有机化学 ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (3): 748-755.DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201907032 上一篇    下一篇

研究论文

基于不同功能的苯并噻二唑为受体单元和低聚噻吩为给体单元的D-A-D-A-D型有机小分子光伏材料的理论计算研究

王丽辉, 白锁柱, 李东勇, 周宏   

  1. 内蒙古民族大学化学化工学院 内蒙古通辽 028000
  • 收稿日期:2019-07-23 修回日期:2019-10-01 发布日期:2020-04-02
  • 通讯作者: 王丽辉 E-mail:wanglihuihui@sina.com
  • 基金资助:
    内蒙古自然科学基金(No.2017MS0208)和内蒙古民族大学博士科研启动基金(No.BS450)资助项目.

Effect of Structure Modification of Benzothiadiazole Acceptor Unit on the D-A-D-A-D Typed Oligothiophene Based Donor Materials for Organic Small Molecules Solar Cells: A Theoretical Study

Wang Lihui, Bai Suozhu, Li Dongyong, Zhou Hong   

  1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao, Neimenggu 028023
  • Received:2019-07-23 Revised:2019-10-01 Published:2020-04-02
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China (No. 2017MS0208) and the Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities (IMUN) Doctoral Research Start-up Foundation (No. BS450).

设计了四个以四联噻吩为中心给电子单元,联二噻吩为末端给电子单元,不同功能的苯并噻二唑(DOBT,BT,FBT和FFBT)为吸电子单元的有机小分子太阳能电池给体材料,分别称为DOBT-8TBT-8TFBT-8TFFBT-8T.在B3LYP/6-31G(d)基组的水平上利用密度泛函和含时密度泛函理论对四个小分子进行了理论计算.详细分析了吸电子单元苯并噻二唑的结构修饰对小分子给体材料性能的影响.理论计算结果显示,不同功能的苯并噻二唑单元的引入对小分子给体材料的几何结构、禁带宽度、HOMO与LUMO能级、轨道电子密度分配、能量驱动力、开路电压和分子中的原子电荷(NPA)都有重要调节作用.相比于其它分子,以FBT为吸电子单元的FBT-8T,显示了最窄的带隙和较低的HOMO能级值.以FFBT为吸电子单元的FFBT-8T,获得了最低的HOMO能级和较为合适的禁带宽度.利用Scharber模型分别计算了基于小分子/PC61BM为活性层的光伏器件的能量转换效率(PCE),基于FBT-8T/PC61BM和FFBT-8T/PC61BM的光伏器件,将获得的PCE分别高达约4.7%和5.2%.在以上研究的基础上,推测FBT-8TFFBT-8T是潜在的高性能的有机小分子体异质结光伏给体材料.

关键词: B3LYP/6-31G (d), 给体材料, 小分子, 有机太阳能电池, 苯并噻二唑, 低聚噻吩

Four D-A-D-A-D structured organic small molecules (OSMs) DOBT-8T, BT-8T, FBT-8T and FFBT-8T have been designed for organic solar cells, which contain tetrathiophene as the core donor unit, bithiophene as the termial donor unit, combining different electron-withdrawing fragments DOBT, BT, FBT and FFBT as acceptor unit, respectively. The designed four OSMs were analyzed using density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent-DFT (TDDFT) calculations at B3LYP/6-31G(d) level. The effects of structure modification of benzothiadiazole acceptor unit on modulating the electron-donating ability of OSMs were fully investigated. Results showed that the geometrical structure, the band-gap, HOMO/LUMO energy levels, orbital spatial distribution, energetic driving force, open-circuit voltage and NPA atomic charge of these OSMs can be systematically altered by varying the electron-withdrawing properties with different benzothiadiazole acceptor units. Compared to other OSMs, FBT-8T displayed the more narrowed Eg and relatively deeper HOMO level with FBT as acceptor. FFBT-8T exhibited the most deep-lying HOMO level of the four designed OSMs and suitable Eg value by using FFBT as acceptor. The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of ca. 4.7% and ca. 5.2% were achieved by the photovoltaic devices based on FBT-8T:PC61BM and FFBT-8T:PC61BM systems, respectively, predicting with Scharber models. On the basis of these results, FBT-8T and FFBT-8T as potential OSMs donor materials for high-efficiency organic bulk hetero-junction solar cell were proposed.

Key words: B3LYP/6-31G (d), donor, OSMs, organic solar cell, benzothiadiazole, oligothiophenes