Π‐Extended Narrow‐Bandgap Diketopyrrolopyrrole‐Based Oligomers for Solution‐Processed Inverted Organic Solar Cells. Issue 17 (25th July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shin, Woong; Yasuda, Takuma; Hidaka, Yu; Watanabe, Go; Arai, Ryota; Nasu, Keiro; Yamaguchi, Takahiro; Murakami, Wakako; Makita, Kengo; Adachi, Chihaya
• Is Part Of: Advanced energy materials. Volume 4:Issue 17(2014)
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• Publication Date: 2014-07-25
• Subjects: Energy harvesting -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy conversion -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy storage -- Materials -- Periodicals; Photovoltaics -- Periodicals; Fuel cells -- Periodicals; Thermoelectric materials -- Periodicals; 621.31
• DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201400879
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1614-6832

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>A series of narrow‐bandgap π‐conjugated oligomers based on diketopyrrolopyrrole chromophoric units coupled with benzodithiophene, indacenodithiophene, thiophene, and isoindigo cores are designed and synthesized for application as donor materials in solution‐processed small‐molecule organic solar cells. The impacts of these different central cores on the optoelectronic and morphological properties, carrier mobility, and photovoltaic performance are investigated. These π‐extended oligomers possess broad and intense optical absorption covering the range from 550 to 750 nm, narrow optical bandgaps of 1.52–1.69 eV, and relatively low‐lying highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy levels ranging from −5.24 to −5.46 eV in their thin films. A high power conversion efficiency of 5.9% under simulated AM 1.5G illumination is achieved for inverted organic solar cells based on a small‐molecule bulk‐heterojunction system consisting of a benzodithiophene‐diketopyrrolopyrrole‐containing oligomer as a donor and [6, 6]‐phenyl‐C<sub>71</sub>‐butyric acid methyl ester (PC<sub>71</sub>BM) as an acceptor. Transmission electron microscopy and energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy reveal that interpenetrating and interconnected donor/acceptor domains with pronounced mesoscopic phase segregation are formed within the photoactive binary blends, which is ideal for efficient exciton dissociation and charge transport in the bulk‐heterojunction devices.</p> </abstract>