Facile synthesis of a semiconducting bithiophene-azine polymer and its application for organic thin film transistors and organic photovoltaics

Guanlin Wang; Pankaj Kumar; Zhifang Zhang; Arthur D. Hendsbee; Haitao Liu; Xu Li; Jinliang Wang; Yuning Li

doi:10.1039/d0ra01211d

Facile synthesis of a semiconducting bithiophene-azine polymer and its application for organic thin film transistors and organic photovoltaics

Guanlin Wang, Pankaj Kumar, Zhifang Zhang, Arthur D. Hendsbee, Haitao Liu, Xu Li, Jinliang Wang, Yuning Li^*

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A new azine polymer poly(4,4′-didodecyl-2,2′-bithiophene-azine) (PDDBTA) was synthesized in only three steps. PDDBTA showed hole mobilities of up to 4.1 × 10^-2 cm² V^-1 s^-1 in organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) as a p-channel material. As a donor in organic photovoltaics (OPVs), power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of up to 2.18% were achieved, which is the first example of using an azine-based polymer for OPVs. These preliminary results demonstrate the potential of bithiophene-azine polymers as a new type of low-cost semiconductor material for OPVs and other organic electronics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12876-12882
Number of pages	7
Journal	RSC Advances
Volume	10
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ra01211d
Publication status	Published - 31 Mar 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Facile synthesis of a semiconducting bithiophene-azine polymer and its application for organic thin film transistors and organic photovoltaics

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