New π-extended diketopyrrolopyrrole-based conjugated molecules for solution-processed solar cells: Influence of effective conjugation length on power conversion efficiency

Tae Ryang Hong; Jicheol Shin; Hyun Ah Um; Tae Wan Lee; Min Ju Cho; Gyeong Woo Kim; Jang Hyuk Kwon; Dong Hoon Choi

doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.04.015

New π-extended diketopyrrolopyrrole-based conjugated molecules for solution-processed solar cells: Influence of effective conjugation length on power conversion efficiency

Tae Ryang Hong, Jicheol Shin, Hyun Ah Um, Tae Wan Lee, Min Ju Cho, Gyeong Woo Kim, Jang Hyuk Kwon, Dong Hoon Choi

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New organic semiconducting molecules containing diketopyrrolopyrrole and thiophene units were designed to investigate the influence of effective conjugation length on the performance of organic photovoltaics made with [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester. New D-A-D-A-D type molecules (where; D = donor, A = acceptor) such as ter- and quarter-thiophene bridged diketopyrrolopyrrole dimers were synthesized with different numbers of conjugative units. The field-effect mobilities of these molecules were determined by fabricating thin film transistors. The new molecules displayed moderately high mobility between 3.6 × 10^-2 and 1.1 × 10^-2 cm² V^-1 s^-1 without a thermal annealing process for TT(BTDPP)₂ and QT(BTDPP)₂. The TT(BTDPP)₂ molecule possesses a longer effective conjugation length (c.f. QT(BTDPP)₂) and shows a high carrier mobility. When employing the ter- and quarter-thiophene bridged diketopyrrolopyrrole dimers as donor molecule in combination with [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester [TT(BTDPP)₂:PC₆₁BM = 1:0.8 w/w], the photovoltaic cell provides the highest power conversion efficiency of 3.76%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7-14
Number of pages	8
Journal	Dyes and Pigments
Volume	108
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.04.015
Publication status	Published - 2014 Sept

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea ( NRF2012R1A2A1A01008797 ) and by Priority Research Centers Program through the NRF funded by the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology ( NRF20120005860 ).

Keywords

Bulk heterojunction
Diketopyrrolopyrrole
Effective conjugation length
Organic photovoltaics
Organic thin film transistor
Power conversion efficiency

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New π-extended diketopyrrolopyrrole-based conjugated molecules for solution-processed solar cells: Influence of effective conjugation length on power conversion efficiency

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