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Chen Y, Wu J, Lu S, Facchetti A, Marks TJ. Semiconducting Copolymers with Naphthalene Imide/Amide π‐Conjugated Units: Synthesis, Crystallography, and Systematic Structure‐Property‐Mobility Correlations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208201. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yao Chen
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing 400714 P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208 USA
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing 400714 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208 USA
- Flexterra Corporation Skokie IL 60077 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208 USA
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Li L, Meng F, Zhang M, Zhang Z, Zhao D. Revisiting the Dithienophthalimide Building Block: Improved Synthetic Method Yielding New High‐Performance Polymer Donors for Organic Solar Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202206311. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Lianghui Li
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing Engineering Research Center for the Synthesis and Applications of Waterborne Polymers Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing Engineering Research Center for the Synthesis and Applications of Waterborne Polymers Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Chen Y, Wu J, Lu S, Facchetti A, Marks TJ. Semiconducting Copolymers with Naphthalene Imide/Amide π‐Conjugated Units: Synthesis, Crystallography, and Systematic Structure−Property−Mobility Correlations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yao Chen
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology CHINA
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- Northwestern University Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center UNITED STATES
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology CHINA
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- Northwestern University Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center UNITED STATES
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- Northwestern University Department of Chemistry 2145 Sheridan Rd. 60208-3113 Evanston UNITED STATES
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Li S, Ma R, Xu S, Zheng T, Fu G, Wu Y, Liao Z, Kuang Y, Hou Y, Wang D, Petkov PS, Simeonova K, Feng X, Wu LZ, Li XB, Zhang T. Direct Construction of Isomeric Benzobisoxazole-Vinylene-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks with Distinct Photocatalytic Properties. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:13953-13960. [PMID: 35877552 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Vinylene/olefin-linked two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (v-2D-COFs) have emerged as advanced semiconducting materials with excellent in-plane conjugation, high chemical stabilities, and precisely tunable electronic structures. Exploring new linkage chemistry for the reticular construction of v-2D-COFs remains in infancy and challenging. Herein, we present a solid-state benzobisoxazole-mediated aldol polycondensation reaction for the construction of two novel isomeric benzobisoxazole-bridged v-2D-COFs (v-2D-COF-NO1 and v-2D-COF-NO2) with trans and cis configurations of benzobisoxazole. Interestingly, the isomeric benzobisoxazole linkers endow the two v-2D-COFs with distinct optoelectronic and electrochemical properties, ranging from light absorption and emission to charge-transfer properties. When employed as the photocathode, v-2D-COF-NO1 exhibits a photocurrent of up to ∼18 μA/cm2 under AM 1.5G irradiation at -0.3 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), which is twice the value of v-2D-COF-NO2 (∼9.1 μA/cm2). With Pt as a cocatalyst, v-2D-COF-NO1 demonstrates a photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate of ∼1.97 mmol h-1 g-1, also in clear contrast to that of v-2D-COF-NO2 (∼0.86 mmol h-1 g-1) under identical conditions. This work demonstrates the synthesis of v-2D-COFs via benzobisoxazole-mediated aldol polycondensation with isomeric structures and distinct photocatalytic properties.
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- Shengxu Li
- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (CFAED) and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1219 Zhongguan West Road, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang, China
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS), Maria-Reiche-Strasse 2, 01109 Dresden, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1219 Zhongguan West Road, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute of Zhejiang University - Quzhou, Quzhou 324000, China
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sofia, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sofia, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (CFAED) and Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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Li L, Meng F, Zhang M, Zhang ZG, Zhao D. Revisiting the Dithenophthalimide Building Block: Improved Synthetic Method Yielding New High‐Performance Polymer Donors of Organic Solar Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Lianghui Li
- Nankai University College of Chemistry Chemistry CHINA
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- Nankai University College of Chemistry Chemistry CHINA
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Nankai University State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Weijin Rd. 94 300071 Tianjin CHINA
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Chen J, Yang J, Guo Y, Liu Y. Acceptor Modulation Strategies for Improving the Electron Transport in High-Performance Organic Field-Effect Transistors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2104325. [PMID: 34605074 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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High-performance ambipolar and electronic type semiconducting polymers are essential for fabricating various organic optoelectronic devices and complementary circuits. This review summarizes the strategies of improving the electron transport of semiconducting polymers via acceptor modulation strategies, which include the use of single, dual, triple, multiple, and all acceptors as well as the fusion of multiple identical acceptors to obtain new heterocyclic acceptors. To further improve the electron transport of semiconducting polymers, the introduction of strong electron-withdrawing groups can enhance the electron-withdrawing ability of donors and acceptors, thereby facilitating electron injection and suppressing hole accumulation. In addition, the relationships between the molecular structure, frontier molecular orbital energy levels, thin film morphology, microstructure, processing conditions, and device performances are also comprehensively discussed. Finally, the challenges encountered in this research area are proposed and the future outlook is presented.
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- Jinyang Chen
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Organic Solids Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Organic Solids Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Organic Solids Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Organic Solids Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Ye G, Talsma W, Tran K, Liu Y, Dijkstra S, Cao J, Chen J, Qu J, Song J, Loi MA, Chiechi RC. Polar Side Chains Enhance Selection of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Polymer Wrapping. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Gang Ye
- Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics & College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Functional Molecule of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, P. R. China
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- Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics & College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics & College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and systems of Ministry of Education/Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, P. R. China
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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Feng K, Guo H, Sun H, Guo X. n-Type Organic and Polymeric Semiconductors Based on Bithiophene Imide Derivatives. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:3804-3817. [PMID: 34617720 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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ConspectusIn the last three decades, p-type (hole-transporting) organic and polymeric semiconductors have achieved great success in terms of materials diversity and device performance, while the development of n-type (electron-transporting) analogues greatly lags behind, which is limited by the scarcity of highly electron-deficient building blocks with compact geometry and good solubility. However, such n-type semiconductors are essential due to the existence of the p-n junction and a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-like circuit in organic electronic devices. Among various electron-deficient building blocks, imide-functionalized arenes, such as naphthalene diimide (NDI) and perylene diimide (PDI), have been proven to be the most promising ones for developing n-type organic and polymeric semiconductors. Nevertheless, phenyl-based NDI and PDI lead to sizable steric hindrance with neighboring (hetero)arenes and a high degree of backbone distortion in the resultant semiconductors, which greatly limits their microstructural ordering and charge transport. To attenuate the steric hindrance associated with NDI and PDI, a novel imide-functionalized heteroarene, bithiophene imide (BTI), was designed; however, the BTI-based semiconductors suffer from high-lying frontier molecular orbital (FMO) energy levels as a result of their electron-rich thiophene framework and monoimide group, which is detrimental to n-type performance.In this Account, we review a series of BTI derivatives developed via various strategies, including ring fusion, thiazole substitution, fluorination, cyanation, and chalcogen substitution, and elaborate the synthesis routes designed to overcome the synthesis challenges due to their high electron deficiency. After structural optimization, these BTI derivatives can not only retain the advantages of good solubility, a planar backbone, and small steric hindrance inherited from BTI but also have greatly suppressed FMO levels. These novel building blocks enable the construction of a great number of n-type organic and polymeric semiconductors, particularly acceptor-acceptor (or all-acceptor)-type polymers, with remarkable performance in various devices, including electron mobility (μe) of 3.71 cm2 V-1 s-1 in organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs), a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.2% in all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs), a PCE of 20.8% in inverted perovskite solar cells (PVSCs), electrical conductivity (σ) of 0.34 S cm-1 and a power factor (PF) of 1.52 μW m-1 K-2 in self-doped diradicals, and σ of 23.3 S cm-1 and a PF of ∼10 μW m-1 K-2 in molecularly n-doped polymers, all of which are among the best values in each type of device. The structure-property-device performance correlations of these n-type semiconductors are elucidated. The design strategy and synthesis of these novel BTI derivatives provide important information for developing highly electron-deficient building blocks with optimized physicochemical properties. Finally, we offer our insights into the further development of BTI derivatives and semiconductors built from them.
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- Kui Feng
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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Mori H. Development of semiconducting polymers based on a novel heteropolycyclic aromatic framework. Polym J 2021. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-021-00497-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Liao M, Duan J, Peng P, Zhang J, Zhou M. Progress in the synthesis of imide-based N-type polymer semiconductor materials. RSC Adv 2020; 10:41764-41779. [PMID: 35516572 PMCID: PMC9057848 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra04972g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Based on the development situation and challenge of organic photovoltaics (OPVs) and organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), it is necessary to develop N-type polymer building blocks with specific structures and performance. After decades of development, some excellent polymer receptor building blocks have been developed to construct N-type organic semiconductors, which have been applied in OFETs and OPVs. In this paper, four kinds of imide (bisthiophene imide BTI, bisthiazolimide BTz, naphthalimide NDI, and perylene imide PDI)-based N-type polymer semiconductor materials are introduced, and their applications in OFETs and OPVs are analyzed, too. The molecular structure design and the performance of corresponding materials are summarized to provide further guidance and reference for the design and development of high performance N-type polymer semiconductors. Representative molecular structures of four N-type polymer semiconductors materials (a: N2000; b: PPDI-DTT, c: TBDI-DT and d: PDTzTIT) based on NDI, PDI, BTI and BTzI, respectively.![]()
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- Mao Liao
- School of New Energy and Material, Southwest Petroleum University No. 8 Xindu Avenue, Xindu District Chengdu Sichuan 610500 People's Republic of China +8613880947076
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- School of New Energy and Material, Southwest Petroleum University No. 8 Xindu Avenue, Xindu District Chengdu Sichuan 610500 People's Republic of China +8613880947076.,CNBM (Chengdu) Optoelectronic Materials Co., Ltd. No. 558, 2nd Airport Road, Shuangliu District Chengdu Sichuan 610207 People's Republic of China
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- School of New Energy and Material, Southwest Petroleum University No. 8 Xindu Avenue, Xindu District Chengdu Sichuan 610500 People's Republic of China +8613880947076
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- School of New Energy and Material, Southwest Petroleum University No. 8 Xindu Avenue, Xindu District Chengdu Sichuan 610500 People's Republic of China +8613880947076
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- School of New Energy and Material, Southwest Petroleum University No. 8 Xindu Avenue, Xindu District Chengdu Sichuan 610500 People's Republic of China +8613880947076.,State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University No. 8 Xindu Avenue, Xindu District Chengdu Sichuan 610500 People's Republic of China
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Lin K, Li C, Tao W, Huang J, Wu Q, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Wang D, Liu X. Electrochemical Synthesis and Electro-Optical Properties of Dibenzothiophene/Thiophene Conjugated Polymers With Stepwise Enhanced Conjugation Lengths. Front Chem 2020; 8:819. [PMID: 33102439 PMCID: PMC7505771 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
A total of six conjugated polymers, namely PDBT-Th, PDBT-Th:Th, PDBT-2Th, PDBT-Th:2Th, PDBT-2Th:Th, and PDBT-2Th:2Th, consisting of dibenzothiophene, thiophene, and bithiophene were electrochemically synthesized. Their electrochemical and electrochromic properties were investigated in relation to the conjugation chain lengths of the thiophene units in the conjugated backbones. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations showed that longer conjugation lengths resulted in decreased HOMO-LUMO gaps in the polymers. The optical band gaps (Eg,opt) and electrochemical band gaps (Eg,cv) were decreased from PDBT-Th to PDBT-Th:Th, however, PDBT-Th:2Th, PDBT-2Th, PDBT-2Th:Th and PDBT-2Th:2Th displayed the similar band gaps. The conjugation length increments significantly improved the electrochemical stability of the conjugated polymers and exhibited reversible color changes due to the formation of polarons and bipolarons. The results suggest that the conjugated polymers prepared herein are promising candidates for fabricating flexible organic electrochromic devices.
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- Kaiwen Lin
- Department of Materials and Food, Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan, China
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- School of Textile Materials and Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, China
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- School of Applied Physics and Materials, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, China
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- Department of Materials and Food, Zhongshan Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Zhongshan, China
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- School of Textile Materials and Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, China
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- School of Textile Materials and Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, China
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- School of Textile Materials and Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, China
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- School of Applied Physics and Materials, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, China
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- School of Textile Materials and Engineering, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, China
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Zhao C, Yang F, Xia D, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Yan N, You S, Li W. Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-based conjugated polymers for organic solar cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:10394-10408. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc04150e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD) based conjugated polymers as an electron donor, acceptor and single-component for application in organic solar cells in the past ten years have been intensively reviewed in this Feature Article.
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- Chaowei Zhao
- Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Jiangxi Academy of Sciences
- Nanchang 330096
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong
- Shandong Normal University
- Jinan 250014
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Jiangxi Academy of Sciences
- Nanchang 330096
- P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Jiangxi Academy of Sciences
- Nanchang 330096
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Jiangxi Academy of Sciences
- Nanchang 330096
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Jiangxi Academy of Sciences
- Nanchang 330096
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Jiangxi Academy of Sciences
- Nanchang 330096
- P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering & State Key Laboratory of Organic–Inorganic Composites
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An L, Tong J, Yang C, Zhao X, Wang X, Xia Y. Impact of alkyl side chain on the photostability and optoelectronic properties of indacenodithieno[3,2‐
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]thiophene‐
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′]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole medium bandgap copolymers. POLYM INT 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.5936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Lili An
- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minzu UniversityKey Laboratory for Utility of Environment‐Friendly Composite Materials and Biomass in University of Gansu Province Lanzhou P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringLanzhou Jiaotong University Lanzhou P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringLanzhou Jiaotong University Lanzhou P. R. China
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- Institute of Soil, Fertilizer and Water‐saving AgricultureGansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences Lanzhou P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio‐based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess TechnologyChinese Academy of Sciences Qingdao P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringLanzhou Jiaotong University Lanzhou P. R. China
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Chen J, Wang L, Yang J, Yang K, Uddin MA, Tang Y, Zhou X, Liao Q, Yu J, Liu B, Woo HY, Guo X. Backbone Conformation Tuning of Carboxylate-Functionalized Wide Band Gap Polymers for Efficient Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Jianhua Chen
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials and State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, The Co-Innovation Center of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Tianjin, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials and State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, The Co-Innovation Center of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Tianjin, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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Side Chain Effects on the Optoelectronic Properties and Self-Assembly Behaviors of Terthiophene–Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione Based Conjugated Polymers. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Mori H, Nishinaga S, Takahashi R, Nishihara Y. Alkoxy-Substituted Anthra[1,2-c:5,6-c′]bis([1,2,5]thiadiazole) (ATz): A New Electron-Acceptor Unit in the Semiconducting Polymers for Organic Electronics. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Chen P, Shi S, Wang H, Qiu F, Wang Y, Tang Y, Feng JR, Guo H, Cheng X, Guo X. Aggregation Strength Tuning in Difluorobenzoxadiazole-Based Polymeric Semiconductors for High-Performance Thick-Film Polymer Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:21481-21491. [PMID: 29862815 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b05231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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High-performance polymer solar cells (PSCs) with thick active layers are essential for large-scale production. Polymer semiconductors exhibiting a temperature-dependent aggregation property offer great advantages toward this purpose. In this study, three difluorobenzoxadiazole (ffBX)-based donor polymers, PffBX-T, PffBX-TT, and PffBX-DTT, were synthesized, which contain thiophene (T), thieno[3,2- b]thiophene (TT), and dithieno[3,2- b:2',3'- d]thiophene (DTT) as the π-spacers, respectively. Temperature-dependent absorption spectra reveal that the aggregation strength increases in the order of PffBX-T, PffBX-TT, and PffBX-DTT as the π-spacer becomes larger. PffBX-TT with the intermediate aggregation strength enables well-controlled disorder-order transition in the casting process of blend film, thus leading to the best film morphology and the highest performance in PSCs. Thick-film PSCs with an average power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.91% and the maximum value of 9.10% are achieved using PffBX-TT:PC71BM active layer with a thickness of 250 nm. The neat film of PffBX-TT also shows a high hole mobility of 1.09 cm2 V-1 s-1 in organic thin-film transistors. When PffBX-DTT and PffBX-T are incorporated into PSCs utilizing PC71BM acceptor, the average PCE decreases to 6.54 and 1.33%, respectively. The performance drop mainly comes from reduced short-circuit current, as a result of nonoptimal blend film morphology caused by a less well-controlled film formation process. A similar trend was also observed in nonfullerene type thick-film PSCs using IT-4F as the electron acceptor. These results show the significance of polymer aggregation strength tuning toward optimal bulk heterojunction film morphology using ffBX-based polymer model system. The study demonstrates that adjusting π-spacer is an effective method, in combination with other important approaches such as alkyl chain optimization, to generate high-performance thick-film PSCs which are critical for practical applications.
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- Peng Chen
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics , Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) , No. 1088, Xueyuan Road , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics , Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) , No. 1088, Xueyuan Road , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics , Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) , No. 1088, Xueyuan Road , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics , Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) , No. 1088, Xueyuan Road , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics , Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) , No. 1088, Xueyuan Road , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics , Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) , No. 1088, Xueyuan Road , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics , Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) , No. 1088, Xueyuan Road , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics , Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) , No. 1088, Xueyuan Road , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics , Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) , No. 1088, Xueyuan Road , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics , Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) , No. 1088, Xueyuan Road , Shenzhen , Guangdong 518055 , China
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Low-bandgap semiconducting polymers based on sulfur-containing phenacene-type molecules for transistor and solar cell applications. Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-018-0072-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Liao Q, Wang Y, Uddin MA, Chen J, Guo H, Shi S, Wang Y, Woo HY, Guo X. Drastic Effects of Fluorination on Backbone Conformation of Head-to-Head Bithiophene-Based Polymer Semiconductors. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:519-524. [PMID: 35632924 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This study shows that the backbone conformation of head-to-head type 3,3'-dialkyl-2,2'-bithiophene can be tuned via fluorination of the neighboring benzothiadiazole (BTz). Without fluorination, the polymer backbone is highly twisted, whereas difluorination of BTz produced a coplanar backbone. Monofluorination of BTz yielded a tunable polymer backbone conformation depending on the film annealing temperature. In organic thin-film transistors, the polymer with the head-to-head linkages showed a remarkable hole mobility of >0.5 cm2 V-1 s-1 upon attaining a planar backbone. Thus, the head-to-head linkage does not necessarily lead to backbone nonplanarity, and achieving planar conformation of 3,3'-dialkyl-2,2'-bithiophene has profound implications in materials design for organic semiconducting devices, yielding good solubility, reduced materials synthetic steps, and improved opto-electrical properties.
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- Qiaogan Liao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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Chen J, Liao Q, Wang G, Yan Z, Wang H, Wang Y, Zhang X, Tang Y, Facchetti A, Marks TJ, Guo X. Enhancing Polymer Photovoltaic Performance via Optimized Intramolecular Ester-Based Noncovalent Sulfur···Oxygen Interactions. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Jianhua Chen
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials and State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, The Co-Innovation Center of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Tianjin, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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Wang Y, Guo H, Harbuzaru A, Uddin MA, Arrechea-Marcos I, Ling S, Yu J, Tang Y, Sun H, López Navarrete JT, Ortiz RP, Woo HY, Guo X. (Semi)ladder-Type Bithiophene Imide-Based All-Acceptor Semiconductors: Synthesis, Structure–Property Correlations, and Unipolar n-Type Transistor Performance. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:6095-6108. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Yingfeng Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Málaga 29071, Spain
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- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Málaga 29071, Spain
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Málaga 29071, Spain
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- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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Niyas MA, Ramakrishnan R, Vijay V, Hariharan M. Structure-Packing-Property Correlation of Self-Sorted Versus Interdigitated Assembly in TTF⋅TCNQ-Based Charge-Transport Materials. Chemistry 2018; 24:12318-12329. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- M. A. Niyas
- School of Chemistry; Indian Institute of, Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura; Thiruvananthapuram 695551 Kerala India
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- School of Chemistry; Indian Institute of, Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura; Thiruvananthapuram 695551 Kerala India
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- School of Chemistry; Indian Institute of, Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura; Thiruvananthapuram 695551 Kerala India
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- School of Chemistry; Indian Institute of, Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura; Thiruvananthapuram 695551 Kerala India
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Wang Y, Yan Z, Guo H, Uddin MA, Ling S, Zhou X, Su H, Dai J, Woo HY, Guo X. Effects of Bithiophene Imide Fusion on the Device Performance of Organic Thin-Film Transistors and All-Polymer Solar Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201708421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yingfeng Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
- Department of Chemistry; Wuhan University; Wuhan Hubei 430072 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry; Korea University; Seoul 136-713 South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Physics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Physics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry; Korea University; Seoul 136-713 South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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Wang Y, Yan Z, Guo H, Uddin MA, Ling S, Zhou X, Su H, Dai J, Woo HY, Guo X. Effects of Bithiophene Imide Fusion on the Device Performance of Organic Thin-Film Transistors and All-Polymer Solar Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:15304-15308. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201708421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Yingfeng Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
- Department of Chemistry; Wuhan University; Wuhan Hubei 430072 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry; Korea University; Seoul 136-713 South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Physics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Physics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry; Korea University; Seoul 136-713 South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; South University of Science and Technology of China; No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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Wu FP, Un HI, Li Y, Hu H, Yuan Y, Yang B, Xiao K, Chen W, Wang JY, Jiang ZQ, Pei J, Liao LS. An Imide-Based Pentacyclic Building Block for n-Type Organic Semiconductors. Chemistry 2017; 23:14723-14727. [PMID: 28875516 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201703415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A new electron-deficient unit with a fused 5-membered heterocyclic ring was developed by replacing a cyclopenta-1,3-diene from electron-rich donor indacenodithiophene (IDT) with a cyclohepta-4,6-diene-1,3-diimde unit. The imide bridge endows dithienylbenzenebisimide (BBI) with a fixed planar configuration and low energy levels for both the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO; -6.24 eV) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbit (LUMO; -2.57 eV). Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) based on BBI polymers exhibit electron mobility up to 0.34 cm2 V-1 s-1 , which indicates that the BBI is a promising n-type building block for optoelectronics.
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- Fu-Peng Wu
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, 37831, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, 37831, USA
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- Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois, 60439, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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Guo Y, Li M, Zhou Y, Song J, Bo Z, Wang H. Two-Dimensional Conjugated Polymer Based on sp2-Carbon Bridged Indacenodithiophene for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells. Macromolecules 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Yijing Guo
- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage
Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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Garcias-Morales C, Romero-Borja D, Maldonado JL, Roa AE, Rodríguez M, García-Merinos JP, Ariza-Castolo A. Small Molecules Derived from Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD) and Their Use in Solution Processed Organic Solar Cells. Molecules 2017; 22:E1607. [PMID: 28974003 PMCID: PMC6151745 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22101607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In this work, microwave synthesis, chemical, optical and electrochemical characterization of three small organic molecules, TPA-TPD, TPA-PT-TPD and TPA-TT-TPD with donor-acceptor structure and their use in organic photovoltaic cells are reported. For the synthesis, 5-(2-ethylhexyl)-4H-thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6(5H)-dione was used as electron withdrawing fragment while the triphenylamine was used as electron donating fragment. Molecular electronic geometry and electronic distribution density were established by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and confirmed by optical and chemical characterization. These molecules were employed as electron-donors in the active layer for manufacturing bulk heterojunction organic solar cells, where [6,6]-phenyl C71 butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) was used as electron-acceptor. As cathode, Field's metal (FM), an eutectic alloy (Bi/In/Sn: 32.5%, 51%, and 16.5%, respectively) with a melting point above 62 °C, was easily deposited by drop casting under vacuum-free process and at air atmosphere. Prepared devices based on TPA-TPD:PC71BM (1:4 w/w ratio) presented a large VOC = 0.97 V, with JSC = 7.9 mA/cm², a FF = 0.34, then, a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 2.6%.
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- Cesar Garcias-Morales
- Research Group of Optical Properties of Materials (GPOM), Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A.P. 1-948, 37000 León, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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- Research Group of Optical Properties of Materials (GPOM), Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A.P. 1-948, 37000 León, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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- Research Group of Optical Properties of Materials (GPOM), Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A.P. 1-948, 37000 León, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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- Research Group of Optical Properties of Materials (GPOM), Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A.P. 1-948, 37000 León, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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- Research Group of Optical Properties of Materials (GPOM), Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A.P. 1-948, 37000 León, Guanajuato, Mexico.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químico Biológicas Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo Edificio B-1. Ciudad Universitaria, 58030 Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Avenida Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508 Colonia San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360 Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
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Tong J, Li J, Zhang P, Ma X, Wang M, An L, Sun J, Guo P, Yang C, Xia Y. Naphtho[1,2- c :5,6- c ′]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole-based conjugated polymers consisting of oligothiophenes for efficient polymer solar cells. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Yang F, Qian D, Balawi AH, Wu Y, Ma W, Laquai F, Tang Z, Zhang F, Li W. Performance limitations in thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-based polymer:ITIC solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:23990-23998. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp04780k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Three thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-based conjugated polymers were applied in non-fullerene solar cells, in which the polymer PTPDBDT provided a high photovoltage but a low quantum efficiency. This was caused by the large phase separation in the bulk-heterojunction as confirmed by systematic studies.
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- Fan Yang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Biomolecular and Organic Electronics
- Department of Physics
- Chemistry and Biology
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- KAUST Solar Center (KSC)
- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE)
- Material Science and Engineering Program (MSE)
- Thuwal 23955-6900
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- KAUST Solar Center (KSC)
- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE)
- Material Science and Engineering Program (MSE)
- Thuwal 23955-6900
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- Institut für Angewandte Photophysik
- Technische Universität Dresden
- George-Bähr-Straße 1
- Dresden
- Germany
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- Biomolecular and Organic Electronics
- Department of Physics
- Chemistry and Biology
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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Guo P, Sun J, Sun S, Li J, Tong J, Zhao C, Zhu L, Zhang P, Yang C, Xia Y. Effect of alkylthiophene spacers and fluorine on the optoelectronic properties of 5,10-bis(dialkylthien-2-yl)dithieno[2,3-d:2′,3′-d′]benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene-alt-benzothiadiazole derivative copolymers. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra28836g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The effect of inclusion of alkylthiophene and fluorine on the optoelectronic properties of copolymers from dithienobenzodithiophene and benzothiadiazole derivatives is systematically investigated.
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- Pengzhi Guo
- Key Lab of Optoelectronic Technology and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou
- China
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- Key Lab of Optoelectronic Technology and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou
- China
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- National Laboratory for Infrared Physics
- Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shanghai 200083
- China
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- Key Lab of Optoelectronic Technology and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou
- China
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- Key Lab of Optoelectronic Technology and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou
- China
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- Key Lab of Optoelectronic Technology and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou
- China
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- Key Lab of Optoelectronic Technology and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou
- China
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- Key Lab of Optoelectronic Technology and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou
- China
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- Key Lab of Optoelectronic Technology and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou
- China
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- Key Lab of Optoelectronic Technology and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry
- Lanzhou Jiaotong University
- Lanzhou
- China
- Centre for Polymers and Organic Solids
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Yang D, Li Z, Li Z, Zhao X, Zhang T, Wu F, Tian Y, Ye F, Sun Z, Yang X. Novel wide band gap copolymers featuring excellent comprehensive performance towards the practical application for organic solar cells. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py00689f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A novel WBG copolymer exhibits a high PCE of 9.42% with a thick active layer and remarkable thermal stability.
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Huang J, Tang Y, Gao K, Liu F, Guo H, Russell TP, Yang T, Liang Y, Cheng X, Guo X. Head-to-Head Linkage Containing Dialkoxybithiophene-Based Polymeric Semiconductors for Polymer Solar Cells with Large Open-Circuit Voltages. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b02275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jun Huang
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
- Department
of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Materials
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Department
of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC), No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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Shi S, Liao Q, Tang Y, Guo H, Zhou X, Wang Y, Yang T, Liang Y, Cheng X, Liu F, Guo X. Head-to-Head Linkage Containing Bithiophene-Based Polymeric Semiconductors for Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:9969-9977. [PMID: 27717205 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201603112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 08/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Narrow bandgap (1.37-1.46 eV) polymers incorporating a head-to-head linkage containing 3-alkoxy-3'-alkyl-2,2'-bithiophene are synthesized. The head-to-head linkage enables polymers with sufficient solubility and the noncovalent sulfur-oxygen interaction affords polymers with high degree of backbone planarity and film ordering. When integrated into polymer solar cells, the polymers show a promising power conversion efficiency approaching 10%.
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- Shengbin Shi
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics, South University of Science and Technology of China, No. 1088, Xueyuan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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Dudnik AS, Aldrich TJ, Eastham ND, Chang RPH, Facchetti A, Marks TJ. Tin-Free Direct C-H Arylation Polymerization for High Photovoltaic Efficiency Conjugated Copolymers. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:15699-15709. [PMID: 27933999 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b10023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A new and highly regioselective direct C-H arylation polymerization (DARP) methodology enables the reproducible and sustainable synthesis of high-performance π-conjugated photovoltaic copolymers. Unlike traditional Stille polycondensation methods for producing photovoltaic copolymers, this DARP protocol eliminates the need for environmentally harmful, toxic organotin compounds. This DARP protocol employs low loadings of commercially available catalyst components, Pd2(dba)3·CHCl3 (0.5 mol%) and P(2-MeOPh)3 (2 mol%), sterically tuned carboxylic acid additives, and an environmentally friendly solvent, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran. Using this DARP protocol, several representative copolymers are synthesized in excellent yields and high molecular masses. The DARP-derived copolymers are benchmarked versus Stille-derived counterparts by close comparison of optical, NMR spectroscopic, and electrochemical properties, all of which indicate great chemical similarity and no significant detectable structural defects in the DARP copolymers. The DARP- and Stille-derived copolymer and fullerene blend microstructural properties and morphologies are characterized with AFM, TEM, and XRD and are found to be virtually indistinguishable. Likewise, the charge generation, recombination, and transport characteristics of the fullerene blend films are found to be identical. For the first time, polymer solar cells fabricated using DARP-derived copolymers exhibit solar cell performances rivalling or exceeding those achieved with Stille-derived materials. For the DARP copolymer PBDTT-FTTE, the power conversion efficiency of 8.4% is a record for a DARP copolymer.
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- Alexander S Dudnik
- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Argonne Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center (ANSER), Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Argonne Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center (ANSER), Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Argonne Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center (ANSER), Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Polyera Corporation , 8045 Lamon Avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60077, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Argonne Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center (ANSER), Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Cheng Y, Qi Y, Tang Y, Zheng C, Wan Y, Huang W, Chen R. Controlling Intramolecular Conformation through Nonbonding Interaction for Soft-Conjugated Materials: Molecular Design and Optoelectronic Properties. J Phys Chem Lett 2016; 7:3609-3615. [PMID: 27569364 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b01695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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To address the intrinsic contradiction between high optoelectronic properties and good processability in organic π-conjugated molecules, we propose that soft-conjugated molecules (SCMs), conformationally locked by intramolecular nonbonding interactions, can benefit from both nonplanar molecular structures in solution for processing and rigid coplanar structures in the solid state for enhanced optoelectronic properties. Computational results reveal that nonbonding pairs of S···N, N···H, and F···S are strong enough to prevail over thermal fluctuations, steric effects, and other repulsive interactions to force the adjacent aromatic rings to be planar; thus, constructed SCMs display delocalized frontier molecular orbitals with frontier orbital energy levels, band gaps, reorganization energies, and photophyscial properties comparable to those of rigid-conjugated molecules because of their stable planar soft-conjugation at both ground and excited states. The understanding gained from the theoretical investigations of SCMs provides keen insights into construction and modification of soft-conjugations to harmonize the optoelectronic property and processability in conjugated molecules for advanced optoelectronic applications.
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- Yuanfang Cheng
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications , Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications , Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications , Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications , Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications , Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University (Nanjing Tech) , Nanjing 211816, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications , Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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Howard JB, Ekiz S, Cuellar De Lucio AJ, Thompson BC. Investigation of Random Copolymer Analogues of a Semi-Random Conjugated Polymer Incorporating Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jenna B. Howard
- Department of Chemistry,
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, United States
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- Department of Chemistry,
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, United States
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- Department of Chemistry,
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, United States
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- Department of Chemistry,
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, United States
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Melkonyan FS, Zhao W, Drees M, Eastham ND, Leonardi MJ, Butler MR, Chen Z, Yu X, Chang RPH, Ratner MA, Facchetti AF, Marks TJ. Bithiophenesulfonamide Building Block for π-Conjugated Donor–Acceptor Semiconductors. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:6944-7. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b03498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Polyera Corporation, 8045 Lamon
Avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60077, United States
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- Polyera Corporation, 8045 Lamon
Avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60077, United States
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- Polyera Corporation, 8045 Lamon
Avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60077, United States
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Wang K, Guo X, Guo B, Li W, Zhang M, Li Y. Broad Bandgap D-A Copolymer Based on Bithiazole Acceptor Unit for Application in High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells with Lower Fullerene Content. Macromol Rapid Commun 2016; 37:1066-73. [PMID: 27174683 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201600115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A new broad bandgap and 2D-conjugated D-A copolymer, PBDTBTz-T, based on bithienyl-benzodithiophene donor unit and bithiazole (BTz) acceptor unit, is designed and synthesized for the application as donor material in polymer solar cells (PSCs). The polymer possesses highly coplanar and crystalline structure with a higher hole mobility and lower HOMO energy level which is beneficial to achieve higher open circuit voltage (Voc ) of the PSCs with the polymer as donor. The PSCs based on PBDTBTz-T:PC71 BM blend film with a lower PC71 BM content of 40% demonstrate a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 6.09% with a relatively higher Voc of 0.92 V. These results indicate that the lower HOMO energy level of the BTz-based D-A copolymer is beneficial to a high Voc of the PSCs. The polymer, with highly coplanar and crystalline structure, can effectively reduce the content of fullerene acceptor in the active layer and can enhance the absorption and PCE of the PSCs.
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- Kun Wang
- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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Li C, Zhang A, Wang Z, Liu F, Zhou Y, Russell TP, Li Y, Li W. All polymer solar cells with diketopyrrolopyrrole-polymers as electron donor and a naphthalenediimide-polymer as electron acceptor. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra03681c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Diketopyrrolopyrrole-polymers and N2200 were found to be highly miscible, which induced low efficiencies in all-polymer solar cells.
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- Cheng Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
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- Materials Science Divisions
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Berkeley 94720
- USA
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Soochow University
- Suzhou
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Massachusetts
- Amherst
- USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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Sheng R, Liu Q, Chen W, Sun M, Zheng H, Ren J, Yang R. Thiophene π bridge effect on bulky side-chained benzodithiophene-based photovoltaic polymers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.28017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ruiying Sheng
- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China; Qingdao 266100 People's Republic of China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao 266101 People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China; Qingdao 266100 People's Republic of China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao 266101 People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China; Qingdao 266100 People's Republic of China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao 266101 People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China; Qingdao 266100 People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China; Qingdao 266100 People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China; Qingdao 266100 People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao 266101 People's Republic of China
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Hu H, Jiang K, Yang G, Liu J, Li Z, Lin H, Liu Y, Zhao J, Zhang J, Huang F, Qu Y, Ma W, Yan H. Terthiophene-based D-A polymer with an asymmetric arrangement of alkyl chains that enables efficient polymer solar cells. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:14149-57. [PMID: 26515301 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b08556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 361] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
We report a series of difluorobenzothiadizole (ffBT) and oligothiophene-based polymers with the oligothiophene unit being quaterthiophene (T4), terthiophene (T3), and bithiophene (T2). We demonstrate that a polymer based on ffBT and T3 with an asymmetric arrangement of alkyl chains enables the fabrication of 10.7% efficiency thick-film polymer solar cells (PSCs) without using any processing additives. By decreasing the number of thiophene rings per repeating unit and thus increasing the effective density of the ffBT unit in the polymer backbone, the HOMO and LUMO levels of the T3 polymers are significantly deeper than those of the T4 polymers, and the absorption onset of the T3 polymers is also slightly red-shifted. For the three T3 polymers obtained, the positions and size of the alkyl chains play a critical role in achieving the best PSC performances. The T3 polymer with a commonly known arrangement of alkyl chains (alkyl chains sitting on the first and third thiophenes in a mirror symmetric manner) yields poor morphology and PSC efficiencies. Surprisingly, a T3 polymer with an asymmetric arrangement of alkyl chains (which is later described as having an "asymmetric bi-repeating unit") enables the best-performing PSCs. Morphological studies show that the optimized ffBT-T3 polymer forms a polymer:fullerene morphology that differs significantly from that obtained with T4-based polymers. The morphological changes include a reduced domain size and a reduced extent of polymer crystallinity. The change from T4 to T3 comonomer units and the novel arrangement of alkyl chains in our study provide an important tool to tune the energy levels and morphological properties of donor polymers, which has an overall beneficial effect and leads to enhanced PSC performance.
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- Huawei Hu
- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of 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 , Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing first RD, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057, China
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