Electronic structure tuning of new fused thieno[3,2-b]thieno bisthiophene based polymers via alkyl chain and Group IV heteroatom modulation

Bob C. Schroeder*, Hugo Bronstein, Raja Shahid Ashraf, Weimin Zhang, Zhenggang Huang, Pabitra Shakya Tuladhar, Thomas D. Anthopoulos, James R. Durrant, Iain McCulloch

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Abstract

Herein we present an extension of our work on indacenodithiophenes (IDT) by replacing the central benzene ring with a thieno(3,2-b) thiophene unit. This newly developed thieno[3,2-b]thieno bisthiophene (4T) donor moiety was synthesized from commercially available reagents and incorporated into a series of donor-acceptor polymers. We will discuss the pronounced donating character of 4T compared to IDT and the choice of bridging atom in those new polymers with an emphasis on field effect transistor and photovoltaic device performance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOrganic Photovoltaics XIII
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
EventOrganic Photovoltaics XIII - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: Aug 14 2012Aug 16 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8477
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherOrganic Photovoltaics XIII
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period08/14/1208/16/12

Keywords

  • Field effect transistor
  • Heteroatom
  • Indacenodithiophene
  • Organic solar cell
  • Thieno(3,2-b) thiophene

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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