Evolved structure of thiazolothiazole based small molecules towards enhanced efficiency in organic solar cells

被引:48
作者
Cheng, Pei [1 ,2 ]
Shi, Qinqin [1 ]
Lin, Yuze [1 ,2 ]
Li, Yongfang [1 ]
Zhan, Xiaowei [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Chem, Key Lab Organ Solids, Beijing Natl Lab Mol Sci, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
[3] Peking Univ, Coll Engn, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
关键词
Thiazolothiazole; Triphenylamine; Small molecule; Organic solar cell; Solution process; Structure-property relationship; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; CONJUGATED POLYMER; COPOLYMER; BENZODITHIOPHENE; SEMICONDUCTORS; DONOR; UNIT;
D O I
10.1016/j.orgel.2012.11.026
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Small molecule donors T0-T2 with thiazolothiazole as acceptor unit, triphenylamine as donor unit and thiophene with different number as bridge are synthesized. With increasing thiophene number and conjugation length, these molecules exhibit red-shifted absorption (300-600 nm), slightly up-shifted HOMO levels (-5.31 to -5.28 eV), slightly down-shifted LUMO levels (-2.64 to -2.75 eV), and reduced optical band gaps (2.55-2.11 eV). Solution processed organic solar cells based on T0-T2/PC71BM (1:4, w/w) after thermal annealing exhibit power conversion efficiency up to 2.19%, 3.73% and 4.05% under AM 1.5G illumination (100 mW/cm(2)), respectively. Effects of thermal annealing on morphology, charge transport and photovoltaic property of blend films are investigated. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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