Merocyanines for vacuum-deposited small-molecule organic solar cells

• Published in: Organic electronics Vol. 26; pp. 319 - 326
• Main Authors: Chen, Ko-Wei, Huang, Chong-Wei, Lin, Shao-Yu, Liu, Yi-Hung, Chatterjee, Tanmay, Hung, Wen-Yi, Liu, Shun-Wei, Wong, Ken-Tsung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Bulk heterojunction; Merocyanine; Organic photovoltaic; Planar-mixed heterojunction; Small molecule organic solar cell; Bulk heterojunction; Merocyanine; Small molecule organic solar cell; Planar-mixed heterojunction; Organic photovoltaic

[Display omitted] •Three merocyanines were synthesized and characterized as electronic donor for SMOSCs.•The physical properties correlate to the e-donating groups and intermolecular interactions.•The PCE is limited by the hole mobility, DPPT-based device achieved a PCE of 3.52%. We report here synt...