Synthesis of an octathienyl-fused phthalocyanine as a donor material for organic solar cells

Xiaoyang Yan; Haijun Fan; Hongfei Gu; Junliang Zhang; Xuebin Huang; Rubo Zhang; Xiaowei Zhan

doi:10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.11.006

Synthesis of an octathienyl-fused phthalocyanine as a donor material for organic solar cells

Xiaoyang Yan, Haijun Fan, Hongfei Gu, Junliang Zhang, Xuebin Huang^*, Rubo Zhang, Xiaowei Zhan

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We report the synthesis and properties of a phthalocyanine derivative with eight fused thienyl rings and eight triisopropylsilylethynyl substituents. The fused thienyl rings were designed to enhance intermolecular interactions among the phthalocyanine molecules in the solid state whereas the triisopropylsilylethynyl substituents were aimed to improve solubility. Compared to the simple octa(2-thienyl) substituted phthalocyanine, a remarkable decrease of solubility and a 67 nm red shift in UV-visible absorption maximum were observed. The fused thienyl compound was used as a donor material in bulk heterojunction solar cells. The power conversion efficiency of 0.60% was achieved under simulated solar illumination.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	124-128
Number of pages	5
Journal	Dyes and Pigments
Volume	114
Issue number	C
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.11.006
Publication status	Published - Mar 2015

Keywords

Bulk heterojunction solar cells
Donor materials
Fused thienyl rings
Photovoltaic
Phthalocyanine
Synthesis

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