Issue 9, 2012
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Energy & Environmental Science

Poly(3-hexylthiophene): synthetic methodologies and properties in bulk heterojunction solar cells

Assunta Marrocchi,*a   Daniela Lanari,a   Antonio Facchettibc  and  Luigi Vaccaro*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy
E-mail: luigi@unipg.it, assunta@unipg.it
Fax: +39 0755855560

b Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, USA
E-mail: a-facchetti@northwestern.edu

c Polyera Corporation, 8045 Lamon Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077, USA

Abstract

Poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) remains of significant importance as a prototypical benchmark hole conductor material in Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs). In this review we discuss synthetic strategies to P3HT, particularly focusing on those leading to the regioregular form and discussing key physical and morphological properties. Finally, a survey and a brief discussion of P3HT performance in bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) OPVs are also provided.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2EE22129B
Article type
Review Article
Submitted
13 Mar 2012
Accepted
25 Jun 2012
First published
16 Jul 2012

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012,5, 8457-8474

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Poly(3-hexylthiophene): synthetic methodologies and properties in bulk heterojunction solar cells

A. Marrocchi, D. Lanari, A. Facchetti and L. Vaccaro, Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 8457 DOI: 10.1039/C2EE22129B

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