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Post-polymerization ketalization for improved organic photovoltaic materials

  • Christian B. Nielsen
  • , R. Shahid Ashraf
  • , Stephan Rossbauer
  • , Thomas Anthopoulos
  • , Iain McCulloch

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Abstract

Poor organic photovoltaic device performance of a ketone-functionalized benzotrithiophene polymer with desirable frontier energy levels and a broad absorption in the visible region is successfully addressed through a new postpolymerization ketalization approach. Hereby, the initial ketone-functionalized polymer is converted to two different ketal derivatives, which show superior processability leading to significantly enhanced photovoltaic device performance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)7727-7732
Number of pages6
JournalMacromolecules
Volume46
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 8 2013
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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