Synthesis of Thieno[3,4‐b]thiophene‐Based Donor Molecules with Phenyl Ester Pendants for Organic Solar Cells: Control of Photovoltaic Properties via Single …

Y Wada, Y Asada, T Ikai, K Maeda… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We have synthesized novel thieno [3, 4‐b] thiophene‐based π‐conjugated molecules with
phenyl ester pendants as electron donor materials for solution‐processed organic …

The impact of regiochemistry of conjugated molecules on the performance of organic electronic devices

C Zhang, XZ Zhu - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2016 - Elsevier
Organic photovoltaics and field-effect transistors have attracted considerable attention due
to the easy fabrication, low cost, light weight, and flexibility. Unsymmetrical conjugated …

Luminescent cathode buffer layer for enhanced power conversion efficiency and stability of bulk-heterojunction solar cells

S Bishnoi, V Gupta, C Sharma, D Haranath, M Kumar… - Organic …, 2016 - Elsevier
We report high photovoltaic efficiency of over 9% in solution-processed, small-molecule
(SPSM) 7, 7′-(4, 4-bis (2-ethylhexyl)-4H-silolo [3, 2-b: 4, 5-b′] dithiophene-2, 6-diyl) bis (6 …

Narrow band gap isoindigo-based small molecules for solution-processed organic solar cells with high open-circuit voltage

C Ji, L Yin, B Xie, X Wang, X Li, JJ Zhang, J Ni, Y Li - Synthetic Metals, 2016 - Elsevier
Isoindigo, one of the latest reported amide-based electron-accepting units, was introduced
into two new D-π-A-π-D typed organic small molecules with triphenylamine as electron …

Thermal‐annealing dependence of crystallization on solution‐processed small‐molecule organic photovoltaics

D Luo, J Man, L Yu, Z Liu, J Peng, G Shi… - … status solidi (a), 2016 - Wiley Online Library
For solution‐based small‐molecule organic photovoltaic cells (SM BHJ), thermal annealing
is often regarded as a very vital processing to yield high‐efficiency devices. Here, the device …

Photon-absorbing charge-bridging states in organic bulk heterojunctions consisting of diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives and PCBM

M Fujii, W Shin, T Yasuda, K Yamashita - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
We have investigated the photo-and electrochemical properties of five diketopyrrolopyrrole
(DPP) derivatives both experimentally and theoretically. In the experimental study, we found …

A‐π‐D‐π‐A type Small Molecules Using Ethynylene Linkages for Organic Solar Cells with High Open‐circuit Voltages

K Gao, L Xiao, Y Kan, L Li, Y Yan… - Chinese Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introducing ethynylene linkages in a conjugated molecule can deepen the HOMO level,
decrease the steric constraints and better delocalize the π electrons and so on, which are …

Solution-Processing of Organic Solar Cells: From In Situ Investigation to Scalable Manufacturing

M Abdelsamie - 2016 - repository.kaust.edu.sa
Photovoltaics provide a feasible route to fulfilling the substantial increase in demand for
energy worldwide. Solution processable organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have attracted …

A dithienodisilacyclohexadiene (DTDS)-based conjugated model semiconductor: understanding unique features and monitoring structural transition

T Cheng, S Chen, KC Lee, SM Lee, C Yang - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
To enable a superior σ*–π* conjugation, we present a dithienodisilacyclohexadiene (DTS)
analogue of DTS (FBTTh2) 2–namely, DTDS (FBTTh2) 2–by replacing dithienosilole (DTS) …

On the Role of Spin States in Organic Semiconductor Devices

SK Väth - 2016 - opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de
The present work addressed the influence of spins on fundamental processes in organic
semiconductors. In most cases, the role of spins in the conversion of sun light into electricity …