Erlik, OzanAkbaşoğlu Ünlü, NaimeHizalan, GönülÖzdemir Hacıoğlu, ŞerifeÇömez, SedaYıldız, Dilber EsraToppare, Levent KamilÇırpan, Ali2019-05-132019-05-132015Erlik, O., Akbaşoğlu Ünlü, N., Hizalan, G., Özdemir Hacıoğlu, Ş., Çömez, S., Yıldız, D. E., Toppare, L. E., Çırpan, A. (2015). Silafluorene?based polymers for electrochromic and polymer solar cell applications. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 53(13), 1541-1547.0887-624Xhttps://doi.org/10.1002/pola.27625https://hdl.handle.net/11491/1963In this study, four novel silafluorene (SiF) and benzotriazole (Btz) bearing conjugated polymers are synthesized. In the context of electrochemical and optical studies, these polymers are promising materials both for electrochromic device (ECD) and polymer solar cell (PSC) applications. All of the polymers are ambipolar (both p- and n-dopable) and multichromic. Electrochemistry experiments indicate that incorporation of selenophene instead of thiophene unit increases the HOMO energy level of the polymers. Power conversion efficiency of the PSCs reached 1.75% for PTBTSiF, 1.55% for PSBSSiF, 2.57% for PBTBTSiF, and 1.82% for PBSBSSiF. The hole mobilities of the polymers are estimated through space charge limited current (SCLC) model. PBTBTSiF has the highest hole mobility as 2.44 × 10-3 cm2 V s-1. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessConducting PolymersConjugated PolymersElectrochemistryPolymer Solar CellSilafluoreneArticle53131541154710.1002/pola.27625N/AN/A