BODIPY-based conjugated polymers for broadband light sensing and harvesting applications

Diego Cortizo Lacalle; Calvyn T. Howells; Salvatore Gambino; Filipe Vilela; Zuzana Vobecka; Neil J. Findlay; Anto R. Inigo; Stuart A. J. Thomson; Peter J. Skabara; Ifor D. W. Samuel; Peter Skabara

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BODIPY-based conjugated polymers for broadband light sensing and harvesting applications

Diego Cortizo Lacalle, Calvyn T. Howells, Salvatore Gambino, Filipe Vilela, Zuzana Vobecka, Neil J. Findlay, Anto R. Inigo, Stuart A. J. Thomson, Peter J. Skabara, Ifor D. W. Samuel, Peter Skabara

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The synthesis of novel low band-gap polymers has significantly improved light sensing and harvesting in polymer-fullerene devices. Here the synthesis of two low band-gap polymers based on the 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene core (BODIPY), and either bis(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (bis-EDOT) or its all-sulfur analogue bis(3,4-ethylenedithiathiophene) (bis-EDTT) are described. The polymers demonstrate ambipolar charge transport and are shown to be suitable for broadband light sensing and solar energy harvesting in solution-processable polymer-fullerene devices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	14119-14126
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Materials Chemistry
Volume	22
Issue number	28
Early online date	18 Jun 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c2jm32374e
Publication status	Published - 28 Jul 2012

Keywords

light sensing
broadband light sensing
solar energy
solar energy harvesting

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