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HERO ID
5327452
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Synthesis and Characterization of Thiadiazolo[3,4-g]quinoxaline Based pi-Conjugated Copolymers with Tunable Band Gaps
Author(s)
Tao, F; Wang, Z; Li, Z; Li, Kai; Li, Y; Peng, Q
Year
2013
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Asian Journal of Chemistry
ISSN:
0970-7077
EISSN:
0975-427X
Volume
25
Issue
13
Page Numbers
7499-7504
Language
English
DOI
10.14233/ajchem.2013.14934
Web of Science Id
WOS:000325103300095
URL
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84880900960&doi=10.14233%2fajchem.2013.14934&partnerID=40&md5=e1201bc9d3936e0ea7c3c83cf42a17ec
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Abstract
A series of alternating conjugated copolymers based on thiadiazolo[3,4-g] quinoxaline units and different electron-donating units, such as fluorene, benzene and thiophene, with donor (D)-acceptor (A) alternating structures have been synthesized by palladium catalyzed Sonogashira condensation polymerization. The resulting copolymers P1, P2 and P3 were characterized by NMR, IR, gel permeation chromatography, thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. Their optical and electronic properties can be facilely fine-modulated by adjusting the structures of different aromatic or heteroaromatic blocks. UV-visible absorption and cyclic voltammetry measurements indicate that all these copolymers have low band gaps due to the strong interaction between the donor and thiadiazolo[3,4- g]quinoxaline segments. Polymer P1 exhibits highest HOMO energy level, which can be expected to obtain high open-circuit voltage (Voc) from the fabricated PSCs. Polymer P3 based on thiophene and thiadiazolo[3,4-g]quinoxaline show smallest band gap and best absorption of sun light even in near-infrared (NIR) region. Preliminary studies imply that these copolymers can be used as efficient polymer donor materials in polymer solar cell applications.
Keywords
Thiadiazolo[3,4-g]quinoxaline; Low band gap; Optical absorbance; Electronic properties; Polymer solar cells
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