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510823

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

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regioregular

Synonym(s):

P3HT

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Linear Formula:
(C10H14S)n
CAS Number:
156074-98-5
MDL number:
MFCD00217686
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.23

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100

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color

red

mp

238 °C

solubility

chloroform, methylene chloride, toluene, and THF: soluble

fluorescence

λex 420 nm; λem 551 nm in chloroform

OPV Device Performance

ITO/NiO/P3HT/PC61BM/LiF/Al

  • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 11.3 mA/cm2
  • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.64 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.69
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 5.16 %

ITO/PEDOT:PSS/P3HT:PC61BM (1:08)/Al
  • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 9.5 mA/cm2
  • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.63 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.68
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 5 %

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SMILES string

[s]1c(c(cc1Br)CCCCCC)Br

InChI key

NSYFIAVPXHGRSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

1:1 (head-to-head):(head-to-tail) linkages of regioisomers
Poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) is a poly(alkylthiophene) based semiconducting polymer that is hydrophobic at the neutral state and has π-π conjugation as a backbone. It′s hole mobility is in the range of 10-3-10-1cm2V-1s-1 and it can be mainly used in the development of organic electronic based devices.
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Application

P3HT is a conducting polymer that can be used in the fabrication of a variety of devices which include solar cells, field effect transistors (FETs), light emitting diodes (LEDs) and photovoltaic cells.
This material has solid state properties.

Packaging

Packaged in glass bottles

Legal Information

Product of Rieke Metals, Inc.
Rieke is a registered trademark of Rieke Metals, Inc.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Precautionary Statements

P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Effect of doping of zinc oxide on the hole mobility of poly (3-hexylthiophene) in hybrid transistors
Hammer MS, et al.
Organic Electronics, 11(9), 1569-1577 (2010)
Block copolymer containing poly (3-hexylthiophene) and poly (4-vinylpyridine): Synthesis and its interaction with CdSe quantum dots for hybrid organic applications
Palaniappan K, et al.
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 49(8), 1802-1808 (2011)
Effect of the end group of regioregular poly (3-hexylthiophene) polymers on the performance of polymer/fullerene solar cells
Kim Y, et al.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 111(23), 8137-8141 (2007)
p-Type semiconducting nickel oxide as an efficiency-enhancing anode interfacial layer in polymer bulk-heterojunction solar cells
Irwin, M. D.; et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 105, 2783-2787 (2008)
Morphological stabilization of polymer photovoltaic cells by using cross-linkable poly (3-(5-hexenyl) thiophene).
Miyanishi S, et al.
Macromolecules, 42(5), 1610-1618 (2009)
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