Energy Transforming Polymers: From Single Molecules to Devices

Grant number: DP0986166 | Funding period: 2009 - 2013

Completed

Abstract

Climate control and the rapidly increasing demand for energy is driving the search for alternative sustainable energy sources. Flexible plastics will be a primary component of the new generation of solar harvesting and energy conversion materials. The objective of this project is to gain an understanding of the way polymers interact with light and can convert absorbed solar energy into electrical power and other useful forms of energy. The outcomes of the project will allow the improved design of plastics for applications in solar energy conversion.

Related publications (11)

Charge transfer in single chains of a donor-acceptor conjugated tri-block copolymer

EN Hooley, DJ Jones, NC Greenham, KP Ghiggino, TDM Bell

2015-06-18

The photophysics of a conjugated triblock copolymer comprising poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-co-bis-N,N′-(4-methylphenyl)-bis-N,N′-phen..

Donor-acceptor rod-coil block copolymers comprising poly[2,7-(9,9-dihexylfluorene)-alt-bithiophene] and fullerene as compatibilizers for organic photovoltaic devices

E Bicciocchi, M Haeussler, E Rizzardo, AD Scully, KP Ghiggino

2015-04-01

The successful synthesis is described for a donor-acceptor rod-coil block copolymer comprising blocks of poly[2,7-(9,9-dihexylfluo..

Excited state dynamics of organic semi-conducting materials

KP Ghiggino, AJ Tilley, B Robotham, JM White

2015-04-01

Time-resolved absorption and emission spectroscopy has been applied to investigate the dynamics of excited state processes in olig..

Sensitized non-coherent photon upconversion by intramolecular triplet-triplet annihilation in a diphenylanthracene pendant polymer

AJ Tilley, BE Robotham, RP Steer, KP Ghiggino

2015-01-02

Non-coherent photon upconversion by rapid intramolecular triplet-triplet annihilation has been observed following nanosecond laser..

An alternating donor-acceptor conjugated polymer based on benzodithiophene and [3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione: Synthesis, characterization, and application in photovoltaic devices

E Bicciocchi, M Haeussler, E Rizzardo, AD Scully, KP Ghiggino

2015-01-01

The synthesis is described of a new alternating donor-acceptor semiconducting polymer based on an N-octylthieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-..

Energy transfer in PPV-based conjugated polymers: A defocused widefield fluorescence microscopy study

EN Hooley, AJ Tilley, JM White, KP Ghiggino, TDM Bell

2014-04-21

Both pendant and main chain conjugated MEH-PPV based polymers have been studied at the level of single chains using confocal and w..

Photon upconversion by triplet-triplet annihilation in Ru(bpy)3- and DPA-functionalized polymers

PC Boutin, KP Ghiggino, TL Kelly, RP Steer

2013-12-05

Two photophysically active polymers, each containing one absorbing Ru(bpy)<inf>3</inf> triplet sensitizing core and multiple 9,10-..

Photo-induced energy transfer in ruthenium-centred polymers prepared by a RAFT approach

AJ Tilley, MJ Kim, M Chen, KP Ghiggino

2013-05-24

Triplet and singlet excitation energy transfer processes are investigated in two novel di- and hexa-functionalised ruthenium centr..

Electron deficient conjugated polymers based on benzotriazole

JL Banal, J Subbiah, H Graham, JK Lee, KP Ghiggino, WWH Wong

2013-02-21

A series of solution processable conjugated polymers containing the benzotriazole unit have been synthesized and studied. The benz..

Synthesis of a rod-coil block copolymer incorporating PCBM

E Bicciocchi, M Chen, E Rizzardo, KP Ghiggino

2013-01-07

A widely applicable synthetic procedure is demonstrated for an electro-active rod-coil block copolymer that incorporates an electr..

Electronic energy transfer in pendant MEH-PPV polymers

AJ Tilley, M Chen, SM Danczak, KP Ghiggino, JM White

2012-04-01

The synthesis of a series of polymers with appended pendant MEH-PPV oligomers of different conjugation length (trimer, tetramer an..

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