Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers with Complex Architecture for Photovoltaic Applications

A common approach to bulk heterojunction solar cells involves a “trial-and-error” approach in finding optimal kinetically unstable morphologies. An alternative approach assumes the utilization of complex polymer architectures, such as donor–acceptor block copolymers. Because of a covalent preorganiz...

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Published inElementary Processes in Organic Photovoltaics Vol. 272; pp. 351 - 376
Main Authors Kiriy, Anton, Krebs, Frederik C.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 01.01.2017
Springer International Publishing
SeriesAdvances in Polymer Science
Subjects
Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
Catalyst-transfer polycondensation
Covalent preorganization
Donor-acceptor block copolymer
Electronic devices & materials
Grafting-from
Grafting-through
Grafting-to
Hairy particles
Morphology
PCBM
Polymer chemistry
Self-assembly
Suzuki chain-growth polycondensation
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Summary:A common approach to bulk heterojunction solar cells involves a “trial-and-error” approach in finding optimal kinetically unstable morphologies. An alternative approach assumes the utilization of complex polymer architectures, such as donor–acceptor block copolymers. Because of a covalent preorganization of the donor and acceptor components, these materials may form desirable morphologies at thermodynamic equilibrium. This chapter reviews synthetic approaches to such architectures and shows the first photovoltaic results.
ISBN:3319283367
9783319283364
ISSN:0065-3195
1436-5030
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-28338-8_15