445703

Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl)

regioregular

• Synonym(s): P3HT
• Linear Formula: (C₁₀H₁₄S)_n
• CAS Number: 104934-50-1
• MDL number: MFCD00217686
• UNSPSC Code: 12352103
• NACRES: NA.23

Properties

• mol wt: average M_w 50,000-100,000
• greener alternative product characteristics: Design for Energy Efficiency; Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.
• sustainability: Greener Alternative Product
• conductivity: ~10³ S/cm (when doped with iodine)
• mp: 238 °C; 238 °C
• fluorescence: λ_ex 443 nm; λ_em 568 nm in chloroform
• Orbital energy: HOMO 5 eV ; LUMO 3 eV
• OPV Device Performance: ITO/NiO/P3HT/PC61BM/LiF/Al;
  • Short-circuit current density (J_sc): 11.3 mA/cm²
  • Open-circuit voltage (V_oc): 0.64 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.69
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 5.16 %
  ; ITO/PEDOT:PSS/P3HT:PC61BM (1:08)/Al;
  • Short-circuit current density (J_sc): 9.5 mA/cm²
  • Open-circuit voltage (V_oc): 0.63 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.68
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 5 %
• greener alternative category: Enabling,
• semiconductor properties: P-type (mobility=1E-4-1E-1 cm²/V·s)

Description

General description

Poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) is a regioregular semiconducting polymer. It is used in organic electronics primarily because of its regular end-to-end arrangement of side chain, which allows efficient p- p stacking of the conjugated backbones. On account of the alkyl side group, P3HT is rendered hydrophobic in neutral state. Solution-to-solid phase transformation and thin film formation of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) was reported in a study.

Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) is a poly(alkylthiophene) based semiconducting polymer that is hydrophobic at neutral state and has π-π conjugation in its backbone. It has a hole mobility is in the range of 10^-3-10^-1 cm²V^-1s^-1 and is commonly used in the development of field-effect transistors (FETs) for a wide range of applications.

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Application

For the characterization and solid-state properties of this polymer, see J. Am. Chem. Soc. .

P3HT, an electron donor that acts as a semiconducting active layer in combination with an electron acceptor like fullerene derivative (6,6)-phenyl C61-butyric acid methylester (PCBM), can be used to fabricate bulk heterojunction (HJT) based organic solar cells (OSCs). Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)and electric sensor devices can be developed by using Langmuir-Schaefer (LS) films of P3HT and poly(3-octylthiophene)(P3OT). It can also be used with polystyrene to process a nano-scaled polymeric coating through spray coating onto carbon nanotube (CNT) powders.

Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) may be used to fabricate ZnO nanowire arrays based photodiode. Regio- regular poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) may find extensive use as a semiconducting layer in organic thin film field effect transistor (FETs).

Rechargeable battery electrodes, electrochromic devices, chemical and optical sensors, light-emitting diodes, microelectrical amplifiers, field-effect transistors and non-linear optical materials.

Features and Benefits

Greater than 90% head-to-tail regiospecific conformation.
Good processibility, environmental stability and electroactivity.

Packaging

Packaged in glass bottles

Legal Information

Product of Rieke Metals, Inc.
Rieke is a registered trademark of Rieke Metals, Inc.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves