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Significance of secondary forces toward improving the charge carrier mobility of Isoindigo based conjugated small molecules. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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van der Pol TP, Li J, van Gorkom BT, Colberts FJM, Wienk MM, Janssen RAJ. Analysis of the Performance of Narrow-Bandgap Organic Solar Cells Based on a Diketopyrrolopyrrole Polymer and a Nonfullerene Acceptor. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2021; 125:5505-5517. [PMID: 33828634 PMCID: PMC8016210 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c11377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The combination of narrow-bandgap diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) polymers and nonfullerene acceptors (NFAs) seems well-matched for solar cells that exclusively absorb in the near infrared but they rarely provide high efficiency. One reason is that processing of the active layer is complicated by the fact that DPP-based polymers are generally only sufficiently soluble in chloroform (CF), while NFAs are preferably processed from halogenated aromatic solvents. By using a ternary solvent system consisting of CF, 1,8-diiodooctane (DIO), and chlorobenzene (CB), the short-circuit current density is increased by 50% in solar cells based on a DPP polymer (PDPP5T) and a NFA (IEICO-4F) compared to the use of CF with DIO only. However, the open-circuit voltage and fill factor are reduced. As a result, the efficiency improves from 3.4 to 4.8% only. The use of CB results in stronger aggregation of IEICO-4F as inferred from two-dimensional grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray diffraction. Photo- and electroluminescence and mobility measurements indicate that the changes in performance can be ascribed to a more aggregated blend film in which charge generation is increased but nonradiative recombination is enhanced because of reduced hole mobility. Hence, while CB is essential to obtain well-ordered domains of IEICO-4F in blends with PDPP5T, the morphology and resulting hole mobility of PDPP5T domains remain suboptimal. The results identify the challenges in processing organic solar cells based on DPP polymers and NFAs as near-infrared absorbing photoactive layers.
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- Tom P.
A. van der Pol
- Molecular
Materials and Nanosystems & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Molecular
Materials and Nanosystems & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Molecular
Materials and Nanosystems & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Energy
Engineering, Zuyd University of Applied
Sciences, Nieuw Eyckholt
300, Heerlen 6419 DJ, The Netherlands
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- Molecular
Materials and Nanosystems & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
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- Molecular
Materials and Nanosystems & Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5600 MB, The Netherlands
- Dutch
Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, Eindhoven, 5612 AJ, The Netherlands
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Rout Y, Chauhan V, Misra R. Synthesis and Characterization of Isoindigo-Based Push-Pull Chromophores. J Org Chem 2020; 85:4611-4618. [PMID: 32126766 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b03267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Symmetrical and unsymmetrical chromophores of isoindigo 3-7 were designed and synthesized, in which isoindigo was used as the central unit (electron acceptor unit A), triphenylamine as the end capping unit (electron donor group D), 1,1,4,4-tetracyanobutadiene (TCBD, A') and cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-diylidene-expanded TCBD (A″) as the acceptor unit. The effects of multiacceptor units on photophysical, electrochemical, and computational studies were investigated. The photophysical properties of isoindigo 6 and 7 exhibit a strong intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) absorption band in the near IR region. The isoindigo 4-7 shows multi-redox waves with a low electrochemical band gap, which signifies the tuning of highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy levels and enhance the π-conjugation. The computational studies demonstrate that there is a good agreement with experimental data. The molecular design and synthesis of isoindigo 4-7 gives a new avenue for the development of building blocks in organic electronics.
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- Yogajivan Rout
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore 453552, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore 453552, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore 453552, India
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Chen CA, Wang SC, Tung SH, Su WF. Oligo(ethylene glycol) side chain effect on the physical properties and molecular arrangement of oligothiophene-isoindigo based conjugated polymers. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:9468-9473. [PMID: 31696894 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01471c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG) side chains are widely used in donor-acceptor conjugated polymers (D-A CPs) and enable the polymers to dissolve and be processed in environmentally friendly and cost-effective nonchlorinated solvents, such as water. However, the OEG effect on the physical properties of D-A CPs has not been thoroughly studied and sometimes the results are controversial. In this study, two oligothiophene-isoindigo based conjugated polymers, P3TI and P4TI, are selected as model polymers to investigate the OEG effect. PnTI has octyl side chains on the oligothiophene unit and 2-hexyldecyl side chains on the isoindigo unit. The replacement of an alkyl side chain with OEG not only changes the optical and thermal properties but also the molecular arrangements of the polymers such as π-π d-spacing, crystallinity, and packing orientation. The domination of the crystallization behavior changes from the oligothiophene unit to the isoindigo unit when the bulky alkyl group is replaced by the flexible and linear OEG. The packing changes from edge-on to face-on orientation. The results are intriguing and provide new insights into this class of polymers.
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- Chien-An Chen
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.
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Synthesis and Density Functional Theory Studies of Azirinyl and Oxiranyl Functionalized Isoindigo and (3 Z,3' Z)-3,3'-(ethane-1,2-diylidene)bis(indolin-2-one) Derivatives. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24203649. [PMID: 31658610 PMCID: PMC6832541 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24203649] [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: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The design and synthesis of functionalized isoindigo compounds by reaction of isoindigo with (S)-glycidyl tosylate, epibromohydrin, 2-(bromomethyl)-1-(arylsulfonyl)aziridine, and 2-(bromomethyl)-1-(alkylsulfonyl)aziridine in the presence of MeONa proceed under mild conditions in moderate yields. (3Z,3’Z)-3,3’-(Ethane-1,2-diylidene)bis(1-(oxiran-2-ylmethyl)indolin-2-one), with an extended central olefin π-conjugated moiety was also reacted with methyl-oxiranes to give the corresponding N,N’-disubstituted derivative. Calculations with DFT and TD-DFT of hypothetical isoindigo-thiophene DA molecules with various electron withdrawing substituents, including aziridine, oxirane, nitrile, carbonyl, and sulfonate, indicated that the proximity and strength of the functional group have a significant effect on the HOMO, LUMO, vertical excitation energy, and oscillator strength of the π–π* transitions.
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Hassan SZ, Cheon HJ, Choi C, Yoon S, Kang M, Cho J, Jang YH, Kwon SK, Chung DS, Kim YH. Molecular Engineering of a Donor-Acceptor Polymer To Realize Single Band Absorption toward a Red-Selective Thin-Film Organic Photodiode. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:28106-28114. [PMID: 31311263 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b08326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Herein, we explore the strategy of realizing a red-selective thin-film organic photodiode (OPD) by synthesizing a new copolymer with a highly selective red-absorption feature. PCZ-Th-DPP, with phenanthrocarbazole (PCZ) and diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) as donor and acceptor units, respectively, was strategically designed/synthesized based on a time-dependent density functional theory calculation, which predicted the significant suppression of the band II absorption of PCZ-Th-DPP due to the extremely efficient intramolecular charge transfer. We demonstrate that the synthesized PCZ-Th-DPP exhibits not only a high absorption coefficient within the red-selective band I region, as theoretically predicted, but also a preferential face-on intermolecular structure in the thin-film state, which is beneficial for vertical charge extraction as an outcome of a glancing incidence X-ray diffraction study. By employing PCZ-Th-DPP as a photoactive layer of Schottky OPD, to fully match its absorption characteristic to the spectral response of the red-selective OPD, we demonstrate a genuine red-selective specific detectivity in the order of 1012 Jones while maintaining a thin active layer thickness of ∼300 nm. This work demonstrates the possibility of realizing a full color image sensor with a synthetic approach to the constituting active layers without optical manipulation.
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- Syed Zahid Hassan
- Department of Energy Science & Engineering , Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) , Daegu 42988 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and RIGET , Gyeongsang National University , Jinju 52828 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering , Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) , Daegu 42988 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering , Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) , Daegu 42988 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering , Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) , Daegu 42988 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering , Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) , Daegu 42988 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering , Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) , Daegu 42988 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology and ERI , Gyeongsang National University , Jinju 660-701 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science & Engineering , Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) , Daegu 42988 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and RIGET , Gyeongsang National University , Jinju 52828 , Republic of Korea
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Zhang H, Ma Y, Sun Y, Liu J, Liu Y, Zhao G. The Effect of Donor Molecular Structure on Power Conversion Efficiency of Small-Molecule-Based Organic Solar Cells. MINI-REV ORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1570193x15666180627145325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this review, small-molecule donors for application in organic solar cells reported in the last
three years are highlighted. Especially, the effect of donor molecular structure on power conversion efficiency
of organic solar cells is reported in detail. Furthermore, the mechanism is proposed and discussed
for explaining the relationship between structure and power conversion efficiency. These results
and discussions draw some rules for rational donor molecular design, which is very important for further
improving the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells based on the small-molecule donor.
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- Hui Zhang
- College of Computer and Control Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Functional Nanocomposites, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Functional Nanocomposites, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Functional Nanocomposites, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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- Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Functional Nanocomposites, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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Pang S, Más‐Montoya M, Xiao M, Duan C, Wang Z, Liu X, Janssen RAJ, Yu G, Huang F, Cao Y. Adjusting Aggregation Modes and Photophysical and Photovoltaic Properties of Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Small Molecules by Introducing B←N Bonds. Chemistry 2019; 25:564-572. [PMID: 30285301 PMCID: PMC6391975 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The packing mode of small-molecular semiconductors in thin films is an important factor that controls the performance of their optoelectronic devices. Designing and changing the packing mode by molecular engineering is challenging. Three structurally related diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based compounds were synthesized to study the effect of replacing C-C bonds by isoelectronic dipolar B←N bonds. By replacing one of the bridging C-C bonds on the peripheral fluorene units of the DPP molecules by a coordinative B←N bond and changing the B←N bond orientation, the optical absorption, fluorescence, and excited-state lifetime of the compounds can be tuned. The substitution alters the preferential aggregation of the molecules in the solid state from H-type (for C-C) to J-type (for B←N). Introducing B←N bonds thus provides a subtle way of controlling the packing mode. The photovoltaic properties of the compounds were evaluated in bulk heterojunctions with a fullerene acceptor and showed moderate performance as a consequence of suboptimal morphologies, bimolecular recombination, and triplet-state formation.
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- Shuting Pang
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510640P. R. China
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- Molecular Materials and NanosystemsInstitute for, Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 5135600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
- Present address: Department of Organic ChemistryUniversity of Murcia30100MurciaSpain
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510640P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510640P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510640P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510640P. R. China
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- Molecular Materials and NanosystemsInstitute for, Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyP.O. Box 5135600 MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510640P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510640P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510640P. R. China
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Vaitukaityte D, Wang Z, Malinauskas T, Magomedov A, Bubniene G, Jankauskas V, Getautis V, Snaith HJ. Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Using Low-Cost Aniline-Based Enamine Hole-Transporting Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1803735. [PMID: 30247784 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201803735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
Abstract
Metal-halide perovskites offer great potential to realize low-cost and flexible next-generation solar cells. Low-temperature-processed organic hole-transporting layers play an important role in advancing device efficiencies and stabilities. Inexpensive and stable hole-transporting materials (HTMs) are highly desirable toward the scaling up of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Here, a new group of aniline-based enamine HTMs obtained via a one-step synthesis procedure is reported, without using a transition metal catalyst, from very common and inexpensive aniline precursors. This results in a material cost reduction to less than 1/5 of that for the archetypal spiro-OMeTAD. PSCs using an enamine V1091 HTM exhibit a champion power conversion efficiency of over 20%. Importantly, the unsealed devices with V1091 retain 96% of their original efficiency after storage in ambient air, with a relative humidity of 45% for over 800 h, while the devices fabricated using spiro-OMeTAD dropped down to 42% of their original efficiency after aging. Additionally, these materials can be processed via both solution and vacuum processes, which is believed to open up new possibilities for interlayers used in large-area all perovskite tandem cells, as well as many other optoelectronic device applications.
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- Deimante Vaitukaityte
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, Kaunas, 50254, Lithuania
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- Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU, UK
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, Kaunas, 50254, Lithuania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, Kaunas, 50254, Lithuania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, Kaunas, 50254, Lithuania
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- Department of Solid State Electronics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 9, Vilnius, 10222, Lithuania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, Kaunas, 50254, Lithuania
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- Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU, UK
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Dinçalp H, Saltan GM, Zafer C, Mutlu A. Synthesis and photophysical characterization of isoindigo building blocks as molecular acceptors for organic photovoltaics. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 202:196-206. [PMID: 29787916 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Five isoindigo-based donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) type small molecules have been synthesized in order to investigate their intramolecular charge transfer characteristics. UV-vis absorption of these dyes exhibits a wide absorption band ranging from 300 to 650 nm with two distinct bands, giving the narrow bandgaps between 1.72 and 1.85 eV. Taking into account their HOMO-LUMO energy levels and bandgaps, isoindigo dyes have been used in the active layer of organic solar cell (OSC) devices. When these small molecule semiconductors were used as acceptors with the donor poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl (P3HT) polymer in the inverted OSC devices, the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) was obtained as 0.10% for pyrene-substituted isoindigo derivative.
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- Haluk Dinçalp
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Yunus Emre, 45140 Manisa, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Yunus Emre, 45140 Manisa, Turkey
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- Solar Energy Institute, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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- Solar Energy Institute, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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Pashirova TN, Bogdanov AV, Musin LI, Voronina JK, Nizameev IR, Kadirov MK, Mironov VF, Zakharova LY, Latypov SK, Sinyashin OG. Nanoscale isoindigo-carriers: self-assembly and tunable properties. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 8:313-324. [PMID: 28243570 PMCID: PMC5301918 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.8.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Over the last decade isoindigo derivatives have attracted much attention due to their high potential in pharmacy and in the chemistry of materials. In addition, isoindigo derivatives can be modified to form supramolecular structures with tunable morphologies for the use in drug delivery. Amphiphilic long-chain dialkylated isoindigos have the ability to form stable solid nanoparticles via a simple nanoprecipitation technique. Their self-assembly was investigated using tensiometry, dynamic light scattering, spectrophotometry, and fluorometry. The critical association concentrations and aggregate sizes were measured. The hydrophilic-lipophilic balance of alkylated isoindigo derivatives strongly influences aggregate morphology. In the case of short-chain dialkylated isoindigo derivatives, supramolecular polymers of 200 to 700 nm were formed. For long-chain dialkylated isoindigo derivatives, micellar aggregates of 100 to 200 nm were observed. Using micellar surfactant water-soluble forms of monosubstituted 1-hexadecylisoindigo as well as 1,1'-dimethylisoindigo were prepared for the first time. The formation of mixed micellar structures of different types in micellar anionic surfactant solutions (sodium dodecyl sulfate) was determined. These findings are of practical importance and are of potential interest for the design of drug delivery systems and new nanomaterials.
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- Tatiana N Pashirova
- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan, 420088, Russian Federation
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan, 420088, Russian Federation
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan, 420088, Russian Federation
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan, 420088, Russian Federation
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan, 420088, Russian Federation
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan, 420088, Russian Federation
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan, 420088, Russian Federation
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan, 420088, Russian Federation
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan, 420088, Russian Federation
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov str. 8, Kazan, 420088, Russian Federation
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Meti P, Gong YD. 2,6-Di(thiophenyl)-1,5-dihydrodipyrrolopyrazine (DT-DPP) structural isomers as donor–acceptor–donor molecules and their optoelectronic investigation. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra06270b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We report the synthesis and characterization of two new D–A–D molecules via Pd catalyzed C–C and C–N coupling reactions. This illustrates the potential of DT-DPP for promising optoelectronic applications.
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- Puttavva Meti
- Innovative Drug Library Research Center
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Science
- Dongguk University
- Seoul 04620
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- Innovative Drug Library Research Center
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Science
- Dongguk University
- Seoul 04620
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Wang H, Xiao L, Yan L, Chen S, Zhu X, Peng X, Wang X, Wong WK, Wong WY. Structural engineering of porphyrin-based small molecules as donors for efficient organic solar cells. Chem Sci 2016; 7:4301-4307. [PMID: 30155076 PMCID: PMC6013801 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc04783h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Porphyrin-based small molecules as donors have long been ignored in bulky heterojunction organic solar cells due to their unfavorable aggregation and the low charge mobility. With the aim of striking a delicate balance between molecular design, morphology, interfacial layer and device fabrication to maximize the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells, three comparable porphyrin-based small molecules with an acceptor-donor-acceptor configuration have been developed for use as donor materials in solution processed small molecule bulk heterojunction organic solar cells. In these molecules, electron-deficient 3-ethylrhodanine is introduced into the electron-rich porphyrin core through 5,15-bis(phenylethynyl) linkers. Structural engineering with 10,20-bis(2-hexylnonyl) aliphatic peripheral substituent on the porphyrin core, instead of the aromatic substituents such as 10,20-bis[3,5-di(dodecyloxyl)phenyl], and 10,20-bis(4-dodecyloxylphenyl), can simultaneously facilitate stronger intermolecular π-π stacking and higher charge transfer mobility in the film, leading to a maximum PCE of 7.70% in a conventional device. The inverted devices have also been demonstrated to have long-term ambient stability and a comparable PCE of 7.55%.
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- Hongda Wang
- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials , Department of Chemistry and Institute of Advanced Materials , Hong Kong Baptist University , Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong , P. R. China . ; ;
- HKBU Institute of Research and Continuing Education , Shenzhen Virtual University Park , Shenzhen , 518057 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices , State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices , South China University of Technology , 381 Wushan Road , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China .
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Materials of Colleges and Universities of Hunan Province and Key Lab of Environment-friendly Chemistry and Application in Ministry of Education , College of Chemistry , Xiangtan University , Xiangtan 411105 , Hunan Province , China .
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials , Department of Chemistry and Institute of Advanced Materials , Hong Kong Baptist University , Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong , P. R. China . ; ;
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials , Department of Chemistry and Institute of Advanced Materials , Hong Kong Baptist University , Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong , P. R. China . ; ;
- HKBU Institute of Research and Continuing Education , Shenzhen Virtual University Park , Shenzhen , 518057 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices , State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices , South China University of Technology , 381 Wushan Road , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China .
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Materials of Colleges and Universities of Hunan Province and Key Lab of Environment-friendly Chemistry and Application in Ministry of Education , College of Chemistry , Xiangtan University , Xiangtan 411105 , Hunan Province , China .
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials , Department of Chemistry and Institute of Advanced Materials , Hong Kong Baptist University , Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong , P. R. China . ; ;
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials , Department of Chemistry and Institute of Advanced Materials , Hong Kong Baptist University , Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong , P. R. China . ; ;
- HKBU Institute of Research and Continuing Education , Shenzhen Virtual University Park , Shenzhen , 518057 , P. R. China
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Ashizawa M, Hasegawa T, Kawauchi S, Masunaga H, Hikima T, Sato H, Matsumoto H. Influence of structure–property relationships of two structural isomers of thiophene-flanked diazaisoindigo on carrier-transport properties. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra17424h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Two structural isomers of thiophene-flanked diazaisoindigo, 6,6′-substituted 6,6′-T-DAII and 5,5′-substituted 5,5′-T-DAII, have been synthesized to study the influence of the connecting modes on the carrier-transport properties.
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- Minoru Ashizawa
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Tokyo 152-8552
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Tokyo 152-8552
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Tokyo 152-8552
- Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI)/SPring-8
- Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Tokyo 152-8552
- Japan
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Choi MH, Ko EJ, Han YW, Lee EJ, Moon DK. Control of polymer-packing orientation in thin films through chemical structure of D-A type polymers and its application in efficient photovoltaic devices. POLYMER 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zhou Q, Bo R, He J, Zhuang H, Li H, Li N, Chen D, Xu Q, Lu J. Altering the Position of Phenyl Substitution to Adjust Film Morphology and Memory Device Performance. Chem Asian J 2015; 10:1474-9. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201500062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Qianhao Zhou
- College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology; Soochow University; Suzhou 215123 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology; Soochow University; Suzhou 215123 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology; Soochow University; Suzhou 215123 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology; Soochow University; Suzhou 215123 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology; Soochow University; Suzhou 215123 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology; Soochow University; Suzhou 215123 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology; Soochow University; Suzhou 215123 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology; Soochow University; Suzhou 215123 P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology; Soochow University; Suzhou 215123 P.R. China
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Bharath D, Chithiravel S, Sasikumar M, Chereddy NR, Shanigaram B, Bhanuprakash K, Krishnamoorthy K, Rao VJ. A detailed study on the thermal, photo-physical and electrochemical properties and OFET applications of D–π–A–π–D structured unsymmetrical diketopyrrolopyrrole materials. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra16653e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Seven unsymmetrical DPP-derivatives with a D–π–A–π–D architecture have been synthesized and the effect of the electron donating ability and extent of electronic conjugation of the end capping units on their properties are explored.
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- D. Bharath
- Crop Protection Chemicals Division
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500007
- India
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- Polymers and Advanced Materials Laboratory
- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
- Pune-411008
- India
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- Crop Protection Chemicals Division
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500007
- India
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- Crop Protection Chemicals Division
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500007
- India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500007
- India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500007
- India
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- Polymers and Advanced Materials Laboratory
- CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
- Pune-411008
- India
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- Crop Protection Chemicals Division
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- Hyderabad-500007
- India
- AcSIR
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Xue P, Wang P, Yao B, Sun J, Gong P, Zhang Z, Lu R. Photocurrent generation of nanofibers constructed using a complex of a gelator and a fullerene derivative. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra15236d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Two-component xerogel film constructed by a carboxylic acid derivative and fullerene derivative could generate large photocurrent under light irradiation.
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- Pengchong Xue
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- PR China
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Ren Y, Hailey AK, Hiszpanski AM, Loo YL. Isoindigo-Containing Molecular Semiconductors: Effect of Backbone Extension on Molecular Organization and Organic Solar Cell Performance. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2014; 26:6570-6577. [PMID: 25678745 PMCID: PMC4311966 DOI: 10.1021/cm503312c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Revised: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We have synthesized three new isoindigo-based small molecules by extending the conjugated length through the incorporation of octyl-thiophene units between the isoindigo core and benzothiophene terminal units. Both UV-vis and Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction experiments show that such extension of the π-conjugated backbone can induce H-aggregation, and enhance crystallinity and molecular ordering of these isoindigo-based small molecules in the solid state. Compared to two other isoindigo-based derivatives in the series, the derivative with two octyl-thiophene units, BT-T2-ID, is the most crystalline and ordered, and its molecular packing motif appears to be substantially different. Devices utilizing these new extended isoindigo-based small molecules as the electron donor exhibit higher performance than those utilizing nonextended BT-ID as the electron donor. Particularly, devices containing BT-T2-ID in an as-cast blend with PC61BM show power conversion efficiencies up to 3.4%, which is comparable to the best devices containing isoindigo-based molecular semiconductors and is a record among devices containing isoindigo-based small molecules that were processed in the absence of any additives.
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- Yi Ren
- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Princeton
Center for Complex Materials, Princeton
University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Princeton
Center for Complex Materials, Princeton
University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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