Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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182342 | Electrochemistry Communications | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
New electropolymerized donor–acceptor materials were prepared containing thiophenes and siloles in the main chain. The introduction of the silole moiety gave rise to more than 5 times improvement in the photoefficiency of the polymer material as compared to the parent polymer, polybithiophene (PBT). The energy conversion efficiency of the poly(thienyl-silole) material measured in electrolytic arrangement under 90 mW cm−2 monochromatic 405 nm light was estimated to be ca. 0.16% with a fill factor of 60%. The efficiency is expected to further increase upon optimization of the thickness and composition of the active layer.
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Authors
Paul M. DiCarmine, Xin Wang, Brian L. Pagenkopf, Oleg A. Semenikhin,