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Naphthyl Derivatives Functionalised with Electron Acceptor Units – Synthesis, Electronic Characterisation and DFT Calculations
Author(s) -
Planells Miquel,
Robertson Neil
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201200715
Subject(s) - acceptor , chemistry , electron acceptor , moiety , homo/lumo , organic solar cell , molecule , photoluminescence , photovoltaics , photochemistry , polymer , materials science , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , photovoltaic system , biology , condensed matter physics , ecology , physics
A series of unsymmetrical dyes containing a naphthyl unit connected to an electron acceptor moiety was designed and synthesised. By modifying the electron acceptor unit, a shift of the LUMO energy level as well as its distribution through the molecule were achieved. These dyes were fully characterised by optical, computational and electrochemical techniques. In addition, crystal structures reveal different packing depending upon the nature of the acceptor. Their potential use as electron acceptor materials for organic photovoltaics (OPVs) was also investigated by photoluminescence studies of blends with the common OPV polymers P3HT and PCDTBT.