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

Donor–acceptor–acceptor (D–A–A) type 1,8-naphthalimides as non-fullerene small molecule acceptors for bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2017) Prabhat Gautam et al.   Chemical Science

Design of Diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-Based Small Molecules for Organic-Solar-Cell Applications

(2016) Ailing Tang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

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

More than Conformational “Twisting” or “Coplanarity”: Molecular Strategies for Designing High-Efficiency Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells

(2016) Chuanlang Zhan et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Thienoisoindigo-based small molecules and narrow bandgap polymers synthesized via C-H direct arylation coupling

(2016) Jing Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Direct (Hetero)arylation Polymerization: Trends and Perspectives

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

Reducing the efficiency–stability–cost gap of organic photovoltaics with highly efficient and stable small molecule acceptor ternary solar cells

(2016) Derya Baran et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Effect of side chains on the electronic and photovoltaic properties of diketopyrrolopyrrole-based molecular acceptors

(2016) Pierre Josse et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

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

High-efficiency and air-stable P3HT-based polymer solar cells with a new non-fullerene acceptor

(2016) Sarah Holliday et al.   Nature Communications

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

Non-fullerene small molecule acceptors based on perylene diimides

(2016) Zhitian Liu 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

High performance all-small-molecule solar cells: engineering the nanomorphology via processing additives

(2016) Jie Min et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Fullerene-free polymer solar cell based on a polythiophene derivative with an unprecedented energy loss of less than 0.5 eV

(2016) Hao Zhang 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-processable thienoisoindigo-based molecular donors for organic solar cells with high open-circuit voltage

(2015) Oleh Vybornyi et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

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

A Rhodanine Flanked Nonfullerene Acceptor for Solution-Processed Organic Photovoltaics

(2015) Sarah Holliday et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Facile synthesis of unsymmetrical and π-extended furan-diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives through C–H direct (hetero)arylation using a heterogeneous catalyst system

(2015) Jetsuda Areephong et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

A narrow band gap isoindigo based molecular donor for solution processed organic solar cells

(2015) Jetsuda Areephong et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Star-shaped isoindigo-based small molecules as potential non-fullerene acceptors in bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2015) Xin Liu et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

SiliaCat: A Versatile Catalyst Series for Synthetic Organic Chemistry

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

Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of A–D–A type non-fullerene acceptors containing isoindigo terminal units

(2015) Xin Liu et al.   RSC Advances

Thienoisoindigo (TIIG)-based small molecules for the understanding of structure–property–device performance correlations

(2015) Hyojin Kang 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

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

Organic Electronic Materials: Recent Advances in the DFT Description of the Ground and Excited States Using Tuned Range-Separated Hybrid Functionals

(2014) Thomas Körzdörfer et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

The Effect of Solvent Additive on the Charge Generation and Photovoltaic Performance of a Solution-Processed Small Molecule:Perylene Diimide Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell

(2014) Alexander Sharenko et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

An Electron-Deficient Small Molecule Accessible from Sustainable Synthesis and Building Blocks for Use as a Fullerene Alternative in Organic Photovoltaics

(2014) Seth M. McAfee et al.   CHEMPHYSCHEM

Design and Computational Characterization of Non-Fullerene Acceptors for Use in Solution-Processable Solar Cells

(2014) Lesley R. Rutledge et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

Addressing challenges

(2014) John E. Anthony   NATURE MATERIALS

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

Electron deficient diketopyrrolopyrrole dyes for organic electronics: synthesis by direct arylation, optoelectronic characterization, and charge carrier mobility

(2014) Arthur D. Hendsbee 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

Non-fullerene acceptors for organic photovoltaics: an emerging horizon

(2014) Yuze Lin et al.   Materials Horizons

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

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

Organic Electronics

(2013) Iain McCulloch   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tri-Diketopyrrolopyrrole Molecular Donor Materials for High-Performance Solution-Processed Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2013) Jianhua Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The Role of Additive in Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Small Molecular Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2013) Hongyu Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High-Molecular-Weight Regular Alternating Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based Terpolymers for Efficient Organic Solar Cells

(2013) Koen H. Hendriks et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Isoindigo, a Versatile Electron-Deficient Unit For High-Performance Organic Electronics

(2013) Romain Stalder et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Synthesis of an H-aggregated thiophene–phthalimide based small molecule via microwave assisted direct arylation coupling reactions

(2013) Arthur D. Hendsbee et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

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

Theoretical characterization and design of small molecule donor material containing naphthodithiophene central unit for efficient organic solar cells

(2013) Yu-Ai Duan et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY

Conjugated Polymers: Evaluating DFT Methods for More Accurate Orbital Energy Modeling

(2013) Theresa M. McCormick et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Organic photovoltaics

(2013) Yu-Wei Su et al.   Materials Today

Made to order

(2013) Antonio Facchetti   NATURE MATERIALS

Near-infrared response thienoisoindigo-based small molecule for solution-processed bulk-heterojunction solar cells

(2013) Yanhua Chen et al.   SYNTHETIC METALS

Rational design on n-type organic materials for high performance organic photovoltaics

(2013) Christos L. Chochos et al.   RSC Advances

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

Mind the gap!

(2013) Jean-Luc Bredas   Materials Horizons

What Makes Fullerene Acceptors Special as Electron Acceptors in Organic Solar Cells and How to Replace Them

(2012) Tao Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A new thiophene substituted isoindigo based copolymer for high performance ambipolar transistors

(2012) Raja Shahid Ashraf et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

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

Polymer solar cells

(2012) Gang Li et al.   Nature Photonics

Ultrathin and lightweight organic solar cells with high flexibility

(2012) Martin Kaltenbrunner et al.   Nature Communications

C–H activation: making diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives easily accessible

(2012) Shi-Yong Liu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Electrochemical Considerations for Determining Absolute Frontier Orbital Energy Levels of Conjugated Polymers for Solar Cell Applications

(2011) Claudia M. Cardona et al.   ADVANCED 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

Small-Molecule, Nonfullerene Acceptors for Polymer Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics†

(2010) John E. Anthony   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Materials chemistry of fullerene C60derivatives

(2010) Alejandro Montellano López et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of Isoindigo-Based Oligothiophenes for Molecular Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2010) Jianguo Mei et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

SiliaCat ® S-Pd and SiliaCat DPP-Pd: Highly Reactive and Reusable Heterogeneous Silica-Based Palladium Catalysts

(2010) Mathieu Lemay et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS

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

(2009) Bright Walker et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cell Applications

(2009) Yen-Ju Cheng et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Organic photovoltaics

(2009) Bernard Kippelen et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Bis-N-Annulated Quaterrylene: An Approach to Processable Graphene Nanoribbons

(2009) Yan Li et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Highly Regiospecific Synthetic Approach to Monobay-Functionalized Perylene Bisimide and Di(perylene bisimide)

(2009) Yonggang Zhen et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Heteroatom-Annulated Perylenes: Practical Synthesis, Photophysical Properties, and Solid-State Packing Arrangement

(2008) Wei Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Processing Additives for Improved Efficiency from Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2008) Jae Kwan Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY