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Fujimoto K, Izawa S, Yamada K, Yagi S, Inuzuka T, Sanada K, Sakamoto M, Hiramoto M, Takahashi M. Wavily Curved Perylene Diimides: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photovoltaic Properties. Chempluschem 2024; 89:e202300748. [PMID: 38329154 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202300748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Solubility enhancement is a key issue for developing the perylene diimide-based functional materials. Introduction of curved structure proved an effective solubilizing method without employing steric repulsion. In this work, wavily curved perylene diimides were developed as a new family of highly soluble curved perylene diimides. Moreover, their conformational dynamics, aggregating properties, electronic properties, and photovoltaic performances were thoroughly examined in comparison to the previously reported isomer exhibiting an arched curvature. The waved isomer demonstrated heightened rigidity and a greater propensity for aggregation compared to the arched isomer, likely attributed to its more planar structure. Each benzoxepin unit played a role in cancelling out the curvature on the opposite side. While the difference in the molecular curvature did not cause significant alterations in the photophysical and electron-accepting properties, we identified that the modulation of the curved structure is effective in controlling the morphology of the photoelectric conversion layer.
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- Keisuke Fujimoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, 432-8561, Japan
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- Laboratory for Materials and Structures, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8503, Japan
- Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, 11-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
- Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, 432-8561, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, 432-8561, Japan
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- Division of Instrumental Analysis, Life Science Research Center, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Institute for Molecular Science, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8787, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, 432-8561, Japan
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Lee JW, Park JS, Jeon H, Lee S, Jeong D, Lee C, Kim YH, Kim BJ. Recent progress and prospects of dimer and multimer acceptors for efficient and stable polymer solar cells. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:4674-4706. [PMID: 38529583 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00895a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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High power conversion efficiency (PCE) and long-term stability are essential prerequisites for the commercialization of polymer solar cells (PSCs). Small-molecule acceptors (SMAs) are core materials that have led to recent, rapid increases in the PCEs of the PSCs. However, a critical limitation of the resulting PSCs is their poor long-term stability. Blend morphology degradation from rapid diffusion of SMAs with low glass transition temperatures (Tgs) is considered the main cause of the poor long-term stability of the PSCs. The recent emergence of oligomerized SMAs (OSMAs), composed of two or more repeating SMA units (i.e., dimerized and trimerized SMAs), has shown great promise in overcoming these challenges. This innovation in material design has enabled OSMA-based PSCs to reach impressive PCEs near 19% and exceptional long-term stability. In this review, we summarize the evolution of OSMAs, including their research background and recent progress in molecular design. In particular, we discuss the mechanisms for high PCE and stability of OSMA-based PSCs and suggest useful design guidelines for high-performance OSMAs. Furthermore, we reflect on the existing hurdles and future directions for OSMA materials towards achieving commercially viable PSCs with high PCEs and operational stabilities.
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- Jin-Woo Lee
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- Advanced Energy Materials Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and RINS, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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Zhu X, Liu F, Ba X, Wu Y. Synthesis of Ladder-Type 9,9'-Bifluorenylidene-Based Conjugated Oligomers via a Pd-Catalyzed Tandem Suzuki Coupling/Heck Cyclization Approach. Org Lett 2022; 24:5851-5854. [PMID: 35904327 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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For new ladder-type oligomers and polymers with versatile and robust synthetic strategies, in this study, four fully conjugated ladder-type overcrowded 9,9'-bifluorenylidene-based compounds and oligomers (BFY1, BFY2, BFY3, and BFY4) were synthesized via a Pd-catalyzed tandem Suzuki coupling/Heck cyclization reaction. By monomer screening and route optimization, the target products were obtained in high yields and characterized by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy and high resolution mass spectroscopy.
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- Xiaoyan Zhu
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, PR China
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Yadagiri B, Narayanaswamy K, Sharma GD, Singh SP. Efficient Medium Bandgap Electron Acceptor Based on Diketopyrrolopyrrole and Furan for Efficient Ternary Organic Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:18751-18763. [PMID: 35412303 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c02272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We report the design of novel medium bandgap nonfullerene small molecule acceptor NFSMA SPS-TDPP-2CNRh with A2-π-A1-π-A2 architecture, with the molecular engineering of this material comprising a strong electron-accepting backbone unit DPP (A1) as the acceptor, which is attached to the dicyanomethylene-3-hexylrhodanine (A2) acceptor via a furan (π-spacer) linker. We systematically studied its structural and optoelectronic properties. The incorporation of dicyanomethylene-3-hexylrhodanine and furan enhance the light absorption and electrochemical properties by extending π-conjugation and is anticipated to improve VOC by decreasing the LUMO level. The long alkyl chain units were responsible for the better solubility and aggregation of the resultant molecule. Binary BHJ-OSCs constructed with polymer P as the donor and SPS-TDPP-2CNRh as the acceptor resulted in a PCE of 11.49% with improved VOC = 0.98 V, JSC = 18.32 mA/cm2, and FF = 0.64 for P:SPS-TDPP-2CNRh organic solar cells. A ternary solar cell device was also made using Y18-DMO and SPS-TDPP-2CNRh as acceptors having complementary absorption profiles and polymer P as the donor, resulting in a PCE of 15.50% with improved JSC = 23.08 mA/cm2, FF = 0.73, and VOC = 0.92 V for the P:SPS-TDPP-2CNRh:Y18-DMO solar cell. The ternary OSCs with SPS-TDPP-2CNRh as the host acceptor in the P:Y18-DMO binary film were shown to have improved PCE values, which is mainly attributed to the effective photoinduced charge transfer through multiple networks and the use of excitons from SPS-TDPP-2CNRh and Y18-DMO. Moreover, in the ternary BHJ active layers, the superior stable charge transport that was observed compared to the binary counterparts may also lead to an increase in the fill factor. These results demonstrate that combining medium bandgap and narrow bandgap NFSMAs with a wide bandgap polymer donor is a successful route to increasing the overall PCE of the OSCs via the ternary BHJ concept.
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- Bommaramoni Yadagiri
- Polymers and Functional Materials Division, CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002, India
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- Polymers and Functional Materials Division, CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002, India
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- Department of Physics, The LNM Institute of Information Technology (Deemed University), Jamdoli, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302031, India
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, The LNM Institute of Information Technology (Deemed University), Jamdoli, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302031, India
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- Polymers and Functional Materials Division, CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201 002, India
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Low-cost polymer acceptors with noncovalently fused-ring backbones for efficient all-polymer solar cells. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1222-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mushtaq S, Bi S, Zhang F, Naseer MM. Fully unsaturated all-carbon bifluorenylidene-based polymeric frameworks: synthesis and efficient photocatalysis. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj02405e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Conjugated porous polymers with fully unsaturated all-carbon frameworks possess strong visible light-absorbing abilities, enabling efficient photodegradation of dye pollutants.
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- Sidra Mushtaq
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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Liu F, Liu J, Wang L. Panchromatic Organoboron Molecules with Tunable Absorption Spectra. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:3314-3320. [PMID: 32798275 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Panchromatic molecules, e. g. organic small molecules with wide absorption spectra, are very desirable for solar energy-related applications. Here, we report the development of a series of organoboron compounds composed of an organoboron core unit, two π-bridging units and two electron-withdrawing end-capping units. All seven molecules have the HOMO localized on the core unit and the LUMO delocalized on the whole conjugated backbone. They exhibit wide absorption spectra consisting of two strong absorption bands with the full width at half maximum of ca. 280 nm. These panchromatic compounds can be used as electron acceptors in organic solar cells. We elucidate the relationship between the chemical structures and opto-electronic properties of these organoboron panchromatic compounds. Increasing the electron-withdrawing capability of the core units results in a downshifted HOMO level as well as blueshifted long-wavelength absorption band with increased extinction coefficient. Extending the π-bridging units causes an increased HOMO level and blueshifted long-wavelength absorption band with increased extinction coefficients. Weakening the electron-withdrawing capability of the end-capping units leads to an upshifted LUMO level and blueshifted long-wavelength absorption peak with decreased extinction coefficient. This work provides insight into the absorption spectrum manipulation of panchromatic molecules and would pave the way for the development of solar energy-related applications.
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- Fangbin Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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Aivali S, Anastasopoulos C, Andreopoulou AK, Pipertzis A, Floudas G, Kallitsis JK. A "Rigid-Flexible" Approach for Processable Perylene Diimide-Based Polymers: Influence of the Specific Architecture on the Morphological, Dielectric, Optical, and Electronic Properties. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:5079-5090. [PMID: 32459484 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c02940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Conjugation-break flexible spacers in-between π-conjugated segments were utilized herein toward processable perylene diimide (PDI)-based polymers. Aromatic-aliphatic PDI-based polymers were developed via the two-phase polyetherification of a phenol-difunctional PDI monomer and aliphatic dibromides. These polyethers showed excellent solubility and film-forming ability and deep lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) levels (-4.0 to -3.85 eV), indicating the preservation of good electron-accepting character or characteristics, despite the non-conjugated segments. Their thermodynamic properties, local dynamics, and ionic conductivity demonstrate the suppression of PDI's inherent tendency for aggregation and crystallization, suggesting PDI-polyethers as versatile candidates for organic electronic applications. Their dynamics investigation using dielectric spectroscopy revealed weak dipole moments arising from the distortion of the planar perylene cores. Blends of the PDI-polyethers (as electron acceptors) with P3HT (as a potential electron donor component) showed UV-vis absorbances from 350 to 650 nm and a tendency of the PDI-polyethers to intertwine with rr-P3HT and restrain its high crystallization tendency.
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- Stefania Aivali
- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, University Campus, Rio, Patras GR26504, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, University Campus, Rio, Patras GR26504, Greece.,Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas/Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Platani Str., Patras GR26504, Greece
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- Department of Physics, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.,Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128 Mainz, German
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, University Campus, Rio, Patras GR26504, Greece.,Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas/Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Platani Str., Patras GR26504, Greece
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Fujimoto K, Takahashi M, Izawa S, Hiramoto M. Development of Perylene-Based Non-Fullerene Acceptors through Bay-Functionalization Strategy. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13092148. [PMID: 32384804 PMCID: PMC7254288 DOI: 10.3390/ma13092148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Perylene has had a tremendous impact in the history of material research for the molecular semiconductors. Among numerous derivatives of this polyaromatic hydrocarbon, perylene diimide (PDI) represents a promising class of organic materials envisioned as non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) for the practical organic photovoltaic (OPV) applications due to their enhanced photo- and thermal stability and remarkably high electron affinity, some of which realize band-like transport properties. The present review guides some of the representative achievements in the development of rationally designed PDI systems, highlighting synthetic methodologies based on bay-functionalization strategies for creating well-designed molecular nanostructures and structure-performance relationship of perylene-based small molecular acceptors (SMAs) for the photovoltaic outcomes.
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- Keisuke Fujimoto
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan;
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-53-478-1621
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- Institute for Molecular Science, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan; (S.I.); (M.H.)
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- Institute for Molecular Science, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan; (S.I.); (M.H.)
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Suarez M, Caicedo C, Morales J, López EF, Torres YÁ. Design, theoretical study and correlation of the electronic and optical properties of diethynylphenylthiophene as photovoltaic materials. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.127093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Aivali S, Tsimpouki L, Anastasopoulos C, Kallitsis JK. Synthesis and Optoelectronic Characterization of Perylene Diimide-Quinoline Based Small Molecules. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24234406. [PMID: 31810324 PMCID: PMC6930630 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24234406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Perylene diimide (PDI) is one of the most studied functional dyes due to their structural versatility and fine tuning of the materials properties. Core substituted PDIs are prominent n-type semiconductor materials that could be used as non-fullerene acceptors in organic photovoltaics. Herein, we develop versatile organic building blocks based on PDI by decorating the PDI core with quinoline groups. Styryl and hydroxy phenyl mono and difunctionalized molecules were prepared using mono-nitro and dibromo bay substituted PDIs by Suzuki coupling with the respective boronic acid derivatives. A novel methodology using nitro-PDI under Suzuki coupling conditions as an electrophile partner was successfully tested. Furthermore, the PDI derivatives were used for the synthesis of soluble, electron accepting small molecules combining PDI with weak electron withdrawing quinoline derivatives. The new molecules presented wide absorbance in the visible spectrum from 450 to almost 700 nm while their LUMO levels and their energy levels are in the range of −3.8 to −4.2 eV.
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- Stefania Aivali
- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, University Campus, Rio-Patras GR26504, Greece; (S.A.); (L.T.); (C.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, University Campus, Rio-Patras GR26504, Greece; (S.A.); (L.T.); (C.A.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, University Campus, Rio-Patras GR26504, Greece; (S.A.); (L.T.); (C.A.)
- Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas/Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Platani Str., Patras GR26504, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, University Campus, Rio-Patras GR26504, Greece; (S.A.); (L.T.); (C.A.)
- Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas/Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (FORTH/ICE-HT), Platani Str., Patras GR26504, Greece
- Correspondence:
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Pan YQ, Sun GY. Star-Shaped Non-Fullerene Small Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:4570-4600. [PMID: 31313523 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201901013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Over the past decade, organic solar cells (OSCs) have received considerable attention from the scientific community and are considered one of the most important sources of low-cost electricity production. Recently, OSC-based on star-shaped small-molecule (SM) non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) have developed rapidly, and the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) has exceeded 10 %. The star-shaped SM NFAs not only have three-dimensional charge-transport characteristics similar to fullerenes but also have a strong light absorption capacities and easily tunable energy levels. They are potential candidates as outstanding acceptor materials. In this Review, research progress in of star-shaped SM NFAs OSCs is reviewed specifically. Moreover, the influence of molecular structure, central unit, and peripheral linking group on OSC performance has been evaluated systematically. This Review could stimulate inspiration for designing high-performance OSC acceptor materials in the future.
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- Yi-Qi Pan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin, 133002, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin, 133002, P.R. China
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and New Energy Materials, Zhuhai College of Jilin University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519041, P.R. China
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You X, Hu J, Wu M, Huang H, Shao G, Zhang J, Wu D, Xia J. Isomeric Effect on Optoelectronic Properties and Photovoltaic Performance of Anthraquinone‐Core Perylene Diimide (PDI) and Helical PDI dimers. Chemistry 2019; 25:12137-12144. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201902302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Xiaoxiao You
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and DevicesWuhan University of, Technology No. 122 Luoshi Road Wuhan 430070 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and DevicesWuhan University of, Technology No. 122 Luoshi Road Wuhan 430070 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and DevicesWuhan University of, Technology No. 122 Luoshi Road Wuhan 430070 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and DevicesWuhan University of, Technology No. 122 Luoshi Road Wuhan 430070 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life ScienceWuhan University of Technology No. 122 Luoshi Road Wuhan 430070 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life ScienceWuhan University of Technology No. 122 Luoshi Road Wuhan 430070 P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life ScienceWuhan University of Technology No. 122 Luoshi Road Wuhan 430070 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Center of Smart Materials and DevicesWuhan University of, Technology No. 122 Luoshi Road Wuhan 430070 P.R. China
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life ScienceWuhan University of Technology No. 122 Luoshi Road Wuhan 430070 P.R. China
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Shen X, Li B, Pan T, Wu J, Wang Y, Shang J, Ge Y, Jin L, Qi Z. Self-assembly behaviors of perylene- and naphthalene-crown macrocycle conjugates in aqueous medium. Beilstein J Org Chem 2019; 15:1203-1209. [PMID: 31293667 PMCID: PMC6604709 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.15.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The synthesis of conjugates of perylene diimide (PDI) and naphthalene diimide (NDI) modified with two benzo-21-crown-7 ethers (B21C7) are herein described. Their self-assembly behavior in various solvents was investigated particularly in aqueous medium, due to the recently discovered hydrophilic properties of B21C7 crown macrocycle. An unexpected fluorescence quenching phenomenon was observed in the PDI-B21C7 macrocycle conjugate in chloroform. The detailed UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectra of these PDI/NDI derivatives in different solvents as well as their morphologies were investigated.
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- Xin Shen
- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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- Sino-German Joint Research Lab for Space Biomaterials and Translational Technology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
- Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710072, P. R. China
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Han H, Ma LK, Zhang L, Guo Y, Li Y, Yu H, Ma W, Yan H, Zhao D. Tweaking the Molecular Geometry of a Tetraperylenediimide Acceptor. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:6970-6977. [PMID: 30668087 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b19065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Partial flattening of the spatially extended molecular scaffold has been employed as an effective tactic to improve the device performance of a perylenediimide (PDI)-based small-molecule acceptor because the less twisted yet not completely planar molecular geometry is anticipated to improve the molecular packing and thereby attain a more suitable balance between the carrier transport ability and phase domain size. A small-molecule acceptor BF-PDI comprising four α-substituted PDI units attached around a 9,9'-bifluorenylidene (BF) central moiety is designed and studied in polymer solar cells. The BF group is deemed a ring-fused analogue of the tetraphenylethylene (TPE) unit. Due to the less twisted and better conjugated BF skeleton, BF-PDI displays more delocalized lowest unoccupied molecular orbital. By virtue of both the electronic and steric effects, BF-PDI is suggested to bring about superior intermolecular stacking and donor-acceptor phase separation morphology in blend films. Indeed, the experimental results show that BF-PDI displays improved charge transport ability and a higher power-conversion efficiency of 8.05% than that of TPE-PDI. Grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray diffraction and resonant soft X-ray scattering confirm the more compact and ordered molecular packing as well as smaller domain sizes in the P3TEA/BF-PDI blend.
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- Han Han
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for the Soft Matter Science and Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon , Hong Kong 999077 , China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials , Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an 710049 , China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for the Soft Matter Science and Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon , Hong Kong 999077 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon , Hong Kong 999077 , China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials , Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an 710049 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon , Hong Kong 999077 , China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for the Soft Matter Science and Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Peking University , Beijing 100871 , China
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Yu T, Yang Q, Zhang T, Zhao Y, Wei C, Li Y, Zhang H, Hu D. A 9,9′-bifluorenylidene derivative containing four 1,1-dicyanomethylene-3-indanone end-capped groups as an electron acceptor for organic photovoltaic cells. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj02604e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A non-fullerene receptor (BF-TDCI4) was successfully synthesized for organic photovoltaic cells, and the PCE of the device was 4.35%.
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- Tianzhi Yu
- Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Technology and Intelligent Control (Ministry of Education)
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou 730070
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Technology and Intelligent Control (Ministry of Education)
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou 730070
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Technology and Intelligent Control (Ministry of Education)
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou 730070
- China
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou 730070
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Technology and Intelligent Control (Ministry of Education)
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou 730070
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Technology and Intelligent Control (Ministry of Education)
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou 730070
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Technology and Intelligent Control (Ministry of Education)
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou 730070
- China
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- Organic Semiconductor Research Center
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Chongqing 400714
- China
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Sun P, Li X, Wang Y, Shan H, Xu J, Liu C, Zhang C, Chen F, Xu Z, Chen ZK, Huang W. Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based acceptors with multi-arms for organic solar cells. RSC Adv 2018; 8:25031-25039. [PMID: 35542151 PMCID: PMC9082300 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra03792b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Three diketopyrrolopyrrole-based small molecule acceptors consisting of a spirobifluorene (SBF) core unit and diketopyrrolopyrrole dicyanovinyl (DPPDCV) units as the arms have been synthesized for organic solar cells.
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