Introducing an identical benzodithiophene donor unit for polymer donors and small-molecule acceptors to unveil the relationship between the molecular structure and photovoltaic performance of non-fullerene organic solar cells

We designed an acceptor ITIC-SF by fluorinating the thiophene ring in the benzodithiophene segment of ITIC-S and investigated its effect on the morphology and performance.

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