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Han MT, Wu L, Wang JP, Sui MY, Sun GY. A unified evaluation descriptor for π-bridges applied to metalloporphyrin derivatives. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024. [PMID: 39235451 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp02787f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2024]
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Establishing the structure of porphyrins with a A-π-D-π-A configuration is one of the effective strategies to maintain their dominance and compensate shortcomings through flexible changes in fragments. In this regard, π-bridges have attracted wide attention as a parameter affecting molecular backbones, electron transfer, energy levels, absorption, and other properties. However, the essence and influence of π-bridges have not yet been confirmed. In order to satisfy the requirements of intelligent application in molecular design, this study aimed to investigate the control effect of differences in π-bridge composition (thiophene and selenophene) and connection type (single bonds, ethylenic bonds and fused) on photoelectric performance. Y6 and PC61BM were used as acceptors to build donor/acceptor (D/A) interfaces and characterize the film morphology in three dimensions. Results showed that the essence of π-bridges involves a strong bridging effect (adjusting ability) between A and D fragments rather than highlighting its own nature. The large value could obtain high open circuit voltages (VOC), large separation and small recombination rates as well as stable and tight morphology. Therefore, adjusting ability is a unified descriptor for evaluating π-bridges, and it is an effective strategy to adjust material properties and morphology. This insight and discovery may provide a new evaluation descriptor for the screening and design of π-bridges.
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- Meng-Tian Han
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin, 133002, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin, 133002, China.
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Advanced Photo-electronics Materials and Energy Conversion Device, Xijing University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710123, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin, 133002, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji, Jilin, 133002, China.
- School of Applied Chemistry and Materials, Zhuhai College of Science and Technology, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519041, China
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Ahmed R, Manna AK. Tailoring Light-Harvesting in Zn-Porphyrin and Carbon Fullerene based Donor-Acceptor Complex through Ethynyl-Extended Donor π-Conjugation. Chemphyschem 2024:e202400434. [PMID: 38847266 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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Organic photovoltaic efficiency though currently limited for practical applications, can be improved by means of various molecular-level modifications. Herein the role of extended donor π ${\pi }$ -conjugation through ethynyl-bridged meso-phenyl/pyridyl on the photoinduced charge-transfer kinetics is studied in noncovalently bound Zn-Porphyrin and carbon-fullerene based donor-acceptor complex using time-dependent optimally tuned range-separated hybrid combined with the kinetic rate theory in polar solvent. Noncovalent dispersive interaction is identified to primarily govern the complex stability. Ethynyl-extended π ${\pi }$ -conjugation results in red-shifted donor-localized Q-band with substantially increased dipole oscillator strength and smaller exciton binding energy, suggesting greater light-harvesting efficiency. However, the low-lying charge-transfer state below to the Q-band is relatively less affected by the ethynyl-extended π ${\pi }$ -conjugation, yielding reduced driving forces for the charge-transfer. Detailed kinetics analysis reveals similar order of charge-transfer rate constants (~1012 s-1) for all donor-acceptor composites studied. Importantly, enhanced light-absorption, smaller exciton binding energy and similar charge-transfer rates together with reduced charge-recombination make these complexes suitable for efficient photoinduced charge-separation. These findings will be helpful to molecularly design the advanced organic donor-acceptor blends for energy efficient photovoltaic applications.
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- Raka Ahmed
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Tirupati, A.P-517619, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Tirupati, A.P-517619, India
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Guo Y, Wu J, Lin Z, Tang F, Yuan L, Wu H, Peng X. Novel Beta-Functionalized Porphyrins Approaching 11% Efficiency for Organic Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:17531-17539. [PMID: 38530924 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c00167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Porphyrins and their derivatives possess high molar extinction coefficients and strong electron-donating abilities and have been widely used in organic solar cells (OSCs). Though porphyrins can be easily functionalized at the four meso-positions and the eight β-positions, nearly all porphyrin photovoltaic materials are reported to be functionalized at the meso-positions, and the porphyrin photovoltaic materials functionalized at the β-positions are to be explored. Herein, the regioselective β-positions of a porphyrin are first brominated without using rare metal iridium catalysts, and then, after two more reactions, two antipodal β-substituted porphyrin donors EHDPP-Por and BODPP-Por are synthesized, in which four DPP (diketopyrrolopyrrole) units are connected symmetrically with acetylene at four of the β-positions, for OSCs. The all-small-molecule organic solar cells based on EHDPP-Por:Y6 and BODPP-Por:Y6 active layers achieved power conversion efficiencies of 10.19 and 10.99%, respectively, which are higher than most of the binary OSCs based on the porphyrins functionalized at the meso-positions, demonstrating that β-functionalized porphyrins are very promising for OSCs.
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- Yinchun Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Energy & Information Polymer Materials, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Motorina EV, Klimova IA, Bichan NG, Lomova TN. Formation Kinetics, Structure, and Spectral Properties of Oxo[5,10,15,20-tetra(4-methylphenyl)porphinato](ethoxy)molybdenum(V) Complexes with 4-Picoline and N-Methyl-2-(pyridin-4-yl)-3,4-fullero[60]pyrrolidine. RUSS J INORG CHEM+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036023622601088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Pan X, Wu J, Xiao L, Yap B, Xia R, Peng X. Porphyrin Acceptors with Two Perylene Diimide Dimers for Organic Solar Cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:3614-3621. [PMID: 34107177 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Three small-molecule acceptors (Por-PDI, TEHPor-PDI, and BBOPor-PDI) with different side chains were synthesized by using a porphyrin core as the electron-donating unit and connecting electron-withdrawing perylene diimide dimers via acetylene bridges. The bulk heterojunction organic solar cells based on the three acceptors and a polymer donor provided power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 3.68-5.21 % when the active layers were fabricated with pyridine additives. Though the synthesis of Por-PDI is easier with fewer reaction steps and higher yields, the devices based on Por-PDI showed the best performance with a PCE of 5.21 %. The more ordered intermolecular packing due to the reduced steric hindrance at the porphyrin core of Por-PDI could contribute to the more balanced hole/electron mobilities, higher maximum charge generation rate, and less bimolecular recombination in Por-PDI devices, which are beneficial for the higher PCE.
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- Xiaojie Pan
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- The International School of Advanced Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
- Electronic and Communications Department, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Selangor, 43000, Malaysia
- Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Selangor, 43000, Malaysia
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- The International School of Advanced Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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Vartanian M, de la Cruz P, Biswas S, Sharma GD, Langa F. Panchromatic ternary organic solar cells with 9.44% efficiency incorporating porphyrin-based donors. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:12100-12108. [PMID: 29912246 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr02856g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In an effort to improve the short-circuit current and fill factor, organic solar cells have been developed with ternary blending in a single bulk heterojunction active layer. We report here several all small molecule organic solar cells based on ternary bulk heterojunction active layers. These layers consist of two small molecule porphyrin donors (MV71 and MV72), which have the same backbone but different end-capping acceptor units, and PC71BM as the acceptor. The organic solar cells showed overall power conversion efficiencies of 3.21% and 4.03% for the as-cast MV71:PC71BM and MV72:PC71BM binary active layers, respectively. However, the power conversion efficiency of the ternary active layer, i.e., MV71:MV72:PC71BM (0.2 : 0.8 : 2), was 6.72% and this is higher than the two binary active layer counterparts. The enhancement in the PCE of the ternary active layer is mainly related to the improvement in both the short-circuit current and fill factor and is related to the synergistic effect of the good miscibility of the two donors and improved hole transportation due to the slightly deeper highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of MV72 than MV71. The PCE was further improved to 9.44% with an enhanced short-circuit current and fill factor when the ternary active layer was subjected to solvent vapour annealing for 40 seconds. The ternary organic solar cells showed higher values of the incident photon to current conversion efficiency across the entire wavelength region when compared to the binary counterparts. The same donor backbone facilitates miscibility at the molecular level and the different HOMO and LUMO energy levels of the donors enable charge transport in the devices based on the ternary active layers. The increase in the power conversion efficiency after SVA treatment may be attributed to the migration of MV71 from the mixed region to the donor-acceptor (D-A) interfaces, which in turn affects the charge transfer and recombination processes and is confirmed by the impedance spectroscopy and dark current-voltage measurements.
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- Maida Vartanian
- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Institute of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials (INAMOL), Campus de la Fábrica de Armas, 45071-Toledo, Spain.
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Theoretical and experimental study of electron-deficient core substitution effect of diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives on optoelectrical and charge transport properties. Chem Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2017.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Liu W, Yao J, Zhan C. A Novel BODIPY-Based Low-Band-Gap Small-Molecule Acceptor for Efficient Non-fullerene Polymer Solar Cells. CHINESE J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201700542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Wenxu Liu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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Bai Y, Rawson J, Roget SA, Olivier JH, Lin J, Zhang P, Beratan DN, Therien MJ. Controlling the excited-state dynamics of low band gap, near-infrared absorbers via proquinoidal unit electronic structural modulation. Chem Sci 2017; 8:5889-5901. [PMID: 28989620 PMCID: PMC5619129 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc02150j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Modulating the extent of configuration interaction steers the excited-state relaxation pathways and dynamics of high oscillator strength NIR absorbers that exploit proquinoidal conjugation.
While the influence of proquinoidal character upon the linear absorption spectrum of low optical bandgap π-conjugated polymers and molecules is well understood, its impact upon excited-state relaxation pathways and dynamics remains obscure. We report the syntheses, electronic structural properties, and excited-state dynamics of a series of model highly conjugated near-infrared (NIR)-absorbing chromophores based on a (porphinato)metal(ii)-proquinoidal spacer-(porphinato)metal(ii) (PM-Sp-PM) structural motif. A combination of excited-state dynamical studies and time-dependent density functional theory calculations: (i) points to the cardinal role that excited-state configuration interaction (CI) plays in determining the magnitudes of S1 → S0 radiative (kr), S1 → T1 intersystem crossing (kISC), and S1 → S0 internal conversion (kIC) rate constants in these PM-Sp-PM chromophores, and (ii) suggests that a primary determinant of CI magnitude derives from the energetic alignment of the PM and Sp fragment LUMOs (ΔEL). These insights not only enable steering of excited-state relaxation dynamics of high oscillator strength NIR absorbers to realize either substantial fluorescence or long-lived triplets (τT1 > μs) generated at unit quantum yield (ΦISC = 100%), but also crafting of those having counter-intuitive properties: for example, while (porphinato)platinum compounds are well known to generate non-emissive triplet states (ΦISC = 100%) upon optical excitation at ambient temperature, diminishing the extent of excited-state CI in these systems realizes long-wavelength absorbing heavy-metal fluorophores. This work highlights approaches to: (i) modulate low-lying singlet excited-state lifetime over the picosecond-to-nanosecond time domain, (ii) achieve NIR fluorescence with quantum yields up to 25%, (iii) tune the magnitude of S1–T1 ISC rate constant from 109 to 1012 s–1 and (iv) realize T1-state lifetimes that range from ∼0.1 to several μs, for these model PM-Sp-PM chromophores, and renders new insights to evolve bespoke photophysical properties for low optical bandgap π-conjugated polymers and molecules based on proquinoidal conjugation motifs.
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- Yusong Bai
- Department of Chemistry , French Family Science Center , Duke University , 124 Science Drive , Durham , North Carolina 27708-0346 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , French Family Science Center , Duke University , 124 Science Drive , Durham , North Carolina 27708-0346 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , French Family Science Center , Duke University , 124 Science Drive , Durham , North Carolina 27708-0346 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , French Family Science Center , Duke University , 124 Science Drive , Durham , North Carolina 27708-0346 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , French Family Science Center , Duke University , 124 Science Drive , Durham , North Carolina 27708-0346 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , French Family Science Center , Duke University , 124 Science Drive , Durham , North Carolina 27708-0346 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , French Family Science Center , Duke University , 124 Science Drive , Durham , North Carolina 27708-0346 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , French Family Science Center , Duke University , 124 Science Drive , Durham , North Carolina 27708-0346 , USA .
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Hadmojo WT, Yim D, Aqoma H, Ryu DY, Shin TJ, Kim HW, Hwang E, Jang WD, Jung IH, Jang SY. Artificial light-harvesting n-type porphyrin for panchromatic organic photovoltaic devices. Chem Sci 2017; 8:5095-5100. [PMID: 28970895 PMCID: PMC5613227 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc01275f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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We developed a novel NIR-harvesting n-type porphyrin derivative, PDI–PZn–PDI, that shows a low bandgap of 1.27 eV. Panchromatic absorption was extended to the NIR area with a significantly low energy loss of 0.54 eV which led to promising photovoltaic performance.
A near-infrared-harvesting n-type porphyrin-based acceptor for organic photovoltaics (OPVs) was developed. The n-type acceptor, PDI–PZn–PDI, was designed by connecting a zinc porphyrin (PZn) core to two perylenediimide (PDI) wings through ethyne bridges. A narrow bandgap of 1.27 eV was achieved through the extended π-conjugation and intramolecular charge transfer between the strongly electron-donating PZn core and the electron-accepting PDI wings. A bulk heterojunction (BHJ) structured photovoltaic device fabricated from PDI–PZn–PDI with PTB7-Th exhibited panchromatic photon-to-current conversion from 350 to 900 nm. A power conversion efficiency of 5.25% with a remarkably low Eloss of 0.54 eV was achieved by optimizing the nanomorphology of the BHJ films by adding pyridine and by controlling the ZnO/BHJ interfacial properties.
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- Wisnu Tantyo Hadmojo
- Department of Chemistry , Kookmin University , 77 Jeongneung-ro, Seongbuk-gu , Seoul 02707 , Republic of Korea . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu , Seoul , Republic of Korea .
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- Department of Chemistry , Kookmin University , 77 Jeongneung-ro, Seongbuk-gu , Seoul 02707 , Republic of Korea . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu , Seoul , Republic of Korea .
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- UNIST Central Research Facilities , School of Natural Science , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun , Ulsan , Republic of Korea
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- Center for Molecular Modeling and Simulation , Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) , 141 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu , Daejeon , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry , Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu , Seoul , Republic of Korea .
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- Department of Chemistry , Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu , Seoul , Republic of Korea .
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- Department of Chemistry , Kookmin University , 77 Jeongneung-ro, Seongbuk-gu , Seoul 02707 , Republic of Korea . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , Kookmin University , 77 Jeongneung-ro, Seongbuk-gu , Seoul 02707 , Republic of Korea . ;
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Privado M, Cuesta V, de la Cruz P, Keshtov ML, Singhal R, Sharmad GD, Langa F. Efficient Polymer Solar Cells with High Open-Circuit Voltage Containing Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Non-Fullerene Acceptor Core End-Capped with Rhodanine Units. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:11739-11748. [PMID: 28287699 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b15717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Herein we report the synthesis of a novel A-D-A-D-A non-fullerene small-molecule acceptor (NFSMA) bearing a diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) acceptor central core coupled to terminal rhodanine acceptors via a thiophene donor linker (denoted as MPU1) for use in non-fullerene polymer solar cells (PSCs). This NFSMA exhibits a narrow optical band gap (1.48 eV), strong absorption in the 600-800 nm wavelength region of the solar spectrum, and a lowest unoccupied energy level of -3.99 eV. When the mixture of a medium band gap D-A copolymer P (1.75 eV) was used as donor and MPU1 as acceptor, the blend film showed a broad absorption profile from 400 to 850 nm, beneficial for light harvesting efficiency of the resulted polymer solar cell. After optimization of the donor-to-acceptor weight ratios and concentration of solvent additive, the P-MPU1-based PSC exhibited a power conversion efficiency of 7.52% (Jsc= 12.37 mA/cm2, Voc = 0.98 V, and fill factor = 0.62), which is much higher than that for a P3HT-MPU1-based device (2.16%) prepared under identical conditions. The higher value for the P-MPU1-based device relative to the P3HT-MPU1-based one is related to the low energy loss and more balanced charge transport in the device based on the P donor. These results indicate that alteration of the absorption spectra and electrochemical energy levels of non-fullerene acceptors, and appropriate selection of the polymer donor with complementary absorption profile, is a promising means to further boost the performance of PSCs.
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- María Privado
- Institute of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha , Campus de la Fábrica de Armas, 45071 Toledo, Spain
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- Institute of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha , Campus de la Fábrica de Armas, 45071 Toledo, Spain
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- Institute of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha , Campus de la Fábrica de Armas, 45071 Toledo, Spain
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- A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences , 28 Vavilova Street, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Malaviya National Institute of Technology , Jaipur 302017, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Physics, Malaviya National Institute of Technology , Jaipur 302017, Rajasthan, India
- Department of Physics, LNM Institute of Information Technology , Rupa ki Nagal, Jamdoli, Jaipur 302031, Rajasthan, India
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- Institute of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha , Campus de la Fábrica de Armas, 45071 Toledo, Spain
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Bucher L, Tanguy L, Fortin D, Desbois N, Harvey PD, Sharma GD, Gros CP. A Very Low Band Gap Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Porphyrin Conjugated Polymer. Chempluschem 2017; 82:625-630. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201700035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Léo Bucher
- Department of Chemistry; Université de Sherbrooke; 2500 Bd de l'Université Sherbrooke QC J1K 2R1 Canada
- ICMUB (UMR CNRS 6302); Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté; 9 Avenue Alain Savary, BP 47870 21078 Dijon Cedex France
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- Department of Chemistry; Université de Sherbrooke; 2500 Bd de l'Université Sherbrooke QC J1K 2R1 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry; Université de Sherbrooke; 2500 Bd de l'Université Sherbrooke QC J1K 2R1 Canada
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- ICMUB (UMR CNRS 6302); Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté; 9 Avenue Alain Savary, BP 47870 21078 Dijon Cedex France
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- Department of Chemistry; Université de Sherbrooke; 2500 Bd de l'Université Sherbrooke QC J1K 2R1 Canada
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- Department of Physics; LNM Institute of Information Technology; Jaipur 302031 India
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- ICMUB (UMR CNRS 6302); Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté; 9 Avenue Alain Savary, BP 47870 21078 Dijon Cedex France
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Xiao L, Chen S, Gao K, Peng X, Liu F, Cao Y, Wong WY, Wong WK, Zhu X. New Terthiophene-Conjugated Porphyrin Donors for Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:30176-30183. [PMID: 27731985 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b09790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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To mimic the natural photosynthetic systems utilizing chlorophylls to absorb light and store light energy, two new porphyrin-based small molecules of PTTR and PTTCNR have been developed for photovoltaic applications. The highest power conversion efficiency of 8.21% is achieved, corresponding to a short-circuit current of 14.30 mA cm-2, open-circuit voltage of 0.82 V, and fill factor of 70.01%. The excellent device performances can be ascribed to the engineering of molecule structure and film morphology. The horizontal conjugation of 3,3″-dihexyl-terthiophene to porphyrin-core with the vertical aliphatic 2-octylundecyl peripheral substitutions, can not only effectively increase the solar flux coverage between the conventional Soret and Q bands of porphyrin unit, but also optimize molecular packing through polymorphism associated with side-chains and the linear π-conjugated backbones. And the additive of 1,8-diiodooctane and subsequent chloroform solvent vapor annealing facilitate the formation of the blend films with [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) characteristics of bicontinuous, interpenetrating networks required for efficient charge separation and transportation.
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- Liangang Xiao
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology , 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, Research Centre of Excellence for Organic Electronics, Department of Chemistry and Institute of Advanced Materials, Hong Kong Baptist University , Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology , 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology , 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology , 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Hom, Hong Kong China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, Research Centre of Excellence for Organic Electronics, Department of Chemistry and Institute of Advanced Materials, Hong Kong Baptist University , Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong China
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- Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, Research Centre of Excellence for Organic Electronics, Department of Chemistry and Institute of Advanced Materials, Hong Kong Baptist University , Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong China
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Arrechea S, Aljarilla A, de la Cruz P, Palomares E, Sharma GD, Langa F. Efficiency improvement using bis(trifluoromethane) sulfonamide lithium salt as a chemical additive in porphyrin based organic solar cells. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:17953-17962. [PMID: 27731455 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr06374h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Two new conjugated acceptor-π-donor-π-acceptor (A-π-D-π-A) porphyrins have been synthesised using 3-ethylrhodanine (1a) or dicyanovinylene (1b) groups as acceptor units. Their optical and electrochemical properties made these materials excellent electron donors along with PC71BM as the acceptor for solution-processed bulk heterojunction organic solar cells. The devices based on 1a:PC71BM (1 : 2) and 1b:PC71BM (1 : 2) processed with CB showed low power conversion efficiencies (PCE) of 2.30% and 2.80%, respectively. Nonetheless, after processing the active layer using a mixture of 3 vol% of a pyridine additive in THF, the PCE was enhanced up to 5.14% and 6.06% for 1a:PC71BM and 1b:PC71BM, respectively. Moreover, when we used LiTFSI as the chemical additive in pyridine/CB-processed 1b:PC71BM an excellent PCE of 7.63% was recorded. The effects over the film morphology and the device characteristics (Jsc, Voc and FF) due to the introduction of LiTFSI are discussed.
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- Susana Arrechea
- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Institute of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials (INAMOL), Campus de la Fábrica de Armas, 45071-Toledo, Spain. and Escuela de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Institute of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials (INAMOL), Campus de la Fábrica de Armas, 45071-Toledo, Spain.
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- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Institute of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials (INAMOL), Campus de la Fábrica de Armas, 45071-Toledo, Spain.
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Avda. Països Catalans, 14, Tarragona, E-43007, Spain. and ICREA, Passeig Lluis Companys, 23, Barcelona, E-08010, Spain
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- Department of Physics, The LNM Institute of Information Technology (Deemed University), Rupa ki Nagal, Jamdoli, Jaipur (Raj.) 302031, India.
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- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Institute of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials (INAMOL), Campus de la Fábrica de Armas, 45071-Toledo, Spain.
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Gao K, Miao J, Xiao L, Deng W, Kan Y, Liang T, Wang C, Huang F, Peng J, Cao Y, Liu F, Russell TP, Wu H, Peng X. Multi-Length-Scale Morphologies Driven by Mixed Additives in Porphyrin-Based Organic Photovoltaics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:4727-4733. [PMID: 27062394 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201505645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2015] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A new category of deep-absorbing small molecules is developed. Optimized devices driven by mixed additives show a remarkable short-circuit current of ≈20 mA cm(-2) and a highest power conversion efficiency of 9.06%. A multi-length-scale morphology is formed, which is fully characterized by resonant soft X-ray scattering, high-angle annular dark film image transmission electron microscopy, etc.
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- Ke Gao
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Gao K, Xiao L, Kan Y, Li L, Yan Y, Huang H, Peng J, Cao Y, Peng X. A-π-D-π-A type Small Molecules Using Ethynylene Linkages for Organic Solar Cells with High Open-circuit Voltages. CHINESE J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201500825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hsu FC, Hsieh MK, Kashi C, Yeh CY, Lin TY, Chen YF. Porphyrin dimers as donors for solution-processed bulk heterojunction organic solar cells. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra04746g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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We synthesize a novel class of porphyrin dimers consisting of two zinc-metalated porphyrin units covalently linked through ethynyl or butadiyne group as electron donors for the fabrication of organic bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells.
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- Fang-Chi Hsu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National United University
- Miaoli 360
- Taiwan
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Sciences
- National Taiwan Ocean University
- Keelung 20224
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Research Center for Sustainable Energy & Nanotechnology
- National Chung Hsing University
- Taichung 402
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Research Center for Sustainable Energy & Nanotechnology
- National Chung Hsing University
- Taichung 402
- Taiwan
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Sciences
- National Taiwan Ocean University
- Keelung 20224
- Taiwan
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- Department of Physics
- National Taiwan University
- Taipei 106
- Taiwan
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Ladomenou K, Nikolaou V, Charalambidis G, Coutsolelos AG. Artificial hemes for DSSC and/or BHJ applications. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:1111-26. [DOI: 10.1039/c5dt03834k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In this review paper a summary of our studies is presented concerning the power conversion efficiency of DSSC and BHJ based on porphyrin hybrid materials.
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Keshtov ML, Kuklin SA, Radychev NA, Nikolaev AY, Ostapov IE, Krayushkin MM, Konstantinov IO, Koukaras EN, Sharma A, Sharma GD. New low bandgap near-IR conjugated D–A copolymers for BHJ polymer solar cell applications. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:8389-400. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp07705b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two ultra low bandgap (Eg ≤ 1.2 eV) D–A copolymers, with UV to near-IR absorption, are synthesized and used as donors for polymer solar cells, obtaining PCEs of 7.27% and 6.68%.
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- M. L. Keshtov
- Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- 119991 Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- 119991 Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
- Oldenburg
- Germany
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- Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- 119991 Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Faculty of Physics
- Moscow 119991
- Russian Federation
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- 119991 Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- Institute of Organoelement Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- 119991 Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Laboratory
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- University of Patras
- Patras
- Greece
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
- LNMIIT (Deemed University)
- Jaipur (Raj.) 302031
- India
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- Molecular Electronics and Optoelectronics Research Laboratory
- Department of Physics
- LNMIIT (Deemed University)
- Jaipur (Raj.) 302031
- India
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Chevrier M, Kesters J, Blayo C, Richeter S, Van Der Lee A, Coulembier O, Surin M, Mehdi A, Lazzaroni R, Evans RC, Maes W, Dubois P, Clément S. Regioregular Polythiophene-Porphyrin Supramolecular Copolymers for Optoelectronic Applications. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201500280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Michèle Chevrier
- Institut Charles Gerhardt; Université de Montpellier; Place Eugène Bataillon 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composites Materials; Center for Innovation in Materials and Polymers; Research Institute for Science and Engineering of Materials; University of Mons-UMONS; 23 Place du Parc B-7000 Mons Belgium
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- Institute for Materials Research (IMO); Design & Synthesis of Organic Semiconductors (DSOS); Hasselt University; Agoralaan 1-Building D B-3590 Diepenbeek Belgium
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- School of Chemistry; Trinity College Dublin; The University of Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
- Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN); Trinity College Dublin; The University of Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt; Université de Montpellier; Place Eugène Bataillon 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes; CNRS - UMR 5635; Université de Montpellier; Place Eugène Bataillon 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composites Materials; Center for Innovation in Materials and Polymers; Research Institute for Science and Engineering of Materials; University of Mons-UMONS; 23 Place du Parc B-7000 Mons Belgium
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- Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials; Center for Innovation in Materials and Polymers; Research Institute for Science and Engineering of Materials; University of Mons-UMONS; 23 Place du Parc B-7000 Mons Belgium
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt; Université de Montpellier; Place Eugène Bataillon 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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- Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials; Center for Innovation in Materials and Polymers; Research Institute for Science and Engineering of Materials; University of Mons-UMONS; 23 Place du Parc B-7000 Mons Belgium
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- School of Chemistry; Trinity College Dublin; The University of Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
- Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN); Trinity College Dublin; The University of Dublin; Dublin 2 Ireland
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- Institute for Materials Research (IMO); Design & Synthesis of Organic Semiconductors (DSOS); Hasselt University; Agoralaan 1-Building D B-3590 Diepenbeek Belgium
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- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composites Materials; Center for Innovation in Materials and Polymers; Research Institute for Science and Engineering of Materials; University of Mons-UMONS; 23 Place du Parc B-7000 Mons Belgium
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt; Université de Montpellier; Place Eugène Bataillon 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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Li L, Xiao L, Qin H, Gao K, Peng J, Cao Y, Liu F, Russell TP, Peng X. High-Efficiency Small Molecule-Based Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells Enhanced by Additive Annealing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:21495-21502. [PMID: 26355348 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Solvent additive processing is important in optimizing an active layer's morphology and thus improving the performance of organic solar cells (OSCs). In this study, we find that how 1,8-diiodooctane (DIO) additive is removed plays a critical role in determining the film morphology of the bulk heterojunction OSCs in inverted structure based on a porphyrin small molecule. Different from the cases reported for polymer-based OSCs in conventional structures, the inverted OSCs upon the quick removal of the additive either by quick vacuuming or methanol washing exhibit poorer performance. In contrast, the devices after keeping the active layers in ambient pressure with additive dwelling for about 1 h (namely, additive annealing) show an enhanced power conversion efficiency up to 7.78% with a large short circuit current of 19.25 mA/cm(2), which are among the best in small molecule-based solar cells. The detailed morphology analyses using UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, grazing incidence X-ray diffraction, resonant soft X-ray scattering, and atomic force microscopy demonstrate that the active layer shows smaller-sized phase separation but improved structure order upon additive annealing. On the contrary, the quick removal of the additive either by quick vacuuming or methanol washing keeps the active layers in an earlier stage of large scaled phase separation.
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- Lisheng Li
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology , 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology , 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology , 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology , 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology , 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology , 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology , 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Dou L, Liu Y, Hong Z, Li G, Yang Y. Low-Bandgap Near-IR Conjugated Polymers/Molecules for Organic Electronics. Chem Rev 2015; 115:12633-65. [PMID: 26287387 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 531] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Letian Dou
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ‡California NanoSystems Institute, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ‡California NanoSystems Institute, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ‡California NanoSystems Institute, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ‡California NanoSystems Institute, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ‡California NanoSystems Institute, University of California , Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Gao K, Li L, Lai T, Xiao L, Huang Y, Huang F, Peng J, Cao Y, Liu F, Russell TP, Janssen RAJ, Peng X. Deep Absorbing Porphyrin Small Molecule for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells with Very Low Energy Losses. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:7282-5. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b03740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 402] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Ke Gao
- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Materials
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Materials
Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Polymer
Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Molecular
Materials and Nanosystems, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- State
Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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Zhan H, Liu Q, Dai F, Ho CL, Fu Y, Li L, Zhao L, Li H, Xie Z, Wong WY. Organic Donor Materials Based on Bis(arylene ethynylene)s for Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells with HighVocValues. Chem Asian J 2015; 10:1017-24. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201403264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Vijay Kumar C, Cabau L, Koukaras EN, Sharma GD, Palomares E. Synthesis, optical and electrochemical properties of the A-π-D-π-A porphyrin and its application as an electron donor in efficient solution processed bulk heterojunction solar cells. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:179-189. [PMID: 25408154 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr05565a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A conjugated acceptor-donor-acceptor (A-π-D-π-A) with the Zn-porphyrin core and the di-cyanovinyl substituted thiophene (A) connected at meso positions denoted as was designed and synthesized. The optical and electrochemical properties of were investigated. This new porphyrin exhibits a broad and intense absorption in the visible and near infrared regions. Bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) solution processed organic solar cells based on this porphyrin, as electron donor material, and PC71BM ([6,6]-phenyl C71 butyric acid methyl ester), as electron acceptor material, were fabricated using THF and a pyridine-THF solvent exhibiting a power conversion efficiency of 3.65% and 5.24%, respectively. The difference in efficiencies is due to the enhancement of the short circuit current J(sc) and FF of the solar cell, which is ascribed to a stronger and broader incident photon to current efficiency (IPCE) response and a better balanced charge transport in the device processed with the pyridine-THF solvent.
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- Challuri Vijay Kumar
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avda. Països Catalans 16, E-43007 Tarragona, Spain
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Xiao L, Liu C, Gao K, Yan Y, Peng J, Cao Y, Peng X. Highly efficient small molecule solar cells fabricated with non-halogenated solvents. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra19054a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Fabricated with non-halogenated solvents toluene and o-xylene, the bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells based on a porphyrin small molecule show high power conversion efficiencies up to 5.46% and 5.85%, respectively.
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- Liangang Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- China
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Rawson J, Stuart AC, You W, Therien MJ. Tailoring Porphyrin-Based Electron Accepting Materials for Organic Photovoltaics. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:17561-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ja5097418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jeff Rawson
- Department
of Chemistry, French Family Science Center, Duke University, 124
Science Drive, Durham, North
Carolina 27708-0346, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, French Family Science Center, Duke University, 124
Science Drive, Durham, North
Carolina 27708-0346, United States
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Nafe J, Herbert S, Auras F, Karaghiosoff K, Bein T, Knochel P. Functionalization of Quinoxalines by Using TMP Bases: Preparation of Tetracyclic Heterocycles with High Photoluminescene Quantum Yields. Chemistry 2014; 21:1102-7. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201405240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Laughlin BJ, Burdette MK, Powell CR, Levy BE, Tennyson AG, Smith RC. Donor-Acceptor 1,4-Fluorenylene Chromophores: Photophysics, Electrochemistry, and Synthesis through a Route for Asymmetric Chromophore Preparation. European J Org Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201402181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Broggi A, Tomasi I, Bianchi L, Marrocchi A, Vaccaro L. Small Molecular Aryl Acetylenes: Chemically Tailoring High-Efficiency Organic Semiconductors for Solar Cells and Field-Effect Transistors. Chempluschem 2014; 79:486-507. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201400001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Mathew S, Yella A, Gao P, Humphry-Baker R, Curchod BFE, Ashari-Astani N, Tavernelli I, Rothlisberger U, Nazeeruddin MK, Grätzel M. Dye-sensitized solar cells with 13% efficiency achieved through the molecular engineering of porphyrin sensitizers. Nat Chem 2014; 6:242-7. [PMID: 24557140 DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1863] [Impact Index Per Article: 186.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2013] [Accepted: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Dye-sensitized solar cells have gained widespread attention in recent years because of their low production costs, ease of fabrication and tunable optical properties, such as colour and transparency. Here, we report a molecularly engineered porphyrin dye, coded SM315, which features the prototypical structure of a donor-π-bridge-acceptor and both maximizes electrolyte compatibility and improves light-harvesting properties. Linear-response, time-dependent density functional theory was used to investigate the perturbations in the electronic structure that lead to improved light harvesting. Using SM315 with the cobalt(II/III) redox shuttle resulted in dye-sensitized solar cells that exhibit a high open-circuit voltage VOC of 0.91 V, short-circuit current density JSC of 18.1 mA cm(-2), fill factor of 0.78 and a power conversion efficiency of 13%.
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- Simon Mathew
- 1] Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces (LPI), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland [2]
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- 1] Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces (LPI), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland [2]
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces (LPI), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces (LPI), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry (LCBC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry (LCBC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry (LCBC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Biochemistry (LCBC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces (LPI), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces (LPI), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Sharma GD, Zervaki GE, Angaridis P, Coutsolelos AG. New solution processed bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells based on a triazine-bridged porphyrin dyad as electron donor. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra07770a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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An unsymmetrical porphyrin dyad (ZnP)-[triazine-Npip]-(ZnPCOOH) consisting of two zinc-porphyrin units covalently linked to a peridine-containing triazine group has been used with PC71BM as electron donor and acceptor, respectively, for the active layer of solution-processed BHJ organic solar cells.
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- Ganesh D. Sharma
- R&D Centre for Engineering and Science
- JEC Group of Colleges
- Jaipur Engineering College Campus
- Jaipur, India
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Crete
- Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry
- 71003 Heraklion, Greece
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Hu Z, Li XD, Zhang W, Liang A, Ye D, Liu Z, Liu J, Liu Y, Fang J. Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of solution-processable star-shaped small molecules with triphenylamine as the core and alkyl cyanoacetate or 3-ethylrhodanine as the end-group. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra44145h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Sharma GD, Reddy MA, Ganesh K, Singh SP, Chandrasekharam M. Indole and triisopropyl phenyl as capping units for a diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) acceptor central unit: an efficient D–A–D type small molecule for organic solar cells. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra44926b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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