A donor-acceptor-acceptor molecule for vacuum-processed organic solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 6.4%

Shi-Wen Chiu; Li-Yen Lin; Hao-Wu Lin; Yi-Hong Chen; Zheng-Yu Huang; Yu-Ting Lin; Francis Lin; Yi-Hung Liu; Ken-Tsung Wong

doi:10.1039/c2cc16390j

A donor-acceptor-acceptor molecule for vacuum-processed organic solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 6.4%

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Feb 11;48(13):1857-9. doi: 10.1039/c2cc16390j. Epub 2011 Dec 14.

Authors

Shi-Wen Chiu¹, Li-Yen Lin, Hao-Wu Lin, Yi-Hong Chen, Zheng-Yu Huang, Yu-Ting Lin, Francis Lin, Yi-Hung Liu, Ken-Tsung Wong

Affiliation

¹ Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsin Chu 30013, Taiwan.

PMID: 22167175
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc16390j

Abstract

A D-A-A-type molecular donor (DTDCTP) featuring electron-accepting pyrimidine and dicyanovinylene blocks has been synthesized for vacuum-deposited planar-mixed heterojunction solar cells with C(70) as the acceptor, giving a power conversion efficiency as high as 6.4%.