Thermal stability of P3HT and P3HT:PCBM blends in the molten state

High‐Performance Thermally Stable Organic Phototransistors Based on PSeTPTI/PC61BM for Visible and Ultraviolet Photodetection

“…For potential applications in harsh environment conditions, we explored the UV photodetection of our OPTs at high temperatures. From the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of PSeTPTI and PCBM, the decomposition temperatures are both above 400 °C. As known from the previous report, the performance of PSeTPTI based transistors was insensitive to annealing temperature .…”

Photodegradation of C‐PCPDTBT and Si‐PCPDTBT: Influence of the Bridging Atom on the Stability of a Low‐Band‐Gap Polymer for Solar Cell Application

“…[8][9][10] For the state-of-the-art polymer poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and related blends, the degradation mechanism and the influence of several environmental conditions are still dis-cussed intensely. [6,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] However, the detailed degradation mechanism depends on the considered polymer (or blend) [19,20] and a detailed understanding is necessary for future developments.…”

Melt processed polyethylene/fullerene nanocomposites with highly improved thermo-oxidative stability

“…PCBM has been previously shown to stabilize some pi-conjugated polymers, commonly used in organic electronics, by reducing their rate of degradation at high temperatures under thermo-oxidation conditions (air atmosphere) [34,35]. Our group has recently reported, for the first time in the literature, on the thermal stabilization effect of PCBM in common thermoplastic composites, namely in polystyrene/PCBM [36] and in poly(methyl methacrylate)/PCBM [37] composites prepared through solution blending.…”