2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-5,6-dicarboxylic imide - A versatile building block for additive- and annealing-free processing of organic solar cells with effi ciencies exceeding 8%

Christian Bergenstof Nielsen; Raja Shahid Ashraf; Neil D. Treat; Bob C. Schroeder; Jenny E. Donaghey; Andrew J P White; Natalie Stingelin; Iain McCulloch

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2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-5,6-dicarboxylic imide - A versatile building block for additive- and annealing-free processing of organic solar cells with effi ciencies exceeding 8%

Christian Bergenstof Nielsen, Raja Shahid Ashraf, Neil D. Treat, Bob C. Schroeder, Jenny E. Donaghey, Andrew J P White, Natalie Stingelin, Iain McCulloch

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A new photoactive polymer comprising benzo[1,2-b:3,4-b′:5,6-d′]trithiophene and 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-5,6-dicarboxylic imide is reported. The synthetic design allows for alkyl chains to be introduced on both electron-rich and electron-deficient components, which in turn allows for rapid optimization of the alkyl chain substitution pattern. Consequently, the optimized polymer shows a maximum efficiency of 8.3% in organic photovoltaic devices processed in commercially viable fashion without solvent additives, annealing, or device engineering.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	948-953
Number of pages	6
Journal	Advanced Materials
Volume	27
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201404858
State	Published - Dec 15 2014

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Nielsen, C. B., Ashraf, R. S., Treat, N. D., Schroeder, B. C., Donaghey, J. E., White, A. J. P., Stingelin, N., & McCulloch, I. (2014). 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-5,6-dicarboxylic imide - A versatile building block for additive- and annealing-free processing of organic solar cells with effi ciencies exceeding 8%. Advanced Materials, 27(5), 948-953. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201404858

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2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-5,6-dicarboxylic imide - A versatile building block for additive- and annealing-free processing of organic solar cells with effi ciencies exceeding 8%

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CCDC 1017114: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination : dimethyl 4,7-bis(thiophen-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-5,6-dicarboxylate

CCDC 1017115: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination : 6-butyl-4,8-bis(thiophen-2-yl)-5H-[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-f]isoindole-5,7(6H)-dione

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2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-5,6-dicarboxylic imide - A versatile building block for additive- and annealing-free processing of organic solar cells with effi ciencies exceeding 8%

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CCDC 1017114: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination : dimethyl 4,7-bis(thiophen-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-5,6-dicarboxylate

CCDC 1017115: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination : 6-butyl-4,8-bis(thiophen-2-yl)-5H-[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-f]isoindole-5,7(6H)-dione

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