Journal
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 60, Issue 35, Pages 19241-19252Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104766
Keywords
central core engineering; dissymmetric strategy; polymer solar cells; selenophene substitution; small molecular acceptors
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21971014, 21672023, 21472012]
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFA0901800]
- Thousand Youth Talents Plan of China
- BIT Teli Young Fellow Recruitment Program
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The synthesis of symmetric or dissymmetric A-DA'D-A type non-fullerene small molecular acceptors (NF-SMAs) using a dissymmetric backbone and selenophene substitution on the central core leads to improved optical and electrical properties. Increasing the number of selenophene results in a red-shifted absorption, as well as larger electron mobility and crystallinity in the thin film. The combination of dissymmetric core and precise replacement of selenophene effectively enhances charge transport characteristics in binary polymer solar cells.
A dissymmetric backbone and selenophene substitution on the central core was used for the synthesis of symmetric or dissymmetric A-DA'D-A type non-fullerene small molecular acceptors (NF-SMAs) with different numbers of selenophene. From S-YSS-Cl to A-WSSe-Cl and to S-WSeSe-Cl, a gradually red-shifted absorption and a gradually larger electron mobility and crystallinity in neat thin film was observed. A-WSSe-Cl and S-WSeSe-Cl exhibit stronger and tighter intermolecular pi-pi stacking interactions, extra S center dot center dot center dot N non-covalent intermolecular interactions from central benzothiadiazole, better ordered 3D interpenetrating charge-transfer networks in comparison with thiophene-based S-YSS-Cl. The dissymmetric A-WSSe-Cl-based device has a PCE of 17.51%, which is the highest value for selenophene-based NF-SMAs in binary polymer solar cells. The combination of dissymmetric core and precise replacement of selenophene on the central core is effective to improve J(sc) and FF without sacrificing V-oc.
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