Abstract
The development of small-molecule donor materials for highly efficient non-fullerene (NF) organic solar cells (OSC) remains an urgent research task. In this work, the synthesis of donor-acceptor molecules containing either five (5T) or seven (7T) thiophene units end-capped with methyl dicyanovinyl (DCV) or ethyl cyanoacetate (CNA) electron-withdrawing groups was reported. Their thermal stability, phase behaviour, optical and electrochemical properties as well as photovoltaic performance in blends with IDIC or Y6 as acceptor materials were comprehensively investigated and compared. All of the obtained donor molecules are characterized by high thermal stability, efficient sunlight absorption and excellent solubility in combination with a good crystallinity. The results obtained allowed us to reveal the impact of the oligothiophene conjugation length and type of electron-withdrawing group on the properties and performance of the D-A oligothiophenes in NF OSC. The results clearly demonstrate that the devices based on donor molecules with 7T or CNA fragments significantly outperform those based on 5T or DCV groups.
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