Unsymmetrical Donor-Acceptor-Acceptor-π-Donor Type Benzothiadiazole-Based Small Molecule for a Solution Processed Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cell.

A D1-A-A'-π-D2 type (D = donor; A = acceptor) unsymmetrical small molecule denoted as BTD3 containing different end group donor moieties has been designed and synthesized for use as a donor in the solution processable bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cell. The BTD3 exhibits a low HOMO-LUMO gap of 1.68 eV and deeper HOMO energy level (-5.

Efficient bulk heterojunction solar cells based on solution processed small molecules based on the same benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b']thiophene unit as core donor and different terminal units.

We report the synthesis, characterization, and optical and electrochemical of properties of two novel molecules DRT3-BDT (1) and DTT3-BDT (2), comprising the same BDT central core (donor) and different end capped acceptor units, i.e. rhodanine with ethyl hexyl and thiazolidione with ethylhexyl, respectively, linked via an alkyl-substituted terthiophene (3 T) π-conjugation bridge.