When insulating polymers meet conjugated polymers: the non-covalent bonding does matter

Zhonggao Bu; Chengyi Xiao; Jie Sun; Weiwei Li; Liming Ding

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/44/11/110202

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When insulating polymers meet conjugated polymers: the non-covalent bonding does matter

Zhonggao Bu¹, Chengyi Xiao^1,, Jie Sun², Weiwei Li¹ and Liming Ding^2,

+ Author Affiliations

1. Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
2. Center for Excellence in Nanoscience (CAS), Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication (CAS), National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China

Author Bio:

Zhonggao Bu received his BS from China University of Petroleum (East China) in 2021. Now he is a graduate student in Beijing University of Chemical Technology under the supervision of Prof. Weiwei Li. His research focuses on organic solar cells.

Chengyi Xiao is currently a lecturer in BUCT. He received his PhD at the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS) in 2017. In 2016−2019, he collaborated with Prof. Lei Zhang as a postdoc at BUCT. His research focuses on OFETs and OSCs.

Jie Sun got her BS from Minzu University of China in 2021. Now she is a PhD student at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences under the supervision of Prof. Liming Ding. Her research focuses on perovskite devices.

Weiwei Li received his PhD from ICCAS in 2010. Then he worked as a postdoc at the University of Alberta and Eindhoven University of Technology in 2010−2014. He has been a full professor at ICCAS since 2014 and joined BUCT in 2019. His research interest is flexible OSCs.

Liming Ding got his PhD from University of Science and Technology of China (was a joint student at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS). He started his research on OSCs and PLEDs in Olle Ingans Lab in 1998. Later on, he worked at National Center for Polymer Research, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Argonne National Lab (USA). He joined Konarka as a Senior Scientist in 2008. In 2010, he joined National Center for Nanoscience and Technology as a full professor. His research focuses on innovative materials and devices. He is RSC Fellow, and the Associate Editor for Journal of Semiconductors.

Corresponding author: Chengyi Xiao, xiaocy@mail.buct.edu.cn; Liming Ding, ding@nanoctr.cn

DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/11/110202

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Fig. 1. (Color online) The bonding, molecular conformation and film morphology for the insulating polymers (a) and conjugated polymers (b). (c) Chemical structures for SBS, PS, PDMS, and PVC. (d) Chemical structures for PBDB-T, PM6, as-DCPIC, and JP02.

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[1]	Chiang C K, Fincher C R, Park Y W, et al. Electrical conductivity in doped polyacetylene. Phys Rev Lett, 1977, 39, 1098 doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.39.1098
[2]	Shirakawa H, Louis E J, MacDiarmid A G, et al. Synthesis of electrically conducting organic polymers: Halogen derivatives of polyacetylene, (CH)_x. J Chem Soc, Chem Commun, 1977, 16, 578 doi: 10.1039/C39770000578
[3]	Zheng Y, Zhang S, Tok J B H, et al. Molecular design of stretchable polymer semiconductors: Current progress and future directions. J Am Chem Soc, 2022, 144, 4699 doi: 10.1021/jacs.2c00072
[4]	Wang Z L, Gao M Y, He C Y, et al. Unraveling the molar mass dependence of shearing-induced aggregation structure of a high-mobility polymer semiconductor. Adv Mater, 2022, 34, 2108255 doi: 10.1002/adma.202108255
[5]	Liu C H, Xiao C Y, Wang J, et al. Revisiting conjugated polymers with long-branched alkyl chains: High molecular weight, excellent mechanical properties, and low voltage losses. Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 5964 doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00741
[6]	Zhou K K, Xian K H, Qi Q C, et al. Unraveling the correlations between mechanical properties, miscibility, and film microstructure in all-polymer photovoltaic cells. Adv Funct Mater, 2022, 32, 2201781 doi: 10.1002/adfm.202201781
[7]	Xian K H, Zhou K K, Li M F, et al. Simultaneous optimization of efficiency, stretchability, and stability in all-polymer solar cells via aggregation control. Chin J Chem, 2023, 41, 159 doi: 10.1002/cjoc.202200564
[8]	Xie C C, Xiao C Y, Jiang X D, et al. Miscibility-controlled mechanical and photovoltaic properties in double-cable conjugated polymer/insulating polymer composites. Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 322 doi: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02111
[9]	Liu C H, Xiao C Y, Xie C C, et al. Insulating polymers as additives to bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells: The effect of miscibility. ChemPhysChem, 2022, 23, 202100725 doi: 10.1002/cphc.202100725
[10]	Guan C, Xiao C, Liu X, et al. Non-covalent interactions between polyvinyl chloride and conjugated polymers enable excellent mechanical properties and high stability in organic solar cells. Angew Chem Int Ed, 2023, 62, e202312357 doi: 10.1002/ange.202312357
[11]	Liang S J, Li W W, Ding L M. Single-component organic solar cells. J Semicond, 2023, 44, 030201 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/3/030201