Replacing Alkoxy Groups with Alkylthienyl Groups: A Feasible Approach To Improve the Properties of Photovoltaic Polymers

Another dimension: Two newly designed two-dimensional (2D) conjugated polymers, PBDTTT-E-T (see scheme; left) and PBDTTT-C-T, were prepared and their properties compared to those of the alkoxy-substituted analogues (right). PBDTTT-E-T and PBDTTT-C-T exhibited smaller band gaps, lower-energy HOMO levels, better thermal stabilities, and much better photovoltaic properties. Therefore, the 2D structures are feasible for the design of photovoltaic polymers. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for…