With growing constraints on natural resources making classical energy sources uneconomical, the U.S. has need of a multifaceted of energy alternatives for the future. Here we synthesize and characterize an organic-based conductive material, having implementations in energy production and conservation. This will reduce the energy we consume by improving efficiencies of existing LED based electronics and inorganic semiconductors. We have synthesized a polyheterocyclic conductive polymer known as polyfuran (PFu) by Grignard Metathesis. The polymer was characterized by 1H-NMR and UV-visible spectroscopy. The polymer morphology was examined under TEM and SEM. The electronic properties of the polymer thin-films were studied by applying the voltage from -1 to +1 V.

Derivatives of polyfuran copolymers for organic-based solar cells

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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