Structural design of benzo [1, 2-b: 4, 5-b′] dithiophene-based 2D conjugated polymers with bithienyl and terthienyl substituents toward photovoltaic applications

…, HJ Yen, AD Mohite, G Gupta, AM Dattelbaum…

Index: Kuo, Cheng-Yu; Nie, Wanyi; Tsai, Hsinhan; Yen, Hung-Ju; Mohite, Adytia D.; Gupta, Gautam; Dattelbaum, Andrew M.; William, Darrick J.; Cha, Kitty C.; Yang, Yang; Wang, Leeyih; Wang, Hsing-Lin Macromolecules, 2014 , vol. 47, # 3 p. 1008 - 1020

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Abstract

In this contribution, six conjugated polymers consisting of benzo [1, 2-b: 4, 5-b′] dithiophene–bithiophene (BDT-BT) and benzo [1, 2-b: 4, 5-b′] dithiophene– benzothiadiazle (BDT-BTD) as building blocks in the main chain were synthesized by coupling polymerization and utilized for photovoltaic applications. By directly attaching three kinds of alkylthienyl side chains to the conjugated main chain, the resulted two- ...