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Zubair H, Akhter MS, Waqas M, Ishtiaq M, Bhatti IA, Iqbal J, Skawky AM, Khera RA. A computational insight into enhancement of photovoltaic properties of non-fullerene acceptors by end-group modulations in the structural framework of INPIC molecule. J Mol Graph Model 2024; 126:108664. [PMID: 37948853 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Improving the open circuit voltage is a major challenge for enhancing the overall efficiency of organic solar cells. Current work has concentrated on improving open-circuit voltage by designing new molecular frameworks from an INPIC molecule having a conjugated fused core. We modulated the structure by changing the terminal groups of the reference molecule (INPIC) with seven strong electron-withdrawing units. We investigated various optoelectronic attributes, charge transfer, and photovoltaic and geometrical parameters by compiling the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) functional of the DFT approach. The optical absorption for modulated molecules ranges from 748.51 nm to 845.96 nm while showing higher oscillation strength than INPIC. At the same time, their impressive charge transport is attributed to their smaller excitation and exciton binding energy, higher electron/hole mobility, narrower band gap, and a more than 99 % intramolecular charge transfer. The larger dipole moments help in the dense interaction of acceptors with employed donor J61 which, in turn, improves charge transfer at the donor-acceptor interface. One of the triumphs that are difficult to get in organic molecules is success in achieving a higher open circuit voltage (VOC). Our conceptualized molecular frameworks of acceptors are featured with a notable VOC improvement in the range of 1.84-2.05 eV. Thus, the results of the current investigation pave the root for architecting the acceptor molecules with impressive optoelectrical properties that may be capable of providing high photovoltaic output. Thus these acceptors can be utilized for the development of advanced organic solar cells in future.
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- Hira Zubair
- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bahrain, P. O. Box 32028, Bahrain.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Science and Technology Unit (STU), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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Khanam S, Akram SJ, Khera RA, Zohra ST, Shawky AM, Alatawi NS, Ibrahim MAA, Rashid EU. Exploration of charge transfer analysis and photovoltaics properties of A-D-A type non-fullerene phenazine based molecules to enhance the organic solar cell properties. J Mol Graph Model 2023; 125:108580. [PMID: 37544020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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To intensify the photovoltaic properties of organic solar cells, density functional theory (DFT) based computational techniques were implemented on six non-fullerene A-D-A type small molecules (N1-N6) modified from reference molecule (R) which consists of phenazine fused with 1,4- Dimethyl-4H-3,7-dithia-4-aza- cyclopenta [α] pentalene on both sides with one of its phenyl rings acting as the central donor unit, further attached with 2-(5,6-Difluoro-2-methylene-3-oxo-indan-1-ylidene)-malononitrile acceptor groups at terminal sites. All proposed compounds have a phenazine base modified with a variety of substituents at the terminals. Transition density matrix, density of states, frontier molecular orbitals, intramolecular charge transfer abilities and optoelectronic properties of these compounds were investigated using B3LYP/6-31G (d, p) and B3LYP/6-31G++ (d,p) level of theory. All six designed compounds exhibited a bathochromic sift in their λmax as compared to the R molecule. All designed molecules also have reduced band gap and smaller excitation energy than R. Among all, N6 exhibited highest λmax and lowest bandgap as compared to reference molecule indicating its promising photovoltaic properties. Decreased hole and electron reorganization energy in several of the suggested compounds is indicative of greater charge mobility in them. PTB7-Th donor was employed to calculate open circuit voltage of all investigated molecules. N1-N5 molecules had improved optoelectronic properties, significant probable power conversion efficiency as evident from their absorption aspects, high values of Voc, and fill factor, compared to R molecule. Designed A-D-A type NF based molecules make OSCs ideal for use in wearable devices, building-integrated photovoltaics and smart fabrics.
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- Sabiha Khanam
- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan; Theoretical Physics IV, University of Bayreuth, Universität straße 30, 95447, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Science and Technology Unit (STU), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 71421, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia, 61519, Egypt; School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, 4000, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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Rehman F, Waqas M, Imran M, Ibrahim MAA, Iqbal J, Khera RA, Hadia NMA, Al-Saeedi SI, Shaban M. Approach toward Low Energy Loss in Symmetrical Nonfullerene Acceptor Molecules Inspired by Insertion of Different π-Spacers for Developing Efficient Organic Solar Cells. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:43792-43812. [PMID: 38027352 PMCID: PMC10666235 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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In this quantum approach, by adding bridge/π-spacer fragments between the donor and acceptor parts of a newly constructed DF-PCIC (A-D-A type) molecule, it is the aim to improve the photovoltaic characteristics of organic solar cells (OSCs). After π-spacer insertion into the reference molecule (DF-R), six new molecules (DF-M1 to DF-M6) were designed. The optoelectronic attributes of newly inspected molecules were theoretically calculated using MPW1PW91/6-31G(d,p) level of theory. All newly proposed molecules possessed a lower band gap (Eg), a higher value of absorption, lower reorganization energy, greater dipole moment, and lower energies of excitations than the DF-R molecule. The frontier molecular orbital study proclaimed that the DF-M1 molecule has the lowest band gap of 1.62 eV in comparison to the 2.41 eV value of DF-R. Absorption properties represented that DF-M1 and DF-M2 molecules show the highest absorption values of up to 1006 and 1004 nm, respectively, in the near-infrared region. Regarding the reorganization energy, DF-M2 has the lowest value of λe (0.0683896 eV) and the lowest value of λh (0.1566471 eV). DF-M2 and DF-M5 manifested greater dipole moments with the values of 5.514665 and 7.143434 D, respectively. The open circuit voltage (VOC) of all the acceptors was calculated with J61, a donor complex. DF-M4 and DF-M6 molecules showed higher values of VOC and fill factor than the DF-R molecule. Based on the given results, it was supposed that all the newly presented molecules might prove themselves to be better than the reference and thus might be of great interest to experimentalists. Thus, they are suggested to be used to develop proficient OSC devices with improved photovoltaic prospects in the near future.
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- Faseh
ur Rehman
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Chemistry
Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid
University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry
Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt
- School
of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Physics
Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P.O. Box 2014, Sakaka 72388, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, Collage of Science, Princess
Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O.Box
84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Physics, Faculty of Science, Islamic
University of Madinah, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia
- Nanophotonics
and Applications (NPA) Lab, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt
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Monteiro-de-Castro G, Borges I. A Hammett's analysis of the substituent effect in functionalized diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) systems: Optoelectronic properties and intramolecular charge transfer effects. J Comput Chem 2023; 44:2256-2273. [PMID: 37496237 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27195] [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: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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Diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) systems have promising applications in different organic electronic devices. In this work, we investigated the effect of 20 different substituent groups on the optoelectronic properties of DPP-based derivatives as the donor ( D )-material in an organic photovoltaic (OPV) device. For this purpose, we employed Hammett's theory (HT), which quantifies the electron-donating or -withdrawing properties of a given substituent group. Machine learning (ML)-basedσ m ,σ p ,σ m 0 ,σ p 0 ,σ p + ,σ p - ,σ I , andσ R Hammett's constants previously determined were used. Mono- (DPP-X1 ) and di-functionalized (DPP-X2 ) DPPs, where X is a substituent group, were investigated using density functional theory (DFT), time-dependent DFT (TDDFT), and ab initio methods. Several properties were computed using CAM-B3LYP and the second-order algebraic diagrammatic construction, ADC(2), an ab initio wave function method, including the adiabatic ionization potential ( I P A ), the electron affinity ( E A A ), the HOMO-LUMO gaps (E g ), and the maximum absorption wavelengths (λ max ), the first excited state transition 1 S0 → 1 S1 energies ( ∆ E ) (the optical gap), and exciton binding energies. From the optoelectronic properties and employing typical acceptor systems, the power conversion efficiency ( PCE ), open-circuit voltage (V OC ), and fill factor ( FF ) were predicted for a DPP-based OPV device. These photovoltaic properties were also correlated with the machine learning (ML)-based Hammett's constants. Overall, good correlations between all properties and the different types of σ constants were obtained, except for theσ I constants, which are related to inductive effects. This scenario suggests that resonance is the main factor controlling electron donation and withdrawal effects. We found that substituent groups with large σ values can produce higher photovoltaic efficiencies. It was also found that electron-withdrawing groups (EWGs) reducedE g and ∆ E considerably compared to the unsubstituted DPP-H. Moreover, for every decrease (increase) in the values of a given optoelectronic property of DPP-X1 systems, a more significant decrease (increase) in the same values was observed for the DPP-X2 , thus showing that the addition of the second substituent results in a more extensive influence on all electronic properties. For the exciton binding energies, an unsupervised machine learning algorithm identified groups of substituents characterized by average values (centroids) of Hammett's constants that can drive the search for new DDP-derived materials. Our work presents a promising approach by applying HT on molecular engineering DPP-based molecules and other conjugated molecules for applications on organic optoelectronic devices.
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto Militar de Engenharia (IME), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Defesa, Instituto Militar de Engenharia (IME), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Gong P, An L, Tong J, Liu X, Liang Z, Li J. Design of A-D-A-Type Organic Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Materials Based on Benzodithiophene: A DFT Study. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:nano12203700. [PMID: 36296890 PMCID: PMC9611063 DOI: 10.3390/nano12203700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The acceptor-donor-acceptor (A-D-A) type conjugated organic molecule has been widely applied in the organic optoelectronics field. A total of Nine compounds (1-9) were designed under the A-D-A framework, with the electron donor benzodithiophene as the core and dicyanomethylene as the acceptor moiety, modifying the benzodithiophene with the phenyl, naphthyl, and difluorinated phenyl groups. The conjugation length can be changed by introducing a thiophene π-conjugated bridge. The geometric structures, electronic structure, excited state properties, aromaticity, and the static- and frequency-dependent second hyperpolarizabilities were investigated by employing high-precision density functional theory (DFT) calculations with an aug-cc-pVDZ basis set. As a result, the three compounds with the longest conjugation length exhibit a smaller energy gap (Egap), larger UV-vis absorption coefficient, and response range, which are the three strongest third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) response properties in this work. This work systematically explored the connection between molecular structure and NLO response, which provides a rational design strategy for high-performance organic NLO materials.
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- Pingping Gong
- Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Intelligent Control of Ministry Education, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou 730030, China
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- Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Photonic Technique for Information, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Zong C, Yang S, Sun Y, Zhang L, Hu J, Hu W, Li R, Sun Z. Isomeric dibenzooctazethrene diradicals for high-performance air-stable organic field-effect transistors. Chem Sci 2022; 13:11442-11447. [PMID: 36320574 PMCID: PMC9533412 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03667c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Realizing both high-performance and air-stability is key to advancing singlet-diradical-based semiconductors to practical applications and realizing their material potential associated with their open-shell nature. Here a concise synthetic route toward two stable dibenzooctazethrene isomers, DBOZ1 and DBOZ2, was demonstrated. In the crystalline phase, DBOZ2 exhibits two-dimensional brick wall packing with a high degree of intermolecular electronic coupling, leading to a record-breaking hole mobility of 3.5 cm2 V-1 s-1 for singlet diradical transistors, while retaining good device stability in the ambient air.
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- Chaoyang Zong
- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin University 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin University 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin University 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry, Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin University 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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Doroftei C, Carlescu A, Leontie L, Danac R, Al-Matarneh CM. Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties of Pyrrolo[1,2- i][1,7] Phenanthroline-Based Organic Semiconductors. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15051684. [PMID: 35268915 PMCID: PMC8911188 DOI: 10.3390/ma15051684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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This work reports a study on structural, electrical and optical properties of some recently synthesized pyrrolo[1,2-i][1,7] phenanthrolines derivatives in thin films. The thin films were deposited onto glass substrates by spin coating technique, using chloroform as solvent. The obtained films exhibited a polycrystalline structure with an n–type semiconductor behavior after heat treatment in the temperature range 293–543 K, specific to each sample. The thermal activation energy lies between 0.68 and 0.78 eV, while the direct optical band gap values were found in the range 4.17–4.24 eV. The electrical and optical properties of the investigated organic semiconductor films were discussed in relation to microstructural properties, determined by the molecular structure. The investigated organic compounds are promising for applications in organic optoelectronics and nanoelectronics.
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- Corneliu Doroftei
- Research Center in Environmental Sciences for the North-Eastern Romanian Region (CERNESIM), Science Research Department, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Bulevardul Carol I, Nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania; (C.D.); (L.L.)
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- Research Center in Environmental Sciences for the North-Eastern Romanian Region (CERNESIM), Science Research Department, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Bulevardul Carol I, Nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania; (C.D.); (L.L.)
- Correspondence:
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- Research Center in Environmental Sciences for the North-Eastern Romanian Region (CERNESIM), Science Research Department, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Bulevardul Carol I, Nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania; (C.D.); (L.L.)
- Faculty of Physics, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Bulevardul Carol I, Nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Bulevardul Carol I, Nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania; (R.D.); (C.M.A.-M.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Bulevardul Carol I, Nr. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania; (R.D.); (C.M.A.-M.)
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry “Petru Poni”, Aleea Ghica Voda, No. 41A, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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Liu X, Liang Z, Du S, Niu X, Tong J, Yang C, Lu X, Bao X, Yan L, Li J, Xia Y. Two Compatible Acceptors as an Alloy Model with a Halogen-Free Solvent for Efficient Ternary Polymer Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:9386-9397. [PMID: 35148049 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c23332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
A ternary strategy of halogen-free solvent processing can open up a promising pathway for the preparation of polymer solar cells (PSCs) on a large scale and can effectively improve the power conversion efficiency with an appropriate third component. Herein, the green solvent o-xylene (o-XY) is used as the main solvent, and the non-fullerene acceptor Y6-DT-4F as the third component is introduced into the PBB-F:IT-4F binary system to broaden the spectral absorption and optimize the morphology to achieve efficient PSCs. The third component, Y6-DT-4F, is compatible with IT-4F and can form an "alloy acceptor", which can synergistically optimize the photon capture, carrier transport, and collection capabilities of the ternary device. Meanwhile, Y6-DT-4F has strong crystallinity, so when introduced into the binary system as the third component can enhance the crystallization, which is conducive to the charge transport. Consequently, the optimal ternary system based on PBB-F:IT-4F:Y6-DT-4F achieved an efficiency of 15.24%, which is higher than that of the binary device based on PBB-F:IT-4F (13.39%).
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- Xingpeng Liu
- Gansu Province Organic Semiconductor Materials and Technology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique, School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Gansu Province Organic Semiconductor Materials and Technology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Gansu Province Organic Semiconductor Materials and Technology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Gansu Province Organic Semiconductor Materials and Technology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Gansu Province Organic Semiconductor Materials and Technology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Gansu Province Organic Semiconductor Materials and Technology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique, School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Gansu Province Organic Semiconductor Materials and Technology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Gansu Province Organic Semiconductor Materials and Technology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Yan L, Liang Z, Si J, Gong P, Wang Y, Liu X, Tong J, Li J, Hou X. Ultrafast Kinetics of Chlorinated Polymer Donors: A Faster Excitonic Dissociation Path. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:6945-6957. [PMID: 35081710 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c24348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Halogen-substituted donor/acceptor materials are widely regarded as a promising strategy toward improved power-conversion efficiencies (PCEs) in polymer solar cells (PSCs). A chlorinated polymer donor, PClBTA-PS, and its non-chlorinated analogue, PBTA-PS, are synthesized. The PClBTA-PS-based devices show significant enhancements in terms of open-circuit voltage (VOC = 0.82 V) and fill factor (FF = 76.20%). In addition, a PCE of 13.20% is obtained, which is significantly higher than that for the PBTA-PS-based devices (PCE = 7.63%). Grazing incident wide-angle X-ray scattering shows that the chlorinated polymer enables better π-π stacking in both pure and blend films. DFT and TD-DFT calculations as well as ultrafast photophysics measurements indicate that chlorinated PClBTA-PS has a smaller bonding energy and a longer spontaneous-emission lifetime. The results also reveal that the charge-transfer-state excitons in PClBTA-PS:IT4Cl blend films split into the charge-separated (CS) state via a faster dissociation path, which produces a higher yield of the CS state. Overall, this study provides a deeper understanding of how a halogen-substituted polymer can improve PSCs in the future.
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- Lihe Yan
- Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Photonic Technique for Information, School of Electronics Science & Engineering, Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Photonic Technique for Information, School of Electronics Science & Engineering, Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Photonic Technique for Information, School of Electronics Science & Engineering, Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Siyuan Laboratory, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Photonic Technique for Information, School of Electronics Science & Engineering, Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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Akram SJ, Hadia NMA, Iqbal J, Mehmood RF, Iqbal S, Shawky AM, Asif A, Somaily HH, Raheel M, Khera RA. Impact of various heterocyclic π-linkers and their substitution position on the opto-electronic attributes of the A–π–D–π–A type IECIO-4F molecule: a comparative analysis. RSC Adv 2022; 12:20792-20806. [PMID: 35919141 PMCID: PMC9297698 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04097b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
To investigate the consequence of different substitution positions of various π-linkers on the photovoltaic properties of an organic solar cell molecule, we have introduced two series of six three-donor molecules, by the substitution of some effective π-linkers on the A–π–D–π–A type reference molecule IECIO-4F (taken as IOR). In series “a” the thienyl or furyl bridge is directly linked between the donor and acceptor moieties, while in series “b” the phenyl ring of the same bridge is working as the direct point of attachment. The frontier molecular orbitals, density of states, transition density matrix, molecular electrostatic potential surfaces, exciton binding energy, excitation energy, wavelength of maximum absorption, open-circuit voltage, fill factor, and some other photovoltaic attributes of the proposed molecules were analyzed through density functional theory (DFT) and its time-dependent (TD) approach; the TD-DFT method. Though both series of newly derived molecules were a step up from the reference molecule in almost all of the studied characteristics, the “a” series (IO1a to IO3a) seemed to be better due to their desirable properties such as the highest maximum absorption wavelength (λmax), open-circuit voltage, and fill factor, along with the lowest excitation and exciton dissociation energy, etc. of its molecules. Also, the studied morphology, optical characteristics, and electronic attributes of this series of proposed molecules signified the fact that the molecules with thienyl or furyl ring working as the direct link between the acceptor and donor molecules showed enhanced charge transfer abilities, and could provide a maximum quantum yield of the solar energy supplied. We have introduced two series of six three-donor molecules, by the substitution of some effective π-linkers on the A–π–D–π–A type reference molecule IECIO-4F (taken as IOR) for efficient organic solar cells.![]()
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Affiliation(s)
- Sahar Javaid Akram
- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Physics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P.O. Box 2014, Sakaka, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Township, Lahore 54770, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Wah Engineering College, University of Wah, Quaid Avenue, 47040 Wah Cantt, Pakistan
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- Science and Technology Unit (STU), Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha 61413, P.O. Box 9004, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Baluchistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta 87300, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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