Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-diketopyrrolopyrrole-containing polymers for high-performance organic field-effect transistors and organic photovoltaic devices.

Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-diketopyrrolopyrrole-containing polymers for high-performance organic field-effect transistors and organic photovoltaic devices.

Journal of the American Chemical Society (2011-02-22)

Hugo Bronstein, Zhuoying Chen, Raja Shahid Ashraf, Weimin Zhang, Junping Du, James R Durrant, Pabitra Shakya Tuladhar, Kigook Song, Scott E Watkins, Yves Geerts, Martijn M Wienk, Rene A J Janssen, Thomas Anthopoulos, Henning Sirringhaus, Martin Heeney, Iain McCulloch

PMID21332134

ABSTRACT

We report the synthesis and polymerization of a novel thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-diketopyrrolopyrrole-based monomer. Copolymerization with thiophene afforded a polymer with a maximum hole mobility of 1.95 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1), which is the highest mobility from a polymer-based OFET reported to date. Bulk-heterojunction solar cells comprising this polymer and PC(71)BM gave a power conversion efficiency of 5.4%.

MATERIALS

Product Number

Brand

Product Description

767743

Sigma-Aldrich

2,5-Dihydro-3,6-di-2-thienyl-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione, 97%

741027

Sigma-Aldrich

2,5-Bis(trimethylstannyl)-thieno[3,2-b]thiophene, 97%