Tethered Small‐Molecule Acceptors Simultaneously Enhance the Efficiency and Stability of Polymer Solar Cells
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206563
Abstract: For polymer solar cells (PSCs), the mixture of polymer donors and small‐molecule acceptors (SMAs) is fine‐tuned to realize a favorable kinetically trapped morphology and thus a commercially viable device efficiency. However, the thermodynamic relaxation of… read more here.
Keywords: small molecule; molecule acceptors; solar cells; polymer solar ... See more keywords
Modulated Interactions Induced by Cyano‐Modified Wide‐Bandgap Small‐Molecule Acceptors Enables High‐Performance Ternary Organic Photovoltaics
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202506606
Abstract: The cyano group is extensively employed in the molecular engineering of high‐performance small‐molecule acceptors (SMAs) for organic solar cells (OSCs) to fine‐tune energy levels and optimize molecular packing. To date, the application of cyano group… read more here.
Keywords: high performance; molecule acceptors; performance; small molecule ... See more keywords
Dimeric Small Molecule Acceptors via Terminal-End Connections: Effect of Flexible Linker Length on Photovoltaic Performance.
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DOI: 10.1002/marc.202400628
Abstract: The dimerization of small molecule acceptors (SMAs) holds significant potential by combining the advantages of both SMAs and polymer acceptors in realizing high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and operational stability in organic solar cells (OSCs).… read more here.
Keywords: end; molecule acceptors; performance; small molecule ... See more keywords
Tailoring small-molecule acceptors through asymmetric side-chain substitution for efficient organic solar cells
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DOI: 10.1007/s40843-024-3252-3
Abstract: Side chain engineering of small-molecule acceptors (SMAs) is a promising strategy for improving device efficiency in organic solar cells (OSCs). This study investigates the parent SMAs of BT-BO and BT-TBO, along with the newly synthesized… read more here.
Keywords: side; molecule acceptors; side chain; small molecule ... See more keywords
Ladder-Type Dithienonaphthalene-Based Small-Molecule Acceptors for Efficient Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b02887
Abstract: Two novel small molecule acceptors (DTNIC6 and DTNIC8) based on a ladder-type dithienonaphthalene (DTN) building block with linear (hexyl) or branched (2-ethylhexyl) alkyl substituents are designed and synthesized. Both acceptors exhibit strong and broad absorption… read more here.
Keywords: organic solar; molecule acceptors; type dithienonaphthalene; small molecule ... See more keywords
Noncovalent Interaction Boosts Performance and Stability of Organic Solar Cells Based on Giant-Molecule Acceptors.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18325
Abstract: Designing giant-molecule acceptors is deemed as an up-and-coming strategy to construct stable organic solar cells (OSCs) with high performance. Herein, two giant dimeric acceptors, namely, DYV and DYFV, have been designed and synthesized by linking… read more here.
Keywords: molecule acceptors; performance; giant molecule; noncovalent interaction ... See more keywords
Molecular Properties and Aggregation Behavior of Small-Molecule Acceptors Calculated by Molecular Simulation
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DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01394
Abstract: The power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs) has increased rapidly to over 17% recently. The recent improvement in efficiency was mainly attributed to the development of small-molecule acceptors (SMAs) such as ITIC, Y6,… read more here.
Keywords: molecule acceptors; properties aggregation; molecular properties; small molecule ... See more keywords
Enhanced open circuit voltage of small molecule acceptors containing angular-shaped indacenodithiophene units for P3HT-based organic solar cells
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DOI: 10.1039/c8tc04608e
Abstract: Angular indaceno[2,1-b:6,5-b′]dithiophene (a-IDT) as an analogue of linear-IDT (l-IDT), in which the central phenyl ring was linked to the β-position of the thiophene ring but fused on its α-position, was designed and exploited via intramolecular… read more here.
Keywords: organic solar; molecule acceptors; idt; small molecule ... See more keywords
Twisted-Graphene-like Perylene Diimide with Dangling Functional Chromophores as Tunable Small-Molecule Acceptors in Binary-Blend Active Layers of Organic Photovoltaics
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DOI: 10.1039/d1ta05697b
Abstract: This study presents synthesized small-molecule acceptors having the structure A-D-A´-D-A—where A, A´, and D represent the end group, the core and π-bridge unit, respectively—that form the active layers with the... read more here.
Keywords: molecule acceptors; twisted graphene; small molecule; active layers ... See more keywords
The Role of Unfused-ring-based Small-molecule Acceptors as the Third Component in Ternary Organic Photovoltaics
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DOI: 10.1039/d4tc02104e
Abstract: The intricate blend morphology of ternary systems and its correlation with organic photovoltaic (OPV) performance remain incompletely understood. Here, three unfused-ring small-molecule acceptors were utilized as guest acceptors of the... read more here.
Keywords: role unfused; molecule acceptors; small molecule; unfused ring ... See more keywords
Dimerized small molecule acceptors featuring isomeric benzodithiophene linkers for organic solar cells
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DOI: 10.1039/d5tc01811k
Abstract: Dimerized small molecule acceptors with different π-linking units have received significant attentions due to their application in organic solar cells (OSCs). Herein, we designed and synthesized three dimerized SMAs, namely... read more here.
Keywords: organic solar; solar cells; molecule acceptors; small molecule ... See more keywords