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PBDB-T (PCE12) CAS 1415929-80-4
Product Code M1001A3-100mg
Price £400 ex. VAT
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PBDB-T (PCE12) Polymer Donor

High performing donor polymer for OPVs, available with batch-specific data

PBDB-T (PCE12), CAS number 1415929-80-4, is one of the highest-performing donor polymers for OPVs, having reported efficiencies exceeding 12% and a certified efficiency approaching 11%. These efficiencies were achieved when PBDB-T was used in conjunction with recently-reported non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs, including ITIC) in inverted architecture devices. These devices also exhibited excellent thermal stability, making the combination a promising candidate for the proposed 10/10 target of 10% efficiency and 10-year lifetimes.

PBDB-T (PCE12) from Ossila was used in a high-impact paper

PBDB-T (PCE12) from Ossila was used in the high-impact paper (IF 29.37), Sequentially Deposited versus Conventional Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells: Interfacial Trap States, Vertical Stratification, and Exciton Dissociation, J. Zhang et al., Adv. Energy Mater., 1902145 (2019); DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201902145; and paper (IF 29.37), Design Rules for Polymer Blends with High Thermoelectric Performance, O. Zapata-Arteaga et al., Adv. Energy Mater., 12, 2104076 (2022); DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202104076.

PBTB-T (PCE12) is easy to process, simplifying device fabrication (using a glove box) while simultaneously providing high performance. Due to good HOMO alignment with the valence band of commonly-used perovskites, this polymer could also be potentially used as a hole-transporting material in perovskite solar cells .

Luminosyn™ PBDB-T (PCE12)

Luminosyn™ PBDB-T (PCE12) is now available.

High purity

PBDB-T is purified by Soxhlet extraction with methanol, hexane and chlorobenzene under an argon atmosphere

Batch-specific GPC data

Batch specific GPC data is always available for your thesis or publication

Large-quantity orders

Plan your experiments with confidence with polymers from the same batch

General Information

Full name Poly[(2,6-(4,8-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl)-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b’]dithiophene))-alt-(5,5-(1’,3’-di-2-thienyl-5’,7’-bis(2-ethylhexyl)benzo[1’,2’-c:4’,5’-c’]dithiophene-4,8-dione)]
Synonyms PBDB-T, PBDTBDD
Chemical formula (C68H78O2S8)n
CAS number 1415929-80-4
HOMO / LUMO HOMO = -5.33 eV, LUMO = -2.92 eV [3]
Solubility Chloroform and chlorobenzene
Processing solvent Chlorobenzene - M1001A3, Chlorobenzene : Dichlorobenzene (1:1) -  M1001A4
Classification / Family

Organic semiconducting materials, Medium band-gap polymers, Organic Photovoltaics, Polymer solar cells, Perovskite solar cells, Hole-transport layer materials, NF-PSCs, All-polymer solar cells (all-pscs).

Chemical Structure

Chemical structure of PBDB-T (PCE12)
Chemical structure and product image of PBDB-T (PCE12)

Device Structure(s)

The device structure of the certified devices was ITO / ZnO (30 nm) / PBDB-T:ITIC (100 nm) / MoO3 (10 nm) / Al (100 nm), with PBDB-T:ITIC solution details as follows:

  • Blend ratio: 1:1,
  • Concentration: 20 mg/ml,
  • Solvent: Chlorobenzene
  • Additive: 0.5% Diiodooctane.

MSDS Documentation

PBDB-T MSDSPBDB-T MSDS sheet

Pricing

Batch Quantity Price
M1001A 100 mg £400
M1001A 250 mg £680
M1001A 500 mg £1250
M1001A 1 g £2100
M1001A 2 g £4000
M1001A 5 g / 10 g* Please enquire

*for 5 - 10 grams order quantity, the lead time is 4-6 weeks.

Batch details

Batch Mw Mn PDI Stock Info
M1001A1 352,786 151,163 2.33
 Discontinued
M1001A2 142,718
 60,189
 2.37
 Discontinued
M1001A3 75,725 34,671 2.18 Low stock
M1001A4 115,662 49,146 2.35 In stock

Literature and Reviews

  1. Energy-Level Modulation of Small-Molecule Electron Acceptors to Achieve over 12% Efficiency in Polymer Solar Cells, S. Li et al, Adv. Mater., 28, 9423–9429 (2016); DOI: 10.1002/adma.201602776.
  2. Ternary Polymer Solar Cells based on Two Acceptors and One Donor for Achieving 12.2% Efficiency, W. Zhao et al., Adv. Mater., 29, 1604059 (2017); DOI: 10.1002/adma.201604059.
  3. Fullerene-Free Polymer Solar Cells with over 11% Efficiency and Excellent Thermal Stability, W. Zhao et al., Adv. Mater., 28, 4734–4739 (2016); DOI: 10.1002/adma.201600281.
  4. Efficient Fullerene-Free Polymer Solar Cells Based on Alkylthio Substituted Conjugated Polymers, Q. Wang et al., J. Phys. Chem. C, 121 (9), 4825–4833 (2017); DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b11848.
  5. Fine-Tuned Photoactive and Interconnection Layers for Achieving over 13% Efficiency in a Fullerene-Free Tandem Organic Solar Cell, Y. Cui et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 139 (21), 7302–7309 (2017); DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b01493.
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