@article{discovery10048398, journal = {Chemical Communications}, number = {62}, title = {Synthesis of novel thieno[3,2-b]thienobis(silolothiophene) based low bandgap polymers for organic photovoltaics}, year = {2012}, note = {This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.}, pages = {7699--7701}, publisher = {ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY}, volume = {48}, month = {January}, author = {Schroeder, BC and Ashraf, RS and Thomas, S and White, AJP and Biniek, L and Nielsen, CB and Zhang, W and Huang, Z and Tuladhar, PS and Watkins, SE and Anthopoulos, TD and Durrant, JR and McCulloch, I}, abstract = {Thieno[3,2-b]thienobis(silolothiophene), a new electron rich hexacyclic monomer has been synthesized and incorporated into three novel donor-acceptor low-bandgap polymers. By carefully choosing the acceptor co-monomer, the energy levels of the polymers could be modulated and high power conversion efficiencies of 5.52\% were reached in OPV devices.}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1039/c2cc33718e}, issn = {1359-7345} }