Reducing the Nano-Scale Aggregation of Perylene Diimide Based Acceptor by Conjugating a Bridge with a Large Volume
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Materials Synthesis and Characterization
2.2. Optical Properties
2.3. Electrochemical Properties
2.4. Photovoltaic Properties
2.5. Transport Properties
2.6. Film Morphology
3. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Experiment Part
Appendix A.1. Materials
Appendix A.2. Polymer Solar Cells Fabrication and Characterization
Appendix A.3. Space-Charge Limited Current Measurement
Appendix A.4. The Synthesis Route of P-PDI
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Active Layer | Voc (V) | Jsc (mA·cm−2) | FF | Power Conversation Efficiency (PCE) (%) Best/Ave a | Film Thickness (nm) |
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PTB7-Th:P-PDI | 0.82 | 7.92 | 0.34 | 2.21/2.10 | 102 |
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Chen, J.-Y.; Xia, X.-D.; Zhang, J. Reducing the Nano-Scale Aggregation of Perylene Diimide Based Acceptor by Conjugating a Bridge with a Large Volume. Micromachines 2019, 10, 640. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100640
Chen J-Y, Xia X-D, Zhang J. Reducing the Nano-Scale Aggregation of Perylene Diimide Based Acceptor by Conjugating a Bridge with a Large Volume. Micromachines. 2019; 10(10):640. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100640
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Jun-Yi, Xu-Dong Xia, and Jicheng Zhang. 2019. "Reducing the Nano-Scale Aggregation of Perylene Diimide Based Acceptor by Conjugating a Bridge with a Large Volume" Micromachines 10, no. 10: 640. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100640