Citation: Xiang-Wei Zhu, Kun Lu, Huan Li, Rui-Min Zhou, Zhi-Xiang Wei. Naphthodithiophene-based donor materials for solution processed organic solar cells[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2016, 27(8): 1271-1276. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2016.06.015 shu

Naphthodithiophene-based donor materials for solution processed organic solar cells

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Xiang-Wei Zhu has been an Assistant Professor at National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of China. He received his BS degree (2006) from China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing, and MS degree (2010) from University of Science and Technology Beijing. Then he obtained his PhD degree from Tsinghua University in 2016. His current research interests focus on the design and synthesis of organic optoelectronic materials;Kun Lu has been a professor at NCNST since 2015. He obtained his BS degree from Shandong University in 2004 and his PhD degree from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2010. He became an assistant professor from 2010 to 2013 and then associate professor from 2013 to 2015. His research focuses on the synthesis of polymeric and small molecular semiconducting materials for photovoltaic devices and the application in large area flexible devices;Zhi-Xiang Wei has been a professor at NCNST since 2006. He graduated with a BS degree in 1997 and an MS degree in 2000 from Xi'an Jiaotong University. He obtained his PhD degree in 2003 from the Institute of Chemistry, CAS. From 2003 to 2005, he took postdoctoral research at the Max-Planck-Institute of Colloid and Interfaces and at the University of Toronto. He was awarded with the "Hundred Talents Program" in 2006 and the "National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars" in 2011. His research focuses on self-assembled organic functional nanomaterials and related flexible optoelectronic devices
Corresponding author: Kun Lu, luk@nanoctr.cn Zhi-Xiang Wei, weizx@nanoctr.cn
Received Date: 3 May 2016
Revised Date: 16 June 2016
Accepted Date: 6 June 2016
Available Online: 27 August 2016

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As an emerging donor building block, naphthodithiophene (NDT) is causing more concerns in the field of organic semiconductors. With the rigid and coplanar molecule structure, NDT will exhibit more application space relying on its own advantage for facilitating the charge carrier transport. In this review article, we have summarized the development progress on the NDT-based donor materials for solution processed organic solar cells. Discussions and comments on those representative NDT type materials about structure and property are also presented.
- Naphthodithiophene,
- Donor,
- Acceptor,
- Organic solar cells,
- Power conversion efficiency
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