COMPOUNDS CAPABLE OF UNDERGOING SYMMETRY BREAKING INTRAMOLECULAR CHARGE TRANSFER IN A POLARIZING MEDIUM AND ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES COMPRISING THE SAME

摘要

The present disclosure generally relates to chromophoric compounds that combine strong absorption of light at visible wavelengths with the ability to undergo symmetry-breaking intramolecular charge transfer (ICT), and their use for the generation of free carriers in organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs) and electric-field-stabilized geminate polaron pairs. The present disclosure also relates to the synthesis of such compounds, methods of manufacture, and applications in photovoltaic systems and organic lasers.