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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Precise Modulation of Reorganization Energy through Methyl Substitution for High Performance Organic Solar Cells.

Li Chen, Chaoyue Zhao, Joshua Yuk Lin Lai, Rongkun Zhou, Aleksandr Sergeev, Kam Sing Wong, Huawei Hu, Zilong Zheng, Han Yu, Sai Ho Pun and 2 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Li ChenDepartment of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China.
Chaoyue ZhaoDepartment of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China.
Joshua Yuk Lin LaiDepartment of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China.
Rongkun ZhouCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China.
Aleksandr SergeevDepartment of Physics and William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China.
Kam Sing WongDepartment of Physics and William Mong Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China.
Huawei HuState Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
Zilong ZhengCollege of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, P. R. China.
Han YuDepartment of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China.
Sai Ho PunDepartment of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China.
Guangye ZhangCollege of New Materials and New Energies, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, 518118, P. R. China.
He YanDepartment of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1780-8308

Funding

Hong Kong Research Grants Council 16303024Hong Kong Research Grants Council 16309822Hong Kong Research Grants Council 16310824Innovation and Technology Commission - Hong Kong ITCCNERC14SC01National Natural Science Foundation of China 22075057Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Applied Technologies of Super-Diamond and Functional Crystals ZDSYS20230626091303007Shenzhen Science and Technology Program JCYJ20240813113238050Shenzhen Science and Technology Program JCYJ20240813113306008Tencent Xplorer Prize
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Efficient charge transport and minimized energy loss are critical for advancing the performance of organic solar cells (OSCs). In this study, a series of quinoxaline-based electron acceptors, BQx-MeF, BQx-MeCl, and BQx-MeBr, featuring methyl and halogen substitutions is designed and synthesized to systematically modulate reorganization energy (λ) and film morphology. Quantum chemical calculations confirmed that methylation effectively reduces λ by limiting structural relaxation, leading to suppressed non-radiative recombination energy loss (ΔE

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methyl substitutionorganic solar cellsquinoxalinereorganization energysmall molecule acceptor

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PMID40621628
PMCPMC12376521

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