Alkylated Indacenodithiophene-Based Non-fullerene Acceptors with Extended π-Conjugation for High-Performance
Hee Su Kim1, Shafket Rasool2, Won Suk Shin2
1Department of Chemistry and Chemistry Institute for Functional Materials, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
In this work, a series of A-D-A'-D-A-type electron acceptors based on alkylated indacenodithiophene (C8IDT), dicyanated thiophene-flanked 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (CNDTBT), and 2-(3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ylidene)malononitrile (INCN) or 2-(5,6-difluoro-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ylidene) malononitrile (FINCN) are synthesized in order to investigate the effect of substituents on their photovoltaic properties. The corresponding CNDTBT-C8IDT-INCN and CNDTBT-C8IDT-FINCN acceptors vary in their optical, electrochemical, morphological, and charge transport properties. The fluorinated-INCN-based acceptor (CNDTBT-C8IDT-FINCN) exhibits lower energy levels, improved absorptivity, narrower π-π spacing, and prominent fibrillar structures when it is blended with poly[(2,6-(4,8-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl)-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene))-alt-5,5-(1',3'-di-2-thienyl-5',7'-bis(2-ethylhexyl)benzo [1',2'-c:4',5'-c']dithiophene-4,8-dione)] (PBDB-T). CNDTBT-C8IDT-FINCN exhibits a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 12.33% due to its high and well-balanced charge carrier mobility and distinct face-on orientation. Furthermore, large-area organic solar cells (OSCs) (active area: 55.45 cm2) with CNDTBT-C8IDT-FINCN exhibit a high PCE of 9.21%. This result demonstrates that CNDTBT-C8IDT-FINCN is a suitable and promising electron acceptor for large-area OSCs.
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