Acceptor–donor–acceptor-based small molecules with varied crystallinity: processing additive-induced nanofibril in blend film for photovoltaic applications

A series of acceptor-donor-acceptor-based small molecules (SMs) with varied crystallinity were successfully synthesized. The processing additive can induce the SMs to self-organize as nanofibrils with higher crystallinity and controlled scales of nanofibrils, which have significant influence on the photovoltaic performance.