%0 Journal Article %1 AENM:AENM201601674 %A Zimmermann, Iwan %A Urieta-Mora, Javier %A Gratia, Paul %A Aragó, Juan %A Grancini, Giulia %A Molina-Ontoria, Agustín %A Ortí, Enrique %A Martín, Nazario %A Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja %D 2016 %J Advanced Energy Materials %K HTL materials perovskite %P n/a--n/a %R 10.1002/aenm.201601674 %T High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells Using Molecularly Engineered, Thiophene-Rich, Hole-Transporting Materials: Influence of Alkyl Chain Length on Power Conversion Efficiency %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201601674 %X The synthesis and characterization of a series of novel small-molecule hole-transporting materials (HTMs) based on an anthra1,2-b:4,3-b′:5,6-b′′:8,7-b′′′tetrathiophene (ATT) core are reported. The new compounds follow an easy synthetic route and have no need of expensive purification steps. The novel HTMs are tested in perovskite solar cells and power conversion efficiencies (PCE) of up to 18.1% under 1 sun irradiation are measured. This value is comparable with the 17.8% efficiency obtained using 2,2′,7,7′-tetrakis(N,N-di-p-methoxyphenylamine)-9,9′-spirobifluorene as a reference compound. Similarly, a significant quenching of the photoluminescence in the first nanosecond is observed, indicative of effective hole transfer. Additionally, the influence of introducing aliphatic alkyl chains acting as solubilizers on the device performance of the ATT molecules is investigated. Replacing the methoxy groups on the triarylamine sites by butoxy-, hexoxy-, or decoxy-substituents greatly improves the solubility of the compounds without changing the energy levels, yet at the same time significantly decreasing the conductivity as well as the PCE, 17.3% for ATT-OBu, 15.7% for ATT-OHex, and 9.7% for ATT-ODec.

@article{AENM:AENM201601674, abstract = {The synthesis and characterization of a series of novel small-molecule hole-transporting materials (HTMs) based on an anthra[1,2-b:4,3-b′:5,6-b′′:8,7-b′′′]tetrathiophene (ATT) core are reported. The new compounds follow an easy synthetic route and have no need of expensive purification steps. The novel HTMs are tested in perovskite solar cells and power conversion efficiencies (PCE) of up to 18.1% under 1 sun irradiation are measured. This value is comparable with the 17.8% efficiency obtained using 2,2′,7,7′-tetrakis(N,N-di-p-methoxyphenylamine)-9,9′-spirobifluorene as a reference compound. Similarly, a significant quenching of the photoluminescence in the first nanosecond is observed, indicative of effective hole transfer. Additionally, the influence of introducing aliphatic alkyl chains acting as solubilizers on the device performance of the ATT molecules is investigated. Replacing the methoxy groups on the triarylamine sites by butoxy-, hexoxy-, or decoxy-substituents greatly improves the solubility of the compounds without changing the energy levels, yet at the same time significantly decreasing the conductivity as well as the PCE, 17.3% for ATT-OBu, 15.7% for ATT-OHex, and 9.7% for ATT-ODec.}, added-at = {2016-11-24T11:22:29.000+0100}, author = {Zimmermann, Iwan and Urieta-Mora, Javier and Gratia, Paul and Aragó, Juan and Grancini, Giulia and Molina-Ontoria, Agustín and Ortí, Enrique and Martín, Nazario and Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e99ec728270f6c8e5947d98720b26833/bretschneider_m}, description = {High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells Using Molecularly Engineered, Thiophene-Rich, Hole-Transporting Materials: Influence of Alkyl Chain Length on Power Conversion Efficiency - Zimmermann - 2016 - Advanced Energy Materials - Wiley Online Library}, doi = {10.1002/aenm.201601674}, interhash = {d5dcf7806c2055be257957a3a8295a79}, intrahash = {e99ec728270f6c8e5947d98720b26833}, issn = {1614-6840}, journal = {Advanced Energy Materials}, keywords = {HTL materials perovskite}, pages = {n/a--n/a}, timestamp = {2016-11-24T11:22:29.000+0100}, title = {High-Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells Using Molecularly Engineered, Thiophene-Rich, Hole-Transporting Materials: Influence of Alkyl Chain Length on Power Conversion Efficiency}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201601674}, year = 2016 }