Solar-energy production and energy-efficient lighting: photovoltaic devices and white-light-emitting diodes using poly(2,7-fluorene), poly(2,7-carbazole), and poly(2,7-dibenzosilole) derivatives.
World energy needs grow each year. To address global warming and climate changes the search for renewable energy sources with limited greenhouse gas emissions and the development of energy-efficient lighting devices are underway. This Review reports recent progress made in the synthesis and characterization of conjugated polymers based on bridged phenylenes, namely, poly(2,7-fluorene)s, poly(2,7-carbazole)s, and poly(2,7-dibenzosilole)s, for applications in solar cells and white-light-emitting diodes. The main strategies and remaining challenges in the development of reliable and low-cost renewable sources of energy and energy-saving lighting devices are discussed.
Beaupré
Serge
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Department of Chemistry, Université Laval Quebec, Qc, G1V 0A6, Canada.
Boudreault
Pierre-Luc T
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Leclerc
Mario
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D002227:Carbazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D005449:Fluorenes / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry; D012993:Solar Energy
D002227:Carbazoles; D005449:Fluorenes; D011108:Polymers; D012821:Silanes; C540376:silole