Synthesis, characterization and photovoltaic behaviours of peripheral and non-peripheral tetra-[4-(4-octylpiperazin-1-yl)phenoxy] substituted zinc(II), cobalt(II), copper(II) and indium(III) phthalocyanines

[Display omitted] •Phthalocyanines are planar aromatic macrocycles.•Phthalocyanines have a great technological potential in different application areas.•Bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells based on organic compounds have attracted great attention.•Phthalocyanines attract great attention because of...

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Published in:Inorganica Chimica Acta 2019-05, Vol.490, p.35-44
Main Authors: Artuç, Gamze Özgül, Altındal, Ahmet, Eran, Belkız Bilgin, Bulut, Mustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BHJ
Cobalt
Conversion efficiency
Copper
Copper compounds
Heterojunction devices
Indium
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
PC61BM
Phthalocyanine
Synthesis
Zinc
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Summary:[Display omitted] •Phthalocyanines are planar aromatic macrocycles.•Phthalocyanines have a great technological potential in different application areas.•Bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells based on organic compounds have attracted great attention.•Phthalocyanines attract great attention because of their high photovoltaic conversion efficiency in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells. The synthesis of zinc(II), cobalt(II), copper(II) and indium(III)(OAc) phthalocyanines carrying four 4-(4-octylpiperazin-1-yl)phenoxy moieties in peripheral/non-peripheral positions were performed by the cyclotetramerization of compounds 4-[4-(4-octylpiperazin-1-yl)phenoxy]phthalonitrile or 3-[4-(4-octylpiperazin-1-yl)phenoxy]phthalonitrile with respective metal salts. The novel phthalonitriles and phthalocyanines were characterized by elemental and spectroscopic analysis, including 1H NMR, 13C NMR, FT-IR, UV–Vis spectral and MALDI-TOF mass data. To clarify the influence of the position of substituent group and the variety of the central metal atom on the photovoltaic performance, bulk heterojunction devices by using phthalocyanines with different blend ratio, as donor was fabricated and characterized.
ISSN:0020-1693
1873-3255
DOI:10.1016/j.ica.2019.02.042