Synergistic end-capped engineering on non-fused thiophene ring-based acceptors to enhance the photovoltaic properties of organic solar cells
Ehsan Ullah Rashid, Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Imran Khan, Yaser A. El‐Badry, Khurshid Ayub, Rasheed Ahmad Khera
Abstract
The computational analysis revealed the bathochromic shift of the UV-visible absorption, reduced band gap have and increased LHE of all developed molecules as compared to the reference molecule. V OC was calculated by making their complex of molecules with PTB7-Th donor.
Topics & Concepts
ThiophenePhotovoltaic systemOrganic solar cellRing (chemistry)Materials scienceChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryElectrical engineeringEngineeringOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsConducting polymers and applicationsMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures