Recent Advances in π-Conjugated N^C-Chelate Organoboron Materials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Boron-Bridged π-Conjugated Materials: Properties and Features
3. π-Conjugated N^C-Chelate Organoboron Materials
3.1. 2-Arylpyridine-Derived N^C-Chelates
3.2. 2-Arylthiazole and Aminobenzothiadiazole Derived N^C-Chelates
3.3. 2-Arylquinolines-Derived N^C-Chelates
3.4. 1-Arylisoquinolines-Derived N^C-Chelates
4. Applications
4.1. O-E Applications
4.1.1. Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)
4.1.2. Organic Field-Effect Transistors (OFETs)
4.1.3. Photovoltaics
4.2. Sensing
4.3. Bioimaging
4.4. Others
5. Opportunities and Challenges
6. Conclusions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Comp. # | Device Architecture | EQE (%) | Current Efficiency (Cd/A) | Power Efficiency (lm/W) | Ref. |
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23a | ITO/Plexcore OC/PF8-TFB/PF8-BT/PF8-TFB/23a)/Ba | 0.46 | - | - | [66] |
23b | ITO/Plexcore OC/PF8-TFB/PF8-BT/PF8-TFB/23b)/Ba | 0.14 | - | - | [66] |
23c | ITO/Plexcore OC/PF8-TFB/PF8-BT/PF8-TFB/23c)/Ba | 0.13 | - | - | [66] |
25a | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/TAPC/mCP/mCPCN doped with 25a)/3TPYMB/LiF/Al | 20.2 | 63.9 a | 66.9 a | [67] |
25b | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/TAPC/mCP/mCPCN doped with 25b)/3TPYMB/LiF/Al | 26.6 | 88.2 b | 81.5 b | [67] |
26 | ITO/HAT-CN/α-NPD/CCP/EML/PPF/TPBi/Liq/Al | 22.7 | 56.4 | 44.3 | [24] |
27a | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/27a/MCP/3TPYMB/TmPyPB/LiF/Al | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | [68] |
27b | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/27b/MCP/3TPYMB/TmPyPB/LiF/Al | 1.3 | 4.8 | 3.0 | [68] |
27c | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/27b/MCP/3TPYMB/TmPyPB/LiF/Al | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | [68] |
Comp. # | Device Architecture | Voc (V) | Jsc (mA/cm−2) | FF (%) | PCE a (%) | Ref. |
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32a | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PTB7-Th:32a/Ca/Al | 0.92 | 11.37 | 48 | 4.95 | [77] |
ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PTB7:32a/Ca/Al | 0.93 | 9.05 | 45 | 3.71 | ||
32c | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PTB7-Th:32c/Ca/Al | 1.08 | 0.51 | 22 | 0.10 | |
ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PTB7:32c/Ca/Al | 1.00 | 2.48 | 30 | 0.63 | ||
33 | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PBDB-T:33/PDINO/Al | 0.97 (X = H) 0.95 (X = F) 0.95 (X = Cl) | 4.15 8.74 9.19 | 38.12 43.66 46.55 | 1.54 3.65 4.10 | [76] |
34 | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PBDB-T:34/PNDIT-F3N/Al | 0.92 (X = H) 0.92 (X = F) | 8.01 13.01 | 48.7 69.8 | 3.79 8.42 | [73] |
36 | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/36:PC71BM/LiF/Al | 0.82 | 9.89 | 46.1 | 3.62 | [78] |
37 | 37/TiO2 | 0.51–0.73 | 10.3–14.2 | 54–72 | 3.9–6.1 | [50] |
38 | 38TBP/TiO2 or 38/TiO2 or 38+DCA-TBP/TiO2 or 38+DCA/TiO2 | 0.44–0.68 | 7.8–19.8 | 49–68 | 3.2–6.1 | [79] |
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Haque, A.; Al-Balushi, R.A.; Raithby, P.R.; Khan, M.S. Recent Advances in π-Conjugated N^C-Chelate Organoboron Materials. Molecules 2020, 25, 2645. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25112645
Haque A, Al-Balushi RA, Raithby PR, Khan MS. Recent Advances in π-Conjugated N^C-Chelate Organoboron Materials. Molecules. 2020; 25(11):2645. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25112645
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaque, Ashanul, Rayya A. Al-Balushi, Paul R. Raithby, and Muhammad S. Khan. 2020. "Recent Advances in π-Conjugated N^C-Chelate Organoboron Materials" Molecules 25, no. 11: 2645. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25112645