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Alkylthiophenyl side chain modulation for enhanced photovoltaic properties of polymer donors in organic solar cells

Kaijie Yuan, Chaoyi Wang, Wenxuan Wang, Jianqiu Wang, Junzhen Ren, Chenyi Yang, Jianhui Hou, Shaoqing Zhang

Journal of Materials Chemistry C· Volume 13· Issue 33
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Abstract

Modulating alkylthiophenyl side chains in polymer donors enhances photovoltaic performance. PB2T-S exhibits superior efficiency due to its lower HOMO, stronger pre-aggregation, and ordered packing, thereby expanding the design strategies for OSCs.
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OpenAlex topics: Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics · Conducting polymers and applications · Thin-Film Transistor Technologies

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Affiliations

School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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