articleJournal of the American Chemical SocietyMar 4, 2015Closed access

A Series of Simple Oligomer-like Small Molecules Based on Oligothiophenes for Solution-Processed Solar Cells with High Efficiency

Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin · Nankai University · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

A series of acceptor–donor–acceptor simple oligomer-like small molecules based on oligothiophenes, namely, DRCN4T–DRCN9T, were designed and synthesized. Their optical, electrical, and thermal properties and photovoltaic performances were systematically investigated. Except for DRCN4T, excellent performances were obtained for DRCN5T–DRCN9T. The devices based on DRCN5T, DRCN7T, and DRCN9T with axisymmetric chemical structures exhibit much higher short-circuit current densities than those based on DRCN6T and DRCN8T with centrosymmetric chemical structures, which is attributed to their well-developed fibrillar network with a feature size less than 20 nm. The devices based on DRCN5T/PC71BM showed a notable…

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