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Poly(3-octylthiophene-2,5-diyl-co-3-decyloxythiophene-2,5-diyl)

Synonym(s):

POT-co-DOT

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Linear Formula:
(C12H18S)m(C14H22OS)n
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.23

form

powder

mol wt

Mn 8,000
Mw 21,000

fluorescence

λex 490 nm; λem 600 nm

Mw/Mn

2.5

General description

Poly(3-octylthiophene-2,5-diyl-co-3-decyloxythiophene-2,5-diyl) (POT-co-DOT) is a regioregular conducting copolymer, which can be used as a donor material in electrochemical devices. It has a small band gap and forms an absorption spectrum in the red and infrared regions.
Typical Octyl thiophene:Decyloxythiophene = 1:1 (molar ratio). Synthesis, electrochemical and photophysical properties of poly(3-octylthiophene-2,5-diyl-co-3-decyloxythiophene-2,5-diyl)s (POT-co-DOT) copolymer via condensation polymerization has been reported. Application of POT-Co-DOT to electrophoretic deposition has been reported in a separate study.

Application

Conducting polymer
POT-co-DOT can be used as a conjugating polymer for the fabrication of polymeric solar cells (PSCs) and bulk heterojunction based solar cells with power conversion efficiency (PCE).

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Regioregular copolymers of 3-alkoxythiophene and their photovoltaic application
Shi C, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(27), 8980-8986 (2006)
Kazuya Tada
The journal of physical chemistry. B, 117(6), 1628-1632 (2012-07-26)
Electrophoretic deposition is a useful and efficient technique to deposit conjugated polymers, if suitable suspension of the target polymer is obtained. Unfortunately, neither general theory nor universal procedure for the preparation of a suspension suitable for electrophoretic deposition has seemed
Electrophoretic Deposition of the Thiophene-Based Copolymer and Its Composites with C60
Tada K
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 117(6), 1628-1632 (2012)
Effects of alkylthio and alkoxy side chains in polymer donor materials for organic solar cells
Cui C and Wong W
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 37(4), 287-302 (2016)
Chenjun Shi et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(27), 8980-8986 (2006-07-06)
Low band gap conjugated polymers with proper energy levels for charge transfer are required to achieve high-efficiency polymer solar cells. We report the synthesis and characterization of two new regioregular copolymers that are based on 3-alkoxythiophene monomers: poly(3-octylthiophene-2,5-diyl-co-3-decyloxythiophene-2,5-diyl) (POT-co-DOT) and

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