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Influence of processing and intrinsic polymer parameters on photochemical stability of polythiophene thin films

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Authors:
  • Vesterager Madsen, Morten ;
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    Orcid logo0000-0002-6838-9708
    Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark
  • Tromholt, Thomas ;
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    Functional organic materials, Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark
  • Böttiger, Arvid P.L. ;
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    Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark
  • Andreasen, Jens Wenzel ;
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    Orcid logo0000-0002-3145-0229
    Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark
  • Norrman, Kion ;
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    Orcid logo0000-0001-9355-7569
    Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark
  • Krebs, Frederik C
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    Orcid logo0000-0003-1148-4314
    Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark
DOI:
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.07.021
Abstract:
Intrinsic polymer parameters such as regio-regularity, molecular weight, and crystallinity play an important role when studying polymer stability. 18 different batches of poly-3-hexyl-thiophene (P3HT) were degraded in a solar simulator (AM1.5G, 1000 W/m2) and the degradation kinetics were monitored. The results suggest that the radical reaction responsible for the photodegradation takes place at terminal thiophene rings exposed at points were the conjugation is broken. This proposed mechanism is supported by the fact that stability scales with regio-regularity following the ratio of head-to-tail connected thiophene units. Annealing was found to relax the P3HT films and increase conjugation length and, in turn, increase stability observed as a delayed spectral blueshift caused by photochemical degradation. Crystallinity was found to play a minor role in terms of stability. Oxygen diffusion and light shielding effects were shown to have a negligible effect on the photochemical degradation rate. The results obtained in this work advance the understanding of polymer stability and will help improve the design of materials used for polymer solar cells resulting in longer lifetimes, which will push the technology closer to large-scale applications. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Type:
Journal article
Language:
English
Published in:
Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2012, Vol 97, Issue 11, p. 2412-2417
Keywords:
P3HT; Photooxidation; Organic photovoltaics; Photo-chemical stability; Degradation
Main Research Area:
Science/technology
Publication Status:
Published
Review type:
Peer Review
Submission year:
2012
Scientific Level:
Scientific
ID:
247774544

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