Poly (3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl)

Structural formula
General
Surname	Poly (3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl)
other names	Poly (3-hexylthiophene); P3HT;
CAS number	104934-50-1; 156074-98-5;
Monomer	3-hexylthiophene
Molecular formula of the repeating unit	C 10 H 14 S
Molar mass of the repeating unit	166.28 g mol −1
Type of polymer	Polymer semiconductors
properties
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	238 ° C
Glass temperature	214 ° C
solubility	soluble in chlorobenzene, o -dichlorobenzene, trichlorobenzene, toluene, xylene, trichloromethane
Electric conductivity	approx. 10 3 S / cm (when doped with iodine)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution
H and P phrases	H: 315-319-335
	P: 261-305 + 351 + 338
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Poly (3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) , also poly (3-hexylthiophene) , abbreviated P3HT , is a polymer from the group of polythiophenes and an organic p- semiconductor .

Possible applications are the use of appropriately optimized and processed polymers as part of the photoactive layer of organic solar cells in organic photovoltaics or as a semiconducting layer in organic field effect transistors.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e data sheet poly (3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 21, 2011 ( PDF ).
↑ ^a ^b Materials for use in organic solar cells ( memento from November 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) in the search engine oeindex for organic electronics
↑ Technical Bulletin AL-250 (PDF; 83 kB) from Sigma-Aldrich
↑ LA Kehrer, S. Winter, R. Fischer, C. Melzer, H. von Seggern: Temporal and thermal properties of optically induced instabilities in P3HT field-effect transistors . In: Synthetic Metals . 161, No. 1, 2012, pp. 2558-2561. doi : 10.1016 / j.synthmet.2011.08.007 .

[Sigma-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e data sheet poly (3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 21, 2011 ( PDF ).

[oeindex-2] Materials for use in organic solar cells ( memento from November 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) in the search engine oeindex for organic electronics

[SigmaAldrichBul-3] Technical Bulletin AL-250 (PDF; 83 kB) from Sigma-Aldrich

[4] LA Kehrer, S. Winter, R. Fischer, C. Melzer, H. von Seggern: Temporal and thermal properties of optically induced instabilities in P3HT field-effect transistors . In: Synthetic Metals . 161, No. 1, 2012, pp. 2558-2561. doi : 10.1016 / j.synthmet.2011.08.007 .