基于小分子噻吩单元的有机太阳能电池研究进展

噻吩及衍生物基团具有独特的光电性能,已广泛应用于有机太阳能电池的设计与合成中,并在有机光电领域发挥着重要的作用。本文综述了近几年来含有噻吩及其衍生物的有机小分子太阳能电池的研究进展。分别综述了含联噻吩、苯并二噻吩和二噻吩并噻咯单元的“给体 受体 给体”型有机供体小分子,并总结了其结构差异。从分子设计的角度出发,探讨分子骨架的共轭程度、链端基团、中心构筑单元数目等改变对材料的光学吸收、能级水平、迁移率等性能的影响,总结了设计高性能的小分子供体材料有效的途径。     

Wittig反应合成共轭双金属钌配合物

共轭有机分子的光电性质已被广泛研究,在分子材料领域,一些器件已成功地利用了其所具有的光电功能.由于发展具有新颖性质材料的需要,近年来对共轭金属有机体系的合成、表征及材料性质的研究产生了巨大的兴趣.     

从单分子到分子聚集态科学

有机光电功能材料的宏观性能不仅只依赖于基元分子自身的理化性质,还取决于其分子聚集行为和聚集态结构。在特定的聚集态结构中,分子间弱相互作用的加和与协同,可促进体系性能的拓展与质变,获得超越分子本征属性的功能。这凸显出当前化学研究逐步从关注单分子向分子聚集态科学转变,体现出分子聚集态研究的重要性。本文借助有机室温磷光性能对分子聚集态结构的高度灵敏性与响应性,系统探讨了分子聚集态结构的形成规律与核心影响因素。以此为基础,进一步拓展分子聚集态研究的应用领域,包括力致发光、有机二阶非线性光学、力致变色、有机发光二极管等,从静态调控到动态刺激响应(刺激源:力、热、光、电场等),从单一结构到多组分体系与器件,同时,确立了各种有机光功能材料的优势分子聚集形式,提出了聚集态调控的有效策略与研究思路,阐述了光电功能材料体系设计与合成的可控性与预见性。     

可溶液加工的D-A-D型有机小分子的烷基链效应及光电性能

设计合成了3种可溶液加工的基于噻吩给体和2-吡喃-4-亚基丙二氰(PM)受体的新型Donor-Acceptor-Donor(D-A-D)型有机小分子TPT-N, TPT-S和TPT-D. 研究了噻吩给体单元上烷基链的数目对分子的溶解性、 光物理(吸收特性)、 热稳定和光电性能的影响. 结果表明, 随着烷基链的增加, 分子的溶解性增加, 成膜性能提高; 分子在溶液中的吸收光谱发生红移, 薄膜的吸收谱带变窄, 分子的最高占有分子轨道(HOMO)能级提高. 以D-A-D型有机小分子为给体, 富勒烯C₆₀衍生物-苯基-C₆₁-丁酸甲酯(PCBM)为受体制备了结构为ITO/PEDOT∶PSS/D-A-D∶PCBM/LiF/Al的体异质结太阳能电池. 研究结果表明, 基于单烷基链的TPT-S的太阳能电池具有相对较高的能量转换效率. 说明在D-A-D型有机小分子太阳能电池材料中, 烷基链的数目是决定材料性能及器件性能的重要因素之一.     

两亲性D-π-A型有机染料在染料敏化太阳能电池中的应用

设计合成了6个带有烷基链的D-π-A型有机光敏染料应用于染料敏化太阳能电池. 发现长链烷基有利于电池开路光电压的提高. 利用脂肪酸共敏化可进一步提高染料分子的敏化效果, 且提高的程度与脂肪酸的链长有重要关系.     

两亲性D-п-A型有机染料在染料敏化太阳能电池中的应用

设计合成了6个带有烷基链的D-п-A型有机光敏染料应用于染料敏化太阳能电池.发现长链烷基有利于电池开路光电压的提高.利用脂肪酸共敏化可进一步提高染料分子的敏化效果,且提高的程度与脂肪酸的链长有重要关系.     

全共轭聚噻吩类和聚硒吩类嵌段共聚物的凝聚态结构调控

嵌段共聚物可发生微相分离形成丰富的介观尺度上的相结构,而共轭聚合物是一类具有特殊的力学、导电性能或光电功能的半刚性链高分子.全共轭嵌段共聚物因其兼具两者的特性而备受瞩目.本文着重介绍了近年来课题组在基于全共轭聚(3-烷基噻吩)和聚(3-烷基硒吩)嵌段共聚物体系的研究进展,通过改变体系的分子结构包括主侧链结构、侧链的烷基长度及取代基团等以及对体系在溶液状态及薄膜状态进行后处理包括改变溶剂、热处理、溶剂蒸气处理等来调控体系的微相分离行为和结晶行为,实现对材料凝聚态结构的调控.在此基础上,以有机场效应晶体管和聚合物太阳能电池器件作为最终体现聚噻吩或聚硒吩类体系凝聚态结构与性能关系的平台,将获得的调控体系凝聚态结构的有效策略用于实现其半导体材料物理性能的提升.     

共轭高分子链构象和溶液聚集结构研究进展

共轭高分子具有优异的光电性质和可加工性,被广泛用于有机光电器件的制备。共轭单元的存在使得此类高分子具有更刚性的主链结构。由于较强的分子间相互作用,共轭高分子容易在溶液中形成组装结构。共轭高分子的链构象、组装体结构、薄膜形貌和光电性能之间的联系研究成为了本领域的研究热点。然而,共轭高分子在可见光区存在较强的吸收效应,用传统的光散射技术对共轭高分子溶液的研究充满挑战。本文总结了近年来对于共轭高分子链刚性的研究,并从分子尺度上讨论了链结构与光学、电学性能间可能存在的关联;进一步阐述了共轭高分子溶液聚集的形成和演化,总结了溶液聚集与成膜过程中影响场效应迁移率的因素。试图在不同尺度上讨论共轭高分子的微观结构与宏观性能之间的关系。     

苯并二噻吩基小分子高效有机太阳能电池研究进展

有机太阳能电池(organic solar cell,OSC)是由有机材料构成活性层的太阳能电池.苯并[1,2-b:4,5-b']二噻吩(benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene,BDT)由于具有较大的刚性平面共轭结构,可以显著提高π电子的离域能力和分子间的π-π相互作用,且易化学修饰,合成方便,成为太阳能电池给体材料研究中的一个"明星分子"单元.目前,已报道的基于BDT共轭单元的有机光伏器件(organic photovoltaic device,OPV)的光电转化效率(power conversion efficiency,PCE)最高已达到9.95%,应用前景巨大.综述了BDT基小分子有机太阳能电池(small molecule organic solar cell,SM-OSC)活性层材料近年来的研究进展,并简要分析了小分子由于主链、侧链、封端基团的差异对器件性能的不同影响.     

调控有机小分子晶体力致发光行为的方法

尽管力致发光(mechanoluminescence, ML)现象的发现至今已有超过400年的历史, 但直到最近几十年才再次走入人们关注的视野. 这种与分子堆积关系密切的固体光学现象已经在光电材料领域内得到了一些应用, 并蕴藏着巨大的开发前景. 近年来, 随着有机功能化合物的蓬勃发展, 对力致发光材料的探索已逐渐从无机与高分子化合物、有机金属配合物、陶瓷等方面转到纯有机小分子晶体. 此外, 随着人们对有机小分子力致发光活性晶体认识的不断深入, 该领域的研究兴趣也从最初的如何获得此类晶体变为如何调控晶体的力致发光行为从而使其呈现出ML性能的差异. 本综述将对一些调控有机小分子晶体力致发光性能的手段, 例如物理方法、手性活化、分子结构改造、主客体掺杂、同质多晶形成等进行总结, 同时也将分子堆积与分子间相互作用对晶体发光性能的影响进行探讨, 并在此基础上对有机小分子力致发光晶体研究领域的未来发展提出建设性的展望.     

烷基链工程对两亲有机半导体热力学性能影响的研究

Due to their special polar structure, amphiphilic molecules are simple to process, low in cost and excellent in material properties. Thus, they can be widely applied in the preparation of functional film materials and bionics related to cell membranes. Therefore, amphiphilic organic semiconductor materials are receiving increasing attention in research and industrial fields. The structure of organic amphiphilic semiconductor molecules usually consists of three functional parts: a hydrophilic group, a hydrophobic group, and a linking group between them. The adjustment of their correlation to achieve the target performance is particularly important and needs experimental discussion regarding synthetic methodologies. In this work, we focused on the engineering of a substituent alkyl-chain, and an amphiphilic functional molecule (benzo[b]benzo[4, 5] thieno[2, 3-d]thiophene, named C_nPA-BTBT, n = 3–11) was proposed and synthesized. This molecule links the hydrophobic semiconductor backbone and hydrophilic polar group through alkyl chains of different lengths. Fundamental properties were investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis) to conform the structure and the band gap properties of the designed organic semiconductor. Thermodynamic features were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and corresponding differential thermal gravity (DTG), which indicate that the functional molecule C_nPA-BTBT (n = 3–11) has a great stability in ambient conditions. Moreover, the results show that the binding ability of the amphiphilic molecule to water molecules was regulated by the odd-even alternating effect of the alkyl chain and the intramolecular coupling with BTBT. Furthermore, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarized optical microscopy (POM) were used to study the material properties in detail. As the length of the alkyl chain increased, the functional molecule C_nPA-BTBT (n = 3–11) gradually changed from "hard" species with no thermodynamic changes to a transition one with a pair of thermodynamic peaks, and eventually to a "soft" one as a typical liquid crystal with clear observation of Maltese-cross spherulites. The cooling and freezing points were further studied, and the values and trends of their enthalpy and corresponding temperature fluctuated and alternated due to the volume effect, odd-even alternating effect, flexibility, and other functions of the alkyl chain. Three molecular models were proposed according to the thermodynamic study results, namely the brick-like model, transition model, and liquid crystal model. This work presents in-depth discussion on material structure and corresponding thermodynamic properties, and it is an experimental basis for the design, synthesis, optimization, and screening of target performance materials.     

有机共轭分子自组装方法

本文综述了有机共轭分子自组装方法的最新研究进展,从有机共轭分子的合成、自组装方法、光电性质及应用等方面进行了阐述,着重阐述了适用于有机共轭分子的各种自组装方法。认为它们的自组装在有机光电材料或器件方面具有广阔的应用前景及潜在的应用价值。     

Relationship Between Molecular Structure,Single crystal Packing and Self-Assembly Behavior: A Case Based on Pyrene Imide Derivatives

Development of new n-type one-dimensional (1D) self-assembly nanostructure and a clear understanding of the relationship between molecular structure and self-assembly behavior are important prerequisites for further designing and optimizing organic optoelectronic nanodevice. In this article, a series of n-type organic semiconductor materials based on pyrene imide were successfully synthesized through [4+2] cycloaddition reactions and their preliminary optical and electrochemical properties were studied. The simulated HOMO-LUMO bandgaps via DFT tallied with the experimental data well. The self-assembly of these materials showed needle or fiber-like morphologies, indicating that different conjugation degree or alkyl group had significant influence on their self-assembly behaviors. Furthermore, the single-crystal packing for these molecules were analyzed and it was found out that the changes of conjugated backbone and functional group would affect certain crystal lattice parameter significantly, such as the intermolecular packing distance and crystal size etc, which would further result in different self-assembly morphology.     

基于非富勒烯受体的溶液加工型全小分子太阳能电池研究进展

有机太阳能电池(OPV),具有质量轻、可成本低制备等优势,是一种具有实际应用潜力的光伏技术。有机太阳能电池活性层可以由共轭聚合物或溶液可加工的小分子材料(给体与受体)共混组成。由于小分子材料具有明确的分子结构,纯度可控及无批次差别影响的特点;并结合近年来非富勒烯小分子受体的快速发展,使得非富勒烯全小分子(NF-SM-OPV)电池研究受到广泛关注。由于大部分A-D-A型非富勒烯受体分子具有各向异性的特点,这使激子解离和电荷传输,很大程度上受分子间堆积方式的影响,导致非富勒烯全小分子电池活性层形貌调控更加复杂。虽然非富勒烯小分子太阳能电池具有非富勒烯受体材料和小分子材料的双重优势,但高效率非富勒烯小分子太阳能电池的制备,仍具有很大挑战。因此,本文总结近年来高性能非富勒烯小分子太阳能电池的相关进展。着重介绍针对非富勒烯受体的给体小分子材料设计工作,并在此基础上近一步讨论非富勒烯小分子太阳能电池面临的挑战与展望。     

Molecular selectivity and immiscibility during the crystallization of mixtures of a set of homologous self-assembling molecules

Utilizing self-assembly to create supramolecular structures is an active area at this time. Hybrid materials created by blending or doping, e.g., organic/inorganic or donor/acceptor complexes are of great interest in the design of novel materials systems. The effect of mixing of any two self-assembling molecules to modify the properties and to understand if the process of blending changes the nature of the self-assembly would be of interest. We discuss here the effect of blending of two (hydrogen bond mediated) self-assembling homologous molecules on the structure and morphology. Materials that are candidate vehicles for phase-change inkjet technology, biscarbamates with alkyl side chains, are chosen for this study. Thermal analysis and IR spectra indicate that, when two biscarbamates differing only in the length of the alkyl chain are blended, the two components are immiscible, although they are chemically similar. There is no intercalation of the alkyl chains and cocrystallization. They are thus an example of a self-sorting system. The extent of hydrogen bonding and the packing of the alkyl chains are not affected. However, each serve as a nucleating agent and reduce the size of the spherulites and crystallinity. The spherulitic growth rate decreases upon blending. Partial melting experiments show that the spherulites of each component do not form independently, but are intermixed, implying that one acts as the nucleating sites for the other. Thus, although these are self-sorting, the components in the mixture affect the morphology of each other upon crystallization. The behavior of this small molecule mixture is compared with those of hydrogen-bonded polymer blends. Studies of this nature on blends of self-assembling molecules are expected to be important in materials design for optimizing properties.     

含长链β-二酮环金属铂配合物的电子光谱和二阶非线性光学性质的 理论研究

在B3LYP/LanL2DZ(6-31＋＋G**)理论水平对标题化合物进行结构优化和电子光谱与二阶非线性光学性质计算. 结果显示, 重金属的配合导致Pt原子与苯环, 吡啶环, β-二酮羰基环构成较大的共轭体系, 使得分子由基态到第一激发态的p→p*和n→p*跃迁伴随MLCT电荷转移, 对应的最大吸收波长在406 nm左右, 属于近紫外区, β-二酮碳链的长度对结构和电子光谱影响很小, 与实验结果一致. 长链β-二酮环金属铂配合物分子具有较好的非线性光学性质.     

Aldol Condensation for the Construction of Organic Functional Materials

Aldol condensation is a cost-effective and sustainable synthetic method, offering the advantages of low complexity, substrate universality, and high efficiency. Over the past decade, it has become popular for creating next-generation organic functional materials, particularly rigid-rod conjugated (semi)conductors. This review focuses on conjugated small molecules, oligomers, and polymeric (semi)conductors synthesized through aldol condensation, with emphasis on their remarkable features in advancing n-type organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs), organic photovoltaics (OPVs), and organic thermoelectrics (OTEs) as well as NIR-II photothermal conversion. Coherence character, optical properties, microstructure, and chain conformation are investigated to understand material-property relationships. Future applications and challenges in this area are also discussed.     

面向有机光电材料的电子激发态结构与过程的计算方法

共轭聚合物与有机分子材料中的电子激发结构与过程决定了材料的光电功能：根据Kasha规则,低能级激发态的排序决定能否发光;最低激发态至基态的辐射跃迁与无辐射跃迁之间的竞争决定了发光效率,后者主要由非绝热耦合（声子作用）决定;电荷激发态载体的传输由电子分布与振动耦合或杂质和无序的散射弛豫过程决定．本文针对有机功能材料的发光性能,介绍两种理论方法的研究进展,即可用于计算共轭聚合物激发态结构的量子化学密度矩阵重整化群方法和计算发光效率的多模耦合无辐射跃迁速率方法．这些方法被应用于有机功能材料的性能预测和分子设计中．     

A theoretical study on the ground and excited state behaviors of TTBC related carbocyanine dyes

The effects of functional groups on the benzimidazole rings, length of the conjugated chain and alkyl groups bonded to the nitrogen atoms on the ground and excited state behaviors of the 1,1′,3,3′-tetraethyl-5,5′,6,6′-tetrachlorobenzimidazolocarbocyanine (TTBC or JC-1) have been analyzed via quantum chemical methods. DFT and TDDFT with B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level of theory were used for the ground and excited state calculations, respectively. It has been found that TTBC has a very rigid geometry; no significant effect of functional groups has been predicted either as donor or acceptor on its optimum structure. However, the length of alkyl groups changes the structure of the molecule. It is possible to increase λ_max of TTBC based carbocyanine dye with NH₂, butyl/propyl and increasing polymethine chain length.