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Facile Synthetic Route of a Solution-Processable, Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrolo-4,6-dione-Based Conjugated Small Molecule and Control of the Optoelectronic Properties via Processing Additives

Obum Kwon, +3 more
- 17 Dec 2018 - 
- Vol. 8, Iss: 12, pp 2644
TLDR
In this paper, a new type of low-bandgap small molecule has been synthesized with a thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD) derivative for application in bulk heterojunction (BJH) solar cells.
Abstract
In this study, a new type of low-bandgap small molecule has been synthesized with a thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD) derivative for application in bulk heterojunction (BJH) solar cells. The series of solar cells were fabricated by blending the TPD-based small molecule (M1) and [6,6]-phenyl C71 butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM). In order to optimize the performance of solar cells, the nanoscale morphologies of the BHJ layers were controlled via processing additives with 1,8-diiodooctane (DIO) and 1-chloronaphthalene (CN). Therefore, we demonstrated that the use of CN successively suppressed molecular aggregation and demonstrated suitable phase separation, in addition to increasing the power conversion efficiency from 0.36% to 1.86%.

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New strategies for the synthesis of small organic molecules based on thieno [3,4-c] pyrrole-4,6-dione used in optoelectronic devices

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors describe the recent advances in the synthesis of low-molecular-weight molecules derived from thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD).
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