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Ali U, Abbas F. An extension of electron acceptor sites around Thiazolothiazole unit for evaluation of large power conversion efficiency: A theoretical insight. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 281:121610. [PMID: 35841860 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Small organic solar cells containing thiazolothiazole unit as an electron acceptor for solution processed bulk heterojunction (BHJ) small donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) type materials have been designed and studied theoretically with state-of-the-art density functional theory and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) for reliable estimation of their excited state and charge transfer photophysical characteristics for estimating their power conversion efficiencies. The suggested possible synthetic routes with complete reaction information have been also provided for synthesis. The electron acceptor sites around the thiazolothiazole unit have been enlarged by introducing different strong electron withdrawing groups and checked their effects on the voltages (VOC) and fill factor (FF) which are the two main parameters directly influences on power conversion efficiencies. Out of five theoretically studied molecules, the experimental reported data of TT-TTPA (Thiazolothiazole-thiaophene triphenyl amine) has been compared with four designed molecules and concluded that extension of acceptor sites significantly contributed towards the better charge transport properties of electron and hole.
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- Usman Ali
- Beijing National Laboratories for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratories of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, PR China; Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan; Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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Oligothiophene-based photovoltaic materials for organic solar cells: rise, plateau, and revival. TRENDS IN CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2022.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Gao W, Wang J, Luo Q, Lin Y, Ma Y, Dou J, Tan H, Ma CQ, Cui Z. Tuning the optical and electrochemical properties of conjugated all-thiophene dendrimers via core functionalization with a benzothiadiazole unit. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra25567a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The optoelectronic properties of conjugated thiophene dendrimers can be tuned by core functionalization with a benzothiadiazole unit.
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- Wei Gao
- Printable Electronics Research Center
- Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Suzhou
- PR China
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- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Center
- Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Suzhou
- PR China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University
- Suzhou
- P. R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Center
- Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Suzhou
- PR China
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- Printable Electronics Research Center
- Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Suzhou
- PR China
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- College of Chemistry
- Beijing Normal University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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- Printable Electronics Research Center
- Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Suzhou
- PR China
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- Printable Electronics Research Center
- Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Suzhou
- PR China
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Klikar M, Solanke P, Tydlitát J, Bureš F. Alphabet-Inspired Design of (Hetero)Aromatic Push-Pull Chromophores. CHEM REC 2016; 16:1886-905. [PMID: 27272649 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201600032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Push-pull molecules represent a unique and fascinating class of organic π-conjugated materials. Herein, we provide a summary of their recent extraordinary design inspired by letters of the alphabet, especially focusing on H-, L-, T-, V-, X-, and Y-shaped molecules. Representative structures from each class were presented and their fundamental properties and prospective applications were discussed. In particular, emphasis is given to molecules recently prepared in our laboratory with T-, X-, and Y-shaped arrangements based on indan-1,3-dione, benzene, pyridine, pyrazine, imidazole, and triphenylamine. These push-pull molecules turned out to be very efficient charge-transfer chromophores with tunable properties suitable for second-order nonlinear optics, two-photon absorption, reversible pH-induced and photochromic switching, photocatalysis, and intercalation.
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- Milan Klikar
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology University of Pardubice, Studentská 573, Pardubice, 53210, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology University of Pardubice, Studentská 573, Pardubice, 53210, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology University of Pardubice, Studentská 573, Pardubice, 53210, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology University of Pardubice, Studentská 573, Pardubice, 53210, Czech Republic
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Cui C, Zhang Y, Choy WCH, Li H, Wong WY. Metallated conjugation in small-sized-molecular donors for solution-processed organic solar cells. Sci China Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-014-5301-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Scheuble M, Goll M, Ludwigs S. Branched Terthiophenes in Organic Electronics: From Small Molecules to Polymers. Macromol Rapid Commun 2014; 36:115-37. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2014] [Revised: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Martin Scheuble
- IPOC - Functional Polymers; Institute of Polymer Chemistry; University of Stuttgart; Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- IPOC - Functional Polymers; Institute of Polymer Chemistry; University of Stuttgart; Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- IPOC - Functional Polymers; Institute of Polymer Chemistry; University of Stuttgart; Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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Jarosz T, Lapkowski M, Ledwon P. Advances in Star-Shaped π-Conjugated Systems: Properties and Applications. Macromol Rapid Commun 2014; 35:1006-32. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201400061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Revised: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Tomasz Jarosz
- Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers; Silesian University of Technology; 44-100 Gliwice M. Strzody 9 Poland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers; Silesian University of Technology; 44-100 Gliwice M. Strzody 9 Poland
- Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials; Polish Academy of Sciences; 41-819 Zabrze Curie-Sklodowskiej 34 Poland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers; Silesian University of Technology; 44-100 Gliwice M. Strzody 9 Poland
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Zhang J, Wu NW, Xu XD, Li QJ, Wang CH, Tan H, Xu L. Branched platinum–acetylide complexes: synthesis, properties, and their aggregation behavior. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra46957c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Wu HC, Lai YC, Chiu YC, Lee WY, Chen WC. Syntheses of Biaxially Extended Octithiophene-Based Conjugated Copolymers for High-Open-Circuit-Voltage Photovoltaic-Cell Applications. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201300765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Hung-Chin Wu
- Department of Chemical, Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical, Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical, Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical, Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering; National Taiwan University; Taipei 10617 Taiwan
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Tang A, Lu Z, Bai S, Huang J, Chen Y, Shi Q, Zhan C, Yao J. Photocurrent Enhancement in Diketopyrrolopyrrole Solar Cells by Manipulating Dipolar Anchoring Terminals on Alkyl-Chain Spacers. Chem Asian J 2013; 9:883-92. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201301416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Skabara PJ, Arlin JB, Geerts YH. Close encounters of the 3D kind - exploiting high dimensionality in molecular semiconductors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2013; 25:1948-1954. [PMID: 23675597 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201200862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Amro K, Thakur AK, Rault-Berthelot J, Poriel C, Hirsch L, Douglas WE, Clément S, Gerbier P. 2,5-Thiophene substituted spirobisiloles – synthesis, characterization, electrochemical properties and performance in bulk heterojunction solar cells. NEW J CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c2nj40535k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cui C, Min J, Ho CL, Ameri T, Yang P, Zhao J, Brabec CJ, Wong WY. A new two-dimensional oligothiophene end-capped with alkyl cyanoacetate groups for highly efficient solution-processed organic solar cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:4409-11. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc38920k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wright IA, Kanibolotsky AL, Cameron J, Tuttle T, Skabara PJ, Coles SJ, Howells CT, Thomson SAJ, Gambino S, Samuel IDW. Oligothiophene Cruciform with a Germanium Spiro Center: A Promising Material for Organic Photovoltaics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201109074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Wright IA, Kanibolotsky AL, Cameron J, Tuttle T, Skabara PJ, Coles SJ, Howells CT, Thomson SAJ, Gambino S, Samuel IDW. Oligothiophene Cruciform with a Germanium Spiro Center: A Promising Material for Organic Photovoltaics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012; 51:4562-7. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201109074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Lin Y, Li Y, Zhan X. Small molecule semiconductors for high-efficiency organic photovoltaics. Chem Soc Rev 2012; 41:4245-72. [PMID: 22453295 DOI: 10.1039/c2cs15313k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 864] [Impact Index Per Article: 72.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs) are a promising cost-effective alternative to silicon-based solar cells, and possess light-weight, low-cost, and flexibility advantages. Significant progress has been achieved in the development of novel photovoltaic materials and device structures in the last decade. Nowadays small molecular semiconductors for OPVs have attracted considerable attention, due to their advantages over their polymer counterparts, including well-defined molecular structure, definite molecular weight, and high purity without batch to batch variations. The highest power conversion efficiencies of OPVs based on small molecular donor/fullerene acceptors or polymeric donor/fullerene acceptors are up to 6.7% and 8.3%, respectively, and meanwhile nonfullerene acceptors have also exhibited some promising results. In this review we summarize the developments in small molecular donors, acceptors (fullerene derivatives and nonfullerene molecules), and donor-acceptor dyad systems for high-performance multilayer, bulk heterojunction, and single-component OPVs. We focus on correlations of molecular chemical structures with properties, such as absorption, energy levels, charge mobilities, and photovoltaic performances. This structure-property relationship analysis may guide rational structural design and evaluation of photovoltaic materials (253 references).
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- Yuze Lin
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Lu C, Wu HC, Chiu YC, Lee WY, Chen WC. Biaxially Extended Quaterthiophene– and Octithiophene–Vinylene Conjugated Polymers for High Performance Field Effect Transistors and Photovoltaic Cells. Macromolecules 2012. [DOI: 10.1021/ma300313y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chien Lu
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617
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Dong H, Zhu H, Meng Q, Gong X, Hu W. Organic photoresponse materials and devices. Chem Soc Rev 2011; 41:1754-808. [PMID: 22158983 DOI: 10.1039/c1cs15205j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 294] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Organic photoresponse materials and devices are critically important to organic optoelectronics and energy crises. The activities of photoresponse in organic materials can be summarized in three effects, photoconductive, photovoltaic and optical memory effects. Correspondingly, devices based on the three effects can be divided into (i) photoconductive devices such as photodetectors, photoreceptors, photoswitches and phototransistors, (ii) photovoltaic devices such as organic solar cells, and (iii) optical data storage devices. It is expected that this systematic analysis of photoresponse materials and devices could be a guide for the better understanding of structure-property relationships of organic materials and provide key clues for the fabrication of high performance organic optoelectronic devices, the integration of them in circuits and the application of them in renewable green energy strategies (critical review, 452 references).
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- Huanli Dong
- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Zhang F, Wu D, Xu Y, Feng X. Thiophene-based conjugated oligomers for organic solar cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1jm12801a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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