EH-IDTBR (CAS number 2102510-60-9) is a small molecule with an indacenothiophene core capped with two benzothiadiazole-linked rhodanine groups. Same as o-IDTBR, EH-IDTBR also possesses an acceptor-acceptor–donor–acceptor-acceptor (A-A'–D–A'-A) structure and is widely used as a non-fullerene acceptor in organic/polymer solar cells. EH-IDTBR has a HOMO energy level at −5.6 eV and a LUMO at −3.9 eV, resulting in bandgap of 1.7 eV. EH-IDTBR is typically blended with the active material to create a bulk heterojunction as the active layer in solar cells. In a solar cell device of ITO/ZnO/EH-IDTBR/PffBT4T-2OD/MoO3/Ag, EH-IDTBR has demonstrated improved stability with negligible 'burn-in' efficiency loss compared to PffBT4T-2OD:PC71BM devices (PCE losses after 60 h of 0 ± 4% and −26± 8%, respectively).
With addition of EH-IDTBR (18%) as the third component to the active layer of PCE10:F8IC, the PCE is increased from 7.2% to 12.3%. This increase can be attributed to the reduced energetic disorder in hole and electron transport facilitated by EH-IDTBR.
Device structure: ITO/ZnO/EH-IDTBR-PffBT4T-2OD/MoO3/Ag [3]
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Thickness (nm)
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VOC (V)
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JSC (mA cm-2)
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FF (%)
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PCE (%)
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70nm (PffBT4T-2OD:EH-IDTBR 1:1.4)
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1.08
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14.6
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60.0
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9.5
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Device structure: ITO/PEDOT:PSS AI 4083/EH-IDTBR-PCE10-F8IC/DPO/Ag [5]
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Thickness (nm)
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VOC (V)
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JSC (mA cm-2)
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FF (%)
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PCE (%)
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160-170nm(EH-IDTBR:F8IC:PCE10 1:1.4:0.3)
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0.66
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24.6
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71.4
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12.3
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General Information
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CAS Number
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2102510-60-9
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Chemical Formula
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C72H88N6O2S8
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Purity
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98%
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Full Name
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(5Z)-3-Ethyl-2-sulfanylidene-5- [[4-[9,9,18,18-tetrakis(2-ethylhexyl)-15-[7-[(Z)-(3-ethyl-4-oxo-2-sulfanylidene-1,3-thiazolidin-5-ylidene)methyl]-2,1,3-benzothiadiazol-4-yl]-5,14-dithiapentacyclo[10.6.0.03,10.04,8.013,17]octadeca-1(12),2,4(8),6,10,13(17),15-heptaen-6-yl]-2,1,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl]methylidene]-1,3-thiazolidin-4-one
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Molecular Weight
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1326.03 g/mol
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Absorption
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λmax 642 nm (CH2Cl2) [2]
λmax 675 nm (film) [2]
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Emission
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λmax 738 nm (CH2Cl2) [2]
λmax 766 nm (film) [2]
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HOMO/LUMO
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HOMO = −5.6 eV
LUMO = −3.9 eV [1]
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Melting Point
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211 – 216 °C
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Solubility
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Chloroform, chlorobenzene
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Appearance
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Black powder
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Synonyms
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N/A
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Classification / Family
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NFAs, Non-fullerene acceptors, organic semiconducting materials, low band-gap small molecule, small molecular acceptor, organic photovoltaics, polymer solar cells, NF-PSCs, NLOs
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Chemical Structure
EH-IDTBR chemical structure, CAS 2102510-60-9