Distinguishing photo-induced oxygen attack on alkyl chain <i>versus</i> conjugated backbone for alkylthienyl-benzodithiophene (BDTT)-based push

Distinguishing photo-induced oxygen attack on alkyl chain versus conjugated backbone for alkylthienyl-benzodithiophene (BDTT)-based push–pull polymers

Published:2023 Issue:33 Volume:11 Page:17858-17871
ISSN:2050-7488
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry A
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. A

Author:

Anderson Michael A.¹^ORCID,Hamstra Anna²,Larson Bryon W.³^ORCID,Ratcliff Erin L.¹²⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA

2. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA

3. Chemistry and Nanoscience Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA

4. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA

Abstract

The photo-degradation of five push–pull donor polymers depends primarily on kinetically favorable reactions and not redox properties. We present reaction pathways and a methodology for evaluating the light-air stability of photoabsorbing materials.

Funder

National Science Foundation

Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy

Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation

U.S. Department of Energy

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/TA/D3TA03256F

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