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PFN-Br

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Synonym(s):

OS0995, PFN-P2, Poly(9,9-bis(3’-(N,N-dimethyl)-N-ethylammoinium-propyl-2,7-fluorene)-alt-2,7-(9,9-dioctylfluorene))dibromide

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Linear Formula:
(C56H80N2.Br2)n
CAS Number:
889672-99-5
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23
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form

solid

mol wt

Mw 30,000-50,000 by GPC

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color

beige to yellow

mp

>200 °C

solubility

DMF: soluble
DMSO: soluble
alcohol: soluble
chloroform: insoluble
water: soluble

PDI

2‑3.2

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General description

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. This product belongs to Enabling category of greener alternatives thus aligns with "Design for energy efficency". Electron transport organic materials have the chemical functionality to transport electrons and are used as electron transport layer in OLED devices. Click here for more information.

Application

PFN-Br is a solution processible, conjugated polymer electrolyte used as interficial layer in high performance organic photovoltaic cells (OPV) and organic light emitting diodes (OLED) to improve the interfacial properties.[1][2][3]

OPV devices with PFN-Br interfacial layer showed overall enhanced short-circuit current density, open-circuit voltage, fill factor and corresponding high efficiency in the inverted OPVs.[3] This was attributed to the good contact between ZnO electron extraction layer and the active layer, good interface adhesion between the electron extraction layer and active layer, and enhanced charge transport via suppressed bimolecular recombination.

Recent report of OPV with a record energy conversion efficiency of 17.3% also utilized PFN-Br, spin-coated on top of ZnO to improve the interfacial properties.[1]

Tandem Cell Device performance:
ITO/ZnO/PFN-Br/PBDB-T:F-M/M-PEDOT/ZnO/PTB7- Th:O6T-4F:PC71BM/MoO3/Ag
Voc=1.642 V
Jsc=14.35 mA/cm2
FF=73.7%
PCE=17.3%

PFN-Br finds application in a wide range of areas:
  • OPV interficial layer (metalic oxide compact layer)
  • OLED electron transport layer
  • Perovskite solar cells
  • Flexible printed electronics
  • Cationic polymer electrolyte
  • Anion exchange material
  • Light emitting electrochemical cells

Other Notes

Recommend to use 0.2 mg/ml concentration for electron-transport interfacial layer in OPV.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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MKCW4528
MKCT4422
MKCQ7974
MKCR2529
MKCP9014

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Inverted polymer solar cells with 8.4% efficiency by conjugated polyelectrolyte
Yang T, et al.
Energy & Environmental Science, 5, 8208-8214 (2012)
Simultaneous enhancement of the molecular planarity and the solubility of non-fullerene acceptors: Effect of aliphatic side-chain substitution on the photovoltaic performance.
Z Zhang, et al.
Journal of Material Chemistry A, 5, 7776-7783 (2017)
Lingxian Meng et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 361(6407), 1094-1098 (2018-08-11)
Although organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells have many advantages, their performance still lags far behind that of other photovoltaic platforms. A fundamental reason for their low performance is the low charge mobility of organic materials, leading to a limit on the

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    1. Products may be shipped at a different temperature than the recommended long-term storage temperature. If the product quality is sensitive to short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped on wet or dry-ice. If the product quality is NOT affected by short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped at ambient temperature. As shipping routes are configured for minimum transit times, shipping at ambient temperature helps control shipping costs for our customers. For more information, please refer to the Storage and Transport Conditions document: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/deepweb/assets/sigmaaldrich/marketing/global/documents/316/622/storage-transport-conditions-mk.pdf

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  3. What are the end-capping groups on this polymer?

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    1. There is no termination group attached to the ends of the polymer. It is simply hydrogen attached to the aromatic ring, rather than another monomeric unit.

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