A solution-processable star-shaped molecule for high-performance organic solar cells via alkyl chain engineering and solvent additive

J. Min; Y.N. Luponosov; T. Ameri; A. Elschner; S.M. Peregudova; D. Baran; T. Heumüller; N. Li; F. MacHui; S. Ponomarenko; C.J. Brabec

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A solution-processable star-shaped molecule for high-performance organic solar cells via alkyl chain engineering and solvent additive

J. Min, Y.N. Luponosov, T. Ameri, A. Elschner, S.M. Peregudova, D. Baran, T. Heumüller, N. Li, F. MacHui, S. Ponomarenko, C.J. Brabec

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A new star-shaped D-π-A molecule, tris4-[5′′-(1,1- dicyanobut-1-en-2-yl)-2,2′-bithiophen-5-yl]phenylamine N(Ph-2T-DCN-Et)3, with high efficiency potential for photovoltaic applications was synthesized. As compared to its analogue S(TPA-bT-DCN), it showed stronger absorption in the region of 350-450 nm and a lower lying highest occupied molecular energy level (HOMO). Solution-processed organic solar cells (OSCs) based on a blend of N(Ph-2T-DCN-Et)3 and PC70BM resulted in a high PCE of 3.1% without any post-treatment. The PCE of N(Ph-2T-DCN-Et)3 based solar cells was further improved to 3.6% under simulated AM 1.5 by addition of a new additive 4-bromoanisole (BrAni). © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	219-229
Number of pages	11
Journal	Organic Electronics
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2012.11.002
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Cell engineering
Molecules
Organic solar cells
Stars
Synthesis (chemical)
4-Bromoanisole (BrAni)
High-efficiency
Molecular energy levels
Photovoltaic applications
Solution processable
Solution-processed
Solvent additives
Star-shaped molecules
Solar cells

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Min, J., Luponosov, Y. N., Ameri, T., Elschner, A., Peregudova, S. M., Baran, D., Heumüller, T., Li, N., MacHui, F., Ponomarenko, S., & Brabec, C. J. (2013). A solution-processable star-shaped molecule for high-performance organic solar cells via alkyl chain engineering and solvent additive. Organic Electronics, 14(1), 219-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2012.11.002

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A solution-processable star-shaped molecule for high-performance organic solar cells via alkyl chain engineering and solvent additive

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