Synthesis, characterization and photovoltaic application of N,N′-bisfluorenyl substituted perylene bisimide

Yong Lu; Hui Chen; Fen Qiao; Xiao Hu; Siu Choon Ng

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2010.06.009

Synthesis, characterization and photovoltaic application of N,N′-bisfluorenyl substituted perylene bisimide

Yong Lu, Hui Chen, Fen Qiao, Xiao Hu, Siu Choon Ng^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A novel perylene bisimide derivative, N, N′-Bis(9, 9, 9′, 9′-tetraoctyl-bisfluoren-2-yl)-3, 4:9, 10-perylene bisimide (BFPBF), has been successfully synthesized via a condensation reaction. The new compound having a donoracceptordonor (DAD) structure is soluble in common organic solvents such as chloroform and toluene and thus can be easily processed by wet techniques such as spin-coating. BFPBF is thermally stable with a decomposition temperature (T_d) above 430 °C and exhibits a glass transition temperature (T_g) of 160 °C under nitrogen atmosphere. Electrochemical investigation indicates that BFPBF has a LUMO level of -4.07 eV which is similar to that of [6,6]-phenyl C₆₁ butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM). Bulk heterojunction photovoltaic device was fabricated using a blend of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and BFPBF (1:1, w-w) as an active layer and power conversion efficiency of the device was 0.13% under simulated solar light AM 1.5 G (100 mW/cm²).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2036-2041
Number of pages	6
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	94
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2010.06.009
Publication status	Published - Dec 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Keywords

Bulk heterojunction photovoltaic device
Donoracceptor
Fluorene
Open-circuit voltage
Perylene bisimide

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