Effect of acceptor strength on optical, electrochemical and photovoltaic properties of phenothiazine-based small molecule for bulk heterojunction organic solar cells

被引：26
作者：
Revoju, Srikanth [1 ]
Biswas, Subhayan [2 ]
Eliasson, Bertil [1 ]
Sharma, Ganesh D. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Umea Univ, Dept Chem, SE-90187 Umea, Sweden
[2] LNMIIT Deemed Univ, Dept Phys, Jaipur 302031, Rajasthan, India
来源：
DYES AND PIGMENTS | 2018年 / 149卷
关键词：
Small molecule donors; Bulk heterojunction solar cells; Solvent vapor annealing; Power conversion efficiency; A SMALL MOLECULES; DYE END-GROUPS; ELECTRON-ACCEPTORS; DONOR; PERFORMANCE; EFFICIENCY; UNIT; MORPHOLOGY; DESIGN; INDACENODITHIOPHENE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.dyepig.2017.11.048
中图分类号：
O69 [应用化学];
学科分类号：
081704 ;
摘要：
Two new acceptor-pi(donor)-donor-,pi(donor)-acceptor small molecules SM1 and SM2 with benzodithiophene (BDT) donor core unit linked via phenothiazine (PTZ) donor units with 1,3-indanedione and malononitrile end capping units, respectively, have been designed and synthesized and used as electron donor along with PC71BM as acceptor for solution-processed bulk heterojunction organic solar cells. The influence of these end-capping groups on their thermal, optical, electrochemical properties and photovoltaic performance was investigated. After the optimization of the donor to acceptor weight ratio and solvent vapor annealing, the organic solar cells based on SM1:PC71BM and SM2:PC71BM active layers showed the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 6.20% and 7.45%, respectively. Hence, the end-capping acceptor units for the two small molecules revealed a significant influence on the PCE of the organic solar cells, which resulted from differences in film absorption, molecular packing and charge transport properties.
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页数：13
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