PCPDTBT
CAS Number 920515-34-0
Materials, OFET & OLED Polymer Materials, OPV Polymers, Perovskite Interface Materials, Perovskite Materials, Semiconducting Polymers
PCPDTBT, polymer semiconductor used for high-performance OPV devices
Exhibits excellent charge-carrier properties
Overview | Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews
PCPDTBT (CAS number 920515-34-0), copolymer of cyclopenta dithiophene and benzothiadiazole, is a low band-gap polymer semiconductor that is widely used for high-performance OPV devices with excellent charge-carrier properties.
Like PSBTBT, PCPDTBT has an ideal bandgap value (1.5 eV). This not only covers a broad range in the visible light spectrum, but also extends its spectral absorption into the infrared region.
In most cases, PCPDTBT is considered to be amorphous due to its non-linear side-chain structures. However, highly-crystalline films of PCPDTBT with branched side-chains can also be achieved by solvent vapour crystallisation [2].
General Information
| Full Name | Poly[2,6-(4,4-bis-(2-ethylhexyl)-4H-cyclopenta [2,1-b;3,4-b′]dithiophene)-alt-4,7(2,1,3-benzothiadiazole)] |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | C-PCPDTBT |
| CAS Number | 920515-34-0 |
| Chemical Formula | (C31H38N2S3)n |
| Molecular Weight | See Batch Details table below |
| HOMO / LUMO | HOMO = - 5.3 eV, LUMO = - 3.6 eV [1] |
| Soluble in | Chloroform, chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene |
| Recommended Processing Solvents at 10mg/ml | Chlorobenzene |
| Classification / Family | Cyclopenta dithiophene, Hole-transport layer materials, Organic semiconducting materials, Low band-gap polymers, Organic photovoltaics, All-polymer solar cells, OFETs, Perovskite solar cells. |
Batch Details
| Batch number | MW | PDI | Stock info |
|---|---|---|---|
| M2096A3 | 66,499 | 2.09 | Low Stock |
| M2096A4 | 63,376 | 1.92 | In Stock |
Chemical Structure
MSDS Documentation
PCPDTBT MSDS SheetLiterature and Reviews
- Novel Ternary Blend of PCDTBT, PCPDTBT and PC70BM for the Fabrication of Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells, T. Pratyusha et al., Mater. Today: Proceedings 4 5067–5073 (2017).
- Highly Crystalline Films of PCPDTBT with Branched Side Chains by Solvent Vapor Crystallization: Infl uence on Opto-Electronic Properties, F. S. U. Fischer et al., Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 1223–1228; DOI: 10.1002/adma.201403475.
- Effect of ambient temperature on the efficiency of the PCPDTBT:PC71BM BHJ solar cells, Z. Ahmad et al., Appl. Phys. A 123:486 (2017); DOI 10.1007/s00339-017-1098-8.