https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2017007
Regular Article
Novel rhodanine based molecular acceptor for organic solar cells
1
Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia,
Adelaide
5095, Australia
2
School of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide,
Adelaide
5005, Australia
* e-mail: namita.roychoudhury@adelaide.edu.au
Received:
14
April
2017
Received in final form:
30
July
2017
Accepted:
29
August
2017
Published online: 11 October 2017
A dirhodanine-substituted benzothiadiazole compound has been synthesised using Knoevenagel condensation of a dialdehyde-substituted benzothiadiazole and rhodanine. The resulting compound was deep orange red in colour and shows a HOMO and LUMO levels of −5.61 and −3.85 eV respectively, which makes it suitable for applications such as acceptor for organic solar cells.
Key words: Organic solar cell / Molecular acceptor / 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole / Rhodanine
© S. Subianto et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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