Optimized synthesis of π-extended squaraine dyes relevant to organic electronics by direct (hetero)arylation and Sonogashira coupling reactions

Applying direct heteroarylation synthesis to evaluate organic dyes as the core component in PDI-based molecular materials for fullerene-free organic solar cells

(2017) Seth M. McAfee et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

N-Annulated perylene diimide dimers: acetylene linkers as a strategy for controlling structural conformation and the impact on physical, electronic, optical and photovoltaic properties

(2017) Jonathan Cann et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Soluble Dinaphtho[2,3-b:2′,3′-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene Derivatives for Solution-Processed Organic Field-Effect Transistors

(2016) Masanori Sawamoto et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Enhanced Photovoltaic Performances of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Co-Sensitization of Benzothiadiazole and Squaraine-Based Dyes

(2016) Ashraful Islam et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

A Soluble Dynamic Complex Strategy for the Solution-Processed Fabrication of Organic Thin-Film Transistors of a Boron-Containing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon

(2016) Kyohei Matsuo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Direct (Hetero)arylation Polymerization: Simplicity for Conjugated Polymer Synthesis

(2016) Jean-Rémi Pouliot et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Solar Cell Performance of N-Annulated Perylene Diimide Non-Fullerene Acceptors

(2016) Arthur D. Hendsbee et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Squaraines bearing halogenated moieties as anticancer photosensitizers: Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation

(2016) Loredana Serpe et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Direct (Hetero)arylation Polymerization: Trends and Perspectives

(2016) Thomas Bura et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis and structure–property relationships of phthalimide and naphthalimide based organic π-conjugated small molecules

(2016) Abby-Jo Payne et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Understanding the morphology of solution processed fullerene-free small molecule bulk heterojunction blends

(2016) Andrew Namepetra et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Squaraine based solution processed inverted bulk heterojunction solar cells processed in air

(2016) P. C. Reshmi Varma et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Unsymmetrical squaraines with new linkage manner for high-performance solution-processed small-molecule organic photovoltaic cells

(2016) Lin Yang et al.   RSC Advances

C–H Arylation in the Synthesis of π-Conjugated Polymers

(2016) Sabin-Lucian Suraru et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Novel Squaraine Cosensitization System of Panchromatic Light-Harvesting with Synergistic Effect for Highly Efficient Solar Cells

(2016) Weiwei Zhang et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

The Optimization of Direct Heteroarylation and Sonogashira Cross-Coupling Reactions as Efficient and Sustainable Synthetic Methods To Access π-Conjugated Materials with Near-Infrared Absorption

(2016) Seth M. McAfee et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Phthalimide end-capped thienoisoindigo and diketopyrrolopyrrole as non-fullerene molecular acceptors for organic solar cells

(2016) Pierre Josse et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Perylenediimides as non-fullerene acceptors in bulk-heterojunction solar cells (BHJSCs)

(2016) Fernando Fernández-Lázaro et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

An effective π-extended squaraine for solution-processed organic solar cells with high efficiency

(2016) Daobin Yang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Beyond efficiency: scalability of molecular donor materials for organic photovoltaics

(2016) Riccardo Po et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Solution-processed bulk heterojunction solar cells based on porphyrin small molecules with very low energy losses comparable to perovskite solar cells and high quantum efficiencies

(2016) Ke Gao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Unencapsulated Air-stable Organic Field Effect Transistor by All Solution Processes for Low Power Vapor Sensing

(2016) Linrun Feng et al.   Scientific Reports

Non-Fullerene Electron Acceptors for Use in Organic Solar Cells

(2015) Christian B. Nielsen et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Asymmetrical Squaraines Bearing Fluorine-Substituted Indoline Moieties for High-Performance Solution-Processed Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells

(2015) Daobin Yang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Solution-Processed Crystalline n-Type Organic Transistors Stable against Electrical Stress and Photooxidation

(2015) Hee Taek Yi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A–D–A small molecules for solution-processed organic photovoltaic cells

(2015) Wang Ni et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Catalytic C–H bond functionalisation chemistry: the case for quasi-heterogeneous catalysis

(2015) Alan J. Reay et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Asymmetrical squaraines for high-performance small-molecule organic solar cells with a short circuit current of over 12 mA cm−2

(2015) Yao Chen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Low-Bandgap Near-IR Conjugated Polymers/Molecules for Organic Electronics

(2015) Letian Dou et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Near-Infrared Asymmetrical Squaraine Sensitizers for Highly Efficient Dye Sensitized Solar Cells: The Effect of π-Bridges and Anchoring Groups on Solar Cell Performance

(2015) Fadi M. Jradi et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Indoloquinoxaline as a terminal building block for the construction of π-conjugated small molecules relevant to organic electronics

(2015) Abby-Jo Payne et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

Defect-free Naphthalene Diimide Bithiophene Copolymers with Controlled Molar Mass and High Performance via Direct Arylation Polycondensation

(2015) Rukiya Matsidik et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Series of Simple Oligomer-like Small Molecules Based on Oligothiophenes for Solution-Processed Solar Cells with High Efficiency

(2015) Bin Kan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Near-Infrared Fluorescent Indole-Based Squaraines

(2015) Nadia Barbero et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

SiliaCat: A Versatile Catalyst Series for Synthetic Organic Chemistry

(2015) Rosaria Ciriminna et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

A molecular nematic liquid crystalline material for high-performance organic photovoltaics

(2015) Kuan Sun et al.   Nature Communications

Rational Use of Aromatic Solvents for Direct Arylation Polycondensation: C–H Reactivity versus Solvent Quality

(2015) Rukiya Matsidik et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Cyano-substitution on the end-capping group: facile access toward asymmetrical squaraine showing strong dipole–dipole interactions as a high performance small molecular organic solar cells material

(2015) Daobin Yang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Key components to the recent performance increases of solution processed non-fullerene small molecule acceptors

(2015) Seth M. McAfee et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A–π–D–π–A based porphyrin for solution processed small molecule bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2015) Challuri Vijay Kumar et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Squaraine dyes for organic photovoltaic cells

(2015) Guo Chen et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Phthalimide-based π-conjugated small molecules with tailored electronic energy levels for use as acceptors in organic solar cells

(2015) Arthur D. Hendsbee et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

A new unsymmetrical near-IR small molecule with squaraine chromophore for solution processed bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2015) Sanghyun Paek et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Novel Near-Infrared Squaraine Sensitizers for Stable and Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

(2014) Chuanjiang Qin et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Molecular Materials for Organic Photovoltaics: Small is Beautiful

(2014) Jean Roncali et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A low bandgap asymmetrical squaraine for high-performance solution-processed small molecule organic solar cells

(2014) Daobin Yang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

A Series of Squaraine Dyes: Effects of Side Chain and the Number of Hydroxyl Groups on Material Properties and Photovoltaic Performance

(2014) Guo Chen et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Synthesis by Direct Arylation of Thiazole–Derivatives: Regioisomer Configurations–Optical Properties Relationship Investigation

(2014) Patricia Chávez et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

C–H Arylation of Unsubstituted Furan and Thiophene with Acceptor Bromides: Access to Donor–Acceptor–Donor-Type Building Blocks for Organic Electronics

(2014) Rukiya Matsidik et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Tailoring Porphyrin-Based Electron Accepting Materials for Organic Photovoltaics

(2014) Jeff Rawson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Small-molecule solar cells with efficiency over 9%

(2014) Qian Zhang et al.   Nature Photonics

Synthesis of squaraine-based alternated π-conjugated copolymers: from conventional cross-coupling reactions to metal-free polycondensation

(2014) J. Oriou et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Efficiency Improvement of Solution-Processed Dithienopyrrole-Based A-D-A Oligothiophene Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells by Solvent Vapor Annealing

(2014) Cordula D. Wessendorf et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Soluble squaraine derivatives for 4.9% efficient organic photovoltaic cells

(2014) Hisahiro Sasabe et al.   RSC Advances

Effect of Incorporation of Squaraine Dye on the Photovoltaic Response of Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Based on P3HT:PC70BM Blend

(2014) B. Ananda Rao et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Marked effects of indolyl vs. indolinyl substituent on solid-state structure, carrier mobility and photovoltaic efficiency of asymmetrical squaraine dyes

(2014) Lin Yang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

The role of solvent vapor annealing in highly efficient air-processed small molecule solar cells

(2014) Kuan Sun et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

High Performance Photovoltaic Applications Using Solution-Processed Small Molecules

(2013) Yongsheng Chen et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Direct (Hetero)Arylation: A New Tool for Polymer Chemists

(2013) Lauren G. Mercier et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

25th Anniversary Article: Recent Advances in n-Type and Ambipolar Organic Field-Effect Transistors

(2013) Yan Zhao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Novel high performance asymmetrical squaraines for small molecule organic solar cells with a high open circuit voltage of 1.12 V

(2013) Daobin Yang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

“Green” electronics: biodegradable and biocompatible materials and devices for sustainable future

(2013) Mihai Irimia-Vladu   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Effect of synthetic accessibility on the commercial viability of organic photovoltaics

(2013) Timothy P. Osedach et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Green chemistry for organic solar cells

(2013) Daniel J. Burke et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

From lab to fab: how must the polymer solar cell materials design change? – an industrial perspective

(2013) Riccardo Po et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Effect of nature of anchoring groups on photosensitization behavior in unsymmetrical squaraine dyes

(2013) Gururaj M. Shivashimpi et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY

Integrated Materials Design of Organic Semiconductors for Field-Effect Transistors

(2013) Jianguo Mei et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Acetylene-bridged D–A–D type small molecule comprising pyrene and diketopyrrolopyrrole for high efficiency organic solar cells

(2013) Jeong-Wook Mun et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Solution-processed small-molecule solar cells: breaking the 10% power conversion efficiency

(2013) Yongsheng Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

Recent advances of non-fullerene, small molecular acceptors for solution processed bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2013) Ala'a F. Eftaiha et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A fulleropyrrolidine–squaraine blue dyad: synthesis and application as an organic light detector

(2013) Patrizio Salice et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Small-Molecule Photovoltaics Based on Functionalized Squaraine Donor Blends

(2012) Xin Xiao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Small molecule semiconductors for high-efficiency organic photovoltaics

(2012) Yuze Lin et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Synthesis and Molecular Properties of Acceptor-Substituted Squaraine Dyes

(2012) Ulrich Mayerhöffer et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

2-Methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MeTHF): A Biomass-Derived Solvent with Broad Application in Organic Chemistry

(2012) Vittorio Pace et al.   ChemSusChem

Strategies and investigations on bridging squaraine dye units

(2012) Simon Kuster et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

Formation of highly crystalline and texturized donor domains in DPP(TBFu)2:PC71BM SM-BHJ devices via solvent vapour annealing: implications for device function

(2012) Aurélien Viterisi et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Aggregation in a High-Mobility n-Type Low-Bandgap Copolymer with Implications on Semicrystalline Morphology

(2012) Robert Steyrleuthner et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Green and biodegradable electronics

(2012) Mihai Irimia-Vladu et al.   Materials Today

Squaraine-Arylamine Sensitizers for Highly Efficient p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

(2012) Chia-Hao Chang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Ultra-flexible solution-processed organic field-effect transistors

(2012) Hee Taek Yi et al.   Nature Communications

Solution-Processed MoO3 Thin Films As a Hole-Injection Layer for Organic Solar Cells

(2011) Claudio Girotto et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Functionalized Squaraine Donors for Nanocrystalline Organic Photovoltaics

(2011) Guodan Wei et al.   ACS Nano

Synthesis of 5-Alkyl[3,4-c]thienopyrrole-4,6-dione-Based Polymers by Direct Heteroarylation

(2011) Philippe Berrouard et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Semiconducting π-Conjugated Systems in Field-Effect Transistors: A Material Odyssey of Organic Electronics

(2011) Chengliang Wang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Recent advances in Sonogashira reactions

(2011) Rafael Chinchilla et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

N,N-Diarylanilinosquaraines and Their Application to Organic Photovoltaics

(2011) Siyi Wang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Direct Arylation as a Synthetic Tool for the Synthesis of Thiophene-Based Organic Electronic Materials

(2011) Derek J. Schipper et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Arylamine-Based Squaraine Donors for Use in Organic Solar Cells

(2011) Guodan Wei et al.   NANO LETTERS

Solution-processed small-molecule solar cells with 6.7% efficiency

(2011) Yanming Sun et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Solvent-Annealed Crystalline Squaraine: PC70BM (1:6) Solar Cells

(2011) Guodan Wei et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Solution-Processed Squaraine Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Cells

(2010) Guodan Wei et al.   ACS Nano

Photooxidation and Phototoxicity of π-Extended Squaraines

(2010) Valentina Rapozzi et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Marked Alkyl- vs Alkenyl-Substitutent Effects on Squaraine Dye Solid-State Structure, Carrier Mobility, and Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cell Efficiency

(2010) Diego Bagnis et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Palladium-Catalyzed Dehydrohalogenative Polycondensation of 2-Bromo-3-hexylthiophene: An Efficient Approach to Head-to-Tail Poly(3-hexylthiophene)

(2010) Qifeng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Efficient, Ordered Bulk Heterojunction Nanocrystalline Solar Cells by Annealing of Ultrathin Squaraine Thin Films

(2010) Guodan Wei et al.   NANO LETTERS

Nanoscale Phase Separation and High Photovoltaic Efficiency in Solution-Processed, Small-Molecule Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2009) Bright Walker et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Outstanding Short-Circuit Currents in BHJ Solar Cells Based on NIR-Absorbing Acceptor-Substituted Squaraines

(2009) Ulrich Mayerhöffer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis and Two-Photon Spectrum of a Bis(Porphyrin)-Substituted Squaraine

(2009) Susan A. Odom et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Organic Semiconductors for Solution-Processable Field-Effect Transistors (OFETs)

(2008) Sybille Allard et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Simple, efficient copper-free Sonogashira coupling of haloaryl carboxylic acids or unactivated aryl bromides with terminal alkynes

(2008) Zheng Gu et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

Novel small molecules for organic field-effect transistors: towards processability and high performance

(2008) Marta Mas-Torrent et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Efficient Squaraine-Based Solution Processable Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2008) Fabio Silvestri et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Squaraine dyes: a mine of molecular materials

(2007) Sivaramapanicker Sreejith et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY