Affiliations: [a]
College of Education Al-Hawija, University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq
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Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq
| [c] Department of Remote Sensing, Faculty of Remote Sensing and Geophysics, Al-Karkh University of Science, Baghdad, Iraq
| [d]
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author: Nabeel Mohammed, College of Education Al-Hawija, University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq. E-mail: n_mehmet@uokirkuk.edu.iq.
Abstract: Two novel quinone derivatives (NN3 and NN4) were synthesized in this work and they were characterized to be used as small organic semiconductor molecules in different types of photovoltaic applications. To make accessible compounds, three simple steps were followed to prepare NN3 and NN4 compounds. Furthermore, energy levels of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) were determined for the computationally optimized models of the investigated compounds. The obtained optical and electrochemical results of this work indicated that NN3 and NN4 compounds were good candidates for application in the fields of bulk heterojunction (BHJ) and perovskite solar cells. Indeed, investigating new energy resources has been seen an important topic of research for producing clean energies and portable storage systems.
Keywords: Quinone, organic semiconductor, solar cell, photovoltaic device
