Issue 59, 2014

Effects of heteroatom substitution in conjugated heterocyclic compounds on photovoltaic performance: from sulfur to tellurium

Abstract

We report a general strategy for fine-tuning the bandgap of donor–acceptor–donor based organic molecules by modulating the electron-donating ability of the donor moiety by changing the benzochalcogenophene donor groups from benzothiophenes to benzoselenophenes to benzotellurophenes. These molecules show red-shifts in absorption and external quantum efficiency maxima from sulfur to selenium to tellurium. In bulk heterojunction solar cell devices, the benzoselenophene derivative shows a power conversion efficiency as high as 5.8% with PC61BM as the electron acceptor.

Graphical abstract: Effects of heteroatom substitution in conjugated heterocyclic compounds on photovoltaic performance: from sulfur to tellurium

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Mar 2014
Accepted
30 Apr 2014
First published
01 May 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 7964-7967

Author version available

Effects of heteroatom substitution in conjugated heterocyclic compounds on photovoltaic performance: from sulfur to tellurium

Y. S. Park, T. S. Kale, C.-Y. Nam, D. Choi and R. B. Grubbs, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 7964 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC01862A

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