Synthesis and photovoltaic performances in solution-processed BHJs of oligothiophene-substituted organocobalt complexes [(η4-C4(nT)4)Co(η5-C5H5)] | Zendy

G. Bertrand | Zendy; Ludovic Tortech | Zendy; Vincent Gandon | Zendy; Corinne Aubert | Zendy; Denis Fichou | Zendy

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Synthesis and photovoltaic performances in solution-processed BHJs of oligothiophene-substituted organocobalt complexes [(η⁴-C₄(nT)₄)Co(η⁵-C₅H₅)]

Author(s) -

G. Bertrand,

Ludovic Tortech,

Vincent Gandon,

Corinne Aubert,

Denis Fichou

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

chemical communications

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.837

H-Index - 333

eISSN - 1364-548X

pISSN - 1359-7345

DOI - 10.1039/c4cc03530e

Subject(s) - thiophene , energy conversion efficiency , photovoltaic system , materials science , chemistry , stereochemistry , crystallography , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , ecology , biology

We describe an efficient synthetic route toward novel organocobalt complexes [(η(4)-C4(nT)4)Co(η(5)-C5H5)] with n = 1, 2, 3 thiophene rings. Solution-processed bulk heterojunctions solar cells based on CpCoCb(3T)4:PCBM blends achieve power conversion efficiencies of up to 2.1%.

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