Mason, Christopher R. and Skabara, Peter J. and Cupertino, Domenico and Schofield, John and Meghdadi, Farideh and Ebner, Berndt and Sariciftci, N. Serdar (2005) Synthesis and properties of end-capped sexithiophenes incorporating the ethylene dithiothiophene unit. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 15 (14). pp. 1446-1453. ISSN 0959-9428
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Two new end-capped sexithiophene derivatives (10a and 10b) have been synthesised and characterised by absorption spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry and UV-vis spectroelectrochemistry. Both oligomers undergo two reversible, sequential oxidation processes (10a: E-1(1/2) = +0.61 V, E-2(1/2) + 0.97 V; 10b: E-1(1/2) 5 +0.70 V, E-2(1/2) + 0.91 V vs. Ag/AgCl) and the electronic band gaps of the materials are ca. 2.2 eV (solid state). Sexithiophene 10a has been incorporated as an electron donor material, with C-60 as acceptor, in a bilayer photovoltaic device. The power conversion efficiency is a modest 0.12%, whilst the maximum IPCE at 350 nm gave an external quantum efficiency of ca. 12%.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 895 |
| Keywords: | photoinduced electron-transfer, model systems, substituted oligothiophenes, photovoltaic devices, conjugated polymers, films, spectra, blends, raman, c-60, Chemistry, Physics |
| Subjects: | Science > Chemistry Science > Physics |
| Department: | Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry |
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| Depositing user: | Mr Derek Boyle |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Apr 2006 |
| Last modified: | 12 Mar 2012 10:36 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/895 |
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