1,8-Diiodooctane is utilized to improve the power conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells. It is also employed as a processing additive to improve the morphology and the efficiency of bulk heterojunctions solar cells based on the regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene).
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Applications
1,8-Diiodooctane is utilized to improve the power conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells. It is also employed as a processing additive to improve the morphology and the efficiency of bulk heterojunctions solar cells based on the regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene).
Solubility
Miscible with methanol.
Notes
Light sensitive. Incompatible with water and strong bases.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Chen, W.; Darling, S. B. Understanding the Role of Additives in Improving the Performance of Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells. Microsc. Microanal. 2015, 21, 2439-2440.
- Lin, J. D.; Mikhnenko, O. V.; van der Poll, T. S.; Bazan, G. C.; Nguyen, T. Q. Temperature Dependence of Exciton Diffusion in a Small-Molecule Organic Semiconductor Processed With and Without Additive. Adv. Mater. 2015, 27 (15), 2528-2532.