Ethylenedioxythiophene-based Small Molecular Donor with Multiple Conformation Locks for Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency of 19.3

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Ternary organic solar cells (T-OSCs) represent an efficient strategy for enhancing the performance of OSCs. Presently, the majority of high-performance T-OSCs incorporates well-established Y-acceptors or donor polymers as the third component. In this study, a novel class of conjugated small molecules has been introduced as the third component, demonstrating exceptional photovoltaic performance in T-OSCs. This innovative molecule comprises ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) bridge and 3-ethylrhodanine as the end group, with the EDOT unit facilitating the creation of multiple conformation locks. Consequently, the EDOT-based molecule exhibits two-dimensional charge transport, distinguishing it from the thiophene-bridged small molecule, which displays fewer conformation locks and provides one-dimensional charge transport. Furthermore, the robust electron-donating nature of EDOT imparts the small molecule with cascade energy levels relative to the electron donor and acceptor. As a result, OSCs incorporating the EDOT-based small molecule as the third component demonstrate enhanced mobilities, yielding a remarkable efficiency of 19.3%, surpassing the efficiency of 18.7% observed for OSCs incorporating thiophene-based small molecule as the third component. The investigations in this study underscore the excellence of EDOT as a building block for constructing conjugated materials with multiple conformation locks and high charge carrier mobilities, thereby contributing to elevated photovoltaic performance in OSCs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - (2024) vom: 16. Apr., Seite e202403015

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xie, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Xiangmeng [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Chaowei [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Dongdong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yuefeng [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Feng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jiali [VerfasserIn]
Li, Mengdi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhou [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Chengyi [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Xunfan [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Lang [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Runying [VerfasserIn]
Li, Weiwei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Conformation locks
Ethylenedioxythiophene
Journal Article
Organic solar cells
Power conversion efficiency

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Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1002/anie.202403015

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM371121620