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A Planar Cyclopentadithiophene–Benzothiadiazole-Based Copolymer with sp2‑Hybridized Bis(alkylsulfanyl)methylene Substituents for Organic Thermoelectric Devices

Posted on 2018-04-20 - 20:43
A semicrystalline p-type thermoelectric conjugated polymer based on a polymer backbone of cyclopentadithiophene and benzothiadiazole, poly­[(4,4′-(bis­(hexyldecyl­sulfanyl)­methylene)­cyclopenta­[2,1-b:3,4-b′]­dithiophene)-alt-(benzo­[c]­[1,2,5]­thiadiazole)] (PCPDTSBT), is designed and synthesized by replacing normal alkyl side-chains with bis­(alkylsulfanyl)­methylene substituents. The sp2-hybridized olefinic bis­(alkylsulfanyl)­methylene side-chains and the sulfur–sulfur (S–S) chalcogen interactions extend a chain planarity with strong interchain packing, which is confirmed by density functional calculations and morphological studies, i.e., grazing incidence X-ray scattering measurement. The doping, electrical, morphological, and thermoelectric characteristics of PCPDTSBT are investigated by comparison with those of poly­[(4,4′-bis­(2-ethylhexyl)­cyclopenta­[2,1-b:3,4-b′]­dithiophene)-alt-(benzo­[c]­[1,2,5]­thiadiazole)] (PCPDTBT) with ethylhexyl side-chains. Upon doping with a Lewis acid, B­(C6F5)3, the maximum electrical conductivity (7.47 S cm–1) of PCPDTSBT is ∼1 order higher than that (0.65 S cm–1) of PCPDTBT, and the best power factor is measured to be 7.73 μW m–1 K–2 for PCPDTSBT with doping 9 mol % of B­(C6F5)3. The Seebeck coefficient–electrical conductivity relation is analyzed by using a charge transport model for polymers, suggesting that the doped PCPDTSBT film has superb charge transport property based on a high crystallinity with olefinic side-chains. This study emphasizes the importance of side-chain engineering by using the sp2-hybridized olefinic substituents to modulate interchain packing, crystalline morphology, and the resulting electrical properties.

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