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dc.contributor.author | PIROTTE, Geert | - |
dc.contributor.author | Agarkar, Shruti | - |
dc.contributor.author | Xu, Bing | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Junxiang | - |
dc.contributor.author | LUTSEN, Laurence | - |
dc.contributor.author | VANDERZANDE, Dirk | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yan, He | - |
dc.contributor.author | Pollet, Pamela | - |
dc.contributor.author | Reynolds, John R. | - |
dc.contributor.author | MAES, Wouter | - |
dc.contributor.author | Marder, Seth R. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-10T09:54:34Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-10T09:54:34Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 5(34), p. 18166-18175 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2050-7488 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/24975 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Continuous flow chemistry has been shown to be a suitable method for the large-scale preparation of conjugated polymers with uniform structural and macromolecular characteristics, which is especially relevant when applying these materials in optoelectronic devices. The molecular weight and dispersity of conjugated polymers have a major effect on final device performance through a combination of processing and morphological considerations. In this work, the low bandgap polymer PffBT4T-2OD ('PCE-11'), which provides highly efficient bulk heterojunction solar cells, is synthesized by continuous flow chemistry using an easily mountable home-made apparatus. The influence of various reaction parameters on the material characteristics is investigated. Particular attention is devoted to tuning of the molecular weight, as this has a major impact on solubility and processability of the resultant polymer and, ultimately, solar cell performance. We find that temperature, monomer concentration, and injection volume of the polymerization mixture are significant parameters that can be used to optimize the control over molecular weight. The same protocol is then also applied to a structurally similar polymer with longer alkyl side chains, PffBT4T-2DT, affording important advantages in terms of processing due to its higher solubility. An average power conversion efficiency of 9.4% for bulk heterojunction solar cells using PC71BM as the acceptor phase is achieved based on this flow-synthesized polymer. | - |
dc.description.sponsorship | The authors of the Georgia Institute of Technology thank the National Science Foundation for support through the CCI Center for Selective C-H Functionalization (CHE-1205646) and the Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research for support through Award No. N00014-14-1-0580 (CAOP MURI). The Belgian co-authors thank Hasselt University for continuing financial support. This work is also supported by the IAP 7/05 project Functional Supramolecular Systems, granted by the Science Policy Office of the Belgian Federal Government (BEL-SPO). We are also grateful for financial support by the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO) (projects G.0415.14N and G.0B67.15N). Most of the work was performed during the stay of G. Pirotte as a visiting researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology, funded by the FWO (V4.298.16N) and a personal grant from the District 1630 of Rotary International, supported by the Rotary Foundation. | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY | - |
dc.rights | This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017 | - |
dc.title | Molecular weight tuning of low bandgap polymers by continuous flow chemistry: increasing the applicability of PffBT4T for organic photovoltaics | - |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 18175 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 34 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 18166 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 5 | - |
local.format.pages | 10 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.jcat | A1 | - |
dc.description.notes | [Pirotte, Geert; Vanderzande, Dirk; Maes, Wouter] UHasselt Hasselt Univ, DSOS, Inst Mat Res, IMO IMOMEC, Agoralaan Bldg D, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. [Agarkar, Shruti; Xu, Bing; Zhang, Junxiang; Pollet, Pamela; Reynolds, John R.; Marder, Seth R.] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Chem & Biochem, 901 Atlantic Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA. [Agarkar, Shruti; Xu, Bing; Zhang, Junxiang; Pollet, Pamela; Reynolds, John R.; Marder, Seth R.] Georgia Inst Technol, Ctr Organ Photon & Elect, 901 Atlantic Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA. [Lutsen, Laurence; Vanderzande, Dirk; Maes, Wouter] IMEC, IMOMEC, Univ Campus Wetenschapspk 1, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. [Yan, He] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Chem, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China. [Yan, He] HKUST Shenzhen Res Inst, 9 Yuexing 1st RD,Hitech Pk, Shenzhen 518057, Peoples R China. | - |
local.publisher.place | CAMBRIDGE | - |
local.type.refereed | Refereed | - |
local.type.specified | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1039/c7ta05627c | - |
dc.identifier.isi | 000408592900049 | - |
item.accessRights | Open Access | - |
item.contributor | PIROTTE, Geert | - |
item.contributor | Agarkar, Shruti | - |
item.contributor | Xu, Bing | - |
item.contributor | Zhang, Junxiang | - |
item.contributor | LUTSEN, Laurence | - |
item.contributor | VANDERZANDE, Dirk | - |
item.contributor | Yan, He | - |
item.contributor | Pollet, Pamela | - |
item.contributor | Reynolds, John R. | - |
item.contributor | MAES, Wouter | - |
item.contributor | Marder, Seth R. | - |
item.fullcitation | PIROTTE, Geert; Agarkar, Shruti; Xu, Bing; Zhang, Junxiang; LUTSEN, Laurence; VANDERZANDE, Dirk; Yan, He; Pollet, Pamela; Reynolds, John R.; MAES, Wouter & Marder, Seth R. (2017) Molecular weight tuning of low bandgap polymers by continuous flow chemistry: increasing the applicability of PffBT4T for organic photovoltaics. In: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 5(34), p. 18166-18175. | - |
item.validation | ecoom 2018 | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
crisitem.journal.issn | 2050-7488 | - |
crisitem.journal.eissn | 2050-7496 | - |
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