A twisted monomeric perylenediimide electron acceptor for efficient organic solar cells

Cai, Y; Guo, X; Sun, X; Wei, D; Yu, M; Huo, L; Sun, Y

HERO ID

3575476

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2016

HERO ID 3575476
In Press No
Year 2016
Title A twisted monomeric perylenediimide electron acceptor for efficient organic solar cells
Authors Cai, Y; Guo, X; Sun, X; Wei, D; Yu, M; Huo, L; Sun, Y
Volume 59
Issue 6
Page Numbers 427-434
Abstract Perylenediimide (PDI)-based materials exhibit great potential as non-fullerene acceptors in bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs). Recent investigations have revealed that PDI molecules with a twisted structure could disrupt aggregation of perylene unit. Here, we present a PDI monomer via bay-substitutions with four fused naphthalene units by three-step reactions, named TN-PDI. The introduction of four fused naphthalene rings into the bay positions of PDI unit leads to a strong steric hindrance with a twist angle of 33 degrees between the two PDI subplanes. Blended with a wide-band gap polymer donor (PDBT-T1), the TN-PDI based non-fullerene solar cells show power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 3.0%. Our results indicate that the bay-substitutions with fused aromatic substitutions could be an efficient approach to develop monomeric PDI acceptors.
Doi 10.1007/s40843-016-5063-3
Wosid WOS:000383104900005
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Comments Journal:SCIENCE CHINA-MATERIALS 2095-8226
Is Public Yes
Keyword organic solar cells; non-fullerene electron acceptors; perylene diimide; monomer