A new two-dimensional oligothiophene end-capped with alkyl cyanoacetate groups for highly efficient solution-processed organic solar cells

Chaohua Cui; Jie Min; Cheuk-Lam Ho; Tayebeh Ameri; Pei Yang; Jianzhang Zhao; Christoph J Brabec; Wai-Yeung Wong

doi:10.1039/c3cc38920k

A new two-dimensional oligothiophene end-capped with alkyl cyanoacetate groups for highly efficient solution-processed organic solar cells

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 May 14;49(39):4409-11. doi: 10.1039/c3cc38920k. Epub 2013 Feb 22.

Authors

Chaohua Cui¹, Jie Min, Cheuk-Lam Ho, Tayebeh Ameri, Pei Yang, Jianzhang Zhao, Christoph J Brabec, Wai-Yeung Wong

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry and Institute of Advanced Materials, Hong Kong Baptist University, Waterloo Road, Hong Kong, PR China.

PMID: 23435407
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc38920k

Abstract

A new two-dimensional small molecule (DCA3T(VT)BDT) with an acceptor-donor-acceptor framework showed a high power conversion efficiency of 4% with a high fill factor of up to 0.63 in solution-processed organic solar cells.