Poly(3-hexyl thiophene)-b-Fullerene Functionalized Polystyrene Copolymers (P3HT-b-PSFu) as Compatibilizer in P3HT/Phenyl-C61-butyric Acid Methyl Ester (PCBM) Solar Cells

Abstract

Poly(3-hexyl thiophene)-fullerene functionalized polystyrene block copolymers (P3HT-b-PSFu) with a variety of block lengths and compositions were synthesized by reacting P3HT macroinitiator with styrene and chloromethyl styrene via an atom transfer radical polymerization. After that, the prepared copolymers were reacted with C₆₀ via an atom transfer radical addition to obtain P3HT-b-PSFu. Chemical structures and molecular weights of the products were characterized by¹H-NMR, FTIR, and GPC, respectively. Next, the various P3HT-b-PSFu copolymers were added to P3HT/PCBM bulk heterojunction (BHJ) polymer solar cell. It was found that efficiency increased from 0.52% to the maximum value of 1.23%, after adding the copolymers.

Keywords:

• Block copolymers
• compatibilizer
• poly(3-hexyl thiophene)
• polymer solar cell

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