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Product Code M1401A1-100mg
Price $468 ex. VAT

PBDTT-DPP, low band-gap semiconducting polymer

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Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews


PBDTT-DPP (CAS number 1380582-98-8) is a low band-gap polymer with strong photosensitivity in the range of 650-850 nm, with an onset absorption at 858 nm (Eg = 1.45 eV, near infrared absorption). However, it is less sensitive to visible light in the solar spectrum. For this reason, PBDTT-DPP is an ideal candidate for tandem solar cell structures, having achieved device performances of 8.62% (with device structure ITO/ZnO/P3HT:ICBA/PEDOT:PSS/ZnO/PBDTT-DPP:PC71BM/Ag).

Additionally, a single-layer device based on PBDTT-DPP was shown to demonstrate a power conversion efficiency of 6%.[1] PBDTT-DPP also finds application in perovskite solar cells due to its perfect energy level line-ups with perovskites.

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High purity & molecular weight

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

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General Information


CAS Number 1380582-98-8
Chemical Formula (C72H94N2O2S6)n
Full Name Poly{2,6′-4,8-di(5-ethylhexylthienyl)benzo[1,2-b;3,4-b]dithiophene-alt-5,5'-dibutyloctyl-3,6-bis(5-thiophen-2-yl)pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione}
HOMO / LUMO HOMO = -5.30 eV, LUMO = -3.63 eV [1]
Soluble in Chloroform, chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene
Recommended Processing Solvents at 10mg/ml Dichlorobenzene or Chlorobenzene+dichlorobenzene (1:1 v/v)
Synonyms PBDT-DPP
Classification / Family Organic semiconducting materials, Low band gap polymers, Organic photovoltaics, Polymer solar cells, Tandem solar cells, Perovskite solar cells.

Batch Details


Batch number MW Mn PDI Stock info
M1401A1 252,834 53,142 4.8 In Stock

Chemical Structure


Chemical structure of PBDTT-DPP, 1380582-98-8
Chemical structure of PBDTT-DPP

MSDS Documentation


PBDTT-DPP MSDS SheetPBDTT-DPP MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews


  1. Tandem polymer solar cells featuring a spectrally matched low-bandgap polymer, L. Dou et al., Nat. Photonics 6, 180 (2012); DOI: 10.1038/NPHOTON.2011.356.
  2. Metal Oxide Nanoparticles as an Electron-Transport Layer in High-Performance and Stable Inverted Polymer Solar Cells, J. You et al., Adv. Mater., 24, 5267–5272 (2012); DOI: 10.1002/adma.201201958.
  3. Visibly Transparent Polymer Solar Cells Produced by Solution Processing, C. Chen et al., ACS Nano, 6(8), 7185-7190 (2012); DOI: 10.1021/nn3029327.

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