CuAAC-based assembly and characterization of a new molecular dyad for single material organic solar cell

Abstract

The synthesis and characterization of a new molecular dyad consisting of a benzodithiophene-based push-pull linked to a fullerene derivative through the use of the well-known Copper Azide-Alkyne Huisgen Cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction is reported herein. Once fully characterized at the molecular level, single component organic solar cells were fabricated to demonstrate photon-to-electron conversion, and therefore the design principle.