Effects of polymer precursor conjugation length on the optoelectronic properties of fluorinated benzothiadiazole-based D–A systems

Daize Mo, Tong Tong, Pengjie Chao, Kuirong Deng and Qingwen Zhang

New J. Chem., 2024, 48, 7590
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Chlorination vs. fluorination: a study of halogenated benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole-based organic semiconducting dots for near-infrared cellular imaging

Daize Mo, Li Lin, Pengjie Chao, Hanjian Lai, Qingwen Zhang, Leilei Tian and Feng He

New J. Chem., 2020, 44, 7740
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Polymer semiconductors incorporating head-to-head linked 4-alkoxy-5-(3-alkylthiophen-2-yl)thiazole

Xin Zhou, Peng Chen, Chang Woo Koh, Sheng Chen, Jianwei Yu, Xianhe Zhang, Yumin Tang, Luca Bianchi, Han Guo, Han Young Woo and Xugang Guo

RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 35724
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Towards improved efficiency of polymer solar cells via chlorination of a benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene based polymer donor

Yingying Dong, Hang Yang, Yue Wu, Yan Zou, Jianyu Yuan, Chaohua Cui and Yongfang Li

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 2261
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Monochlorination-enabled elevated solar cell performance in region-asymmetric benzothiadiazole-based medium bandgap conjugated copolymers

Shilei Qu, Wuyan Liu, Lili An, Xinyu Liu, Zhongyi Wang, Zezhou Liang, Chunyan Yang and Junfeng Tong

Polym. Chem., 2025, 16, 5079
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Performance comparison of fluorinated and chlorinated donor–acceptor copolymers for polymer solar cells

Yubao Zhang, Fumeng Ren, Qinghua Li, Zhixuan Zhang, Xingdao He, Zhongping Chen, Jiulin Shi and Guoli Tu

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018, 6, 4658
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A wide-bandgap D–A copolymer donor based on a chlorine substituted acceptor unit for high performance polymer solar cells

Tao Wang, Rui Sun, Shengjie Xu, Jie Guo, Wei Wang, Jing Guo, Xuechen Jiao, Jianbo Wang, Shuangfeng Jia, Xiaozhang Zhu, Yongfang Li and Jie Min

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 14070
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The optimized energy level, morphology and photophysical procedure boosted the photovoltaic performance of monochlorinated benzothiadiazole-based polymer donors

Junfeng Tong, Wuyan Liu, Lili An, Shilei Qu, Aoxiang Zhang, Pengzhi Guo, Zezhou Liang, Lihe Yan, Chunyan Yang, Jianfeng Li and Yangjun Xia

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12, 13115
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Donor–acceptor polymers containing thiazole-fused benzothiadiazole acceptor units for organic solar cells

Tomoya Nakamura, Yasuhisa Ishikura, Noriko Arakawa, Megumi Hori, Motoi Satou, Masaru Endo, Hisashi Masui, Shinichiro Fuse, Takashi Takahashi, Yasujiro Murata, Richard Murdey and Atsushi Wakamiya

RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 7107
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Gradual chlorination at different positions of D-π-A copolymers based on benzodithiophene and isoindigo for organic solar cells

Jialing Zhou, Bao Zhang, Yanfang Geng, Qing Guo, Qiang Guo and Erjun Zhou

Materials Reports: Energy, 2021, 1, 100065
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Fluorination on electron-deficient units of benzothiadiazole-based donor-acceptor conjugated polymers for novel fullerene-based organic solar cells

Zhengkun Du, Xichang Bao, Christoffer Pajbjerg Andersen, Charlotte Bøgild Didriksen, Junyi Wang, Meng-Chang Lin, Zhong Cao and Donghong Yu

Solar Energy, 2021, 220, 864
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Mono-chlorinated benzothiadiazole: A new electron-deficient unit for constructing high performance D-A electrochromic polymers

Daize Mo, Tong Tong, Kuirong Deng and Qingwen Zhang

Electrochimica Acta, 2024, 489, 144272
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Benzothiadiazole-based push-pull copolymers – Balancing synthetic complexity against organic solar cell efficiency

Kaat Valkeneers, Koen Vandewal and Wouter Maes

Organic Electronics, 2022, 111, 106667
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Chlorination strategy on polymer donors toward efficient solar conversions

Pengjie Chao, Nicolas Johner, Xiaowei Zhong, Hong Meng and Feng He

Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2019, 39, 208
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Enhancing performance of ternary blend photovoltaics by tuning the side chains of two-dimensional conjugated polymer

Chung-Hao Chen, Yi-Ju Lu, Yu-Wei Su, Yu-Che Lin, Hsi-Kuei Lin, Hsiu-Cheng Chen, Hao-Cheng Wang, Jia-Xing Li, Kaung-Hsiung Wu and Kung-Hwa Wei

Organic Electronics, 2019, 71, 185
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Design Principles and Synergistic Effects of Chlorination on a Conjugated Backbone for Efficient Organic Photovoltaics: A Critical Review

Gururaj P. Kini, Sung Jae Jeon and Doo Kyung Moon

Advanced Materials, 2020, 32
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Oxidant-controlled band structure and charge transport in benzothiadiazole-based conjugated polymers prepared by oxidative chemical vapor deposition

Sara Lotito, Amr A. Nada, Lotfi Boudjema, Riadh Bourzami, Jonathan Crêpellière, Rodolphe Mauchauffé, Chiara Mongiovì, Alberto Perrotta, Antonella Milella and Nicolas D. Boscher

Materials & Design, 2026, 264, 115727
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Thiazole-Functionalized Terpolymer Donors Obtained via Random Ternary Copolymerization for High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells

Zhihui Liao, Ke Yang, Licheng Hou, Jun Li, Jie Lv, Ranbir Singh, Manish Kumar, Qianqian Chen, Xiyue Dong, Tongle Xu, Chao Hu, Tainan Duan, Zhipeng Kan, Shirong Lu and Zeyun Xiao

Macromolecules, 2020, 53, 9034
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High Open‐Circuit Voltage Wide‐Bandgap Perovskite Solar Cell with Interface Dipole Layer

Jihyeon Heo, Juan Anthony Prayogo, Seok Woo Lee, Hansol Park, Senthilkumar Muthu, JeeHee Hong, Haeun Kim, Young‐Hoon Kim, Dong Ryeol Whang, Dong Wook Chang and Hui Joon Park

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Electrochromic properties of chlorinated benzene-EDOT conjugated polymers: Influence of chlorine substitution position and number

Shuanglai Shen, Zhuang Ren, Daize Mo, Kuirong Deng and Mengze Xu

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2026, 1001, 119715
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Effect of alkylthiolated hetero-aromatic rings on the photovoltaic performance of benzodithiophene-based polymer/fullerene solar cells

Zhengkun Du, Mian Cai, Li Du, Baojin Huang, Zhong Cao, Donghong Yu and Meng-Chang Lin

Synthetic Metals, 2021, 276, 116756
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Random copolymers with different Cl position for optimizing morphology with acceptor

Ji Hyun Lee, Ju-Hyeon Kim, Kiyoung Park, Juhui Oh, Jun Young Park, Hoyoul Kong, Hongkyu Kang, Soo-Young Jang, Kwanghee Lee and Yun-Hi Kim

Dyes and Pigments, 2022, 201, 110136
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Reinforcing Bulk Heterojunction Morphology through Side Chain-Engineered Pyrrolopyrrole-1,3-dione Polymeric Donors for Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells

Danbi Kim, Vellaiappillai Tamilavan, Chieh-Szu Huang, Yang Lu, Eunhye Yang, Insoo Shin, Hyun-Seock Yang, Sung Heum Park, Samuel D. Stranks and Bo Ram Lee

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2025, 8, 1220
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Effect of chlorination and fluorination of benzothiadiazole on the performance of polymer solar cells

Yubing Zhou, Yuancheng Qin, Cailing Ni and Yu Xie

J of Applied Polymer Sci, 2020, 137
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Recent advances in molecular design of functional conjugated polymers for high-performance polymer solar cells

Zhong’an Li, Chu-Chen Chueh and Alex K.-Y. Jen

Progress in Polymer Science, 2019, 99, 101175
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Chlorination: An Effective Strategy for High‐Performance Organic Solar Cells

Qiaoqiao Zhao, Jianfei Qu and Feng He

Advanced Science, 2020, 7
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Recently developed benzodithiophene based organic solar cells: A review on materials and strategies

Duygu Cevher, Sevki Can Cevher and Ali Cirpan

Materials Today Communications, 2023, 37, 107524
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Structural optimization in the same polymer backbones for efficient polymer solar cells: Relationship between steric hindrance and molecular weight

Sung Jae Jeon, Jeong Eun Yu, Yong Woon Han, Il Soon Suh and Doo Kyung Moon

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2019, 71, 137
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Tailoring of conducting polymers via copolymerization – A review

Sapana Jadoun, Dhirendra Singh Rathore, Ufana Riaz and Narendra Pal Singh Chauhan

European Polymer Journal, 2021, 155, 110561
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Modulating the electrochromic performance of benzo[1,2-c:4,5-c′]dithiophene-4,8-dione-based polymers by extending the conjugation length of main chain with EDOT units

Pengjie Chao, Qicheng Su, Yuqing Liao, Daize Mo, Lanqing Li, Donghua Fan, Yizhong Shi and Dongling Shen

Materials Today Communications, 2025, 46, 112450
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Synergistic Effect of Chlorination and Selenophene: Achieving Elevated Solar Conversion in Highly Aggregated Systems

Xiaowei Zhong, Hui Chen, Meijing Wang, Shenglong Gan, Qiming He, Wei Chen and Feng He

Macromolecules, 2019, 52, 2393
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Insertion of chlorine atoms onto π-bridges of conjugated polymer enables improved photovoltaic performance

Linglong Ye, Yuanpeng Xie, Kangkang Weng, Hwa Sook Ryu, Chao Li, Yunhao Cai, Huiting Fu, Donghui Wei, Han Young Woo, Songting Tan and Yanming Sun

Nano Energy, 2019, 58, 220
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Balancing conductivity and seebeck in D–A polymers: Fluorine modification and optimized FeCl3 chemical doping

Po Chen, Huadeng Xie, Seonghun Jeong, Qinfang Zhang, Yuheng Li, Yingyao Zhang, Changduk Yang and Peng Gao

Synthetic Metals, 2026, 318, 118116
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Benzothiadiazole Halogenation Impact in Conjugated Polymers, a Comprehensive Study

Théodore Olla, Olzhas A. Ibraikulov, Stéphanie Ferry, Olivier Boyron, Stéphane Méry, Benoı̂t Heinrich, Thomas Heiser, Patrick Lévêque and Nicolas Leclerc

Macromolecules, 2019, 52, 8006
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Chlorinated Effects of Double-Cable Conjugated Polymers on the Photovoltaic Performance in Single-Component Organic Solar Cells

Han-Yi Bao, Zhao-Fan Yang, Yan-Jiao Zhao, Xiang Gao, Xin-Zhu Tong, Yi-Nuo Wang, Feng-Bo Sun, Jian-Hong Gao, Wei-Wei Li and Zhi-Tian Liu

Chin J Polym Sci, 2023, 41, 187
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Effect of conjugate length of monomeric thiophene backbone on electrochromic performance of benzo[1,2-c:4,5-c']dithiophene-4,8-dione-based D-A polymers

Pengjie Chao, Qicheng Su, Yuqing Liao, Daize Mo, Lanqing Li, Donghua Fan, Yizhong Shi and Dongling Shen

Polymer, 2025, 323, 128183
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Chlorinated Random Terpolymers with Efficient Solar Conversion and Low Batch-to-Batch Variation

Mingrui Pu, Hui Chen, Pengjie Chao, Yulin Zhu, Nan Zheng, Hanjian Lai, Tingxing Zhao and Feng He

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2021, 3, 14
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Synthesis and solar cell applications of semiconducting polymers based on vinylene-bridged 5-alkoxy-6-fluorobenzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole (FOBTzE)

Hiroki Mori, Yuya Asanuma, Ryuchi Hosogi and Yasushi Nishihara

Polym J, 2023, 55, 405
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Modulating electrochromic performance of conjugated polymers based on benzo[1,2-c:4,5-c']dithiophene-4,8-dione acceptor by employing the different linkers and active polymeric groups

Pengjie Chao, Qicheng Su, Yuqing Liao, Daize Mo, Lanqing Li, Donghua Fan, Yizhong Shi and Dongling Shen

Polymer, 2025, 335, 128778
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Effect of fluorination of the donor unit on the properties of benzodithiophene-triazole based donor-acceptor systems for polymer solar cells: A computational investigation

Mohd Shavez, Juri Goswami and Aditya N. Panda

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2019, 1165, 112564
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Novel electrochromic polymers based on benzo[1,2-c:4,5-c']dithiophene-4,8-dione acceptor by varying different π-bridges and terminal active groups

Pengjie Chao, Qicheng Su, Yuqing Liao, Daize Mo, Lanqing Li, Donghua Fan, Yizhong Shi and Dongling Shen

Polymer, 2025, 332, 128557
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