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Poly(3-dodecylthiophene-2,5-diyl)

electronic grade, 99.995% trace metals basis, average Mw ~27,000

Synonym(s):

P3DDT

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CAS Number:
137191-59-4
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.23
MDL number:
MFCD00677714

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grade

electronic grade

description

Band gap: 1.74 eV, regioregular

assay

99.995% trace metals basis

form

solid

mol wt

average Mw ~27,000

transition temp

Tm (DSC) 165.6 °C (peak)

orbital energy

HOMO -5.29 eV , LUMO -3.55 eV 

OPV device performance

ITO/PEDOT:PSS/P3DDT/PC61BM (1:3)/LiF/Al

  • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 2.9 mA/cm2
  • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.6 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.38
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 0.65 %

semiconductor properties

P-type (mobility=10−4 - 10−1 cm2/V·s)

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General description

Poly(3-dodecylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3DDT) is a poly(3-alkylthiophene) based conducting polymer that shows reversible electrochemistry with high conductivity. It is a regioregular polymer that can be used in the development of a variety of organic electronics based devices.

Application

Conducting polymer.
Rechargeable battery electrodes, electrochromic devices, chemical and optical sensors, light-emitting diodes, microelectrical amplifiers, field-effect transistors and non-linear optical materials.
P3DDT can be used as a conjugating polymer in the fabrication of electrochemical devices which include polymeric solar cells, chemical sensors and field effect transistors.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Nagamatsu S., et al.
Applied Physics Letters, 84, 4608-4608 (2004)
Inkjet printed chemical sensor array based on polythiophene conductive polymers
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Sensors and Actuators B, Chemical, 123(2), 651-660 (2007)
Evaluation of solution-processable carbon-based electrodes for all-carbon solar cells
Ramuz MP, et al.
ACS Nano, 6(11), 10384-10395 (2012)
Self-orienting head-to-tail poly (3-alkylthiophenes): new insights on structure-property relationships in conducting polymers
McCullough RD, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 115(11), 4910-4911 (1993)
Evidence of a novel side chain structure in regioregular poly (3-alkylthiophenes)
Prosa TJ, et al.
Macromolecules, 29(10), 3654-3656 (1996)
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