New iridium(III) cyclometalates with extended absorption features for bulk heterojunction solar cells

Guiping Tan; Peng Liu; Hao Wu; Sze Chun Yiu; Fengrong Dai; Ying Hsuan Feng; Xiaotian Liu; Yongfu Qiu; Yih Hsing Lo; Cheuk Lam Ho; Wai Yeung Wong

doi:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2016.03.003

New iridium(III) cyclometalates with extended absorption features for bulk heterojunction solar cells

Guiping Tan, Peng Liu, Hao Wu, Sze Chun Yiu, Fengrong Dai, Ying Hsuan Feng, Xiaotian Liu, Yongfu Qiu^*, Yih Hsing Lo, Cheuk Lam Ho, Wai Yeung Wong

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Two new iridium(III) cyclometalates (A and B) based on 2-[5-(9,9′-diethyl-9H-fluoren-7-yl)thienyl]-pyridine were synthesized, characterized and applied in bulk-heterojunction solar cells (BHJSCs). Their absorption, electrochemical, thermal and photovoltaic properties have been investigated. The results reveal that the replacement of phenyl ring by thienyl one can extend the absorption wavelength up to 530 nm, thus narrowing the energy gap (E_g) to 2.93 eV and 2.81 eV for A and B, respectively. These complexes exhibit excellent thermal stability with the onset decomposition temperature at 5% weight-loss (T_d) of over 370 °C. The BHJSC device with A as donor blended with [6,6]-phenyl C₆₁-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) gave the best power conversion efficiency (η) of 0.51%, with a short-circuit photocurrent density (J_sc) of 2.68 mA cm^-2, an open-circuit photovoltage (V_oc) of 0.66 V and a fill factor (ff) of 0.28 under illumination of an AM 1.5 solar cell simulator.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	280-286
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume	812
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jorganchem.2016.03.003
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2016

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Biochemistry
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry

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Bulk-heterojunction solar cell
Iridium(III) complex
Phosphorescence
Photovoltaics
Thiophene

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New iridium(III) cyclometalates with extended absorption features for bulk heterojunction solar cells

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