A series of copolymers containing the benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d0]bis(thiazole) (BBT) unit has been designed and synthesised with bisthienyl-diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP), dithienopyrrole (DTP), benzothiadiazole (BT), benzodithiophene (BDT) or 4,40-dialkoxybithiazole (BTz) comonomers. The resulting polymers possess a conjugation pathway that is orthogonal to the more usual substitution pathway through the ...

We have investigated the photo- and electrochemical properties of five diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) derivatives both experimentally and theoretically. In the experimental study, we found that a blend of a DPP derivative named D2 and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) exhibits the highest internal quantum efficiency (IQE) and power convergence efficiency (PCE) among the five derivatives i...

A low-temperature solution-processed high-k gate dielectric layer for use in a high-performance solution-processed semiconducting polymer organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) was demonstrated. Photochemical activation of sol-gel-derived AlOx films under 150 °C permitted the formation of a dense film with low leakage and relatively high dielectric-permittivity characteristics, which are almost co...

Two novel triads based on a diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) central core and two 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) units attached by thiophene rings have been synthesised having high molar extinction coefficients. These triads were characterised and used as donor materials in small molecule, solution processable organic solar cells. Both triads were blended with PC71BM as an accept...

A novel donor-acceptor-type polymer with a low band-gap that alternates electron-rich thienylenevinylene groups with electron-deficient diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) units (PETVTDPP) has been synthesized by Pd-catalyzed Stille cross-coupling polymerization. The polymer shows a broad absorption band of wavelengths that range from 330 to 900 nm, and a low band-gap value of 1.43 eV. The field-effect ...

A series of three donor molecules (DPP-B, DPP-N and DPP-P) based on diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) sharing the similar backbone D-π-A-π-D have been investigated. In these molecules, substituents such as pyrene, naphthalene benzene act electron donating end groups, DPP central core unit thiophene has used a bridge between acceptor fragments. Theoretical calculations carried out with help density fun...

A high-mobility p-type organic semiconductor based on benzodithiophene and diketopyrrolopyrrole with linear alkylthio substituents (BDTS-2DPP) is used as a dual function interfacial layer to modify the interface of perovskite/2,2',7,7'-tetrakis(N,N'-di-p-methoxyphenylamine)-9,9'-spirobifluorene in planar perovskite solar cells. The BDTS-2DPP layer can remarkably passivate the surface defects of...

The paradigm shift in dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs) - towards donor- π bridge-acceptor (D-π-A) dyes - increases the performances of DSCs and challenges established design principles. Framed by this shifting landscape, a series of four diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based sensitizers utilizing the donor-chromophore-anchor (D-C-A) motif were investigated computationally, spectroscopically, and fa...