New π-Conjugated Materials Based on Furylenevinylene Candidate for Organic Solar Cells Application: A DFT Study

The specific properties of organic-conjugated molecules and polymers are of great importance since they have become the most promising materials for the optoelectronic device technology such as solar cells. The use of low band gap materials is a viable method for better harvesting of the solar spect...

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Autores: El Alamy, Aziz, Amine, Amina, Bouachrine, Mohamed
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
Repositorio:Orbital - The Electronic Journal of Chemistry (Campo Grande)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufms.br:article/17841
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/orbital/article/view/17841
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:π-conjugated molecules
furan
furylenevinylene
organic solar cells
DFT
low band gap
optoelectronic properties
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Sumario:The specific properties of organic-conjugated molecules and polymers are of great importance since they have become the most promising materials for the optoelectronic device technology such as solar cells. The use of low band gap materials is a viable method for better harvesting of the solar spectrum and increasing its efficiency. The control of the parameters of these materials is a research issue of ongoing interest. In this work, a quantum chemical investigation was performed to explore the optical and electronic properties of a series of different compounds based on furylenevinylene. Different electron side groups were introduced to investigate their effects on the electronic structure. The theoretical knowledge of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy levels of the components is basic in studying organic solar cells; so the HOMO, LUMO, Gap energy and open circuit voltage (Voc) of the studied compounds have been calculated and reported. These properties suggest that these materials behave as good candidate for organic solar cells. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17807/orbital.v7i4.763