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p–π Conjugated Polymers Based on Stable Triarylborane with n‐Type Behavior in Optoelectronic Devices

Authors :
Frieder Jäkle
Jun Liu
Yi Ren
Bin Meng
Lixiang Wang
Source :
Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57:2183-2187
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Wiley, 2018.

Abstract

p-π conjugation with embedded heteroatoms offers unique opportunities to tune the electronic structure of conjugated polymers. An approach is presented to form highly electron-deficient p-π conjugated polymers based on triarylboranes, demonstrate their n-type behavior, and explore device applications. By combining alternating [2,4,6-tris(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]di(thien-2-yl)borane (FBDT) and electron-deficient isoindigo (IID)/pyridine-flanked diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPPPy) units, we achieve low-lying lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy levels, high electron mobilities, and broad absorptions in the visible region. All-polymer solar cells with these polymers as electron acceptors exhibit encouraging photovoltaic performance with power conversion efficiencies of up to 2.83 %. These results unambiguously prove the n-type behavior and demonstrate the photovoltaic applications of p-π conjugated polymers based on triarylborane.

Details

ISSN :
15213773 and 14337851
Volume :
57
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....316752ad2b5ce038b2a494ca8f8c25eb