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Anthracene- and Thiophene-Containing Poly(p-arylene-ethynylene)/poly(p-arylene-vinylene)s: Towards Optimized Structures for Photovoltaic Applications

  1. Daniel A. M. Egbe1,2,*,
  2. Andreas Wild1,2,
  3. Eckhard Birckner3,
  4. Ulrich-Walter Grummt3,
  5. Ulrich S. Schubert1,2,*

Article first published online: 21 JUL 2008

DOI: 10.1002/masy.200850805

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Macromolecular Symposia

Macromolecular Symposia

Special Issue: Advanced Polymer Materials for Photonics and Electronics

Volume 268, Issue 1, pages 25–27, July 2008

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Egbe, D. A. M., Wild, A., Birckner, E., Grummt, U.-W. and Schubert, U. S. (2008), Anthracene- and Thiophene-Containing Poly(p-arylene-ethynylene)/poly(p-arylene-vinylene)s: Towards Optimized Structures for Photovoltaic Applications. Macromol. Symp., 268: 25–27. doi: 10.1002/masy.200850805

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  1. 1

    Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands

  2. 2

    Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Humboldtstr. 10, D-07743 Jena, Germany

  3. 3

    Institute of Physical Chemistry, Lessingstr. 10, D-07743 Jena, Germany

*Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands.

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Keywords:

  • anthracene;
  • photophysics;
  • PPE-PPV systems;
  • thiophene

Abstract

Summary: Anthracene- and thiophene-containing PPE-PPV systems, bearing asymmetric alkoxy side chains, which are presumed to ensure optimal interfacial contact with PCBM([6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester) in bulk heterojunction solar cells, have been synthesized and characterized. The polymers exhibit high molecular weights with polydispersity indices around 2. The effect of the position of the aromatic rings on their photophysical properties was found to be very pronounced in the case of the anthracene-containing polymers, but less significant in the case of the thiophene-containing counterparts.

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