Abstract Non-fused ring electron acceptors with varied substituents were developed to construct efficient organic solar cells (OSCs). Out-of-plane rigid substituents such as 2-methylphenyl, 2-tert-butylphenyl and diphenylamine were introduced to the… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Non-fused ring electron acceptors with varied substituents were developed to construct efficient organic solar cells (OSCs). Out-of-plane rigid substituents such as 2-methylphenyl, 2-tert-butylphenyl and diphenylamine were introduced to the central benzene unit to improve the solubility of non-fused ring acceptors and noncovalent interactions such as O⋯S and N⋯S were used to enhance the planarity of molecular backbones. Blend films based on PBDB-T and these acceptors displayed better morphology without oversized aggregates formed. As-cast devices based on SM1, SM2 and SM3 exhibited power conversion efficiencies of 5.96%, 6.43% and 6.80%, respectively.
               
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