A Rhodanine Flanked Nonfullerene Acceptor for Solution-Processed Organic Photovoltaics

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 137; no. 2; pp. 898 - 904
• Main Authors: Holliday, Sarah, Ashraf, Raja Shahid, Nielsen, Christian B, Kirkus, Mindaugas, Röhr, Jason A, Tan, Ching-Hong, Collado-Fregoso, Elisa, Knall, Astrid-Caroline, Durrant, James R, Nelson, Jenny, McCulloch, Iain
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: WASHINGTON American Chemical Society 21.01.2015; Amer Chemical Soc
• Subjects: Chemistry; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Physical Sciences; polymers; Science & Technology; solar energy; spectroscopy; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SMALL MOLECULES; PERFORMANCE; POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); CHARGE SEPARATION; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR-CELLS; NON-FULLERENE; ELECTRON-ACCEPTOR; BLENDS

A novel small molecule, FBR, bearing 3-ethylrhodanine flanking groups was synthesized as a nonfullerene electron acceptor for solution-processed bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics (OPV). A straightforward synthesis route was employed, offering the potential for large scale preparation of this...