4H-1,2,6-Thiadiazin-4-one-containing small molecule donors and additive effects on their performance in solution-processed organic solar cells

F. Hermerschmidt; A.S. Kalogirou; J. Min; G.A. Zissimou; S.M. Tuladhar; T. Ameri; H. Faber; G. Itskos; S.A. Choulis; T.D. Anthopoulos; D.D.C. Bradley; J. Nelson; C.J. Brabec; P.A. Koutentis

doi:10.1039/c4tc02931c

4H-1,2,6-Thiadiazin-4-one-containing small molecule donors and additive effects on their performance in solution-processed organic solar cells

F. Hermerschmidt
, A.S. Kalogirou
, J. Min
, G.A. Zissimou
, S.M. Tuladhar
, T. Ameri
, H. Faber
, G. Itskos
, S.A. Choulis
, T.D. Anthopoulos
, D.D.C. Bradley
, J. Nelson
, C.J. Brabec
, P.A. Koutentis

School of Engineering

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The optical, electrochemical, morphological and transport properties of a series of thiadiazinone (acceptor) and (thienyl)carbazoles (donor) containing π-extended donor-acceptor-donors (D-A-D) are presented. Systematic variations in the number of the thienyl units, the choice of branched or straight alkyl side chains and the use of a processing additive demonstrate their use as electron donors in bulk heterojunction solar cells blended with fullerene acceptors. The best power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 2.7% is achieved by adding to the D-A-D 3:fullerene blend a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) additive, that improves the morphology and doubles the hole mobility within the D-A-D:fullerene blend. © The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2358-2365
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices
Volume	3
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c4tc02931c
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Fullerenes
Heterojunctions
Hole mobility
Silicones
Alkyl side chains
Bulk heterojunction solar cells
Donor acceptor donors
Organic solar cell
Polydimethylsiloxane PDMS
Power conversion efficiencies
Solution-processed
Systematic variation
Solar cells

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Hermerschmidt, F., Kalogirou, A. S., Min, J., Zissimou, G. A., Tuladhar, S. M., Ameri, T., Faber, H., Itskos, G., Choulis, S. A., Anthopoulos, T. D., Bradley, D. D. C., Nelson, J., Brabec, C. J., & Koutentis, P. A. (2015). 4H-1,2,6-Thiadiazin-4-one-containing small molecule donors and additive effects on their performance in solution-processed organic solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices, 3(10), 2358-2365. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4tc02931c

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4H-1,2,6-Thiadiazin-4-one-containing small molecule donors and additive effects on their performance in solution-processed organic solar cells. / Hermerschmidt, F.; Kalogirou, A.S.; Min, J. et al.
In: Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices, Vol. 3, No. 10, 2015, p. 2358-2365.

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4H-1,2,6-Thiadiazin-4-one-containing small molecule donors and additive effects on their performance in solution-processed organic solar cells

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