Near-infrared electron acceptors with fused nonacyclic molecular backbones for nonfullerene organic solar cells

Zhang, Jianquan; Li, Yunke; Peng, Zhengxing; Bai, Fujin; Ma, Lik-Kuen; Ade, Harald; Li, Zhengke; Yan, He

doi:10.1039/C9QM00754G

Title: Near-infrared electron acceptors with fused nonacyclic molecular backbones for nonfullerene organic solar cells

Journal Article · 04 June 2020 · Materials Chemistry Frontiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9QM00754G · OSTI ID:1615976

^[1]; Li, Yunke ^[2]; Peng, Zhengxing ^[3]; Bai, Fujin ^[2];

^[2]; Ade, Harald ^[3]; Li, Zhengke ^[1];

^[4]

Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Engineering, Sun Yet-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), P. R. China
Department of Physics and Organic and Carbon Electronics Laboratory, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA
Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), P. R. China, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057

Two strong electron-donating moieties were fused into the molecular backbone of small molecular acceptors showing dramatically extended absorption beyond 900 nm.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1615976

Journal Information:: Materials Chemistry Frontiers, Journal Name: Materials Chemistry Frontiers Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 4; ISSN 2052-1537; ISSN MCFAC5

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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