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Jonathan Cann¹, Mahmoud E Farahat¹, Gregory C Welch¹

¹Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 731Campus Place NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.

|January 26, 2021

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New organic molecules act as efficient non-fullerene acceptors in indoor photovoltaic devices. These materials boost power conversion efficiencies for sustainable powering of IoT sensors and smart electronics.

Keywords:

Indoor Light Recycling Non-Fullerene Acceptor Organic Photovoltaics Perylene Diimide Ternary Bulk Heterojunction

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Organic electronics
Photovoltaics
Materials science

Background:

Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are crucial for indoor light harvesting.
Powering Internet of Things (IoT) sensors sustainably is a growing need.
Non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) are key components in high-performance OPVs.

Purpose of the Study:

To synthesize and characterize novel PDI-based organic molecules as NFAs.
To evaluate their performance in indoor photovoltaic devices.
To investigate structure-property relationships for improved device efficiency.

Main Methods:

Synthesis of PDI tetramers (PDI4e and PDI4i).
Characterization using NMR, optical absorption/emission spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry.
Fabrication and testing of ternary bulk-heterojunction solar cells.

Main Results:

Synthesized PDI tetramers with unique N-annulated PDI cores and grafted PDIs.
Grafted PDI units effectively suppressed aggregation of the core structure.
Achieved power conversion efficiencies exceeding 13.7% at 2000 lux in ternary blends.

Conclusions:

Novel PDI tetramers show promise as high-performance NFAs for indoor OPVs.
Molecular design strategies can mitigate aggregation and enhance device performance.
These materials offer a pathway towards sustainable energy solutions for low-power electronics.