An-typesmallmoleculeDC-IDT2F,with4,4,9,9-tetrakis(4-hexylphenyl)-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b]dithiopheneasacentralbuildingblock,furanasπ-bridges,and1,1-dicyanomethylene-3-indanoneasendacceptorgroups,wassynthesizedandusedasanelectronacceptorinsolution-processedorganicsolarcells(OSCs).DC-IDT2Fexhibitedgoodthermalstability,broadandstrongabsorptionin500–850nm,anarrowbandgapof1.54eV,LUMOof–3.88eV,HOMOof–5.44eVandanelectronmobilityof6.5×10–4cm2/(V·s).DC-IDT2F-basedOSCswithconventionalandinvertedstructuresexhibitedpowerconversionefficienciesof2.26and3.08%,respectively.Theeffectofverticalphaseseparationandmorphologyoftheactivelayeronthedeviceperformanceinthetwostructureswasstudied.
