PDPP3T, PBDB-T and ITIC Added to our OPV Materials
Posted on Tue, Jan 17, 2017 by Ashley Wong
We constantly update our OPV materials catalogue so we can be at the frontier of organic photovoltaic research, bringing you new materials for your research interests.
With PCE over 12%, ITIC (a small molecule semiconductor) together with PBDB-T (PCE12) have topped the record of the OPV devices. Both these materials, along with PDPP3T, are now available from Ossila. See below for a summary of the materials.
ITIC
ITIC shows strong and broad absorption characteristics in the visible to near-infrared regions, and appropriate energy levels matched with low-band gap donor polymers.
Full name | 3,9-bis(2-methylene-(3-(1,1-dicyanomethylene)-indanone))-5,5,11,11-tetrakis(4-hexylphenyl)-dithieno[2,3-d:2’,3’-d’]-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b’]dithiophene |
Synonyms | ITIC |
Chemical formula | C94H82N4O2S4 |
CAS number | n/a |
Molecular weight | 1427.94 |
HOMO / LUMO | HOMO = -5.48 eV, LUMO = -3.83 eV |
See ITIC product page for full details.
PBDB-T (PCE12)
PBDB-T (PCE12) is one of the top donor materials for OPVs. PCEs over 12% were reported with excellent thermal stability [2,3]. With matching HOMO energy levels, PBDB-T could also be potentially used as a hole-transport layer material (HTL) for perovskite solar cells.
Full name | Poly[(2,6-(4,8-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl)-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b’]dithiophene))-alt-(5,5-(1’,3’-di-2-thienyl-5’,7’-bis(2-ethylhexyl)benzo[1’,2’-c:4’,5’-c’]dithiophene-4,8-dione)] |
Structure | ![]() |
Synonyms | PCE12, PBDB-T |
Chemical formula | (C68H78O2S8)n |
CAS number | 145929-80-4 |
Molecular weight | M1001: MW = 117,406 / MN = 58,737 / PDI = 2.0 |
HOMO / LUMO | HOMO = -5.33 eV, LUMO = -2.92 eV |
See PBDB-T product page for full details.
PDPP3T
PDPP3T can be used as an active-layer material for OPV and OFET devices. Being electron-rich, it is also used as an effective spiro-OMeTAD replacement HTL material for perovskite solar cells.
Full name | Poly{2,2′-[(2,5-bis(2-hexyldecyl)-3,6-dioxo-2,3,5,6- tetrahydropyrrolo[3,4-c ]pyrrole-1,4-diyl)dithiophene]- 5,5′-diyl-alt-thiophen-2,5-diyl} |
Structure | ![]() |
Synonyms | PDPP3T |
Chemical formula | (C50H72N2O2S3)n |
CAS number | 1198291-01-8 |
Molecular weight | M991: MW = 66,759 / MN = 31,505 / PDI = 2.12 |
HOMO / LUMO | HOMO = -5.17 eV, LUMO = -3.61 eV |
See PDPP3T product page for full details.
Author: Ashley Wong
Hailing from a Psychology background, Ashley has an MSc in Organizational/Work Psychology from the Sheffield University Management School. Prior to joining Ossila, Ashley worked with two multi-national organizations, researching emotional labour in the life insurance industry. In 2017, she successfully led the process of writing & applying for a prestigious Institute of Physics Business Innovation Award, which resulted in Ossila winning its first-ever industrial award.