Nature Communications (Nov 2020)
Silicon and oxygen synergistic effects for the discovery of new high-performance nonfullerene acceptors
Abstract
Developing a new π-skeletal aromatic fused-ring for tuning material properties in organic electronics is still a challenge due to limited chemical approach. Here, the authors enrich the chemistry by synthesizing SiO-bridged ladder-type π-skeletons with enhanced planarity and deeper energy levels than CO-bridged counterpart.