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Product Code M2049A1-100mg
Price £420 ex. VAT

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PBT1, for highly efficient OPV devices

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As a family member of polythiophenes, PBT1 (also known as PBDD4T) has a backbone consisting of repeating benzodithiophene-4,8-dione and α-quaterthiophene units. π electrons can be delocalized effectively through the alternative electron push−pull effect, resulting a low band-gap polymer. Also, with four ethylhexyl branched side chains, the polymer is more soluble in most of organic solvents.

We also have PBDD4T-2F available which allows fluorine-fluorine interaction at the polymer back-bone structure for device film morphology control. Both PBDD4T and PBDD4T-2F are used for highly efficient OPV devices using fullerenes and non-fullerenes such as ITIC and P(NDI2OD-T2F) as acceptors.

Luminosyn™ PBT1

Luminosyn™ PBT1 is now available.

High purity and high molecular weight
PBDD4T is purified by Soxhlet extraction with methanol, hexane and chloroform under an argon atmosphere

Batch-specific GPC data
Have confidence in what you are ordering; batch-specific GPC data for your thesis or publications

Large quantity orders
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General Information

Full name Poly[[5,​7-​bis(2-​ethylhexyl)​-​4,​8-​dioxo-​4H,​8H-​benzo[1,​2-​c:4,​5-​c']​dithiophene-​1,​3-​diyl]​[3,​3'''-​bis(2-​ethylhexyl)​[2,​2':5',​2'':5'',​2'''-​quaterthiophene]​-​5,​5'''-​diyl]​]
Synonyms PBT1, BDD4T
Chemical formula (C58H74O2S6)n
CAS number 1439937-09-3
Solubility Chloroform, chlorobenzene and dichlorobenzene (solution processing solvent chlorobenzene or dichlorobenzene)
HOMO / LUMO HOMO = -5.30 eV, Eg = 1.76 eV [1]
Classification / Family Polythiophenes, Organic n-type semiconducting materials, Organic photovoltaics, Polymer solar cells, Tandem solar cells, Electron-acceptor polymers, OFETs, Perovskite solar cells, All-polymer solar cells.
Solubility Soluble in chloroform, chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene

Chemical Structure

pbdd4t, PBT1, BDD4T chemical structure
Chemical structure and product image of PBDD4T

MSDS Documentation

PBDD4T MSDSPBDD4T MSDS Sheet

Pricing

Batch Quantity Price
M2049A1 100 mg £420
M2049A1 250 mg £800
M2049A1 500 mg £1450
M2049A1 1 g £2600
M2049A1 5 - 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
M2049A1 112,851 49,310 2.29 in stock

Literature and Reviews

  1. A Fluorinated Polythiophene Derivative with Stabilized Backbone Conformation for Highly Efficient Fullerene and Non-Fullerene Polymer Solar Cells, S. Zhang et al., Macromolecules, 49 (8), 2993–3000 (2016); DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00248.
  2. Molecular Design toward Efficient Polymer Solar Cells with High Polymer Content, D. Qian et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135 (23), 8464–8467 (2013); DOI: 10.1021/ja402971d.
  3. Toward reliable and accurate evaluation of polymer solar cells based on low band gap polymers, L. Ye et al., J. Mater. Chem. C, 3, 564-569 (2015); DOI: 10.1039/C4TC02449D.
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