Structure-Property Relationships for the Electronic Applications of Bis-Adduct Isomers of Phenyl-C61 Butyric Acid Methyl Ester

© 2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.

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Veröffentlicht in:Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society. - 1998. - 36(2024), 1 vom: 09. Jan., Seite 425-438
1. Verfasser: Hou, Xueyan (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Coker, Jack F, Yan, Jun, Shi, Xingyuan, Azzouzi, Mohammed, Eisner, Flurin D, McGettrick, James D, Tuladhar, Sachetan M, Abrahams, Isaac, Frost, Jarvist M, Li, Zhe, Dennis, T John S, Nelson, Jenny
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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520 |a Higher adducts of a fullerene, such as the bis-adduct of PCBM (bis-PCBM), can be used to achieve shallower molecular orbital energy levels than, for example, PCBM or C60. Substituting the bis-adduct for the parent fullerene is useful to increase the open-circuit voltage of organic solar cells or achieve better energy alignment as electron transport layers in, for example, perovskite solar cells. However, bis-PCBM is usually synthesized as a mixture of structural isomers, which can lead to both energetic and morphological disorder, negatively affecting device performance. Here, we present a comprehensive study on the molecular properties of 19 pure bis-isomers of PCBM using a variety of characterization methods, including ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, single crystal structure, and (time-dependent) density functional theory calculation. We find that the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of such bis-isomers can be tuned to be up to 170 meV shallower than PCBM and up to 100 meV shallower than the mixture of unseparated isomers. The isolated bis-isomers also show an electron mobility in organic field-effect transistors of up to 4.5 × 10-2 cm2/(V s), which is an order of magnitude higher than that of the mixture of bis-isomers. These properties enable the fabrication of the highest performing bis-PCBM organic solar cell to date, with the best device showing a power conversion efficiency of 7.2%. Interestingly, we find that the crystallinity of bis-isomers correlates negatively with electron mobility and organic solar cell device performance, which we relate to their molecular symmetry, with a lower symmetry leading to more amorphous bis-isomers, less energetic disorder, and higher dimensional electron transport. This work demonstrates the potential of side chain engineering for optimizing the performance of fullerene-based organic electronic devices 
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700 1 |a Shi, Xingyuan  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Azzouzi, Mohammed  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Eisner, Flurin D  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a McGettrick, James D  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Tuladhar, Sachetan M  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Abrahams, Isaac  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Frost, Jarvist M  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Li, Zhe  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Dennis, T John S  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Nelson, Jenny  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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