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Poly(3-dodecylthiophene-2,5-diyl)

electronic grade, 99.995% trace metals basis, average Mw ~27,000

Synonym(s):

P3DDT

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CAS Number:
137191-59-4
MDL number:
MFCD00677714
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

electronic grade

description

Band gap: 1.74 eV
regioregular

Assay

99.995% trace metals basis

form

solid

mol wt

average Mw ~27,000

transition temp

Tm (DSC) 165.6 °C (peak)

Orbital energy

HOMO -5.29 eV 
LUMO -3.55 eV 

OPV Device Performance

ITO/PEDOT:PSS/P3DDT/PC61BM (1:3)/LiF/Al

  • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 2.9 mA/cm2
  • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.6 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.38
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 0.65 %

semiconductor properties

P-type (mobility=10−4 - 10−1 cm2/V·s)

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General description

Poly(3-dodecylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3DDT) is a poly(3-alkylthiophene) based conducting polymer that shows reversible electrochemistry with high conductivity. It is a regioregular polymer that can be used in the development of a variety of organic electronics based devices.

Application

P3DDT can be used as a conjugating polymer in the fabrication of electrochemical devices which include polymeric solar cells, chemical sensors and field effect transistors.
Conducting polymer.
Rechargeable battery electrodes, electrochromic devices, chemical and optical sensors, light-emitting diodes, microelectrical amplifiers, field-effect transistors and non-linear optical materials.

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Carbon nanotube network ambipolar field-effect transistors with 108 on/off ratio
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Advanced Materials, 26(34), 5969-5975 (2014)
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