PCPDTBT
PCPDTBT, polymer semiconductor used for high-performance OPV devices
Exhibits excellent charge-carrier properties
PCPDTBT, copolymer of cyclopenta dithiophene and benzothiadiazole, is a low band-gap polymer semiconductor that is widely used for high-performance OPV devices with excellent charge-carrier properties.
Like PSBTBT, PCPDTBT has an ideal bandgap value (1.5 eV). This not only covers a broad range in the visible light spectrum, but also extends its spectral absorption into the infrared region.
In most cases, PCPDTBT is considered to be amorphous due to its non-linear side-chain structures. However, highly-crystalline films of PCPDTBT with branched side-chains can also be achieved by solvent vapour crystallisation [2].
General Information
Full name | Poly[2,6- |
Synonyms | C-PCPDTBT |
CAS number | 920515-34-0 |
Chemical formula | (C31H38N2S3)n |
Molecular weight | See Batch Details table above |
HOMO / LUMO | HOMO = - 5.3 eV, LUMO = - 3.6 eV [1] |
Solubility | Chloroform, chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene |
Classification / Family | Cyclopenta dithiophene, Hole-transport layer materials, Organic semiconducting materials, Low band-gap polymers, Organic photovoltaics, All-polymer solar cells, OFETs, Perovskite solar cells. |

MSDS Documentation
Pricing
Batch | Quantity | Price |
M2096A | 100 mg | £240 |
M2096A | 250 mg | £560 |
M2096A | 500 mg | £1000 |
M2096A | 1 g | £1900 |
Batch Details
Batch | Mw | PDI | Stock Info |
M2096A1 | >30,000 | ≤3 | Discontinued |
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M2096A2 | 33.000 | 2.1 | Discontinued |
M2096A3 | 66,499 | 2.09 | In Stock |
Literature and Reviews
- Novel Ternary Blend of PCDTBT, PCPDTBT and PC70BM for the Fabrication of Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells, T. Pratyusha et al., Mater. Today: Proceedings 4 5067–5073 (2017).
- Highly Crystalline Films of PCPDTBT with Branched Side Chains by Solvent Vapor Crystallization: Infl uence on Opto-Electronic Properties, F. S. U. Fischer et al., Adv. Mater. 2015, 27, 1223–1228; DOI: 10.1002/adma.201403475.
- Effect of ambient temperature on the efficiency of the PCPDTBT:PC71BM BHJ solar cells, Z. Ahmad et al., Appl. Phys. A 123:486 (2017); DOI 10.1007/s00339-017-1098-8.
- Synthesis of Poly(4,4-dialkyl-cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b′]dithiophene-alt-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole) (PCPDTBT) in a Direct Arylation Scheme, S. Kowalski et al., ACS Macro Lett., 1 (4), 465–468 (2012); DOI: 10.1021/mz300093w
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