A solution-processable dibromoindigo with an alkyoxyphenyl solubilizing group is developed and used as a new electron acceptor in organic photodiodes. The solution-processed fullerene-free organic photodiodes show an almost spectrally flat response with a high responsivity (0.4 A W(-1)) and a high detectivity (1 × 10(12) Jones). These values are comparable to silicon-based photodiodes.
Keywords: electron acceptors; indigo; nonfullerenes; organic photodiodes; solution-processable acceptors.
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