Organic tin in polymers increases their light absorption
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 06:10
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers of the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel (CAU), Germany, successfully integrated organic tin into semiconducting polymers (plastics) for the first time. Semiconducting polymers can be used, for example, for the absorption of sun light in solar cells. By incorporating organic tin into the plastic, light can be absorbed over a wide range of the solar spectrum. The new polymer is introduced by project leader Professor Anne Staubitz and the Ph. D. student Julian Linshöft in the renowned professional journal "Angewandte Chemie, International Edition."