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Doat O, Barboza BH, Batagin‐Neto A, Bégué D, Hiorns RC. Review: materials and modelling for organic photovoltaic devices. POLYM INT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.6280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Olivier Doat
- CNRS/Univ Pau & Pays Adour, Institut des Science Analytiques et Physico‐Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Materiaux, UMR5254 Pau France
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP) School of Sciences, POSMAT Bauru Brazil
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- CNRS/Univ Pau & Pays Adour, Institut des Science Analytiques et Physico‐Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Materiaux, UMR5254 Pau France
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- CNRS/Univ Pau & Pays Adour, Institut des Science Analytiques et Physico‐Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Materiaux, UMR5254 Pau France
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Lu C, Wang C, Jimenez JC, Rheingold AL, Sauvé G. Large Non-planar Conjugated Molecule with Strong Intermolecular Interactions Achieved with Homoleptic Zn(II) Complex of Di(5-quinolylethynyl)-tetraphenylazadipyrromethene. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:31467-31472. [PMID: 33324859 PMCID: PMC7726932 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Zinc(II) complexes of tetraphenylazadipyrromethenes are potential non-planar n-type conjugated materials. To tune the properties, we installed 5-quinolylethynyl groups at the pyrrolic positions. Compared to the complex with 1-napthylethynyl, we found evidence for stronger intermolecular interactions in the new complex, including much higher overlap integrals in crystals. X-ray analysis revealed unconventional C-H···N hydrogen bonding between two quinolyls of neighboring molecules, pointing to a new strategy for the development of non-planar molecular semiconductors with stronger intermolecular interactions.
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- Chenwei Lu
- Department
of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44122, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44122, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44122, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of California San Diego, La Jolla California, 92093, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44122, United States
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Kryjewski M, Wicher B, Bojanowski N, Tykarska E, Mielcarek J. Zinc(II) azadipyrromethene complexes substituted at the distal phenyl rings – Structure and spectroscopical properties. Polyhedron 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2020.114820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang C, Daddario C, Pejić S, Sauvé G. Synthesis and Properties of Azadipyrromethene‐Based Complexes with Nitrile Substitution. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201901736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Chunlai Wang
- Department of Chemistry Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Avenue 44106 Cleveland OH USA
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- Department of Chemistry Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Avenue 44106 Cleveland OH USA
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- Department of Chemistry Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Avenue 44106 Cleveland OH USA
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- Department of Chemistry Case Western Reserve University 10900 Euclid Avenue 44106 Cleveland OH USA
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Sauvé G. Designing Alternative Non-Fullerene Molecular Electron Acceptors for Solution-Processable Organic Photovoltaics. CHEM REC 2019; 19:1078-1092. [PMID: 30663230 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201800157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Until recently, solution-processable organic photovoltaics (OPVs) mainly relied on fullerene derivatives as the n-type material, paired with a p-type conjugated polymer. However, fullerene derivatives have disadvantages that limit OPV performance, thus fueling research of non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs). Initially, NFAs showed poor performance due to difficulties in obtaining favorable blend morphologies. One example is our work with 2,6-dialkylamino core-substituted naphthalene diimides. Researchers then learned to control blend morphology by NFA molecular design. To limit miscibility with polymer while preventing excessive self-aggregation, non-planar, twisted or 3D structures were reported. An example of a 3D structure is our work with homoleptic zinc(II) complexes of azadipyrromethene. The most recent design is a planar A-D-A conjugated system where the D unit is rigid and has orthogonal side chains to control aggregation. These have propelled power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) to ∼14 %, surpassing fullerene-based OPVs. These exciting new developments prompt further investigations of NFAs and provide a bright future for OPVs.
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- Geneviève Sauvé
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH, 44106
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Duan C, Guzmán D, Colberts FJM, Janssen RAJ, Torres T. Subnaphthalocyanines as Electron Acceptors in Polymer Solar Cells: Improving Device Performance by Modifying Peripheral and Axial Substituents. Chemistry 2018; 24:6339-6343. [PMID: 29521455 PMCID: PMC5947580 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201800596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A new class of subnaphthalocyanines bearing various peripheral and axial substituents have been synthesized for use as electron acceptors in solution-processed bulk-heterojunction polymer solar cells. The resulting solar cells exhibit modest photovoltaic performance with contributions from both the polymer donor and subnaphthalocyanine acceptor to the photocurrent.
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- Chunhui Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesInstitute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510640P.R. China
- Molecular Materials and NanosystemsInstitute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyP. O. Box 513, 5600MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Organic ChemistryUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/Francisco TomásyValiente 7Cantoblanco28049MadridSpain
- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA)-Nanociencia, c/Faraday, 9Cantoblanco28049MadridSpain
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- Molecular Materials and NanosystemsInstitute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyP. O. Box 513, 5600MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Molecular Materials and NanosystemsInstitute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyP. O. Box 513, 5600MBEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Organic ChemistryUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/Francisco TomásyValiente 7Cantoblanco28049MadridSpain
- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA)-Nanociencia, c/Faraday, 9Cantoblanco28049MadridSpain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem)UAM28049MadridSpain
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Zhang G, Zhao J, Chow PCY, Jiang K, Zhang J, Zhu Z, Zhang J, Huang F, Yan H. Nonfullerene Acceptor Molecules for Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells. Chem Rev 2018; 118:3447-3507. [PMID: 29557657 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 570] [Impact Index Per Article: 95.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The bulk-heterojunction blend of an electron donor and an electron acceptor material is the key component in a solution-processed organic photovoltaic device. In the past decades, a p-type conjugated polymer and an n-type fullerene derivative have been the most commonly used electron donor and electron acceptor, respectively. While most advances of the device performance come from the design of new polymer donors, fullerene derivatives have almost been exclusively used as electron acceptors in organic photovoltaics. Recently, nonfullerene acceptor materials, particularly small molecules and oligomers, have emerged as a promising alternative to replace fullerene derivatives. Compared to fullerenes, these new acceptors are generally synthesized from diversified, low-cost routes based on building block materials with extraordinary chemical, thermal, and photostability. The facile functionalization of these molecules affords excellent tunability to their optoelectronic and electrochemical properties. Within the past five years, there have been over 100 nonfullerene acceptor molecules synthesized, and the power conversion efficiency of nonfullerene organic solar cells has increased dramatically, from ∼2% in 2012 to >13% in 2017. This review summarizes this progress, aiming to describe the molecular design strategy, to provide insight into the structure-property relationship, and to highlight the challenges the field is facing, with emphasis placed on most recent nonfullerene acceptors that demonstrated top-of-the-line photovoltaic performances. We also provide perspectives from a device point of view, wherein topics including ternary blend device, multijunction device, device stability, active layer morphology, and device physics are discussed.
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- Guangye Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon, Hong Kong , China.,HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing first RD, Hi-tech Park , Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon, Hong Kong , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon, Hong Kong , China.,HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing first RD, Hi-tech Park , Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon, Hong Kong , China.,HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing first RD, Hi-tech Park , Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon, Hong Kong , China.,HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing first RD, Hi-tech Park , Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon, Hong Kong , China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) , Clear Water Bay , Kowloon, Hong Kong , China.,HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing first RD, Hi-tech Park , Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057 , China.,Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices , South China University of Technology , Guangzhou 510640 , P. R. China
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Wen X, Xiao B, Tang A, Hu J, Yang C, Zhou E. Wide Band Gap Non-Fullerene Small Molecular Acceptors Containing Spirobifluorene and Benzotriazole with Three Different End-Capped Groups for P3HT-Based Organic Solar Cells. CHINESE J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201700792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xiaoyu Wen
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science; Beijing Jiaotong University; Beijing 100044 China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience; National Center for Nanoscience and Technology; Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience; National Center for Nanoscience and Technology; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience; National Center for Nanoscience and Technology; Beijing 100190 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience; National Center for Nanoscience and Technology; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science; Beijing Jiaotong University; Beijing 100044 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience; National Center for Nanoscience and Technology; Beijing 100190 China
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Jiang X, Xu Y, Wang X, Wu Y, Feng G, Li C, Ma W, Li W. Non-fullerene organic solar cells based on diketopyrrolopyrrole polymers as electron donors and ITIC as an electron acceptor. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:8069-8075. [PMID: 28265617 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp00494j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
In this work, we provide systematic studies on the non-fullerene solar cells based on diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) polymers as electron donors and a well-known electron acceptor ITIC. ITIC has been widely reported in non-fullerene solar cells with high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) above 10%, when it is combined with a wide band gap conjugated polymer, while its application in small band gap DPP polymers has never been reported. Herein, we select four DPP polymers containing different thienyl linkers, resulting in distinct absorption spectra, energy levels and crystalline properties. Non-fullerene solar cells based on DPP polymers as donors and ITIC as an acceptor show PCEs of 1.9-4.1% and energy loss of 0.55-0.82 eV. The PCEs are much lower than those of cells based on fullerene derivatives due to the poor miscibility between the DPP polymers and ITIC, as confirmed by the morphology and charge transport investigation. The results indicate that it is important to tune the miscibility between the donor and acceptor in order to realize optimized micro-phase separation, which can further enhance the performance of DPP polymer based non-fullerene solar cells.
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- Xudong Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China. and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China. and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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Bheemireddy SR, Hussain WA, Uddin A, Du Y, Hautzinger MP, Kevorkian PV, Petrie FA, Plunkett KN. Cyclopentannulation and cyclodehydrogenation of isomerically pure 5,11-dibromo-anthradithiophenes leading to contorted aromatics. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:14140-14143. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc07327a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Isomerically pure 5,11-dibromo-ADT was used to create contorted aromatics with large splay angles, low band gaps, and low LUMOs.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University
- Carbondale
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University
- Carbondale
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University
- Carbondale
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University
- Carbondale
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University
- Carbondale
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University
- Carbondale
- USA
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Liu F, Hou T, Xu X, Sun L, Zhou J, Zhao X, Zhang S. Recent Advances in Nonfullerene Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells. Macromol Rapid Commun 2017; 39. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 09/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Fuchuan Liu
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM); Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM); Nanjing Tech University (Nanjing Tech); 30 South Puzhu Road Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM); Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM); Nanjing Tech University (Nanjing Tech); 30 South Puzhu Road Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM); Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM); Nanjing Tech University (Nanjing Tech); 30 South Puzhu Road Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM); Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM); Nanjing Tech University (Nanjing Tech); 30 South Puzhu Road Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Johns Hopkins University; 3400 North Charles Street Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Johns Hopkins University; 3400 North Charles Street Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM); Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM); Nanjing Tech University (Nanjing Tech); 30 South Puzhu Road Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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Liu W, Yao J, Zhan C. A Novel BODIPY-Based Low-Band-Gap Small-Molecule Acceptor for Efficient Non-fullerene Polymer Solar Cells. CHINESE J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201700542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Wenxu Liu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry; Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049 China
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Li S, Liu W, Li CZ, Shi M, Chen H. Efficient Organic Solar Cells with Non-Fullerene Acceptors. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1701120. [PMID: 28737255 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201701120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Revised: 05/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Fullerene-free OSCs employing n-type small molecules or polymers as the acceptors have recently experienced a rapid rise with efficiencies exceeding 12%. Owing to the good optoelectronic and morphological tunabilities, non-fullerene acceptors exhibit great potential for realizing high-performance and practical OSCs. In this Review, recent exciting progress made in developing highly efficient non-fullerene acceptors is summarized, mainly correlating factors like absorption, energy loss and morphology of new materials to their correspondent photovoltaic performance.
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- Shuixing Li
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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Wu B, Li M, Xiao S, Qu Y, Qiu X, Liu T, Tian F, Li H, Xiao S. A graphyne-like porous carbon-rich network synthesized via alkyne metathesis. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:11939-11943. [PMID: 28786456 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr02247f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The synthesis of graphyne has been considered challenging, especially when it comes to adopting new topologies and obtaining thinner layers. Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of a graphyne-like porous carbon-rich network via alkyne metathesis reactions, which resulted in a sp2/sp hybridized 2D thin film structure with a layer to layer distance of 0.37 nm. This graphyne-like porous carbon-rich network is an n-type semiconductor with a low work function of 3.9 eV and a reduction potential of -0.54 V vs. SHE, which could be applied as an excellent reducing agent for metal electroless deposition. In addition, this material has a narrow pore size distribution of 2 to 4 nm, a high surface area of 675 m2 g-1 and a large pore volume of 0.795 cm3 g-1 favoring gas adsorption. It shows the selective absorption of CO2 over N2 owing to the strong affinity between CO2 and the carbon-carbon triple bond.
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- Bin Wu
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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Synergistic dielectric and semiconducting properties in fluorescein monopotassium salt random copolymers. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.02.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gut A, Łapok Ł, Jamróz D, Gorski A, Solarski J, Nowakowska M. Photophysics and redox properties of aza-BODIPY dyes with electron-withdrawing groups. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj02757e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The optical and electrochemical properties are compared for aza-BODIPY dyes that differ by virtue of the substituents at 1,7- and 3,5-positions of the aza-BODIPY backbone.
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- Arkadiusz Gut
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Jagiellonian University
- 30-060 Kraków
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Jagiellonian University
- 30-060 Kraków
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Jagiellonian University
- 30-060 Kraków
- Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Polish Academy of Science
- 01-224 Warsaw
- Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Polish Academy of Science
- 01-224 Warsaw
- Poland
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Jiang X, Xu Y, Wang X, Yang F, Zhang A, Li C, Ma W, Li W. Conjugated polymer acceptors based on fused perylene bisimides with a twisted backbone for non-fullerene solar cells. Polym Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7py00444c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Electron acceptors based on fused perylene bisimide dimers with a twisted backbone were developed to show high electron mobility and isotropic crystalline properties, resulting in high power conversion efficiencies in non-fullerene solar cells.
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- Xudong Jiang
- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Beijing Jiaotong University
- Beijing 100044
- P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of Science
- Beijing Jiaotong University
- Beijing 100044
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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Yang F, Qian D, Balawi AH, Wu Y, Ma W, Laquai F, Tang Z, Zhang F, Li W. Performance limitations in thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-based polymer:ITIC solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:23990-23998. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp04780k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Three thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-based conjugated polymers were applied in non-fullerene solar cells, in which the polymer PTPDBDT provided a high photovoltage but a low quantum efficiency. This was caused by the large phase separation in the bulk-heterojunction as confirmed by systematic studies.
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- Fan Yang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Biomolecular and Organic Electronics
- Department of Physics
- Chemistry and Biology
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- KAUST Solar Center (KSC)
- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE)
- Material Science and Engineering Program (MSE)
- Thuwal 23955-6900
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials
- Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Xi'an 710049
- P. R. China
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
- KAUST Solar Center (KSC)
- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE)
- Material Science and Engineering Program (MSE)
- Thuwal 23955-6900
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- Institut für Angewandte Photophysik
- Technische Universität Dresden
- George-Bähr-Straße 1
- Dresden
- Germany
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- Biomolecular and Organic Electronics
- Department of Physics
- Chemistry and Biology
- Linköping University
- SE-581 83
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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Lee DC, Jeong Y, Brownell LV, Velasco JE, Robins KA, Lee Y. Theory guided systematic molecular design of benzothiadiazole–phenazine based self-assembling electron-acceptors. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra03612d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A systematic theory-guided molecular design of electron acceptors to reveal the impact of each structural subunit on the electronic properties.
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- Dong-Chan Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Las Vegas
- USA
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- Department of Energy Systems Engineering
- Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST)
- Daegu
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Las Vegas
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Las Vegas
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Las Vegas
- USA
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- Department of Energy Systems Engineering
- Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST)
- Daegu
- Republic of Korea
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Li S, Zhang Z, Shi M, Li CZ, Chen H. Molecular electron acceptors for efficient fullerene-free organic solar cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:3440-3458. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp07465k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Small molecule electron acceptors pairing with wide bandgap or narrow bandgap electron donors are reviewed and discussed for fullerene-free organic solar cells.
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- Shuixing Li
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027
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Kuei B, Gomez ED. Chain conformations and phase behavior of conjugated polymers. SOFT MATTER 2016; 13:49-67. [PMID: 27506183 DOI: 10.1039/c6sm00979d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Conjugated polymers may play an important role in various emerging optoelectronic applications because they combine the chemical versatility of organic molecules and the flexibility, stretchability and toughness of polymers with semiconducting properties. Nevertheless, in order to achieve the full potential of conjugated polymers, a clear description of how their structure, morphology, and macroscopic properties are interrelated is needed. We propose that the starting point for understanding conjugated polymers includes understanding chain conformations and phase behavior. Efforts to predict and measure the persistence length have significantly refined our intuition of the chain stiffness, and have led to predictions of nematic-to-isotropic transitions. Exploring mixing between conjugated polymers and small molecules or other polymers has demonstrated tremendous advancements in attaining the needed properties for various optoelectronic devices. Current efforts continue to refine our knowledge of chain conformations and phase behavior and the factors that influence these properties, thereby providing opportunities for the development of novel optoelectronic materials based on conjugated polymers.
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- Brooke Kuei
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. and Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Li Z, Jiang K, Yang G, Lai JYL, Ma T, Zhao J, Ma W, Yan H. Donor polymer design enables efficient non-fullerene organic solar cells. Nat Commun 2016; 7:13094. [PMID: 27782112 PMCID: PMC5095169 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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To achieve efficient organic solar cells, the design of suitable donor–acceptor couples is crucially important. State-of-the-art donor polymers used in fullerene cells may not perform well when they are combined with non-fullerene acceptors, thus new donor polymers need to be developed. Here we report non-fullerene organic solar cells with efficiencies up to 10.9%, enabled by a novel donor polymer that exhibits strong temperature-dependent aggregation but with intentionally reduced polymer crystallinity due to the introduction of a less symmetric monomer unit. Our comparative study shows that an analogue polymer with a C2 symmetric monomer unit yields highly crystalline polymer films but less efficient non-fullerene cells. Based on a monomer with a mirror symmetry, our best donor polymer exhibits reduced crystallinity, yet such a polymer matches better with small molecular acceptors. This study provides important insights to the design of donor polymers for non-fullerene organic solar cells. In organic photovoltaics, electron acceptors are developed to replace fullerenes, and new donors need to be designed to match these acceptors. Here, the authors show that a polymer with strong temperature dependent aggregation and intentionally reduced crystallinity matches non-fullerene acceptors.
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- Zhengke Li
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing 1st Road, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing 1st Road, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057, China.,Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Lin H, Chen S, Hu H, Zhang L, Ma T, Lai JYL, Li Z, Qin A, Huang X, Tang B, Yan H. Reduced Intramolecular Twisting Improves the Performance of 3D Molecular Acceptors in Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:8546-8551. [PMID: 27501996 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201600997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2016] [Revised: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A small-molecular acceptor, tetraphenylpyrazine-perylenediimide tetramer (TPPz-PDI4 ), which has a reduced extent of intramolecular twisting compared to two other small-molecular acceptors is designed. Benefiting from the lowest extent of intramolecular twisting, TPPz-PDI4 exhibits the highest aggregation tendency and electron mobility, and therefore achieves a highest power conversion efficiency of 7.1%.
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- Haoran Lin
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518057, China
- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, 999077
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- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518057, China
- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, 999077
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, 999077
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Center for System Biology and Human Health, School of Science and IAS, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, 999077
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, 999077
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- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518057, China
- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, 999077
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Center for System Biology and Human Health, School of Science and IAS, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, 999077
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518057, China.
- Department of Chemistry and Energy Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR, 999077.
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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Etheridge FS, Fernando RJ, Pejić S, Zeller M, Sauvé G. Synthesis and characterization of fluorinated azadipyrromethene complexes as acceptors for organic photovoltaics. Beilstein J Org Chem 2016; 12:1925-1938. [PMID: 27829899 PMCID: PMC5082603 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.12.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Homoleptic zinc(II) complexes of di(phenylacetylene)azadipyrromethene (e.g., Zn(WS3)2) are potential non-fullerene electron acceptors for organic photovoltaics. To tune their properties, fluorination of Zn(WS3)2 at various positions was investigated. Three fluorinated azadipyrromethene-based ligands were synthesized with fluorine at the para-position of the proximal and distal phenyl groups, and at the pyrrolic phenylacetylene moieties. Additionally, a CF3 moiety was added to the pyrrolic phenyl positions to study the effects of a stronger electron withdrawing unit at that position. The four ligands were chelated with zinc(II) and BF2+ and the optical and electrochemical properties were studied. Fluorination had little effect on the optical properties of both the zinc(II) and BF2+ complexes, with λmax in solution around 755 nm and 785 nm, and high molar absorptivities of 100 × 103 M-1cm-1 and 50 × 103 M-1cm-1, respectively. Fluorination of Zn(WS3)2 raised the oxidation potentials by 0.04 V to 0.10 V, and the reduction potentials by 0.01 V to 0.10 V, depending on the position and type of substitution. The largest change was observed for fluorine substitution at the proximal phenyl groups and CF3 substitution at the pyrrolic phenylacetylene moieties. The later complexes are expected to be stronger electron acceptors than Zn(WS3)2, and may enable charge transfer from other conjugated polymer donors that have lower energy levels than poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT).
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- Forrest S Etheridge
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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Zhang X, Li W, Yao J, Zhan C. High-Efficiency Nonfullerene Polymer Solar Cell Enabling by Integration of Film-Morphology Optimization, Donor Selection, and Interfacial Engineering. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:15415-21. [PMID: 27246160 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b03926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Carrier mobility is a vital factor determining the electrical performance of organic solar cells. In this paper we report that a high-efficiency nonfullerene organic solar cell (NF-OSC) with a power conversion efficiency of 6.94 ± 0.27% was obtained by optimizing the hole and electron transportations via following judicious selection of polymer donor and engineering of film-morphology and cathode interlayers: (1) a combination of solvent annealing and solvent vapor annealing optimizes the film morphology and hence both hole and electron mobilities, leading to a trade-off of fill factor and short-circuit current density (Jsc); (2) the judicious selection of polymer donor affords a higher hole and electron mobility, giving a higher Jsc; and (3) engineering the cathode interlayer affords a higher electron mobility, which leads to a significant increase in electrical current generation and ultimately the power conversion efficiency (PCE).
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- Xin Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Wu S, Li S, Li CZ, Shi M, Chen H. Chemical modification of AlQ3 to a potential electron acceptor for solution-processed organic solar cells. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.05.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kwon OK, Uddin MA, Park JH, Park SK, Nguyen TL, Woo HY, Park SY. A High Efficiency Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cell with Optimized Crystalline Organizations. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:910-6. [PMID: 26640168 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201504091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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A well-organized donor-acceptor crystalline structure is examined for high -performance nonfullerene solar cells. By thermal annealing, nanoscale structures of both donor and acceptor domains are successfully modulated, followed by -significant changes in the resulting -photovoltaic characteristics. When annealed at 90 °C, a maximum power conversion efficiency of 7.64% with a -remarkable open-circuit voltage of 1.03 V is obtained.
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- Oh Kyu Kwon
- Center for Supramolecular Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-744, South Korea
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- Department of Cogno-Mechatronics Engineering, Pusan National University, Miryang, 627-706, South Korea
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- Center for Supramolecular Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-744, South Korea
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- Center for Supramolecular Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-744, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, South Korea
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- Center for Supramolecular Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-744, South Korea
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Lee J, Singh R, Sin DH, Kim HG, Song KC, Cho K. A Nonfullerene Small Molecule Acceptor with 3D Interlocking Geometry Enabling Efficient Organic Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:69-76. [PMID: 26539752 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201504010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A new 3D nonfullerene small-molecule acceptor is reported. The 3D interlocking geometry of the small-molecule acceptor enables uniform molecular conformation and strong intermolecular connectivity, facilitating favorable nanoscale phase separation and electron charge transfer. By employing both a novel polymer donor and a nonfullerene small-molecule acceptor in the solution-processed organic solar cells, a high-power conversion efficiency of close to 6% is demonstrated.
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- Jaewon Lee
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784, South Korea
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Ge Y, O'Shea DF. Azadipyrromethenes: from traditional dye chemistry to leading edge applications. Chem Soc Rev 2016; 45:3846-64. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00200e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The journey of azadipyrromethenes from accidental dye chemistry to a compound class with widely applicable near infrared photophysical properties is documented.
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- Yuan Ge
- Department of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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- Department of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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Zhang J, Zhang X, Li G, Xiao H, Li W, Xie S, Li C, Bo Z. A nonfullerene acceptor for wide band gap polymer based organic solar cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:469-72. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc08023a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A small molecular acceptor was synthesized for wide band gap polymer based nonfullerene OPVs to achieve a PCE of 3.71%, which is the best value for nonfullerene OPVs with a Voc higher than 1 V.
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- Jicheng Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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Ni L, Wang J, Liu C, Fan J, Sun Y, Zhou Z, Diao G. An asymmetric binuclear zinc(ii) complex with mixed iminodiacetate and phenanthroline ligands: synthesis, characterization, structural conversion and anticancer properties. Inorg Chem Front 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6qi00072j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A water-soluble asymmetric binuclear zinc(ii) complex with mixed iminodiacetate and 1,10-phenanthroline ligands exhibited promising anticancer activity and low toxicity, suggesting potential as a chemotherapeutic agent.
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- Lubin Ni
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Yangzhou University
- Yangzhou 225002
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Medicine
- Yangzhou University
- Yangzhou 225001
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Medicine
- Yangzhou University
- Yangzhou 225001
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Medicine
- Yangzhou University
- Yangzhou 225001
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Medicine
- Yangzhou University
- Yangzhou 225001
- People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Yangzhou University
- Yangzhou 225002
- People's Republic of China
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Sauvé G, Fernando R. Beyond Fullerenes: Designing Alternative Molecular Electron Acceptors for Solution-Processable Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics. J Phys Chem Lett 2015; 6:3770-80. [PMID: 26722869 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are promising candidates for providing a low cost, widespread energy source by converting sunlight into electricity. Solution-processable active layers have predominantly consisted of a conjugated polymer donor blended with a fullerene derivative as the acceptor. Although fullerene derivatives have been the acceptor of choice, they have drawbacks such as weak visible light absorption and poor energy tuning that limit overall efficiencies. This has recently fueled new research to explore alternative acceptors that would overcome those limitations. During this exploration, one question arises: what are the important design principles for developing nonfullerene acceptors? It is generally accepted that acceptors should have high electron affinity, electron mobility, and absorption coefficient in the visible and near-IR region of the spectra. In this Perspective, we argue that alternative molecular acceptors, when blended with a conjugated polymer donor, should also have large nonplanar structures to promote nanoscale phase separation, charge separation and charge transport in blend films. Additionally, new material design should address the low dielectric constant of organic semiconductors that have so far limited their widespread application.
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- Geneviève Sauvé
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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Daddario CM, Han Q, Zeller M, Sauvé G. Azadipyrromethene-Based Near-Infrared Dyes: Effect of Thienylethynyl Substitution at the Distal and Proximal Phenyl Groups. Eur J Inorg Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201500348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Li H, Hwang YJ, Courtright BAE, Eberle FN, Subramaniyan S, Jenekhe SA. Fine-Tuning the 3D Structure of Nonfullerene Electron Acceptors Toward High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2015; 27:3266-3272. [PMID: 25899623 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201500577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Arylene linkers in a series of new tetraaza-benzodifluoranthene diimide dimers enable tuning of the 3D molecular structure of nonfullerene electron acceptors, facilitating observation of dramatic variation of the power conversion efficiency from 2.6% to 6.4% as the twist angle between the monomeric building blocks in the dimer is varied.
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- Haiyan Li
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-1750, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-1750, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-1750, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-1750, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-1750, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-1750, USA
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Cheng P, Bai H, Zawacka NK, Andersen TR, Liu W, Bundgaard E, Jørgensen M, Chen H, Krebs FC, Zhan X. Roll-Coated Fabrication of Fullerene-Free Organic Solar Cells with Improved Stability. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2015; 2:1500096. [PMID: 27980954 PMCID: PMC5115398 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201500096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Large area, fullerene-free organic solar cells with improved stability and efficiency of up to 1% are fabricated by the roll-coating process on indium tin oxide free and flexible substrates, under ambient conditions.
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- Pei Cheng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China; Department of Energy Conversion and Storage Technical University of Denmark Roskilde DK-4000 Denmark; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage Technical University of Denmark Roskilde DK-4000 Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage Technical University of Denmark Roskilde DK-4000 Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage Technical University of Denmark Roskilde DK-4000 Denmark; Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage Technical University of Denmark Roskilde DK-4000 Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage Technical University of Denmark Roskilde DK-4000 Denmark
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P. R. China
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage Technical University of Denmark Roskilde DK-4000 Denmark
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China; Department of Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
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Liu SY, Wu CH, Li CZ, Liu SQ, Wei KH, Chen HZ, Jen AKY. A Tetraperylene Diimides Based 3D Nonfullerene Acceptor for Efficient Organic Photovoltaics. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2015; 2:1500014. [PMID: 27980932 PMCID: PMC5115352 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201500014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Revised: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A nonfullerene acceptor based on a 3D tetraperylene diimide is developed for bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics. The disruption of perylene diimide planarity with a 3D framework suppresses the self-aggregation of perylene diimide and inhibits excimer formation. From planar monoperylene diimide to 3D tetraperylene diimide, a significant improvement of power conversion efficiency from 0.63% to 3.54% can be achieved.
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- Shi-Yong Liu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Washington Box 352120 Seattle WA 98195 USA; Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P.R. China; Department of Pharmacy and Chemistry Taizhou University Taizhou 317000 P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Washington Box 352120 Seattle WA 98195 USA; Department of Chemical Engineering National Cheng Kung University Tainan 70101 Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Washington Box 352120 Seattle WA 98195 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Washington Box 352120 Seattle WA 98195 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National Chiao Tung University 300 Hsinchu Taiwan
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Washington Box 352120 Seattle WA 98195 USA; Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P.R. China
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Kwon OK, Park JH, Kim DW, Park SK, Park SY. An all-small-molecule organic solar cell with high efficiency nonfullerene acceptor. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2015; 27:1951-1956. [PMID: 25655948 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201405429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2014] [Revised: 01/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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- Oh Kyu Kwon
- Center for Supramolecular Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-744, Korea
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Liu Y, Mu C, Jiang K, Zhao J, Li Y, Zhang L, Li Z, Lai JYL, Hu H, Ma T, Hu R, Yu D, Huang X, Tang BZ, Yan H. A tetraphenylethylene core-based 3D structure small molecular acceptor enabling efficient non-fullerene organic solar cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2015; 27:1015-1020. [PMID: 25429918 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201404152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A tetraphenylethylene core-based small molecular acceptor with a unique 3D molecular structure is developed. Bulk-heterojunction blend films with a small feature size (≈20 nm) are obtained, which lead to non-fullerene organic solar cells (OSCs) with 5.5% power conversion efficiency. The work provides a new molecular design approach to efficient non-fullerene OSCs based on 3D-structured small-molecule acceptors.
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- Yuhang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong; Joint School of Sustainable Development and MOE Key Lab for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter., Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P R China
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Non-fullerene organic molecules are alternative and competitive acceptor materials for high-efficiency organic solar cells.
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- Chuanlang Zhan
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science
- CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science
- CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Science
- CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
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Chen HY, Golder J, Yeh SC, Lin CW, Chen CT, Chen CT. Diindeno[1,2-g:1′,2′-s]rubicene: all-carbon non-fullerene electron acceptor for efficient bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells with high open-circuit voltage. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra12505c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An all carbon non-fullerene electron acceptor material based on diindeno[1,2-g:1′,2′-s]rubicene (DIR) was readily synthesized and processed for bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells.
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Academia Sinica
- Taipei
- Taiwan 11529
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Academia Sinica
- Taipei
- Taiwan 11529
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- Department of Chemistry
- National Taiwan University
- Taipei
- Taiwan 10617
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- Institute of Chemistry
- Academia Sinica
- Taipei
- Taiwan 11529
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Liu X, Xie Y, Cai X, Li Y, Wu H, Su SJ, Cao Y. Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of A–D–A type non-fullerene acceptors containing isoindigo terminal units. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra23321f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Four solution-processable acceptor–donor–acceptor structured organic molecules with isoindigo as terminal acceptor units and different aromatic rigid planar cores as donor units were designed and synthesized as the acceptor materials in organic solar cells (OSCs).
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- Xin Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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Liu X, Luo G, Cai X, Wu H, Su SJ, Cao Y. Pyrene terminal functionalized perylene diimide as non-fullerene acceptors for bulk heterojunction solar cells. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra13188j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Two perylene diimide based small molecules with different terminal groups of pyrene andtert-butyl pyrene were developed as acceptor materials in organic solar cells.
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- Xin Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- P. R. China
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Rawson J, Stuart AC, You W, Therien MJ. Tailoring Porphyrin-Based Electron Accepting Materials for Organic Photovoltaics. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:17561-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ja5097418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Jeff Rawson
- Department
of Chemistry, French Family Science Center, Duke University, 124
Science Drive, Durham, North
Carolina 27708-0346, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, French Family Science Center, Duke University, 124
Science Drive, Durham, North
Carolina 27708-0346, United States
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Li H, Earmme T, Ren G, Saeki A, Yoshikawa S, Murari NM, Subramaniyan S, Crane MJ, Seki S, Jenekhe SA. Beyond Fullerenes: Design of Nonfullerene Acceptors for Efficient Organic Photovoltaics. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:14589-97. [DOI: 10.1021/ja508472j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Haiyan Li
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, 36 Bagley Hall, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, 36 Bagley Hall, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, 36 Bagley Hall, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1
Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1
Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, 36 Bagley Hall, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, 36 Bagley Hall, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, 36 Bagley Hall, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1
Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, 36 Bagley Hall, Seattle, Washington 98195-1750, United States
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