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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Organic Electronics
  • Photovoltaics

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  • Non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) are crucial for high-performance organic solar cells (OSCs).
  • Fused-ring electron acceptors (FREAs) have achieved over 16% efficiency in OSCs.
  • Existing FREAs often form crystalline domains, hindering performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and investigate novel 3D FREAs to overcome limitations of planar FREAs.
  • To enhance exciton separation and reduce recombination in OSCs.
  • To explore the structure-property relationships of 3D FREAs for improved electron mobility.

Main Methods:

  • Computational design of two novel 3D FREAs: BFT-3D and BFTT-3D.
  • Analysis of molecular structure, electronic properties, and photophysical characteristics.
  • Comparison with a high-performance planar FREA (ITOIC-2F).

Main Results:

  • The proposed 3D FREAs exhibit stronger absorption intensity and lower exciton binding energy compared to ITOIC-2F.
  • BFT-3D and BFTT-3D reduce crystalline domain formation and increase donor-acceptor interface area.
  • BFT-3D shows significantly higher electron mobility (8.4 × 10⁻⁴ cm²/Vs) than BFTT-3D (1.0 × 10⁻⁴ cm²/Vs).

Conclusions:

  • The propeller-shaped 3D FREAs effectively absorb sunlight, facilitate exciton dissociation, and minimize recombination.
  • An appropriate 3D core structure is vital for enhancing electron mobility in FREAs.
  • These findings offer new avenues for synthesizing high-performance FREAs for advanced OSC applications.