A "roller-wheel" Pt-containing small molecule that outperforms its polymer analogs in organic solar cells

He, Wenhan; Wu, Qin; Livshits, Maksim Y.; Dickie, Diane A.; Yang, Jianzhong; Quinnett, Rachel; Rack, Jeffrey R.; Qin, Yang

doi:10.1039/C6SC00513F

Title: A "roller-wheel" Pt-containing small molecule that outperforms its polymer analogs in organic solar cells

Journal Article · 23 May 2016 · Chemical Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6SC00513F · OSTI ID:1255729

He, Wenhan ^[1]; Wu, Qin ^[2]; Livshits, Maksim Y. ^[1]; Dickie, Diane A. ^[1]; Yang, Jianzhong ^[1]; Quinnett, Rachel ^[3]; Rack, Jeffrey R. ^[1]; Qin, Yang ^[1]

Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)

A novel Pt-bisacetylide small molecule (Pt-SM) featuring “roller-wheel” geometry was synthesized and characterized. When compared with conventional Pt-containing polymers and small molecules having “dumbbell” shaped structures, Pt-SM displays enhanced crystallinity and intermolecular π–π interactions, as well as favorable panchromatic absorption behaviors. Furthermore, organic solar cells (OSCs) employing Pt-SM achieve power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) up to 5.9%, the highest reported so far for Pt-containing polymers and small molecules.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1255729

Report Number(s):: BNL-112247-2016-JA; CSHCBM

Journal Information:: Chemical Science, Journal Name: Chemical Science; ISSN 2041-6520

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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