Azido‐Functionalized Fullerenes, Perylenediimide, Perylene, and Tetraphenylethylene as Crosslinkers for Applications in Materials Science

Abstract

AbstractThis study presents the synthesis and characterization of novel azido molecules with demonstrated crosslinking ability when used as additives in polymer/fullerene organic solar cells. These compounds derived from fullerenes C60 and C70, or dyes from perylenediimide, perylene and tetraphenylethylene frameworks, bearing a different number of azido groups, are of particular interest to stabilize and increase the thermal stability of the device morphology. In particular, the electro and photoactive dye derivatives allow the introduction of additional functionality with the possibility of extending the absorption domain of the photoactive layer. In addition, and more broadly, such azido crosslinkers could find applications in the field of optoelectronic devices as a simple and cheap strategy to improve the performance and long‐term stability of organic solar cells, perovskites solar cells, or organic light‐emitting diodes.