NIR Photodetectors with Highly Efficient Detectivity Enabled by 2D Fluorinated Dithienopicenocarbazole-Based Ultra-Narrow Bandgap Acceptors
By:
Liao, XF (Liao, Xunfan) [1] ;
Xie, WC (Xie, Wenchao) [1] ;
Han, ZY (Han, Zeyao) [2] ;
Cui, YJ (Cui, Yongjie) [3] , [4] ;
Xia, XX (Xia, Xinxin) [5] ;
Shi, XL (Shi, Xueliang) [3] , [4] ;
Yao, ZY (Yao, Zhaoyang) [6] ;
Xu, XB (Xu, Xiaobao) [2] ;
Lu, XH (Lu, Xinhui) [5] ;
Chen, YW (Chen, Yiwang) [1] , [7]
DOI
10.1002/adfm.202204255
Abstract
Developing non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) with strong absorption and optical response in near-infrared region (NIR) is an imperative avenue for achieving efficient organic solar cells (OSCs) and NIR organic photodetectors (OPDs). Herein, four ultra-narrow bandgap NFAs with different alkyl side chains and 2D fluorinated or non-fluorinated phenyl substituents using dithienopyrrolecarbazole as electron-rich core are designed and synthesized for photoelectric devices. The effect of 2D central core fluorination on molecular self-assembly and optoelectronic properties is comprehensively explored. Due to the banana-type molecular conformation of these NFAs, they can easily form honeycomb-like 3D network stacking, and the central core fluorination is confirmed that can reduce pi-pi stacking distance and enhance intermolecular interaction, which result in smaller molecular stacking density. As a result, the 2D fluorinated acceptors based OSCs display more balanced and higher carrier mobilities, contributing to higher fill factor and efficiency. Moreover, the NIR OPD devices based on PTB7-Th:FDTPC-OD exhibit a superior responsivity of >0.4 A W-1 at 880 nm, a low dark current of approximate to 8 x 10(-11) A, and an excellent specific detectivity (D*) of >2.5 x 10(11) Jones. The NIR OPD also demonstrates excellent performance in photo-plethysmography and shows great potential for application in monitoring heart rate.