BDT-cored A-π-D-π-A molecules with regioregular oligothiophene π-bridge were reported.
Systematical investigation on the π-conjugation length effect was carried out.
A positive correlation of chain length and performance was reported for the first time.
A high PCE of 5.14% was achieved for the COOP-4HT-BDT:PC71BM based device.