High-Performance Photovoltaic Polymers Employing Symmetry-Breaking Building Blocks.

Liu, Deyu; Zhu, Qianqian; Gu, Chunyang; Wang, Junyi; Qiu, Meng; Chen, Weichao; Bao, Xichang; Sun, Mingliang et al. · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Two 1D-2D asymmetric benzodithiophenes (BDTs) as donor building blocks are designed and synthesized, combining the advantages of both 1D and 2D symmetric BDTs. The photovoltaic properties of the asymmetric BDT-based polymers are improved greatly in comparison with corresponding symmetric BDT-based polymers. This work provides a new approach to design prospective organic optoelectronic materials employing the symmetry-breaking strategy.