Description | Poly(3-octylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3OT) is an alkylthiophene based conductive polymer with high electroluminescence, which is soluble in most of the organic solvents. It can be prepared by the electrochemical polymerization of 3-octylthiophene (3OT). It is hydrophobic and can be used as a transducer for ion selective electrodes. |
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Molecular Weight | average Mn ~34,000 |
Molecular Formula | (C12H18S)n |
Melting Point | 190 °C |
Application | P3OT forms a nanocomposite with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for devising a high performance semiconducting material.[5] It can also be used as a π-conjugating polymer for the fabrication of organic electronic based devices which include polymeric diodes, solar cells and photovoltaic modules. Rechargeable battery electrodes, electrochromic devices, chemical and optical sensors, light-emitting diodes, microelectrical amplifiers, field-effect transistors and non-linear optical materials. Poly (3-octylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3OT)-single walled carbon nanotubes composites were prepared. Doped P3OT may be used in NO2 sensing applications. Rechargeable battery electrodes, electrochromic devices, chemical and optical sensors, light-emitting diodes, microelectrical amplifiers, field-effect transistors and non-linear optical materials. Rechargeable battery electrodes, electrochromic devices, chemical and optical sensors, light-emitting diodes, microelectrical amplifiers, field-effect transistors and non-linear optical materials. Used in organic field-effect transistors and in polymer-based solar cells. |
Storage | Room temperature |
Conductivity | 1 × 10-6 S/cm ~1 × 103 S/cm (when doped with iodine) |
Fluorescence | λex 442 nm; λem 562 nm in chloroform |
MDL Number | MFCD00241412 |
NACRES | NA.23 |
OPV Device Performance | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/P3OT:PC61BM (1:2)/LiF/Al[9] • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 5.55 mA/cm2 • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.5 V • Fill Factor (FF): 0.33 • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 0.91 % |
Packaging | 1 g in glass bottle |
Quality Level | 100 |
Semiconductor Properties | P-type (mobility=1E-4-1E-1) |