Asymmetric triphenylamine–phenothiazine based small molecules with varying terminal acceptors for solution processed bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 6390-6400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srikanth Revoju ◽  
Subhayan Biswas ◽  
Bertil Eliasson ◽  
Ganesh D. Sharma

A change of electron-withdrawing end group in organic donor compounds in blends with PC71BM results in enhancement of solar cell PCE from 4.79 to 7.25%.

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (102) ◽  
pp. 99685-99694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuvraj Patil ◽  
Rajneesh Misra ◽  
F. C. Chen ◽  
M. L. Keshtov ◽  
Ganesh D. Sharma

Two small molecules DPP3 (D–π–A) and DPP4 (D–π–A–π–D) with triphenylamine (TPA) donors and diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) acceptors linked with ethyne linkers were designed and synthesized by the Pd-catalyzed Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (39) ◽  
pp. 8412-8422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimin Lim ◽  
Seung Yeon Lee ◽  
Kihyung Song ◽  
G. D. Sharma ◽  
Jaejung Ko

Two symmetrical planar star shaped organic small molecules TPA[DTS-PyBTTh3]3 (1) and DMM-TPA[DTS-PyBTTh3]3 (2) with TPA and fused TPA core donors, respectively, and three branched DTS-PyBTTh3 units were synthesized and characterized.


2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (77) ◽  
pp. 14439-14442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song Chen ◽  
Liangang Xiao ◽  
Xunjin Zhu ◽  
Xiaobing Peng ◽  
Wai-Kwok Wong ◽  
...  

A series of new A–D–A structural 5,15-dialkylated porphyrin-cored small molecules have been developed as donors in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells, and the highest power conversion efficiency of 6.49% has been achieved.


RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (89) ◽  
pp. 48150-48162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Yi Huang ◽  
Wan-Hua Lee ◽  
Rong-Ho Lee

Two new star-shaped A–π–D molecules with triazine as a core and an acceptor unit, thienylenevinylene as the π bridge, and tert-butyl-substituted triphenylamine (tTPA)- or carbazole (tCz) as the end group and donor units of TTVTPA and TTVCz were synthesized for their application as donor materials in solution processed bulk heterojunction organic solar cells (OSCs).


Green ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongbo Yuan ◽  
Jinsong Huang ◽  
Gang Li

AbstractTandem structures can boost the efficiency of organic solar cell to more than 15%, compared to the 10% limit of single layer bulk heterojunction devices. Design and fabricating of intermediate layers plays a very important role to achieve high device performance. This article will review the main experimental progresses of tandem organic solar cells, and focus on the intermediate layers (charge recombination layers) in both thermal evaporated and solution processed organic tandem solar cell devices.


2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (33) ◽  
pp. 22999-23005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuvraj Patil ◽  
Rajneesh Misra ◽  
F. C. Chen ◽  
Ganesh D. Sharma

We report two acetylene-bridged small molecules DPP5 and DPP6 with low HOMO–LUMO gaps as donors along with PC71BM as an acceptor for the fabrication of solution-processed bulk heterojunction solar cells.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Wageh ◽  
Mahfoudh Raïssi ◽  
Thomas Berthelot ◽  
Matthieu Laurent ◽  
Didier Rousseau ◽  
...  

AbstractPoly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) mixed with single-wall nanotubes (SWNTs) (10:1) and doped with (0.1 M) perchloric acid (HClO4) in a solution-processed film, working as an excellent thin transparent conducting film (TCF) in organic solar cells, was investigated. This new electrode structure can be an outstanding substitute for conventional indium tin oxide (ITO) for applications in flexible solar cells due to the potential of attaining high transparency with enhanced conductivity, good flexibility, and good durability via a low-cost process over a large area. In addition, solution-processed vanadium oxide (VOx) doped with a small amount of PEDOT-PSS(PH1000) can be applied as a hole transport layer (HTL) for achieving high efficiency and stability. From these viewpoints, we investigate the benefit of using printed SWNTs-PEDOT-PSS doped with HClO4 as a transparent conducting electrode in a flexible organic solar cell. Additionally, we applied a VOx-PEDOT-PSS thin film as a hole transporting layer and a blend of PTB7 (polythieno[3,4-b] thiophene/benzodithiophene): PC71BM (phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester) as an active layer in devices. Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were applied as an electron transport layer and Ag was used as the top electrode. The proposed solar cell structure showed an enhancement in short-circuit current, power conversion efficiency, and stability relative to a conventional cell based on ITO. This result suggests a great carrier injection throughout the interfacial layer, high conductivity and transparency, as well as firm adherence for the new electrode.


Author(s):  
Venkatesh Piradi ◽  
Feng Yan ◽  
Xunjin Zhu ◽  
Wai-Yeung Raymond Wong

Organic solar cells (OSCs) have been considered as a promising cost-effective alternative to silicon-based solar cell counterparts due to their lightweight, mechanical flexibility, and easy fabrication features. Over the past...


2016 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 173-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huijing Zhang ◽  
Nailiang Qiu ◽  
Wang Ni ◽  
Bin Kan ◽  
Miaomiao Li ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 592-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley A. MacLeod ◽  
Bertrand J. Tremolet de Villers ◽  
Philip Schulz ◽  
Paul F. Ndione ◽  
Hyungchul Kim ◽  
...  

Interstitial zinc defects in solution-processed ZnO can be mitigated by using a diethylzinc precursor instead of zinc acetate, or by modifying the ZnO surface with a phosphonic acid, resulting in improved organic solar cell stability.


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