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Wei Wang1, Rui Sun1, Jing Guo1
1The Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Abstract:
A new balanced donor-acceptor molecule, namely, benzodithiophene (BDT)-rhodanine-[6,6]-phenyl-C71 butyric acid methyl ester (Rh-PC71 BM) comprising two covalently linked blocks, a p-type oligothiophene-containing BDT-based moiety and an n-type PC71 BM unit was designed and synthesized. The single-component organic solar cell (SCOSC) fabricated from Rh-PC71 BM molecules showed a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 3.22 % with an open-circuit voltage (Voc ) of 0.98 V. These results rank are among the highest values for SCOSCs based on a monomolecular material. In particular, the one-molecule Rh-PC71 BM device exhibits excellent thermal stability compared to reference Rh-OH:PC71 BM device. The success of our monomolecular strategy can provide a new way to develop high-performance SCOSCs.
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