C60ThSe2/ITO interface formation: photoemission – based charge transfer recognition for organic electronics application

Within presented work we propose the complex photoemission – based approach for investigation of the C60ThSe2 dyad (C60ThSe2) / Indium – Tin Oxide (ITO) interface formation. For surface topography and...

A zigzag fused-ring building block for polymer solar cells

A zigzag fused-ring building block zTITI, as a new acceptor unit, was developed. This zigzag acceptor unit endows D–A copolymers with deep HOMO levels and outstanding V_oc up to 1.08 V.

Polymers and the p-block elements

A survey of the state-of-the-art in the development of synthetic methods to incorporate p-block elements into polymers is given. The incorporation of main group elements (groups 13-16) into long chains provides access to materials with fascinating chemical and physical properties imparted by the presence of inorganic groups. Perhaps the greatest impedance to the widespread academic and commercial use of p-block element-containing macromolecules is the synthetic challenge associated with linking inorganic elements into long chains. In recent years, creative methodologies have been developed to incorporate heteroatoms into polymeric structures, with perhaps the greatest advances occurring with hybrid organic-inorganic polymers composed of boron, silicon, phosphorus and sulfur. With these developments, materials are currently being realized that possess exciting chemical, photophysical and thermal properties that are not possible for conventional organic polymers. This review focuses on highlighting the most significant recent advances whilst giving an appropriate background for the general reader. Of particular focus will be advances made over the last two decades, with emphasis on the novel synthetic methodologies employed.

Donor–acceptor conjugated polymers based on multifused ladder-type arenes for organic solar cells

In this review, we summarize the recent development of the multifused ladder-type conjugated building blocks for making donor–acceptor conjugated copolymers.

Comparison of selenophene and thienothiophene incorporation into pentacyclic lactam-based conjugated polymers for organic solar cells

In this work, we compare the effect of incorporating selenophene versus thienothiophene spacers into pentacyclic lactam-based conjugated polymers for organic solar cells.

A lactam building block for efficient polymer solar cells

A D–A conjugated polymer (PThBDTP) based on a new lactam acceptor unit (BDTP) was synthesized and inverted solar cells based on PThBDTP/PC₇₁BM achieved a high PCE of 9.13% with a highV_ocof 0.96 V.