4H-pyranylidene-based small push-pull chromophores: Synthesis, structure, electronic properties and photovoltaic evaluation

The synthesis and electrochemical and optical characterizations of four new 4H-pyranylidene-based push-pull molecules are reported herein as well as their evaluation as donor materials for organic photovoltaics. Studied systems exhibit good absorption properties and appropriate LUMO levels for a pho...

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Autores: Tejeda-Orusco, Víctor, Blais, Martin, Cabanetos, Clément, Blanchard, Philippe, Andreu, Raquel, Franco, Santiago, Orduna, Jesús, Diosdado, Beatriz E.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/218846
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/218846
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Push-pull systems
4H-pyranylidene
Small conjugated molecules
Organic photovoltaics
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Sumario:The synthesis and electrochemical and optical characterizations of four new 4H-pyranylidene-based push-pull molecules are reported herein as well as their evaluation as donor materials for organic photovoltaics. Studied systems exhibit good absorption properties and appropriate LUMO levels for a photoinduced electron transfer to C60. Bilayer organic solar cells fabricated from these new donors and C60 as the acceptor gave photocurrent however with low power conversion efficiencies. As shown by X-ray diffraction and theoretical calculations, titled molecules present a twisted structure which may prevent the formation of suitable π-π contacts between adjacent molecules hence explaining their low photovoltaic performance.