{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["He Q"],"funding":["U.S. Department of Energy","King Abdullah University of Science and Technology","EPSRC","Office of Naval Research","Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council"],"pagination":["e2414042"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11923974"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12(11)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Most current highly efficient organic solar cells utilize small molecules like Y6 and its derivatives as electron acceptors in the photoactive layer. In this work, a small molecule acceptor, SC8-IT4F, is developed through outer side chain engineering on the terminal thiophene of a conjugated 6,12-dihydro-dithienoindeno[2,3-d:2',3'-d']-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b']dithiophene (IDTT) central core. Compared to the reference molecule C8-IT4F, which lacks outer side chains, SC8-IT4F displays notable differences in molecule geometry (as shown by simulations), thermal behavior, single-crystal packing, and film morphology. Blend films of SC8-IT4F and the polymer donor PM6 exhibit larger carrier mobilities, longer carrier lifetimes, and reduced recombination compared to C8-IT4F, resulting in improved de"],"journal":["Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)"],"pubmed_title":["Significant Efficiency Enhancements in Non-Y Series Acceptors by the Addition of Outer Side Chains."],"pmcid":["PMC11923974"],"funding_grant_id":["DE‐AC02‐05CH11231","EP/VO48686/1","DE-AC02-05CH11231","N000142412104","ORFS-CRG11-2022-5045","ORFS‐CRG11‐2022‐5045"],"pubmed_authors":["Laquai F","Ding B","Heeney M","Hu X","Ade H","Glocklhofer F","White AJP","He Q","Kafourou P","Fei Z","Anthopoulos TD","Hadmojo WT","Lee B","De Castro CSP","Althobaiti W","Mukherjee S","Alqurashi M","Luke J","Gorenflot J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Significant Efficiency Enhancements in Non-Y Series Acceptors by the Addition of Outer Side Chains.","description":"Most current highly efficient organic solar cells utilize small molecules like Y6 and its derivatives as electron acceptors in the photoactive layer. In this work, a small molecule acceptor, SC8-IT4F, is developed through outer side chain engineering on the terminal thiophene of a conjugated 6,12-dihydro-dithienoindeno[2,3-d:2',3'-d']-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b']dithiophene (IDTT) central core. Compared to the reference molecule C8-IT4F, which lacks outer side chains, SC8-IT4F displays notable differences in molecule geometry (as shown by simulations), thermal behavior, single-crystal packing, and film morphology. Blend films of SC8-IT4F and the polymer donor PM6 exhibit larger carrier mobilities, longer carrier lifetimes, and reduced recombination compared to C8-IT4F, resulting in improved de","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Mar","modification":"2025-04-04T00:06:29.129Z","creation":"2025-04-04T00:06:29.129Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11923974","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39840615"],"doi":["10.1002/advs.202414042"]}}