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Kim J, Saeed MA, Kim SH, Lee D, Jang Y, Park JS, Lee D, Lee C, Kim BJ, Woo HY, Shim JW, Lee W. Revisiting the Classical Wide-Bandgap Homo- and Random Copolymers for Indoor Artificial Light Photovoltaics. Macromol Rapid Commun 2022; 43:e2200279. [PMID: 35526090 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Organic indoor photovoltaics (IPVs) are attractive energy harvesting devices for low-power consumption electronic devices and the Internet of Things (IoTs) owing to their properties such as lightweight, semi-transparency, multi-coloring capability, and flexibility. It is important to match the absorption range of photoactive materials with the emission spectra of indoor light sources that have a visible range of 400-700 nm for IPVs to provide sustainable, high-power density. To this end, we synthesize benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene-based homopolymer (PBDTT) as a polymer donor, which is a classical material that has a wide bandgap with a deep highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMO) level, and a series of random copolymers by incorporating thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6,-dione (TPD) as a weak electron acceptor unit in PBDTT. We vary the composition of the TPD unit to fine tune the absorption range of the polymers; the polymer containing 70% TPD (B30T70) perfectly covers the entire range of indoor lamps such as LED and FL. Consequently, B30T70 shows a dramatic enhancement of the power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 1-sun (PCE: 6.0%) to the indoor environment (PCE: 18.3%) when fabricating organic IPVs by blending with PC71 BM. We suggest simple, easy molecular design guidelines to develop photoactive materials for efficient organic IPVs. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Jeonga Kim
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering Convergence, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Gyeongbuk, 39177, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, 04620, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering Convergence, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Gyeongbuk, 39177, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering Convergence, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Gyeongbuk, 39177, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Semiconductor Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Department of Energy Engineering Convergence, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi, Gyeongbuk, 39177, Republic of Korea
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Shavez M, Panda AN. Assessing Effects of Different π bridges on Properties of Random Benzodithiophene-thienothiophene Donor and Non-fullerene Acceptor Based Active Layer. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:9852-9864. [PMID: 34738461 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c07378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This report presents the effect of insertion of four different π bridges, furan, thienothiophene, thiophene, and thiazole, into a random benzodithiophene (BDT)-fluorinated-thienothiophene (TT-F) based donor. Starting from a structure of synthesized donor (D)-acceptor (A) random copolymer with 3:1 ratio, we have designed four D-π-A systems with four different π bridges. Structural, optoelectronic, and charge transport/transfer properties of these donors and donor/NDI (NDI = poly[N,N'-bis(2-hexyldecyl)-naphthalene-1,4,5,8-bis(dicarboximide)-2,6-diyl]-alt-5,5'-(2,2'-bithiophene)) blends are investigated using DFT and TD-DFT methodologies. Our results show that the thiazole based TzP1 oligomer has the deepest HOMO value resulting in the highest open circuit voltage among all systems. The maximum absorption wavelengths of π-linked systems are red-shifted compared to the parent molecule. Rates of charge transfer and charge recombination are the highest and smallest in case of the thiazole/NDI blend system. In addition, hole mobilities in thiophene, thienothiophene, and thiazole based systems are larger than in the parent system. The results indicate that the thiazole unit among the four π bridge units is the most suitable for active layer construction.
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- Mohd Shavez
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India
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Lee J, Kim H, Park H, Kim T, Hwang SH, Seo D, Chung TD, Choi TL. Universal Suzuki-Miyaura Catalyst-Transfer Polymerization for Precision Synthesis of Strong Donor/Acceptor-Based Conjugated Polymers and Their Sequence Engineering. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:11180-11190. [PMID: 34264077 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Catalyst-transfer polymerization has revolutionized the field of polymer synthesis due to its living character, but for a given catalyst system, the polymer scope is rather narrow. Herein we report a highly efficient Suzuki-Miyaura catalyst-transfer polymerization (SCTP) that covers a wide range of monomers from electron-rich (donor, D) to electron-deficient (acceptor, A) (hetero)arenes by rationally designing boronate monomers and using commercially available Buchwald RuPhos and SPhos Pd G3 precatalysts. Initially, we optimized the controlled polymerization of 3,4-propylenedioxythiophene (ProDOT), benzotriazole (BTz), quinoxaline (QX), and 2,3-diphenylquinoxaline (QXPh) by introducing new boronates, such as 4,4,8,8-tetramethyl-1,3,6,2-dioxazaborocane and its N-benzylated derivative, to modulate the reactivity and stability of the monomers. As a result, PProDOT, PBTz, PQX, and PQXPh were prepared with controlled molecular weight and narrow dispersity (Đ < 1.29) in excellent yield (>85%). A detailed investigation of the polymer structures using 1H NMR and MALDI-TOF spectrometry supported the chain-growth mechanism and the high initiation efficiency of the SCTP method. In addition, the use of RuPhos-Pd showing excellent catalyst-transfer ability on both D/A monomers led to unprecedented controlled D-A statistical copolymerization, thereby modulating the HOMO energy level (from -5.11 to -4.80 eV) and band gap energy (from 1.68 to 1.91 eV) of the resulting copolymers. Moreover, to demonstrate the living nature of SCTP, various combinations of D-A and A-A block copolymers (PBTz-b-PProDOT, PQX-b-PProDOT, and PQX-b-PBTz) were successfully prepared by the sequential addition method. Finally, simple but powerful one-shot D-A block copolymerization was achieved by maximizing the rate difference between a fast-propagating pinacol boronate donor and a slow-propagating acceptor to afford well-defined poly(3-hexylthiophene)-b-poly(benzotriazole).
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- Jaeho Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.,Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology, 16229 Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Pankow RM, Thompson BC. The development of conjugated polymers as the cornerstone of organic electronics. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chen Y, Liang X, Yang H, Wang Q, Zhou X, Guo D, Li S, Zhou C, Dong L, Liu Z, Cai Z, Chen W, Tan L. Strong Near-Infrared Solid Emission and Enhanced N-Type Mobility for Poly(naphthalene Diimide) Vinylene by a Random Polymerization Strategy. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Yanlin Chen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, no. 55 Daxuecheng South Road, Shapingba, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, no. 55 Daxuecheng South Road, Shapingba, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, no. 55 Daxuecheng South Road, Shapingba, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, no. 55 Daxuecheng South Road, Shapingba, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, no. 55 Daxuecheng South Road, Shapingba, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, no. 55 Daxuecheng South Road, Shapingba, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, no. 55 Daxuecheng South Road, Shapingba, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, no. 55 Daxuecheng South Road, Shapingba, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, no. 55 Daxuecheng South Road, Shapingba, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street 2, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology no. 5 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, China
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- Materials Science Division/Institute for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, no. 55 Daxuecheng South Road, Shapingba, Chongqing 401331, China
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Nakabayashi K, Miyakawa K, Mori H. Thienoisoindigo-based donor–acceptor random copolymers: synthesis, characterization, and thin film nanostructure study. Polym Bull (Berl) 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-019-02956-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Cui Y, Yao H, Hong L, Zhang T, Xu Y, Xian K, Gao B, Qin J, Zhang J, Wei Z, Hou J. Achieving Over 15% Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaic Cells via Copolymer Design. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1808356. [PMID: 30779391 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201808356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 01/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Ternary blending and copolymerization strategies have proven advantageous in boosting the photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells. Here, 15% efficiency solar cells using copolymerization donors are demonstrated, where the electron-withdrawing unit, ester-substituted thiophene, is incorporated into a PBDB-TF polymer to downshift the molecular energy and broaden the absorption. Copolymer-based solar cells suitable for large-area devices can be fabricated by a blade-coating method from a nonhalogen and nonaromatic solvent mixture. Although ternary solar cells can achieve comparable efficiencies, they are not suitable for environment-friendly processing conditions and show relatively low photostability compared to copolymer-based devices. These results not only demonstrate high-efficiency organic photovoltaic cells via copolymerization strategies but also provide important insights into their applications in practical production.
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- Yong Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinses Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinses Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinses Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinses Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinses Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinses Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinses Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Swisher JH, Nowalk JA, Meyer TY. Property impact of common linker segments in sequence-controlled polyesters. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py01443d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Linker segments in sequence controlled polyester backbones significantly affect thermal, mechanical and degradation properties.
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh
- USA
- McGowan Center for Regenerative Medicine
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Xu B, Pelse I, Agarkar S, Ito S, Zhang J, Yi X, Chujo Y, Marder S, So F, Reynolds JR. Randomly Distributed Conjugated Polymer Repeat Units for High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Materials with Enhanced Solubility and Processability. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:44583-44588. [PMID: 30543279 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b15522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Three structurally disordered terpolymer derivatives of PffBT4T-2OD (PCE11), prepared by replacing a varied amount of bithiophene linkers with single thiophenes, were found to exhibit reduced aggregation in solution with increasing thiophene content, while important redox and optoelectronic properties remained similar to those of PffBT4T-2OD. Solar cells based on random terpolymer-PC71BM blends exhibited average power conversion efficiencies of over 9.5% when processed with preheated substrates, with fill factors above 70%, exceeding those from PffBT4T-2OD. Thanks to increased solubility, random terpolymer devices were able to be fabricated on room-temperature substrates, reaching virtually identical performance among all three polymers despite remarkable thicknesses of ∼400 nm. Thus, we show that the random terpolymer approach is successful in improving processability while maintaining device performance.
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering , Kyoto University , Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510 , Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina 27606 , United States
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering , Kyoto University , Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510 , Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina 27606 , United States
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Aldrich TJ, Dudnik AS, Eastham ND, Manley EF, Chen LX, Chang RPH, Melkonyan FS, Facchetti A, Marks TJ. Suppressing Defect Formation Pathways in the Direct C–H Arylation Polymerization of Photovoltaic Copolymers. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Flexterra Corporation, 8025 Lamon Avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60077, United States
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Jørgensen PB, Mesta M, Shil S, García Lastra JM, Jacobsen KW, Thygesen KS, Schmidt MN. Machine learning-based screening of complex molecules for polymer solar cells. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:241735. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5023563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Peter Bjørn Jørgensen
- Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, Richard Petersens Plads, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, Fysikvej, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, Richard Petersens Plads, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Guo H, Li W, Chang C, Guo X, Zhang M. Effect of Fluorination on the Photovoltaic Properties of Medium Bandgap Polymers for Polymer Solar Cells. CHINESE J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201800082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Huan Guo
- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University; Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University; Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University; Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University; Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University; Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 China
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Sambathkumar B, Varathan E, Subramanian V, Somanathan N. Two-acceptor one-donor random terpolymers comprising thiophene- and phenyl-capped diketopyrrolopyrrole for organic photovoltaics. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj03536a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of random terpolymers comprising two electron deficient phenyl (PDPP) and thiophene (ThDPP)-capped diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) in conjugation with the electron-donating thiophene moiety are synthesised using Stille coupling.
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- B. Sambathkumar
- CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute
- Chennai 600020
- India
- CSIR-Network of Institutes for Solar Energy
- India
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- CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute
- Chennai 600020
- India
- CSIR-Network of Institutes for Solar Energy
- India
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- CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute
- Chennai 600020
- India
- CSIR-Network of Institutes for Solar Energy
- India
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- CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute
- Chennai 600020
- India
- CSIR-Network of Institutes for Solar Energy
- India
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Wang Q, Wang Y, Zheng W, Shahid B, Qiu M, Wang D, Zhu D, Yang R. Regulating Molecular Aggregations of Polymers via Ternary Copolymerization Strategy for Efficient Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:32126-32134. [PMID: 28853281 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b09565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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For many high-performance photovoltaic materials in polymer solar cells (PSCs), the active layers usually need to be spin-coated at high temperature due to the strong intermolecular aggregation of donor polymers, which is unfavorable in device repeatability and large-scale PSC printing. In this work, we adopted a ternary copolymerization strategy to regulate polymer solubility and molecular aggregation. A series of D-A1-D-A2 random polymers based on different acceptors, strong electron-withdrawing unit ester substituted thieno[3,4-b]thiophene (TT-E), and highly planar dithiazole linked TT-E (DTzTT) were constructed to realize the regulation of molecular aggregation and simplification of device fabrication. The results showed that as the relative proportion of TT-E segment in the backbone increased, the absorption evidently red-shifted with a gradually decreased aggregation in solution, eventually leading to the active layers that can be fabricated at low temperature. Furthermore, due to the excellent phase separation and low recombination, the optimized solar cells based on the terpolymer P1 containing 30% of TT-E segment exhibit high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.09% with a significantly enhanced fill factor up to 72.86%. Encouragingly, the photovoltaic performance is insensitive to the fabrication temperature of the active layer, and it still could maintain high PCE of 8.82%, even at room temperature. This work not only develops the highly efficient photovoltaic materials for low temperature processed PSCs through ternary copolymerization strategy but also preliminarily constructs the relationship between aggregation and photovoltaic performance.
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- Qian Wang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology , Harbin 150080, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Qingdao 266101, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology , Qingdao 266042, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology , Harbin 150080, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Qingdao 266101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Qingdao 266101, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology , Harbin 150080, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Qingdao 266101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Qingdao 266101, China
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Ekiz S, Gobalasingham NS, Thompson BC. Exploring the influence of acceptor content on semi-random conjugated polymers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.28773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Seyma Ekiz
- Department of Chemistry and Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute; University of Southern California; Los Angeles California 90089-1661
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- Department of Chemistry and Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute; University of Southern California; Los Angeles California 90089-1661
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- Department of Chemistry and Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute; University of Southern California; Los Angeles California 90089-1661
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Low-bandgap conjugated polymers based on alkylthiothienyl-substituted benzodithiophene for efficient bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.06.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Random multiacceptor poly(2,7‐carbazole) derivatives containing the pentacyclic lactam acceptor unit TPTI for bulk heterojunction solar cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.28680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Broggi A, Kim H, Jung J, Bracciale MP, Santarelli ML, Kim C, Marrocchi A. Squaraine-Based Polymers: Toward Optimized Structures for Optoelectronic Devices. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201600487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Alessandra Broggi
- Department of Chemical Engineering; Materials and Environment; Sapienza University of Rome; Via Eudossiana 18 00185 Roma Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Sogang University; Seoul 04107 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST); Daejeon 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Materials and Environment; Sapienza University of Rome; Via Eudossiana 18 00185 Roma Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; Materials and Environment; Sapienza University of Rome; Via Eudossiana 18 00185 Roma Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Sogang University; Seoul 04107 Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Green Synthetic Organic Chemistry; Department of Chemistry; Biology and Biotechnology; University of Perugia; Via Elce di Sotto 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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Tkachenko IM, Kobzar YL, Yakovlev YV, Shekera OV, Klepko VV, Shevchenko VV. Synthesis of perfectly alternating and statistical meta-linked fluorinated poly(arylene ether) copolymers containing octafluorobiphenylene and trifluoromethyl units. Macromol Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s13233-017-5012-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hu L, Han J, Qiao W, Wang ZY. Enhancement of photodetector performance by tuning donor-acceptor ratios in diketopyrrolopyrrole- and thiophene-based polymers. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.07.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Howard JB, Ekiz S, Cuellar De Lucio AJ, Thompson BC. Investigation of Random Copolymer Analogues of a Semi-Random Conjugated Polymer Incorporating Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jenna B. Howard
- Department of Chemistry,
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, United States
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- Department of Chemistry,
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, United States
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- Department of Chemistry,
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, United States
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- Department of Chemistry,
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, United States
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Nair VS, Sun J, Qi P, Yang S, Liu Z, Zhang D, Ajayaghosh A. Conjugated Random Donor–Acceptor Copolymers of [1]Benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophene and Diketopyrrolopyrrole Units for High Performance Polymeric Semiconductor Applications. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Vishnu Sukumaran Nair
- Photosciences
and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram 695019, India
- Academy of Scientific
and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-NIIST Campus, Thiruvananthapuram 695019, India
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of
Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of
Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University
of
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of
Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University
of
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of
Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of
Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University
of
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Photosciences
and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram 695019, India
- Academy of Scientific
and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-NIIST Campus, Thiruvananthapuram 695019, India
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Heo H, Kim H, Lee D, Jang S, Ban L, Lim B, Lee J, Lee Y. Regioregular D1-A-D2-A Terpolymer with Controlled Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene Orientation for High-Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells Processed with Nonhalogenated Solvents. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Hyojung Heo
- Department
of Energy Systems Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333, Techno jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-Myeon, Dalseong-Gun, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Energy Systems Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333, Techno jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-Myeon, Dalseong-Gun, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Energy Systems Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333, Techno jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-Myeon, Dalseong-Gun, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Energy Systems Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333, Techno jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-Myeon, Dalseong-Gun, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Energy Systems Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333, Techno jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-Myeon, Dalseong-Gun, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Future Technology Research Center, Corporate R&D, LG Chem Research Park, 188, Moonji-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34122, Republic of Korea
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- Future Technology Research Center, Corporate R&D, LG Chem Research Park, 188, Moonji-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34122, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Energy Systems Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), 333, Techno jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-Myeon, Dalseong-Gun, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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