A DFT based insights for molecular designing of pyridine dipyrrolide core with benzodithiophene-based acceptors for organic solar cells.

ABSTRACT: This study introduces a new series of organic compounds (PPH1-PPH8) derived from a pyridine dipyrrolide (PDP) core, aimed at enhancing the efficacy of organic solar cells. Their light absorption and charge transport capabilities were improved by altering the terminal groups of a reference molecule (PPHR) with strong electron-withdrawing units. The density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) calculations were employed at the M06/6-311G(d, p) level to examine the electronic and photovoltaic features of the designed chromophores. The findings indicated a notable redshift in the absorption spectra, broadening the absorption range from 562.874 to 617.913 nm accompanied by a substantial decrease in the energy gap from 2.677 to 2.468 eV in PPH1-PPH8. These results indicated en

SUBMITTER: Khan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12267736 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature