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Y6, BTP-4F

Chemical structure of Y6, BTP-4F, CAS#2304444-49-1
Product Code M2200A1
Price £160.00 ex. VAT
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Y6, non-fullerene acceptor molecule for OPVs

High purity (>99%) BTP-4F for efficient NFA solar cells

The discovery of ITIC and the subsequent boom in the use of non-fullerene electron acceptors in organic photovoltaic solar cells (OPVs) has resulted in rapid improvements in device power conversion efficiencies (PCEs). The development of new NFA molecules like Y6 (BTP-4F) has resulted in considerable jumps in performance.

Y6, or BTP-4F, is a highly conjugated electron deficient organic semiconductor with an A-DAD-A structure. Y6 is composed of a fused thienothienopyrrolo-thienothienoindole (TTP-TTI) core base and 2-(5,6-difluoro-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ylidene)malononitrile (2FIC) end units. These 2FIC end units are believed to promote intermolecular interactions and enhance optical absorption; the absorption of Y6 has a maximum at around 810 nm and extends to 1100 nm, meaning that Y6 and its polymer blends have the potential to absorb light across the entire visible and near infra-red spectrum.

The benzothiadiazole core allows for the creation of solar cells using the polymer PBDB-T-2F (PM6) as an electron donor. Impressive power conversion efficiencies of up to 15.7% have been demonstrated in optimised single-junction solar cells with both conventional and inverted architectures using Y6 as the acceptor and PBDB-T-2F (PM6) as the polymer donor.

Device structure: ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PM6:Y6/PDINO/Al.

Thickness (nm) VOC (V) JSC (mA cm-2) FF (%) PCE (%)
150 0.86 25.3 74.8 15.7

Y6 (BTP-4F) from Ossila was used in the high-impact paper (IF 29.37), Triplet-Charge Annihilation in a Small Molecule Donor: Acceptor Blend as a Major Loss Mechanism in Organic Photovoltaics, J. Marin-Beloqui et al., Adv. Energy Mater., 2100539 (2021); DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202100539.

Characterisation (1H NMR)

1H NMR of Y6-BTP-4F in CDCl3
1H-NMR spectrum of Y6 (BTP-4F) in CDCl3

General Information

Purity >99% (1H NMR)
Full name 2,2'-((2Z,2'Z)-((12,13-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-3,9-diundecyl-12,13-dihydro-[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-e]thieno[2",3’':4’,5']thieno[2',3':4,5]pyrrolo[3,2-g]thieno[2',3':4,5]thieno[3,2-b]indole-2,10-diyl)bis(methanylylidene))bis(5,6-difluoro-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-2,1-diylidene))dimalononitrile
Synonyms TTPTTI-4F, BTPTT-4F, BTP-4F, Y6F, BTP-4F-8
Chemical formula C82H86F4N8O2S5
CAS number 2304444-49-1
Molecular weight 1451.93 g/mol
HOMO / LUMO HOMO = -5.65 eV, LUMO = -4.10 eV [1]
Classification / Family NFAs, n-type non-fullerene electron acceptors, Organic semiconducting materials, Low band-gap small molecule, Small molecular acceptor, Organic photovoltaics, Polymer solar cells, NF-PSCs.

Chemical Structure

Y6 NFA acceptor

MSDS Documentation

BTP-4F MSDSBTP-4F MSDS Sheet

Pricing

Batch Quantity Price
M2200A1 50 mg £160.00
M2200A1 100 mg £280.00
M2200A1 250 mg £560.00
M2200A1 500 mg £960.00
M2200A1 1 g £1600.00
M2200A1 5 g* £7200.00

* Available with a lead time of 4-5 weeks

Y6 vs Y7 for OPVs

The success of the electron-deficient-core-based fused ring design of Y6 has led to the development of other non-fullerene acceptors based on the same principle. One such molecule is the chlorinated form of BTP-4F, known as Y7 or BTP-4Cl. Using polymer donor PM6, devices created using BTP-4Cl have achieved a record PCE of 16.5%. This compares to 15.7% with Y6.

The absorption of Y7 is 20 nm redshifted compared to Y6 and its LUMO energy level is 100 meV lower.

Y7, NFA Molecule BTP-4Cl

  • Chlorinated Version of Y6
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Literature and Reviews

  1. Single-Junction Organic Solar Cell with over 15% Efficiency Using Fused-Ring Acceptor with Electron-Deficient Core, J. Yuan et al., Joule (2019); doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2019.01.004.
  2. Fluorination vs. chlorination: a case study on high performance organic photovoltaic materials, Y. Zhang et al., Sci. China. Chem., 61 (10), 1328-1337 (2018); doi:10.1007/s11426-018-9260-2.
  3. Achieving over 16% efficiency for single-junction organic solar cells, B. Fan et al., Sci. China Chem., 62, 6 746-752 (2019); doi: 10.1007/s11426-019-9457-5.
  4. 16.67% Rigid and 14.06% Flexible Organic Solar Cells Enabled by Ternary Heterojunction Strategy, Yan T et al., Adv Mater., 31(39):e1902210 (2019); doi: 10.1002/adma.201902210.

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