Conjugated Polymer with Power Conversion Efficiency Over 10

Yaocheng Jin; Zhiming Chen; Sheng Dong; Nannan Zheng; Lei Ying; Xiao-Fang Jiang; Feng Liu; Fei Huang; Yong Cao

doi:10.1002/adma.201603178

A Novel Naphtho[1,2-c:5,6-c']Bis([1,2,5]Thiadiazole)-Based Narrow-Bandgap π-Conjugated Polymer with Power Conversion Efficiency Over 10

Adv Mater. 2016 Nov;28(44):9811-9818. doi: 10.1002/adma.201603178. Epub 2016 Sep 20.

Authors

Yaocheng Jin¹, Zhiming Chen¹, Sheng Dong¹, Nannan Zheng¹, Lei Ying¹, Xiao-Fang Jiang¹, Feng Liu², Fei Huang¹, Yong Cao¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China.
² Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China.

PMID: 27647512
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201603178

Abstract

A novel naphtho[1,2-c:5,6-c']bis([1,2,5]-thiadiazole)-based narrow-bandgap π-conjugated polymer is designed for application in polymer solar cells. Remarkable power conversion efficiencies over 10% can be achieved based on both conventional and inverted device architectures with thick photoactive layers, which are processed by using chlorinated or nonhalogenated solvents, suggesting its great promise toward practical applications based on high-throughput roll-to-roll processing.

Keywords: naphtho[1,2-c:5,6-c']bis([1,2,5]thiadiazole); narrow bandgap; polymer solar cells; π-conjugated polymers.