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Solution-Processable Star-Shaped Conjugated Molecules with Multiple p-n Branches：Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties
Received date: 2014-05-10
Revised date: 2014-06-01
Online published: 2014-06-16
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Project supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No. 2014CB648300), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 20904024, 51173081, 61136003, 61106036), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Nos. BK20130037, BK2011760), the Ministry of Education of China (Nos. NCET-13-0872, 20133223110008, IRT1148), the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), the Six Talent Plan (No. 2012XCL035), the Qing Lan Project of Jiangsu Province.
Well-defined π conjugated star-shaped molecules have attracted much research interest in the field of organic electronics, due to their good monodispersity, high purity, excellent reproducibility, facile functionalization, interesting two/three-dimensional architecture and potential intriguing isotropic optoelectronic properties. Here two new p-n type star-shaped conjugated molecules, S1 and S2, with phenylcarbazole as core and benzothiodiazole derivatives as arms, were designed and synthesized. They are readily soluble in common organic solvents. The structures of the intermediates and resulting molecules were adequately confirmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, MALDI-TOF, and elemental analysis. S1 and S2 exhibited good thermal stability according to thermal gravimetric analysis; cyclic voltammetry revealed low-lying HOMO and LUMO energy levels as well as narrow band gaps. The HOMO/LUMO energy levels and band gaps could be facilely modulated by varying the content and sequence of p and/or n type moieties. With incorporating 3-hexylthiophene π bridge unit, S2 film shows a broad absorption band from 300 nm to 650 nm in films with absorption edge red-shifted by ca. 38 nm in comparison with that of S1. Additionally, S2 possessed amorphous properties, while S1 exhibited crystalline properties in powder. Density functional theory (DFT) calculation was also conducted to further understand the electronic properties. Solution-processed organic solar cells based on a blend of S1 and PC70BM (1:3, w/w) exhibited power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 0.34% with a short circuit current density (Jsc) of 1.5 mA/cm2 and an open circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.83 V under the illumination of AM1.5, 100 mW/cm2. Improved performance was achieved for S2 with PCE of 0.5%, Jsc of 1.85 mA/cm2, and a high Voc of 1.0 V under identical conditions.
Fan Xiaochun , Wang Fang , Li Xiangchun , Chen Yao , Lai Wenyong , Huang Wei . Solution-Processable Star-Shaped Conjugated Molecules with Multiple p-n Branches：Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2014 , 34(10) : 2027 -2034 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201405016
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