具有超低LUMO/HOMO能级的稠环芳烃分子

低LUMO/HOMO(最低未占分子轨道/最高占据分子轨道)能级的有机小分子的种类和数量都很少,其设计与合成具有重要的科学价值和应用价值.传统的设计超低LUMO/HOMO能级有机小分子的策略是在分子中引入多个氰基.本工作设计并合成了含有四个硼氮配位键和两个酰亚胺基团的稠环芳烃分子,不含有氰基.该分子的LUMO能级低至-4.77eV,HOMO能级低至-6.39eV,是已报道的硼氮配位键稠环小分子的最低值,和已报道的氰基类有机小分子具有可比性.该分子呈现曲面构型,共轭骨架呈23.6°的二面角, LUMO和HOMO都均匀地离域在线型并苯骨架上.它在溶液态和薄膜态都展现出明显的近红外吸收,薄膜最大吸收波长为768nm.该分子可以用作p-型掺杂剂,提高p-型高分子的电导率.本工作开拓出不采用氰基实现有机小分子超低LUMO能级的新途径.     

基于不同功能的苯并噻二唑为受体单元和低聚噻吩为给体单元的D-A-D-A-D型有机小分子光伏材料的理论计算研究

设计了四个以四联噻吩为中心给电子单元,联二噻吩为末端给电子单元,不同功能的苯并噻二唑(DOBT,BT,FBT和FFBT)为吸电子单元的有机小分子太阳能电池给体材料,分别称为DOBT-8T,BT-8T,FBT-8T和FFBT-8T.在B3LYP/6-31G(d)基组的水平上利用密度泛函和含时密度泛函理论对四个小分子进行了理论计算.详细分析了吸电子单元苯并噻二唑的结构修饰对小分子给体材料性能的影响.理论计算结果显示,不同功能的苯并噻二唑单元的引入对小分子给体材料的几何结构、禁带宽度、HOMO与LUMO能级、轨道电子密度分配、能量驱动力、开路电压和分子中的原子电荷(NPA)都有重要调节作用.相比于其它分子,以FBT为吸电子单元的FBT-8T,显示了最窄的带隙和较低的HOMO能级值.以FFBT为吸电子单元的FFBT-8T,获得了最低的HOMO能级和较为合适的禁带宽度.利用Scharber模型分别计算了基于小分子/PC61BM为活性层的光伏器件的能量转换效率(PCE),基于FBT-8T/PC61BM和FFBT-8T/PC61BM的光伏器件,将获得的PCE分别高达约4.7%和5.2%.在以上研究的基础上,推测FBT-8T和FFBT-8T是潜在的高性能的有机小分子体异质结光伏给体材料.     

可溶液处理镓萘酞菁酰亚胺类电子受体材料合成与表征北大核心CSCD

设计、合成了5个酰亚胺镓萘酞菁电子受体(Cl-GaNcTI、OH-GaNcTI、R_(3)SiO-GaNcTI、F_(5)PhO-GaNcTI和QLO-GaNcTI),并将其作为受体材料应用于制备体相异质结有机太阳能电池。在波长300~1100 nm范围内,5种受体材料具有较强的近红外吸收,最大消光系数高达6.18×10^(5)L/(mol·cm),较低的最低未占据分子轨道(LUMO)能级(-3.9 eV)和良好的热稳定性(热分解温度T_(d)>320℃),在萘酞菁轴向上引入长链取代基能够有效地减弱分子聚集性,均可用作体相异质结有机太阳能电池的受体材料。     

可溶液处理镓萘酞菁酰亚胺类电子受体材料合成与表征

设计、合成了5个酰亚胺镓萘酞菁电子受体(Cl-GaNcTI、OH-GaNcTI、R₃SiO-GaNcTI、F₅PhO-GaNcTI和QLO-GaNcTI),并将其作为受体材料应用于制备体相异质结有机太阳能电池。在波长300～1100 nm范围内,5种受体材料具有较强的近红外吸收,最大消光系数高达6.18×10⁵ L/(mol·cm),较低的最低未占据分子轨道(LUMO)能级(-3.9 eV)和良好的热稳定性(热分解温度Td>320℃),在萘酞菁轴向上引入长链取代基能够有效地减弱分子聚集性,均可用作体相异质结有机太阳能电池的受体材料。     

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.     

含靛红并苊醌二甲酰亚胺端基的A-D-A型小分子受体材料的合成及其光电性质研究

以靛红/氮杂靛红并苊醌二甲酰亚胺为受体端基,以引达省并噻吩衍生物为电子给体,设计并合成了两个结构新颖的A-D-A型小分子电子传输材料(A1和A2),结合密度泛函理论计算对比研究了吡啶氮原子的引入对A1和A2的分子结构、吸收光谱以及能级结构的影响.理论计算和吸收光谱研究发现:相比A1,吡啶氮的引入不仅可以提高A2的骨架平面性,而且还可以使其分子内电荷转移吸收峰发生27nm的红移.电化学和理论计算研究表明,吡啶氮原子的引入增强了A2的电子亲和力,因而有效地降低了A2的最高已占分子轨道(HOMO)和最低空分子轨道(LUMO)能级.以A1和A2为电子受体材料,以商业购买的PBDB-T为电子给体材料,构造了含PBDB-T:A1或PBDB-T:A2(质量比1∶1)共混薄膜的非富勒烯太阳能电池器件,其最高能量转换效率分别获为5.19%和6.19%.     

基于硼氮杂稠环芳烃的多重共振热活化延迟荧光材料研究进展

近年来,多重共振热活化延迟荧光(multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence, MR-TADF)材料由于其优异的光物理性质和电致发光器件性能而受到广泛关注.这类材料通常以稠环芳烃骨架为基础,通过引入具有相反共振效应的缺电子中心(如硼原子)和富电子中心(如氮原子),诱导最高占据分子轨道(HOMO)和最低未占分子轨道(LUMO)在分子骨架中分别定域在不同原子上,从而获得小的单线态-三线态能级差(ΔEST),实现TADF的性质.与传统的给受体型TADF材料相比, MR-TADF材料具有刚性结构和局域电荷转移特征,有利于获得高色纯度的窄谱带发光和极高的量子效率,使其成为理想的发光材料并广泛应用于有机发光二极管(organiclight-emittingdiode,OLED)中.自2016年首例基于硼氮杂稠环芳烃的MR-TADF材料被报道以来,该领域取得了飞速的发展,但尚缺乏针对材料分子研究进展的系统总结.综述了基于硼氮杂稠环芳烃的MR-TADF分子的设计策略和合成方法,从分子骨架的发展、分子骨架的取代基修饰策略以及新型手性MR...     

基于不同功能的苯并噻二唑为受体单元和低聚噻吩为给体单元的D-A-D-A-D型有机小分子光伏材料的理论计算研究（英文）

设计了四个以四联噻吩为中心给电子单元,联二噻吩为末端给电子单元,不同功能的苯并噻二唑(DOBT,BT,FBT和FFBT)为吸电子单元的有机小分子太阳能电池给体材料,分别称为DOBT-8T, BT-8T, FBT-8T和FFBT-8T.在B3LYP/6-31G(d)基组的水平上利用密度泛函和含时密度泛函理论对四个小分子进行了理论计算.详细分析了吸电子单元苯并噻二唑的结构修饰对小分子给体材料性能的影响.理论计算结果显示,不同功能的苯并噻二唑单元的引入对小分子给体材料的几何结构、禁带宽度、HOMO与LUMO能级、轨道电子密度分配、能量驱动力、开路电压和分子中的原子电荷(NPA)都有重要调节作用.相比于其它分子,以FBT为吸电子单元的FBT-8T,显示了最窄的带隙和较低的HOMO能级值.以FFBT为吸电子单元的FFBT-8T,获得了最低的HOMO能级和较为合适的禁带宽度.利用Scharber模型分别计算了基于小分子/PC61BM为活性层的光伏器件的能量转换效率(PCE),基于FBT-8T/PC_(61)BM和FFBT-8T/PC_(61)BM的光伏器件,将获得的PCE分别高达约4.7%和5.2%.在以上研究的基础上,推测FBT-8T和FFBT-8T是潜在的高性能的有机小分子体异质结光伏给体材料.     

基于含氟异靛蓝的硼氮配位键高分子电子受体

采用含氟异靛蓝单元(fIID)和硼氮配位键桥联噻吩联噻唑单元(BNTT)交替共聚制备了高分子电子受体,聚(N,N'-双(2-庚基十二烷基)-含氟异靛蓝-co-双苯基硼氮配位键桥联噻吩联噻唑)(P-BN-fIID)。采用理论计算、紫外-可见吸收光谱、循环伏安测试以及掠入射X射线衍射等研究了材料的结构与性质的关系,并制备了全高分子太阳能电池器件,研究了其光伏性能。结果表明:与基于异靛蓝单元(IID)的高分子聚(N,N'-双(2-己基辛基)-异靛蓝-co-双苯基硼氮配位键桥联噻吩联噻唑)(P-BN-IID)相比较,含有氟原子的P-BN-fIID的最低未占据分子轨道能级(ELUMO)降低了0.1 eV,吸收光谱红移了25 nm;同时,P-BN-fIID的结晶性明显提高,具有相对紧密的堆积结构和较高的电子迁移率。采用经典的高分子给体聚(2-烷硫基噻吩取代的二维共轭苯并二噻吩-co-噻吩桥联苯并三氮唑)(J61)与P-BN-fIID共混组装的全高分子太阳能电池器件,其能量转化效率(PCE)为2.83%。说明氟原子可以有效调节高分子受体的光电性质和结晶性,高分子受体的结晶行为明显影响全高分子太阳能电池的器件性能。     

含均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺受体单元的共轭高分子的合成及其在有机太阳能电池上的应用

通过Stille反应合成了一系列含有均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺受体单元的共轭聚合物P1～P7.该系列聚合物在常见有机溶剂中溶解性良好,在370～600 nm范围内有较强吸收.通过循环伏安法测量其LUMO能级范围在-3.66～-3.90 eV之间,HOMO能级在-5.25～-6.17 eV之间,在同类分子中接近最低值.通过改变主链中噻吩单元的数量和给电子单元,可以调节分子的能隙,使其电化学能隙在2.45～1.55 eV范围内变化.将含均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺受体单元的P1～P7应用于有机太阳能电池中,作为给体材料与PC61BM共混制成本体异质结聚合物电池,器件开路电压普遍较高.其中基于均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺与二噻吩并噻咯的聚合物P7的器件,在AM 1.5 G,86 mW/cm2光照条件下,开路电压为0.72 V,短路电流为1.22 mA/cm2,能量转换效率为0.27%.     

Innenrücktitelbild: Developing Conjugated Polymers with High Electron Affinity by Replacing a C?C Unit with a B←N Unit (Angew. Chem. 12/2015)

The key parameters of conjugated polymers are lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy levels. Few approaches can simultaneously lower LUMO and HOMO energy levels of conjugated polymers to a large extent (>0.5 eV). Disclosed herein is a novel strategy to decrease both LUMO and HOMO energy levels of conjugated polymers by about 0.6 eV through replacement of a C C unit by a B←N unit. The replacement makes the resulting polymer transform from an electron donor into an electron acceptor, and is proven by fluorescence quenching experiments and the photovoltaic response. This work not only provides an effective approach to tune the LUMO/HOMO energy levels of conjugated polymers, but also uses organic boron chemistry as a new toolbox to develop conjugated polymers with high electron affinity for polymer optoelectronic devices.     

Developing Conjugated Polymers with High Electron Affinity by Replacing a CC Unit with a B←N Unit

The key parameters of conjugated polymers are lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy levels. Few approaches can simultaneously lower LUMO and HOMO energy levels of conjugated polymers to a large extent (>0.5 eV). Disclosed herein is a novel strategy to decrease both LUMO and HOMO energy levels of conjugated polymers by about 0.6 eV through replacement of a C? C unit by a B←N unit. The replacement makes the resulting polymer transform from an electron donor into an electron acceptor, and is proven by fluorescence quenching experiments and the photovoltaic response. This work not only provides an effective approach to tune the LUMO/HOMO energy levels of conjugated polymers, but also uses organic boron chemistry as a new toolbox to develop conjugated polymers with high electron affinity for polymer optoelectronic devices.     

Rylene diimide and dithienocyanovinylene copolymers for polymer solar cells

Two polymers containing(E)-2,3-bis(thiophen-2-yl)acrylonitrile(CNTVT) as a donor unit, perylene diimide(PDI) or naphthalene diimide(NDI) as an acceptor unit, are synthesized by the Stille coupling copolymerization, and used as the electron acceptors in the solution-processed organic solar cells(OSCs). Both polymers exhibit broad absorption in the region of 300–850 nm. The LUMO energy levels of the resulted polymers are ca. –3.93 eV and the HOMO energy levels are –5.97 and –5.83 eV. In the binary blend OSCs with PTB7-Th as a donor, PDI polymer yields the power conversion efficiency(PCE) of up to 1.74%, while NDI polymer yields PCE of up to 3.80%.     

A Non‐Fullerene Acceptor with Chlorinated Thienyl Conjugated Side Chains for High‐Performance Polymer Solar Cells via Toluene Processing

Small molecular acceptors (SMAs) BTC‐2F and BTH‐2F, based on heptacyclic benzodi(cyclopentadithiophene) electron‐donating core (CBT) with chlorinated‐thienyl conjugated and thienyl conjugated side chains, respectively, are designed and synthesized. Compared with non‐chlorine acceptor BTH‐2F, BTC‐2F exhibits slightly blue‐shifted absorption spectra, similar the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) (–3.91 eV), deeper highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level and higher electron mobility than that of BTH‐2F. PM6, a wide bandgap polymer, is selected as the donor material to construct bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells processed with nonhalogenated solvent toluene. The optimized PM6:BTC‐2F‐based device presents a 12.9% power conversion efficiency (PCE), while the PCE of PM6:BTH‐2F‐based device is only 11.3%. The results suggest that it is an effective strategy to optimize the photoelectric properties of SMAs by incorporating chlorine atom into the conjugated side chains.     

Structural Fusion Yields Guest Acceptors that Enable Ternary Organic Solar Cells with 18.77 % Efficiency

The design and selection of a suitable guest acceptor are particularly important for improving the photovoltaic performance of ternary organic solar cells (OSCs). Herein, we designed and successfully synthesized two asymmetric silicon–oxygen bridged guest acceptors, which featured distinct blue-shifted absorption, upshifted lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy levels, and larger dipole moments than symmetric silicon–oxygen-bridged acceptor. Ternary devices with the incorporation of 14.2 wt % these two asymmetric guest acceptors exhibited excellent performance with power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 18.22 % and 18.77 %, respectively. Our success in precise control of material properties via structural fusion of five-membered carbon linkages and six-membered silicon–oxygen connection at the central electron-donating core unit of fused-ring electron acceptors can attract considerable attention and bring new vigor and vitality for developing new materials toward more efficient OSCs.     

Achieving over 16% efficiency for single-junction organic solar cells

To achieve high photovoltaic performance of bulk hetero-junction organic solar cells(OSCs), a range of critical factors including absorption profiles, energy level alignment, charge carrier mobility and miscibility of donor and acceptor materials should be carefully considered. For electron-donating materials, the deep highest occupied molecular orbital(HOMO) energy level that is beneficial for high open-circuit voltage is much appreciated. However, a new issue in charge transfer emerges when matching such a donor with an acceptor that has a shallower HOMO energy level. More to this point, the chemical strategies used to enhance the absorption coefficient of acceptors may lead to increased molecular crystallinity, and thus result in less controllable phase-separation of photoactive layer. Therefore, to realize balanced photovoltaic parameters, the donor-acceptor combinations should simultaneously address the absorption spectra, energy levels, and film morphologies. Here, we selected two non-fullerene acceptors, namely BTPT-4F and BTPTT-4F, to match with a wide-bandgap polymer donor P2F-EHp consisting of an imidefunctionalized benzotriazole moiety, as these materials presented complementary absorption and well-matched energy levels. By delicately optimizing the blend film morphology, we demonstrated an unprecedented power conversion efficiency of over 16% for the device based on P2F-EHp:BTPTT-4F, suggesting the great promise of materials matching toward high-performance OSCs.     

Molecular Acceptors Based on a Triarylborane Core Unit for Organic Solar Cells

Triarylboranes that exhibit p–π* conjugation serve as versatile building blocks to design n-type organic/polymer semiconductors. A series of new molecular acceptors based on triarylborane is reported here. These molecules are designed with a boron atom that bears a bulky 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenyl (Mes*) substituent at the core and strong electron-withdrawing 2-(3-oxo-2,3-dihydroinden-1-ylidene)malononitrile (IC) units as the end-capping groups that are linked to the core by bithiophene bridges. Butyl or butoxy groups are introduced to the bithiophene units to tune the optoelectronic properties. These molecules show nearly planar backbones with highly localized steric hindrance at the core, low LUMO/HOMO energy levels, and broad absorption bands spanning the visible region, which are all very desirable characteristics for use as electron acceptors in organic solar cell (OSC) applications. The attachment of butyl groups to the bithiophene bridges brings about a slightly twisted backbone, which in turn promotes good solubility and homogeneous donor/acceptor blend morphology, whereas the introduction of butoxy groups leads to improved planarity, favorable stacking in the film state, and a greatly reduced band gap. OSC devices based on these molecules exhibit encouraging photovoltaic performances with power conversion efficiencies reaching up to 4.07 %. These results further substantiate the strong potential of triarylboranes as the core unit of small molecule acceptors for OSC applications.     

A-D-A型小分子电子给体光伏材料的端基修饰及其光伏性能

有机太阳能电池(OSCs)活性层中的给体材料主要包括共轭聚合物与有机小分子,由于有机小分子给体具有结构确定、易于提纯、重复性高等独特的优势,近年来受到研究工作者的广泛关注。本工作中,我们采取具有良好共平面性的三联苯并二噻吩(TriBDT-T)为推电子(D)中心共轭单元,分别以罗丹宁(RN)、氰基罗丹宁(RCN)和1,3-茚二酮(IDO)为拉电子(A)共轭端基,设计并合成了三种具有A-D-A型结构的小分子给体材料TriBDT-T-RN、TriBDT-T-RCN和TriBDT-T-IDO。我们对比研究了三种端基对其热分解温度、吸收光谱和分子能级等基本性能的影响,并分别将三种小分子给体与非富勒烯型受体材料IT-4F共混制备器件,详细研究了活性层形貌与光伏性能之间的关系。结果表明,不同的A型端基对小分子给体材料的光学性能、电化学性能、光伏器件中活性层的微观形貌以及能量转换效率(PCE)产生显著影响。基于TriBDTT-RN:IT-4F、TriBDT-T-RCN:IT-4F和TriBDT-T-IDO:IT-4F的光伏器件的能量转换效率分别为9.25%、6.31%和6.18%。     

Non-fullerene acceptor fibrils enable efficient ternary organic solar cells with 16.6% efficiency

Optimizing the components and morphology within the photoactive layer of organic solar cells(OSCs) can significantly enhance their power conversion efficiency(PCE). A new A-D-A type non-fullerene acceptor IDMIC-4F is designed and synthesized in this work, and is employed as the third component to prepare high performance ternary solar cells. IDMIC-4F can form fibrils after solution casting, and the presence of this fibrillar structure in the PBDB-T-2F:BTP-4F host confines the growth of donors and acceptors into fine domains, as well as acting as transport channels to enhance electron mobility. Single junction ternary devices incorporating 10 wt% IDMIC-4F exhibit enhanced light absorption and balanced carrier mobility, and achieve a maximum PCE of 16.6% compared to 15.7% for the binary device, which is a remarkable efficiency for OSCs reported in literature. This non-fullerene acceptor fibril network strategy is a promising method to improve the photovoltaic performance of ternary OSCs.     

Low band gap copolymers based on thiophene and quinoxaline: Their electronic energy levels and photovoltaic application

Low band gap conjugated copolymers containing donor (thiophene)‐acceptor (quinoxaline, Qx ) were synthesized via Stille coupling polymerization. The resulting copolymers were characterized by ¹H NMR, element analysis, GPC, TGA, and DSC. UV‐vis spectra indicated that the increase in the content of quinoxaline units increased the interaction strengthen of the polymer main chains and caused a red‐shift in the optical absorbance. Cyclic voltammetry was used to estimate energy levels of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbit (LUMO) and the highest occupied molecular orbit (HOMO), and the band gap (E_g) of the copolymers. The basic electronic structures of the copolymers were also studied by density‐functional theory (DFT) calculations. Both the experimental and calculation results indicated an increase in the HOMO energy level with increasing the content of quinoxaline units, whereas the corresponding change in the LUMO energy level is much smaller. Polymer photovoltaic cells (PVCs) were fabricated with the structure of ITO/PEDOT:PSS (30 nm)/active layer (80 nm)/Ca (8 nm)/Al(140 nm). The results show that the introduction of a proper amount of electron‐acceptor groups in the polymer main chains induces an extension of the absorption spectra and improves the photovoltaic properties of the copolymers. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 3399–3408, 2009