有机染料D-SS和D-ST用于染料敏化太阳能电池光敏剂的比较

为了揭示D-SS和D-ST分子敏化的染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSCs)的物理机制,采用密度泛函理论(DFT)、含时密度泛函理论(TDDFT)和自然键轨道(NBO)分析,模拟计算染料D-SS和D-ST分子的结构、紫外-可见吸收光谱和能级结构.D-SS的紫外-可见吸收光谱相比于D-ST的有明显的红移,而且D-SS分子的摩尔吸光系数也高于D-ST分子的.D-SS分子本应该比D-ST分子拥有更高的俘获太阳辐射光子的能力,但由于D-SS分子的最高占据分子轨道(HOMO)能级位置比氧化还原电解质(|-/|-3)的氧化还原能级高,处于光激发态的D-SS分子向TiO2电极注入电子而被氧化后,不能顺利地从电解质中得到电子而还原,使得D-SS分子俘获光子的能力不能充分发挥,从而严重地降低了由其敏化的DSSCs的光电性能和光电能量转换效率.揭示了D-SS敏化的DSSCs的光电性能,特别是光电能量转换效率比D-ST敏化的DSSCs的低的原因.染料敏化剂分子的HOMO能级的位置对于DSSCs来说也是很重要的,用于DSSCs的有机敏化剂分子的HOMO能级的位置必须低于氧化还原电解质的氧化还原能级.     

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。     

呋喃稠环类共轭有机分子和聚合物研究进展

目前,噻吩稠环衍生物及相关共轭聚合物作为有机半导体材料已经得到了较多的研究和应用.呋喃作为一种与噻吩杂原子同主族的五元环体系,与噻吩具有类似的化学结构和电子性质,但其具有芳香性更小、载流子迁移率高、荧光量子效率高和溶解性好的特点,得到了越来越多的研究和关注.本综述介绍了呋喃稠环共轭有机分子与呋喃稠环共轭聚合物的合成方法、性质及应用.     

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.     

乙烯基噻吩共轭螺噁嗪化合物的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法, 在B3LYP/6-31G^* 水平上对乙烯基噻吩共轭螺噁嗪化合物 SO-SO3 的几何构型、电子结构、前线分子轨道等进行了理论研究, 计算结果表明: SO-SO3的开环过程会使得开环体的左右两个部分键长均等化, 导致共轭体系变大, 能隙明显减小; 乙烯基噻吩基团共轭接入螺噁嗪母体后, 导致体系的共轭作用变大, 在激发态下电子流动增强, 形成由乙烯基噻吩向萘并噁嗪的有效电荷转移与能量转移; 结合前线分子轨道成分分析乙烯基噻吩单元在最高占据分子轨道(HOMO)和最低未占据分子轨道(LUMO)中的轨道贡献率明显增加. 含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)计算的电子吸收光谱结果显示: 当接入的乙烯基噻吩单元达到2-3个时, 影响SO2和SO3开环的最低能量激发态变为第一激发单重态S₁, 并且均源自电子从HOMO至LUMO的跃迁且为π-π^*跃迁; 其最大吸收波长λ_max 达到466-540 nm, 且红移十分明显, 其对应开环体O-SO2与O-SO3的λ_max 达到605和647 nm.     

基于3,4-二氰基噻吩的宽带隙共轭聚合物的设计合成与光伏应用

利用3,4-二氰基噻吩(DCT)为电子受体单元,苯并双噻吩(BDT)为电子给体单元,并结合不同侧链取代的噻吩为π桥,设计合成了一系列新型宽带隙共轭聚合物:PB3TCN-C32、PB3TCN-C36、PB3TCN-C36-R以及PB3TCN-C40.这些聚合物具有较宽的光学带隙( 1.8 eV)、较深的最高占有分子轨道(HOMO)能级.与非富勒烯受体(IT-4F)结合制备了有机太阳电池器件,其中聚合物PB3TCN-C40实现了高达11.2%的能量转换效率(PCE),其开路电压(V_(oc))为0.92 V,短路电流密度(J_(sc))为18.9 mA cm~(-2),填充因子(FF)为0.64,是目前文献报道基于氰基噻吩类聚合物材料的最好结果.同时,该体系具有低至0.6 eV的能量损失.这些结果表明DCT是一种极具潜力的实现宽带隙、深HOMO能级共轭聚合物的构筑单元,有望实现更高能量转换效率的有机太阳电池.     

二氢吲哚类染料用于染料敏化太阳能电池光敏剂的比较

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)和含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)对四种二氢吲哚染料进行研究, 从中筛选出相对优秀的染料敏化太阳能电池光敏剂. 对前线分子轨道的计算表明, 二氢吲哚染料的前线分子轨道结构非常有利于染料激发态向TiO2电极的电子注入. 对真空中的紫外和可见光吸收光谱的计算表明, 二氢吲哚染料的吸收光谱与太阳辐射光谱匹配较好. 对染料分子的能级计算表明, 二氢吲哚染料的能级结构比较适合于I-/I-3作电解液的TiO2纳米晶太阳能电池的光敏剂. 二氢吲哚染料最低未占据分子轨道(LUMO) 能级均比TiO2晶体导带边能级高, 能够保证激发态染料分子高效地向TiO2电极转移电子. 二氢吲哚染料最高占据分子轨道(HOMO)的能级比I-/I-3能级低, 保证了失去电子的染料分子能够顺利地从电解液中得到电子. 与实验数据比较, 得出在提高染料敏化太阳能电池转换效率方面, 对染料的关键要求是LUMO能级的位置. 染料分子的稳定性是染料敏化太阳能电池使用寿命的关键因素. 通过对化学键键长的比较表明, 二氢吲哚染料的分子稳定性基本相同. 对计算结果的分析表明, 二氢吲哚染料1(ID1)的LUMO能级最高, 分子稳定性最好, 在酒精溶液中的吸收光谱与太阳辐射光谱匹配很好, 在同类染料中是较好的染料敏化太阳能电池光敏剂.     

基于引达省并二噻吩吡喃的稠环受体材料的设计合成及其在有机太阳能电池中的应用研究

设计合成了一个基于引达省并二噻吩吡喃的稠环有机受体材料.吡喃环的引入提高了分子中间核的给电子能力,使分子的最高占有轨道能级(HOMO)显著提升,进而使分子的吸收光谱红移.通过理论计算,证实了分子的设计思路的可行性.紫外吸收光谱分析发现,该受体材料具有较窄的带隙(1.30 eV),其最大吸收峰在843 nm,吸收截止到956 nm,有利于活性层材料对太阳光的充分吸收利用.将该受体材料与聚合物给体材料PM6共混制备有机太阳能电池器件,获得了0.86 V的开路电压(opencircuit voltage,V_(oc))、20.61 mA cm~(-2)的短路电流密度(short-circuit current density,J_(sc))和10.85%的能量转化效率(power conversion efficiency,PCE).     

芘-环八四噻吩衍生物的合成与发光现象研究

环八四噻吩(COTh)是一类新发现的具有聚集诱导发光(AIE)特性的"马鞍型"分子.将发光基团芘引入到COTh分子骨架,设计合成了三种芘-环八四噻吩化合物,即单芘基环八四噻吩(Py-COTh)、四芘基环八四噻吩(4Py-COTh)以及四(三(三甲硅基)环八四噻吩基)芘(12TMS-4COTh-Py).考察了它们的吸收光谱、溶液态与冻结态(77K)下的荧光光谱以及聚集诱导发光(AIE)行为.研究发现COTh分子骨架上芘基数量的增加对分子的共轭效应影响较小,但其单分子与聚集态的发光行为显著增强且发光峰位红移;而芘基骨架上COTh基团数量的增加,增加了分子的共轭效应,造成了吸收光谱与荧光发射光谱峰位的大范围红移.这些光物理现象与分子结构存在着显著的构效关系.     

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.     

用于染料敏化太阳能电池的D5同类物分子设计(英文)

使用密度泛函理论(DFT)和含时密度泛函理论(TDDFT)以及自然键轨道(NBO)分析,设计比有机染料D5更优秀的用于染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSC)的D5同类物分子.在D5骨架的给电子基团上对称地引入给电子基(—OH,—NH2,—OCH3),既可以使分子的最低未占据分子轨道(LUMO)能级提高,又可以使吸收光谱红移,从而既提高染料分子捕获太阳辐射光子的能力,又提高由染料分子的激发态向TiO2电极注入电子的驱动力.在D5分子的骨架上,对称地引入受电子基(—CF3,—F,—CN),可以使染料分子的吸收光谱强烈地红移,从而更有效地利用太阳能.由LUMO能级的提高和吸收光谱的红移来考虑,所设计的D516,D536,D537分子是比D5优秀的同类物分子,其中D516是最好的.单从吸收光谱红移来考虑,所设计的D565,D567,D568分子是比D5优秀的同类物分子,其中D565的吸收光谱有望与太阳辐射光谱更好地匹配.挑选出来的这6种D5同类物分子都是D-π-A(电子给体-共轭π桥-电子受体)结构.这几种分子的光激发引起的最高占据分子轨道(HOMOs)到LUMOs的跃迁是π-π*跃迁,是分子内电荷转移,吸收光谱是电子吸收光谱,位于近紫外-可见光区.D516和D565有望成为比D5更优秀的用于DSSC的非金属有机染料分子.     

Conjugate spacer effect on molecular structures and absorption spectra of triphenylamine dyes for sensitized solar cells: density functional theory calculations

The molecular structures and absorption spectra of triphenylamine dyes containing variable thiophene units as the spacers (TPA1-TPA3) were investigated by density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT. The calculated results indicate that the strong conjugation is formed in the dyes and the length of conjugate bridge increases gradually with the increased thiophene spacers. The interfacial charge transfer between the TiO2 electrode and TPA1-TPA3 are electron injection processes from the excited dyes to the semiconductor conduction band. The simulated absorption bands are assigned to π→π* transitions, which exhibit appreciable red-shift with respect to the experimental bands due to the lack of direct solute-solvent interaction and the inherent approximations in TD-DFT. The effect of thiophene spacers on the molecular structures, absorption spectra and photovoltaic performance were comparatively discussed and points out that the choice of appropriate conjugate bridge is very important for the design of new dyes with improved performance.     

Electron rectification through donor-acceptor-heterocyclics connected to cumulenic bridge: a computational study

Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations and Frontier Molecular Orbital (FMO) analysis have been carried out at B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level of theory on some Donor-Bridge-Acceptor (D-B-A) molecules for their electrical rectification behavior. The donor-acceptor-heterocyclics (D/A-heterocyclics) (namely thiophene, furan and pyrrole rings) are attached as donor and acceptors to the two ends of cumulenic bridge. FMO analysis indicates that the molecules having even number of double bonds in the bridge, possess a complete localization of the MOs i.e., the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) are localized on the donor and the acceptor side of the molecules respectively, and LUMO+1 is localized on the donor side, where as in case of odd number of double bonds in the bridge, both the HOMO and LUMOs are delocalized all over the molecule. The Potential Drop (PD) in the former case decreases as the number of double bonds increases in the bridge and due to the presence of the mutually orthogonal and noninteracting π-clouds, they can act as molecular rectifiers. For the molecules with the odd number of double bonds due to the low-lying LUMO delocalized all over the molecule, may find application as molecular wires in molecular electronics circuits.      

磷光配合物(L)Re(CO)3Cl(L=α,α-diamine)的电化学性质和电子能级

通过循环伏安法对磷光发光材料(L)Re(CO)3Cl(L=α,α-diamine)系列配合物的电化学性质进行了研究.结合电子吸收、荧光光谱和量子化学计算确定了其能级结构,考察了二胺配体的取代基修饰对能级结构影响的规律.(L)Re(CO)3Cl系列配合物表现为单一的氧化(正电位方向)和多步还原(负电位方向)过程,分别反映了Re—Cl的杂化轨道组成的HOMO能级和二胺配体的π*轨道组成的LUMO能级的结构.与光谱数据比较发现,(L)Re(CO)3Cl配合物电化学数据主要反映的是三重态电子能级结构.     

Novel carboxylated oligothiophenes as sensitizers in photoelectric conversion systems

Novel carboxylated oligothiophenes with different thiophene units were designed and synthesized as photosensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) for efficient opto-electric materials. The introduction of -COOH into thiophene molecules can lead to a red shift of UV-visible absorption, increase light-harvesting efficiency, and enhance photoinduced charge transport by forming efficient covalent bonds to the substrate surface. A red shift of the absorption spectrum of oligothiophene is also achieved by the increase in the number of thiophene units. The DSSCs based on the oligomers have excellent photovoltaic performances. Under 100 mW cm(-2) irradiation a short-circuit current of 10.57 mA cm(-2) and an overall energy conversion efficiency of 3.36 % is achieved when pentathiophene dicarboxylated acid was used as a sensitizer. The incident photo-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) has a maximum as high as 80 %. In addition, photovoltage and photocurrent transients show that slow charge recombination in DSSCs is important for efficient charge separation and excellent photoelectric conversion properties of the oligomers. These initial and promising results suggest that carboxylated oligothiophenes are efficient photosensitizers.     

Donor-pi-acceptor conjugated copolymers for photovoltaic applications: tuning the open-circuit voltage by adjusting the donor/acceptor ratio

A class of new conjugated copolymers containing a donor (thiophene)-acceptor (2-pyran-4-ylidene-malononitrile) was synthesized via Stille coupling polymerization. The resulting copolymers were characterized by 1H NMR, elemental analysis, GPC, TGA, and DSC. UV-vis spectra indicated that the increase in the content of the thiophene units increased the interaction between the polymer main chains to cause a red-shift in the optical absorbance. Cyclic voltammetry was used to estimate the energy levels of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) and the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the band gap (Eg) of the copolymers. The basic electronic structures of the copolymers were also studied by DFT calculations with the GGA/B3LYP function. Both the experimental and the calculated results indicated an increase in the HOMO energy level with increasing the content of thiophene units, whereas the corresponding change in the LUMO energy level was much smaller. Polymer photovoltaic cells of a bulk heterojunction were fabricated with the structure of ITO/PEDOT/PSS (30 nm)/copolymer-PCBM blend (70 nm)/Ca (8 nm)/Al (140 nm). It was found that the open-circuit voltage (Voc) increased (up to 0.93 V) with a decrease in the content of thiophene units. Although the observed power convention efficiency is still relatively low (up to 0.9%), the corresponding low fill factor (0.29) indicates considerable room for further improvement in the device performance. These results provided a novel concept for developing high Voc photovoltaic cells based on donor-pi-acceptor conjugated copolymers by adjusting the donor/acceptor ratio.     

Low‐Symmetry Ω‐Shaped Zinc Phthalocyanine Sensitizers with Panchromatic Light‐Harvesting Properties for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

Two low‐symmetry phthalocyanines (Pcs) substituted with thiophene units at the non‐peripheral (α) and peripheral (β) positions were synthesized and their optical, electronic‐structure, and electrochemical properties were investigated. The substitution of thiophene units at the α positions of the phthalocyanine skeleton resulted in a red shift of the Q band and significantly modified the molecular‐orbital electronic distributions just below the HOMO and just above the LUMO, with distortion of the typical Gouterman four‐orbital arrangement of MOs. Two amphiphilic Ω‐shaped ZnPcs ( αPcS1 and αPcS2 ) bearing a π‐conjugated side chain with an adsorption site at an α position of the Pc macrocycle were synthesized as sensitizers for dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The absorption spectra of αPcS1 and αPcS2 showed red shifted Q bands and a broad band from 350 to 550 nm assignable to the intramolecular charge‐transfer transition from the ZnPc core to the side chains. Time‐dependent DFT calculations provided a clear interpretation of the effect of the thiophene conjugation on the typical phthalocyanine core π MOs. Compound αPcS1 was used as a light‐harvesting dye on a TiO₂ electrode for a DSSC, which showed a panchromatic response in the range 400–800 nm with a power conversion efficiency of 5.5 % under one‐sun conditions.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Diketopyrrolopyrrole‐based D‐π‐A‐π‐D Small Molecules for Organic Solar Cell Applications

Four new small molecules – CTDP , BCTDP , CFDP , and BCFDP having D‐π‐A‐π‐D molecular architecture, possessing carbazole and benzocarbazole as electron donors, diketopyrrolopyrrole core as acceptor and thiophene/furan acting as spacer/bridge between donor (carbazole and benzocarbazole) and acceptor (diketopyrrolopyrrole) units are synthesized. All the four compounds exhibited absorption in the range of 300 to 700 nm, and, in particular, more intense absorption found in the 500 to 660 nm region. The estimated band gaps are found to be 1.92 eV for CTDP, 1.92 eV for BCTDP, 1.94 eV for CFDP, and 1.92 eV for BCFDP from their intersection point of absorption and emission spectra. The electrochemical studies revealed that the highest occupied molecular orbital/lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy levels of all the four compounds, CTDP (−5.03/−3.65 eV), BCTDP (−5.03/−3.65 eV), CFDP (−4.94/−3.65 eV), and BCFDP (−4.90/−3.62 eV) are well matched with PCBM and expected to be act as donor materials in small molecule bulk hetero junction organic solar cells. All the compounds are thermally stable up to 382–416°C.