{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Kim J"],"funding":["National Research Foundation of Korea","Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology"],"pagination":["31867-31876"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9072745"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9(55)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Carbazole-based conjugated small molecule electrolytes (CSEs) containing different numbers of amine groups were synthesized and applied to bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells for the formation of a spontaneous self-assembled electron transporting layer (ETL). The active layer was spin-coated with a mixture solution containing the BHJ materials and a small amount of CSE, and a thin layer of CSE was formed underneath the active layer (CSE/BHJ bi-layer) <i>via</i> spontaneous phase separation, which is confirmed by the depth profile of the time of flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy (ToF-SIMS) spectrum. The amino groups in the CSEs form hydrogen-bonds with the surface of indium tin oxide (ITO), which acts as an ETL in BHJ solar cells. Moreover, the formed CSE layer is capable of "],"journal":["RSC advances"],"pubmed_title":["Synthesis and application of amine-containing conjugated small molecules for the automatic formation of an electron transporting layer <i>via</i> spontaneous phase separation from the bulk-heterojunction layer."],"pmcid":["PMC9072745"],"funding_grant_id":["NRF-2015M1A2A2057510","NRF-2017R1A2B4012490"],"pubmed_authors":["Kim H","Suh H","Lee K","Jin JS","Back H","Kim J","Sung JY","Kim M","Kim YR"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Synthesis and application of amine-containing conjugated small molecules for the automatic formation of an electron transporting layer <i>via</i> spontaneous phase separation from the bulk-heterojunction layer.","description":"Carbazole-based conjugated small molecule electrolytes (CSEs) containing different numbers of amine groups were synthesized and applied to bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells for the formation of a spontaneous self-assembled electron transporting layer (ETL). The active layer was spin-coated with a mixture solution containing the BHJ materials and a small amount of CSE, and a thin layer of CSE was formed underneath the active layer (CSE/BHJ bi-layer) <i>via</i> spontaneous phase separation, which is confirmed by the depth profile of the time of flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy (ToF-SIMS) spectrum. The amino groups in the CSEs form hydrogen-bonds with the surface of indium tin oxide (ITO), which acts as an ETL in BHJ solar cells. Moreover, the formed CSE layer is capable of ","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019 Oct","modification":"2025-06-01T02:41:17.976Z","creation":"2024-11-15T13:19:25.596Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9072745","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35530776"],"doi":["10.1039/c9ra06293a"]}}