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Zheng B, Huo L. Recent Advances of Furan and Its Derivatives Based Semiconductor Materials for Organic Photovoltaics. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2100493. [PMID: 34928062 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
The state-of-the-art bulk-heterojunction (BHJ)-type organic solar cells (OSCs) have exhibited power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of exceeding 18%. Thereinto, thiophene and its fused-ring derivatives play significant roles in facilitating the development of OSCs due to their excellent semiconducting natures. Furan as thiophene analogue, is a ubiquitous motif in naturally occurring organic compounds. Driven by the advantages of furan, such as less steric hindrance, good solubility, excellent stacking, strong rigidity and fluorescence, biomass derived fractions, more and more research groups focus on the furan-based materials for using in OSCs in the past decade. To systematically understand the developments of furan-based photovoltaic materials, the relationships between the molecular structures, optoelectronic properties, and photovoltaic performances for the furan-based semiconductor materials including single furan, benzofuran, benzodifuran (BDF) (containing thienobenzofuran (TBF)), naphthodifurans (NDF), and polycyclic furan are summarized. Finally, the empirical regularities and perspectives of the development of this kind of new organic semiconductor materials are extracted.
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- Bing Zheng
- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Xie R, Song L, Zhao Z. Comparing Benzodithiophene Unit with Alkylthionaphthyl and Alkylthiobiphenyl Side-Chains in Constructing High-Performance Nonfullerene Solar Cells. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E1673. [PMID: 32727131 PMCID: PMC7465475 DOI: 10.3390/polym12081673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Using single-bonded and fused aromatic rings are two methods for extending the π-conjugation in the vertical direction of benzo [1,2-b:4,5-b'] dithiophene (BDT) unit. To investigate which method is more efficient in nonfullerene systems, two novel polymers based on alkylthionaphthyl and alkylthiobiphenyl substituted BDT named PBDTNS-FTAZ and PBDTBPS-FTAZ are designed and synthesized. Two polymers only exhibit small differences in structure, but huge differences in photovoltaic properties. They are studied by blended with 3,9-bis(2-methylene-(3-(1,1-dicyanomethylene)indanone)-5,5,11,11-tetrakis(4-hexylphenyl)dithieno [2,3-d':2,3'-d']-s-indaceno [1,2-b:5,6-b'] dithiophene (ITIC). The device based on PBDTNS-FTAZ:ITIC showed the best power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.63% with the Voc of 0.87 V, a Jsc of 18.06 mA/cm2 and a fill factor of 61.21%, while the PBDTBPS-FTAZ:ITIC only exhibit a maximum PCE of 7.79% with a Voc of 0.86 V, a Jsc of 16.24 mA/cm2 and a relatively low fill factor of 55.92%. Therefore, extending π-conjugation with alkylthionaphthyl is more effective against constructing nonfullerene solar cells.
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- Ruyi Xie
- School of Textiles and Clothing, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China;
- Key Laboratory Clean Dyeing and Finishing Technology Zhejiang, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Textiles of Shandong Province, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- School of Textiles and Clothing, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China;
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Textiles of Shandong Province, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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Chen JH, Liu CK, Chang WC, Sah PT, Chan LH. Structure-Function Relationships in PMA and PMAT Series Copolymers for Polymer Solar Cells. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:E384. [PMID: 30966419 PMCID: PMC6415455 DOI: 10.3390/polym10040384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Two series (PMA and PMAT) of two-dimensional donor-acceptor copolymers consisting of a 3,4-bis(4-bromophenyl)maleimide derivative and triphenylamine with a conjugated side chain were designed and synthesized to probe their structure-function relationships for use in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) polymer solar cells (PSCs). The difference between PMA- and PMAT-series is the conjugated side chain length on the triphenylamine unit. By extending the side chain length, and by attaching various acceptor end groups to the side chain, the electronic and photophysical properties of these copolymers, as well as subsequent device performance, were significantly affected. Two series of copolymers showed broad absorption in the visible region with two obvious peaks. With increasing electron-withdrawing strength of the acceptor end groups, the intramolecular charge transfer peak becomes progressively red-shifted. Highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) levels in each copolymer series are similar, but lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) levels are dictated by the acceptors. BHJ PSCs composed of the copolymers as a donor and [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) as an acceptor in 1:2 weight ratio were fabricated and characterized. PSCs based on PMA- and PMAT-series copolymers had power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) ranging from 2.05⁻2.16% and 3.14⁻4.01%, respectively. These results indicate that subtle tuning of the chemical structure can significantly influence PSC device performance.
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- Jhe-Han Chen
- Department of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Nantou 54561, Taiwan.
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- Department of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Nantou 54561, Taiwan.
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- Department of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Nantou 54561, Taiwan.
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- Department of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Nantou 54561, Taiwan.
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- Department of Applied Materials and Optoelectronic Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Nantou 54561, Taiwan.
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Zhao B, Wu H, Liu S, Luo G, Wang W, Guo Z, Wei W, Gao C, An Z. Efficient alternating polymer based on benzodithiophene and di-fluorinated quinoxaline derivatives for bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Qu B, Wu H, Zhao B, Liu H, Gao C, Qi X, Zhao Y, Xuan L, Wei W. An alternating polymer with fluorinated quinoxaline and 2,7-carbazole segments for photovoltaic devices. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra28128a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Compared to the non-fluorinated counterpart, PCzFTQx-based device exhibited an enhanced PCE of 5.19% with corresponding high Voc of 0.94 V.
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- Bo Qu
- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics
- Department of Physics
- Peking University
- Beijing
- People's Republic of China
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- Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute
- Xi'an
- People's Republic of China
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- Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute
- Xi'an
- People's Republic of China
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- Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute
- Xi'an
- People's Republic of China
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- Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute
- Xi'an
- People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics
- Department of Physics
- Peking University
- Beijing
- People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics
- Department of Physics
- Peking University
- Beijing
- People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics
- Department of Physics
- Peking University
- Beijing
- People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
- Nanjing
- People's Republic of China
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Synthesis and properties of thiophene- and quinoxaline-based random copolymers for organic photovoltaics. Polym Bull (Berl) 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-016-1860-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Yao H, Ye L, Zhang H, Li S, Zhang S, Hou J. Molecular Design of Benzodithiophene-Based Organic Photovoltaic Materials. Chem Rev 2016; 116:7397-457. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 861] [Impact Index Per Article: 107.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Huifeng Yao
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of
Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of
Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of
Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of
Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of
Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of
Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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