Synthesis and characterization of new electron acceptor perylene diimide molecules for photovoltaic applications

…, D Kotowski, M Catellani, S Luzzati, A Famulari…

Index: Kozma, Erika; Kotowski, Dariusz; Catellani, Marinella; Luzzati, Silvia; Famulari, Antonino; Bertini, Fabio Dyes and Pigments, 2013 , vol. 99, # 2 p. 329 - 338

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Abstract

Abstract Two new perylene diimide molecules, 1, 7-bis (1-naphtyl)-N, N′-bis-(10- nonadecyl)-perylene-3, 4, 9, 10-bis (dicarboximide) PDI-2 and 1, 7-bis (5-acenaphtenyl)-N, N′-bis-(10-nonadecyl)-perylene-3, 4, 9, 10-bis (dicarboximide) PDI-3 have been synthesized and used as acceptor components in P3HT/PDI bulk heterojunction solar cells. The introduction of fused aromatic rings into the bay positions of the perylene core creates ...