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Two benzotriazole-based polymer donors, poly[4-(5-(2,5-bis((2-hexyldecyl]oxy]-4-(thiophene-2-yl]-phenyl]thiophene-2-yl]-5,6-difluoro-2-octyl-2H-benzo [d][1,2,3]triazole] (PPBTA-2HD) and poly[4-(5-(2,5-bis((2-hexyltridecyl]oxy]-4-(thiophene-2-yl]-phenyl]thiophene-2-yl]-5,6-difluoro-2-octyl-2H-benzo[d][1,2,3] triazole] (PPBTA-5HD), were synthesized, and their physical, optical, and electrochemical properties were characterized. The backbones of two polymers contain fluorine in the benzotriazole and alkoxy substituents in the phenylene units, resulting in molecular planarity by exploiting S⋯O and S⋯F noncovalent interactions. PPBTA-2HD and PPBTA-5HD were used as electron donors and [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM] as an electron acceptor in the active layer of the bulk-hetero-junction solar cells. PPBTA-5HD exhibited better device performance than PPBTA-2HD, with a power conversion efficiency of 2.82% and a short-circuit current of 6.52 mA/cm2. Analysis of the microstructural film morphologies of two polymers by 2D-grazing incident X-ray diffraction revealed that PPBTA-5HD had higher crystallinity than PPBTA-2HD, leading to better device performance.
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Lee, S., Ha, JW., Park, H.J. et al. Synthesis and Characterization of Benzotriazole-Based Polymer Donors with Good Planarity for Organic Photovoltaics. Macromol. Res. 28, 903–909 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13233-020-8124-y
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