PBDB-TF-T1
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PBDB-TF-T1, high purity semiconducting polymer
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PBDB-TF-T1 is a randomly copolymerised conjugated semiconducting polymer with benzodithiophene (BDT), Benzodithiophene dione (BDD) and thiophene carboxylate ester as the main backbone units. PBDB-TF-T1 is a close relative in structure to PBDBT-2F (PM6) and PTO2, relatively blue shifted in absorption to PM6 and red shifted to PTO2.
PBDB-TF-T1 is also relatively more soluble in non-halogenated solvents, i.e. o-xylene, 1,2,4‐trimethylbenzene or THF than PM6. Non-fullerene polymer solar cells withnon-halogenated solvent additive DIO from BTP-4F-12 as acceptor and PBDB-TF-T1 as polymer donor achieved high device performance efficiencies of PCE = 16.1%.
Please refer to our collection of green energy materials for non-halogenated solvents processing choice of non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs).
Device structure:(ITO)/PEDOT:PSS/T1:BTP-4F-12/PFN-Br/Al. [1]
Thickness (nm) | VOC(V) | JSC(mA cm-2) | FF(%) | PCE(%) |
Not known | 0.853 | 25.2 | 76 | 16.1 |
Luminosyn™ PBDB-TF-T1
Luminosyn™ PBDB-TF-T1 is now available.
High purity
PBDB-TF-T1 is purified by Soxhlet extraction with methanol, hexane and chlorobenzene under an argon atmosphere
Batch-specific GPC data
Batch specific GPC data is always available for your thesis or publication
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General Information
Full name | Poly[(2,6-(4,8-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl-3-fluoro)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)]-ran-poly[(2,6-(4,8-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl)-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b’]dithiophene))-alt-(2,2-ethyl-3(or4)-carboxylate-thiophene)] |
Synonyms | T1 |
Chemical formula | [(C68H76F2O2S8)0.8(C41H44F2O2S5)0.2]n |
CAS number | n.a. |
HOMO / LUMO | HOMO = -5.48 eV, LUMO = -3.63 eV [1] |
Solubility | o-Xylene, chloroform, chlorobenzene and dichlorobenzene |
Processing solvent | o-Xylene, chloroform, chlorobenzene and dichlorobenzene |
Classification / Family | Organic semiconducting materials, Medium band-gap polymers, Organic Photovoltaics, Polymer solar cells, NF-PSCs, All-polymer solar cells (all-pscs). |
Chemical Structure

MSDS Documentation
Pricing
Batch | Quantity | Price |
M2259A1 | 100 mg | £400 |
M2259A1 | 250 mg | £800 |
M2259A1 | 500 mg | £1450 |
M2259A1 | 1 g | £2600 |
M2259A1 | 5 g / 10 g* | Please enquire |
*for 5 - 10 grams order quantity, the lead time is 4-6 weeks.
Batch details
Batch | Mw | Mn | PDI | Stock Info |
M2259A1 | 99,351 | 42,777 | 2.32 | In Stock |
Literature and Reviews
- Achieving Over 15% Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaic Cells via Copolymer Design, Y. Cui et al., Adv. Mater., 31 (14), 1808356 (2019); DOI: 10.1002/adma.201808356.
- Eco-Compatible Solvent-Processed Organic Photovoltaic Cells with Over 16% Efficiency, L Hong et al., Adv. Mater., 31 (39), 1903441 (2019); DOI: 10.1002/adma.201903441..
Characterisations
UV-Vis Absorption

Cyclic Voltammetry

The cyclic voltammograms (CV) measurements were recorded on Ossila Potentiostat by using a three-electrode system with platinum disc as the working electrode, platinum wire as the counter electrode, Ag/Ag+ electrode as the reference electrode with a scanning rate of 100 mV/s in a 0.1 M tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (Bu4NClO4) solution. The potential of Ag/Ag+ reference electrode was internally calibrated by using ferrocene/ferroncenium (Fc/Fc+) as the redox couple.
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