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Article Dans Une Revue Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Année : 2011

Toward Organic Photovoltaic Cells Based on the Self-Assembly of Discotic Columnar Liquid Crystals

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Two key parameters for the performance of an organic photovoltaic cell are the exciton diffusion length and the charge carrier mobility. Considering these paramaters, columnar liquid crystals, with strong pi-orbital overlap between neighbouring cores, are promising materials. We describe our strategy towards the synthesis of both donor- and acceptor-type materials exhibiting a hexagonal columnar mesophase at the operating temperature range of the cell, including room temperature. We present the alignment behaviour of these materials when submitted to a thermal annealing, and, in particular, an approach to obtain thin open films with homeotropic orientation.
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hal-00660422 , version 1 (16-01-2012)

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Eric Grelet, Harald Bock, Thomas Brunet, Julien Kelber, Olivier Thiebaut, et al.. Toward Organic Photovoltaic Cells Based on the Self-Assembly of Discotic Columnar Liquid Crystals. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 2011, 542, pp. 182-189. ⟨10.1080/15421406.2011.570574⟩. ⟨hal-00660422⟩
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