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Chen H, Sun W, Zhang R, Huang Y, Zhang B, Zeng G, Ding J, Chen W, Gao F, Li Y, Li Y. Heterogeneous Nucleating Agent for High-Boiling-Point Nonhalogenated Solvent-Processed Organic Solar Cells and Modules. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2402350. [PMID: 38554138 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202402350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
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High-boiling-point nonhalogenated solvents are superior solvents to produce large-area organic solar cells (OSCs) in industry because of their wide processing window and low toxicity; while, these solvents with slow evaporation kinetics will lead excessive aggregation of state-of-the-art small molecule acceptors (e.g. L8-BO), delivering serious efficiency losses. Here, a heterogeneous nucleating agent strategy is developed by grafting oligo (ethylene glycol) side-chains on L8-BO (BTO-BO). The formation energy of the obtained BTO-BO; while, changing from liquid in a solvent to a crystalline phase, is lower than that of L8-BO irrespective of the solvent type. When BTO-BO is added as the third component into the active layer (e.g. PM6:L8-BO), it easily assembles to form numerous seed crystals, which serve as nucleation sites to trigger heterogeneous nucleation and increase nucleation density of L8-BO through strong hydrogen bonding interactions even in high-boiling-point nonhalogenated solvents. Therefore, it can effectively suppress excessive aggregation during growth, achieving ideal phase-separation active layer with small domain sizes and high crystallinity. The resultant toluene-processed OSCs exhibit a record power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.42% (certificated 19.12%) with excellent operational stability. The strategy also has superior advantages in large-scale devices, showing a 15.03-cm2 module with a record PCE of 16.35% (certificated 15.97%).
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- Haiyang Chen
- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, Linköping, SE-58183, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, Linköping, SE-58183, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
- State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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Xu R, Jiang Y, Liu F, Ran G, Liu K, Zhang W, Zhu X. High Open-Circuit Voltage Organic Solar Cells with 19.2% Efficiency Enabled by Synergistic Side-Chain Engineering. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312101. [PMID: 38544433 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Restricted by the energy-gap law, state-of-the-art organic solar cells (OSCs) exhibit relatively low open-circuit voltage (VOC) because of large nonradiative energy losses (ΔEnonrad). Moreover, the trade-off between VOC and external quantum efficiency (EQE) of OSCs is more distinctive; the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of OSCs are still <15% with VOCs of >1.0 V. Herein, the electronic properties and aggregation behaviors of non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) are carefully considered and then a new NFA (Z19) is delicately designed by simultaneously introducing alkoxy and phenyl-substituted alkyl chains to the conjugated backbone. Z19 exhibits a hypochromatic-shifted absorption spectrum, high-lying lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level and ordered 2D packing mode. The D18:Z19-based blend film exhibits favorable phase separation with face-on dominated molecular orientation, facilitating charge transport properties. Consequently, D18:Z19 binary devices afford an exciting PCE of 19.2% with a high VOC of 1.002 V, surpassing Y6-2O-based devices. The former is the highest PCE reported to date for OSCs with VOCs of >1.0 V. Moreover, the ΔEnonrad of Z19- (0.200 eV) and Y6-2O-based (0.155 eV) devices are lower than that of Y6-based (0.239 eV) devices. Indications are that the design of such NFA, considering the energy-gap law, could promote a new breakthrough in OSCs.
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- Renjie Xu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Applied Optics Beijing Area Major Laboratory, Center for Advanced Quantum Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Applied Optics Beijing Area Major Laboratory, Center for Advanced Quantum Studies, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Feng F, Hu Z, Wang J, Wang P, Sun C, Wang X, Bi F, Li Y, Bao X. Non-Fused π-Extension of Endcaps of Small Molecular Acceptors Enabling High-Performance Organic Solar Cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202400601. [PMID: 38782717 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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The modular structure of small molecular acceptors (SMAs) allows for versatile modifications of the materials and boosts the photovoltaic efficiencies of organic solar cells (OSCs) in recent years. As a critical component, the endcaps of SMAs have been intensively investigated and modified to control the molecular aggregation and photo-electronic conversion. However, most of the studies focus on halogenation or π-fusion extension of the endcap moieties, but overlook the non-fused π-extension approach, which could be a promising strategy to balance the self-aggregation and compatibility behaviors. Herein, we reported two new acceptors namely BTP-Th and BTP-FTh based on non-fused π-extension of the endcap by chlorinated-thiophene, of which the latter molecule has better co-planarity and crystallinity because of the intramolecular noncovalent interactions. Paired with donor PBDB-T, the optimal device of BTP-FTh reveals a greater efficiency of 14.81 % that that of BTP-Th (13.91 %). Nevertheless, the BTP-Th based device realizes a lower energy loss, enabling BTP-Th as a good candidate to serve as guest acceptor. As a result, the ternary solar cells of PM6 : BTP-eC9 : BTP-Th output a champion efficiency up to 18.71 % with enhanced open-circuit voltage. This study highlights the significance of rational decoration of endcaps for the design of high-performance SMAs and photovoltaic cells.
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- Fan Feng
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, 266590, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, China
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 266042, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, 266101, Qingdao, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, 266101, Qingdao, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, 266101, Qingdao, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, 266101, Qingdao, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266101, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, 266101, Qingdao, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, 266101, Qingdao, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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Yang C, Wang W, Peng B, Ji W, Wang X. Insight into the effect of side chains on thermal transport of organic semiconductors. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:19099-19109. [PMID: 37961946 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04275h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Understanding the correlation mechanism of side chains on thermal transport of organic semiconductors is crucial for functionalized organic electronics. In this study, phenyl and alkyl side chains, two representatives of side chain engineering, are chosen to modify dinaphtho-[2,3-b:2',3'-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (DNTT) to synthesize Ph-DNTT and C10-DNTT. The thermal conductivities of the three organic semiconductors exhibit obvious anisotropy, and the corresponding relationships are along-chain > inter-chain > cross-chain. The phenyl side chains enhance the thermal conductivity in the along-chain direction and degrade it in the inter-chain direction, while the alkyl side chains hinder thermal transport. In the cross-chain direction, side chains have a slight effect on thermal transport. The structure orientation consistency between the phenyl side chains and the main chains in Ph-DNTT leads to phonon coupling in the along-chain direction, which improves phonon transport. In the inter-chain direction, the combined effect of the phonon group velocity and phonon participation ratio causes the thermal conductivity degeneracy of Ph-DNTT. For C10-DNTT, the vibrational mismatch between the alkyl side chains and the main chains results in the degradation of thermal transport in the along-chain and inter-chain directions. In the cross-chain direction, the nonbonding interaction dominates the energy transfer in the three organic semiconductors, which induces inferior phonon transport properties and weak effects of side chains.
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- Chao Yang
- Institute of Thermal Science and Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Institute of Thermal Science and Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
- Institute for Advanced Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute of Thermal Science and Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
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- Institute of Thermal Science and Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China.
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Shandong University, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Wang X, Wang J, Wang P, Han C, Bi F, Wang J, Zheng N, Sun C, Li Y, Bao X. Embedded Host/Guest Alloy Aggregations Enable High-Performance Ternary Organic Photovoltaics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2305652. [PMID: 37523613 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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The ternary strategy has been intensively studied to improve the power conversion efficiencies of organic photovoltaics. Thereinto, the location of the guest component plays a critical role, but few reports have been devoted to this concern. Hereon, the distribution of LA1 as a guest acceptor in a variety of ternary scenarios is reported and the dominating driving forces of managing the guest distribution and operating modes are outlined. Governed by the appropriate relationship of compatibility, crystallinity, and surface energies between host and guest acceptors, as well as interfacial interactions between donor and dual acceptors, most of the LA1 molecules permeate into the internal of host acceptor phases, forming embedded host/guest alloy-like aggregations. The characteristic distributions greatly optimize the morphologies, maximize energy transfer, and enhance exciton/charge behaviors. Particularly, PM6:IT-4F:LA1 ternary cells afford high efficiency of 15.27% with impressive fill factors (FF) over 81%. The popularization studies further verify the superiority of the LA1-involved alloy structures, and with the Y6-family acceptor as the host component, an outstanding efficiency of 19.17% is received. The results highlight the importance of guest distribution in ternary systems and shed light on the governing factors of distributing the guests in ternary cells.
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- Xiaoning Wang
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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Wu X, Jiang X, Li X, Zhang J, Ding K, Zhuo H, Guo J, Li J, Meng L, Ade H, Li Y. Introducing a Phenyl End Group in the Inner Side Chains of A-DA'D-A Acceptors Enables High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells Processed with Nonhalogenated Solvent. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2302946. [PMID: 37515820 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202302946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells (OSCs) processed by nonhalogenated solvents is unsatisfactory due to the unfavorable morphology. Herein, two new small molecule acceptors (SMAs) Y6-Ph and L8-Ph are synthesized by introducing a phenyl end group in the inner side chains of the SMAs of Y6 and L8-BO, respectively, for overcoming the excessive aggregation of SMAs in the long-time film forming processed by nonhalogenated solvents. First, the effect of the film forming time on the aggregation property and photovoltaic performance of Y6, L8-BO, Y6-Ph, and L8-Ph is studied by using the commonly used solvents: chloroform (CF) (rapid film forming process) and chlorobenzene (CB) (slow film forming process). It is found that Y6- and L8-BO-based OSCs exhibit a dramatic drop in PCE from CF- to CB-processed devices owing to the large phase separation, while the Y6-Ph and L8-Ph based OSCs show obviously increased PCEs Furthermore, L8-Ph-based OSCs processed by nonhalogenated solvent o-xylene (o-XY) achieved a high PCE of 18.40% with an FF of 80.11%. The results indicate that introducing a phenyl end group in the inner side chains is an effective strategy to modulate the morphology and improve the photovoltaic performance of the OSCs processed by nonhalogenated solvents.
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- Xiangxi Wu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Department of Physics and Organic and Carbon Electronics Lab (ORaCEL), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Physics and Organic and Carbon Electronics Lab (ORaCEL), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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Wang B, Wang X, Wang B, Dong CL, Huang YC, Yang M, Liu Y, Zhu Y, Long X, Yang D, Xia Y. Tuning Electronic State and Charge Transport in B←N-Containing 2D Polymer Heterostructures with Efficient Photocatalytic Performance. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2300409. [PMID: 37317015 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Linear-conjugated polymers (LCPs) are excellent semiconductor photocatalysts. However, its inherent amorphous structures and simple electron transport channels restrict efficient photoexcited charge separation and transfer. Herein, "2D conjugated engineering" is employed to design high-crystalline polymer photocatalysts with multichannel charge transport by introducing alkoxyphenyl sidechains. The electronic state structure and electron transport pathways of the LCPs are investigated using experimental and theoretical calculations. Consequently, the 2D B←N-containing polymers (2DPBN) exhibit excellent photoelectric characteristics, which enable the efficient separation of electron-hole and rapidly transfer photogenerated carriers to the catalyst surface for efficient catalytic reactions. Significantly, the further hydrogen evolution of 2DPBN-4F heterostructures can be achieved by increasing the fluorine content of the backbones. This study highlights that the rational design of LCP photocatalysts is an effective strategy to spur further interest in photofunctional polymer material applications.
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- Binbin Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center of Shandong Marine Biobased Fibers and Ecological Textiles, Institute of Marine Biobased Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Coatings, Marine Chemical Research Institute Co., Ltd., Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center of Shandong Marine Biobased Fibers and Ecological Textiles, Institute of Marine Biobased Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, Tamsui, 25137, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, Tamsui, 25137, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center of Shandong Marine Biobased Fibers and Ecological Textiles, Institute of Marine Biobased Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center of Shandong Marine Biobased Fibers and Ecological Textiles, Institute of Marine Biobased Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Collaborative Innovation Center of Shandong Marine Biobased Fibers and Ecological Textiles, Institute of Marine Biobased Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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Hassan T, Sajid I, Ramzan Saeed Ashraf Janjua M, Shafiq Z, Yasir Mehboob M, Sultan N. Non-fullerene based photovoltaic materials for solar cell applications: DFT-based analysis and interpretation. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2023; 1224:114128. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2023.114128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Han C, Wang J, Zhang S, Chen L, Bi F, Wang J, Yang C, Wang P, Li Y, Bao X. Over 19% Efficiency Organic Solar Cells by Regulating Multidimensional Intermolecular Interactions. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2208986. [PMID: 36524973 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Research on organic solar cells (OSCs) has progressed through material innovation and device engineering. However, well-known and ubiquitous intermolecular interactions, and particularly their synergistic effects, have received little attention. Herein, the complicated relationship between photovoltaic conversion and multidimensional intermolecular interactions in the active layers is investigated. These interactions are dually regulated by side-chain isomerization and end-cap engineering of the acceptors. The phenylalkyl featured acceptors (LA-series) exhibit stronger crystallinity with preferential face-on interactions relative to the alkylphenyl attached isomers (ITIC-series). In addition, the PM6 and LA-series acceptors exhibit moderate donor/acceptor interactions compared to those of the strongly interacting PM6/ITIC-series pairs, which helps to enhance phase separation and charge transport. Consequently, the output efficiencies of all LA series acceptors are over 14%. Moreover, LA-series acceptors show appropriate compatibility, host/guest interactions, and crystallinity relationships with BTP-eC9, thereby leading to uniform and well-organized "alloy-like" mixed phases. In particular, the highly crystalline LA23 further optimizes multiple interactions and ternary microstructures, which results in a high efficiency of 19.12%. Thus, these results highlight the importance of multidimensional intermolecular interactions in the photovoltaic performance of OSCs.
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- Chenyu Han
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
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Jeon SJ, Yang NG, Kim YH, Yun JH, Moon DK. Bihalogenated Thiophene-Based Terpolymers for High-Performance Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells Processed by an Eco-Friendly Solvent and Layer-by-Layer Deposition. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:38031-38047. [PMID: 35960878 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c10286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The development of photoactive materials simultaneously satisfying high performance, low cost, and eco-friendly processability remains challenging in organic solar cells (OSCs). Herein, a synergistic strategy is proposed to design three terpolymers (PM7(ClCl = 0.2), PM7(ClBr = 0.2), and PM7(BrBr = 0.2)) based on bihalogenated thiophenes with relatively low cost, for improving the optical and electrochemical properties, solubility in nontoxic solvents, and crystallinity and miscibility balance. In summary, a bulk-heterojunction (BHJ)-processed device based on PM7(ClCl = 0.2) with 20% dichlorinated thiophene achieves the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.2% using toluene (best PCE ≈ 15.8% on the ternary blend). Moreover, high-performance semitransparent OSCs (ST-OSCs) were fabricated by a combination of layer-by-layer (LBL) and sequential dynamic and static spin-coating techniques according to the molecular weight of PM7(ClCl = 0.2). Using this unique LBL strategy, the PM7(ClCl = 0.2)-MW (H; high molecular weight)-processed ST-OSCs yield a high PCE of 11.5% and an average visible transmittance (AVT) of 27.1% with outstanding tolerance to device reproducibility. By optimizing ST-OSCs with tungsten trioxide as a distributed Bragg reflector, a light utilization efficiency (LUE) of 3.61% is realized with a PCE of 10.8% and an AVT of 33.4% (certified PCE ≈ 11.157%; LUE ≈ 3.73%). This study provides a novel perspective for designing and developing actual photoactive materials for OSC commercialization.
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- Sung Jae Jeon
- Nano and Information Materials (NIMs) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120, Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Nano and Information Materials (NIMs) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120, Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Nano and Information Materials (NIMs) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120, Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Nano and Information Materials (NIMs) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120, Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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- Nano and Information Materials (NIMs) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120, Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea
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Wang J, Xue P, Jiang Y, Huo Y, Zhan X. The principles, design and applications of fused-ring electron acceptors. Nat Rev Chem 2022; 6:614-634. [PMID: 37117709 DOI: 10.1038/s41570-022-00409-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Fused-ring electron acceptors (FREAs) have a donor-acceptor-donor structure comprising an electron-donating fused-ring core, electron-accepting end groups, π-bridges and side chains. FREAs possess beneficial features, such as feasibility to tailor their structures, high property tunability, strong visible and near-infrared light absorption and excellent n-type semiconducting characteristics. FREAs have initiated a revolution to the field of organic solar cells in recent years. FREA-based organic solar cells have achieved unprecedented efficiencies, over 20%, which breaks the theoretical efficiency limit of traditional fullerene acceptors (~13%), and boast potential operational lifetimes approaching 10 years. Based on the original studies of FREAs, a variety of new structures, mechanisms and applications have flourished. In this Review, we introduce the fundamental principles of FREAs, including their structures and inherent electronic and physical properties. Next, we discuss the way in which the properties of FREAs can be modulated through variations to the electronic structure or molecular packing. We then present the current applications and consider the future areas that may benefit from developments in FREAs. Finally, we conclude with the position of FREA chemistry, reflecting on the challenges and opportunities that may arise in the future of this burgeoning field.
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Yu K, Song W, Ge J, Zheng K, Xie L, Chen Z, Qiu Y, Hong L, Liu C, Ge Z. 18.01% Efficiency organic solar cell and 2.53% light utilization efficiency semitransparent organic solar cell enabled by optimizing PM6:Y6 active layer morphology. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1270-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Zhu J, Liu Y, Huang S, Wen S, Bao X, Cai M, Li J. Impact of backbone linkage positions on the molecular aggregation behavior of polymer photovoltaic materials. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:17462-17470. [PMID: 35670087 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01060g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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It is imperative to advance the structural design of conjugated materials to achieve a practical impact on the performance of photovoltaic devices. However, the effect of the linkage positions (meta-, para-) of the backbone on the molecular packing has been relatively little explored. In this study, we have synthesized two wide-bandgap polymer photovoltaic materials from identical monomers with different linkage positions, using dibenzo[c,h][2,6]-naphthyridine-5,11-(6H,12H)-dione (DBND) as the building block. This study shows that the para-connected polymer exhibits an unexpected 0.2 eV higher ionization potential and a resultant higher open-circuit voltage than the meta-connected counterpart. We found that different linkage positions result in different intermolecular binding energies and molecular aggregation conformations, leading to different HOMO energy levels and photovoltaic performances. Specifically, theoretical calculations and 2D-NMR indicate that P(p-DBND-f-2T) performs a segregated stacking of f-2T and DBND units, while P(m-DBND-f-2T) films form π-overlaps between f-2T and DBND. These results show that linkage position adjustment on the polymeric backbone exerts a profound influence on the molecular aggregation of the materials. Also, the effect of isomerism on the polymer backbone is crucial in designing polymer structures for photovoltaic applications.
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- Jinyue Zhu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China. .,Research and Development Center of Aluminum-ion Battery, College of Energy Storage Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu Province, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China
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- Institute of Drug Discovery Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy & Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 189 Songling Road, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy & Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 189 Songling Road, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Research and Development Center of Aluminum-ion Battery, College of Energy Storage Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.
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Fernández-Castro M, Truer J, Espindola-Rodriguez M, Andreasen JW. Environmentally Friendly and Roll-Processed Flexible Organic Solar Cells Based on PM6:Y6. FRONTIERS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fnano.2022.885138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Organic Solar Cells (OSCs) have reached the highest efficiencies using lab-scale device manufacturing on active areas far below 0.1 cm2. The most used fabrication technique is spin-coating, which has poor potential for upscaling and substantial material waste. This tends to widen the so-called “lab-to-fab gap”, which is one of the most important challenges to make OSCs competitive. Other techniques such as blade or slot-die coating are much more suitable for roll-to-roll manufacturing, which is one of the advantages the technology presents due to the huge potential for fast and low-cost fabrication of flexible OSCs. However, only a few studies report solar cells using these fabrication techniques, especially applied on a roll-platform. Additionally, for environmentally friendly large area OSCs, inks based on non-hazardous solvent systems are needed. In this work, slot-die coating has been chosen to coat a PM6:Y6 active layer, using o-xylene, a more environmentally friendly alternative than halogenated solvents, and without additives. The optimal coating process is defined through fine-tuning of the coating parameters, such as the drying temperature and solution concentration. Moreover, ternary devices with PCBM, and fully printed devices are also fabricated. Power conversion efficiencies of 6.3% and 7.2% are achieved for binary PM6:Y6 and ternary PM6:Y6:PCBM devices measured with an aperture area of ∼0.4 cm2 (total device area ∼0.8 cm2).
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Lai H, Chen H, Zhu Y, Wang H, Li Y, He F. Aggregation of Small Molecule and Polymer Acceptors with 2D-Fused Backbones in Organic Solar Cells. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Hanjian Lai
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Riaz S, Hussain R, Adnan M, Khan MU, Muhammad S, Yaqoob J, Alvi MU, Khalid M, Irshad Z, Ayub K. Ab Initio Study of Two-Dimensional Cross-Shaped Non-Fullerene Acceptors for Efficient Organic Solar Cells. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:10638-10648. [PMID: 35382331 PMCID: PMC8973122 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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In the present work, five novel non-fullerene acceptor molecules are represented to explore the significance of organic solar cells (OSCs). The electro-optical properties of the designed A-D-A-type molecules rely on the central core donor moiety associated with different halogen families such as fluorine, chlorine, and bromine atoms and acyl, nitrile, and nitro groups as acceptor moieties. Among these, M1 exhibits the maximum absorption (λmax) at 728 nm in a chloroform solvent as M1 has nitro and nitrile groups in the terminal acceptor, which is responsible for the red shift in the absorption coefficient as compared to R (716 nm). M1 also shows the lowest value of the energy band gap (2.07 eV) with uniform binding energy in the range of 0.50 eV for all the molecules. The transition density matrix results reveal that easy dissociation of the exciton is possible in M1. The highest value of the dipole moment (4.6 D) indicates the significance of M4 and M2 in OSCs as it reduces the chance of charge recombination. The low value of λe is given by our designed molecules concerning reference molecules, indicating their enhanced electron mobility. Thus, these molecules can serve as the most economically efficient material. Hence, all newly designed non-fullerene acceptors provide an overview for further development in the performance of OSCs.
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- Saim Riaz
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara 5630, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara 5630, Pakistan
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- Graduate
School of Energy Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid
University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara 5630, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of
Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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Li X, Li Y, Zhang Y, Sun Y. Recent Progress of Benzodifuran‐Based Polymer Donors for High‐Performance Organic Photovoltaics. SMALL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202200006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Xiaoming Li
- School of Chemistry Beihang University Beijing 100191 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry Beihang University Beijing 100191 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry Beihang University Beijing 100191 P. R. China
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Zhu E, Fu L, Lu Y, Jiang W, Jee MH, Liu R, Li Z, Che G, Woo HY, Liu C. NIR-Absorbing Electron Acceptor Based on a Selenium-Heterocyclic Core Attaching to Phenylalkyl Side Chains for Polymer Solar Cells with 17.3% Efficiency. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:7082-7092. [PMID: 35076207 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c20813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Selenium-heterocyclic and side-chain strategies for developing near-infrared (NIR) small fused-ring acceptors (FRAs) to further obtain short-circuit current density (Jsc) have proven advantageous in the top-performing polymer solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a new electron-rich central selenium-containing heterocycle core (BTSe) attaching alkyl side chains with a terminal phenyl group was coupled with a difluorinated and dichlorinated electron-accepting terminal 1,1-dicyanomethylene-3-indanone (IC) to afford two types of new FRAs, BTSe-IC2F and BTSe-IC2Cl. Interestingly, in spite of the weaker intramolecular charge transfer, BTSe-IC2F shows a stronger NIR response because of the smaller bandgap (Egopt) up to 1.26 eV, benefiting from the stronger ordered molecular packing in comparison to BTSe-IC2Cl with an Egopt of 1.30 eV. Additionally, thermal annealing induced an evident red shift by ∼50 nm in the absorption of D18:BTSe-IC2F blend films. Such a phenomenon may be attributed to the synergistic impact of the formation of inward constriction toward the molecular backbone because of the combination of bulky side chains and fluorinated IC as well as the reduced aromaticity of the selenium heterocycle. Consequently, the thermally annealed device based on BTSe-IC2F/D18 achieves a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 17.3% with a high fill factor (FF) of 77.22%, which is among the highest reported PCE values for selenium-heterocyclic FRAs in binary PSCs. The improved Jsc and FF values of the D18:BTSe-IC2F film are simultaneously achieved mainly because of the preferred face-on orientations, the well-balanced electron/hole mobility, and the favorable blend morphology compared to D18:BTSe-IC2Cl. This work suggests that the selenium-heterocyclic fused-ring core (with proper side chains) combined with fluorinated terminal groups is an effective strategy for obtaining highly efficient NIR-responsive FRAs.
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- Enwei Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130103, P.R. China
- College of Chemistry, Jilin Normal University, Siping 13600, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130103, P.R. China
- College of Chemistry, Jilin Normal University, Siping 13600, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130103, P.R. China
- College of Chemistry, Jilin Normal University, Siping 13600, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130103, P.R. China
- College of Chemistry, Jilin Normal University, Siping 13600, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130103, P.R. China
- College of Chemistry, Jilin Normal University, Siping 13600, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130103, P.R. China
- College of Environment Science and Engineering, Jilin Normal University, Siping 13600, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130103, P.R. China
- College of Environment Science and Engineering, Jilin Normal University, Siping 13600, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Korea University, Seoul 02841, South Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130103, P.R. China
- College of Environment Science and Engineering, Jilin Normal University, Siping 13600, P.R. China
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Zhou Y, Li M, Yu N, Shen S, Song J, Ma Z, Bo Z. Simple Tricyclic-Based A-π-D-π-A-Type Nonfullerene Acceptors for High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:6039-6047. [PMID: 35061346 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nonfused-ring electron acceptors have attracted much attention in recent years due to their advantages of simple synthetic routes, high yields, low costs, reasonable power conversion efficiencies (PCEs), and so on. Herein, three simple A-π-D-π-A-type acceptors (DTC-BO-4F, DTS-BO-4F, and DTP-BO-4F) comprising a tricyclic fused-ring core, two 2,5-bis(alkyloxy)phenylene spacers, and two difluorinated terminal groups (DF-IC) were developed. Compared with DTS-BO-4F, DTC-BO-4F and DTP-BO-4F exhibit higher molar extinction coefficients, stronger crystallinity, and more orderly stacking. The PBDB-T:DTC-BO-4F-based blend film shows suitable phase separation and higher and more balanced charge mobilities. Finally, the photovoltaic devices based on DTC-BO-4F give an outstanding PCE of 13.26% with a small nonradiative voltage loss of 0.23 eV.
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- Yuanyuan Zhou
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 201620 Shanghai, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 201620 Shanghai, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Gao PF, Wang LY, Fu HY, Zhang JY. The steric effect of benzodifuran based polymers via alkyl side chain manipulation: a simple approach for enhancing the photovoltaic performance. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01000j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of narrow band gap conjugated copolymers with different alkyl side chains were synthesized via Stille copolymerization of benzodifuran (BDF) and benzothiadiazole (BT) monomers.
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- Pan-Feng Gao
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Engineering and Research Center of Rural Sewage Treatment and Water Safety, Xiamen, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology (XMUT), Fujian Province University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Engineering and Research Center of Rural Sewage Treatment and Water Safety, Xiamen, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology (XMUT), Fujian Province University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Engineering and Research Center of Rural Sewage Treatment and Water Safety, Xiamen, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology (XMUT), Fujian Province University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Engineering and Research Center of Rural Sewage Treatment and Water Safety, Xiamen, China
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology (XMUT), Fujian Province University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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Radford CL, Kelly TL. Controlling solid-state structure and film morphology in non-fullerene organic photovoltaic devices. CAN J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2021-0134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Organic solar cells (OSCs) have long promised to provide renewable energy in a scalable, cost-effective way; however, for years, their relatively low efficiency has been a significant barrier to commercialization. Recent progress on cell efficiency means that OSCs are now much more competitive with other established technologies. These key advancements have come from better understanding and controlling the molecular structure, solid-state packing, and film morphology of the light absorbing layer. This focused review will explore the different ways that the solid-state structure and film morphology of the light absorbing layer can be controlled. It will examine the key features of an efficient light absorbing layer and present guiding principles for creating efficient OSCs. The future directions and remaining research questions of this field will be briefly discussed.
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- Chase L. Radford
- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C9, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C9, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C9, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5C9, Canada
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Schweda B, Reinfelds M, Hofstadler P, Trimmel G, Rath T. Recent Progress in the Design of Fused-Ring Non-Fullerene Acceptors-Relations between Molecular Structure and Optical, Electronic, and Photovoltaic Properties. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2021; 4:11899-11981. [PMID: 35856015 PMCID: PMC9286321 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c01737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Organic solar cells are on the dawn of the next era. The change of focus toward non-fullerene acceptors has introduced an enormous amount of organic n-type materials and has drastically increased the power conversion efficiencies of organic photovoltaics, now exceeding 18%, a value that was believed to be unreachable some years ago. In this Review, we summarize the recent progress in the design of ladder-type fused-ring non-fullerene acceptors in the years 2018-2020. We thereby concentrate on single layer heterojunction solar cells and omit tandem architectures as well as ternary solar cells. By analyzing more than 700 structures, we highlight the basic design principles and their influence on the optical and electrical structure of the acceptor molecules and review their photovoltaic performance obtained so far. This Review should give an extensive overview of the plenitude of acceptor motifs but will also help to understand which structures and strategies are beneficial for designing materials for highly efficient non-fullerene organic solar cells.
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Zhang Y, Wang Y, Shan T, Wei Q, Xu YX, Zhong H. Non-Fullerene Acceptors with an Optical Response over 1000 nm toward Efficient Organic Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:51279-51288. [PMID: 34672513 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c13404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) with near-infrared (NIR) absorption show promising advantages in organic solar cells (OSCs). However, only a few NFAs can extend the absorption spectra over 1000 nm, and their photovoltaic performance has been unsatisfactory so far. To address this issue, three new NFAs, namely, 6-IFIC, 6-IF2F, and 6-IF4F, were synthesized by simultaneously introducing π-bridge units and different end groups. The π-bridge unit enlarges the conjugation and planarizes the molecular geometry, leading to intense absorption in the NIR range. The asymmetric configuration provides a large dipole moment, enhances the intermolecular interaction, and tunes the miscibility, consequently being beneficial for achieving a favorable morphology in OSCs. When blended with a donor polymer PTB7-Th, the 6-IF2F-based OSC yields the best power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 11.20%, which is among the highest PCEs based on NFAs with absorption over 1000 nm. More importantly, the absorption of the blend film provides a transparency window in the visible range from 400 and 650 nm. Therefore, the semitransparent OSCs based on these three NFAs can achieve over 28% average visible transmittance.
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- Yi Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- College of Polymer Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Raji IO, Wen S, Li Y, Huang D, Shi X, Saparbaev A, Gu C, Yang C, Bao X. Benzo bis(Thiazole)-Based Conjugated Polymer with Varying Alkylthio Side-Chain Positions for Efficient Fullerene-Free Organic Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:36071-36079. [PMID: 34283560 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c07822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Alkylthio groups can be used to modulate energy levels and molecular packing of organic semiconductors, which makes it important in the design of materials for organic solar cell. However, its effect has not been sufficiently exploited as most of the studies report introducing an alkylthio group to the donor unit and seldom to the acceptor unit of donor-acceptor conjugated polymers. In this report, two alkylthio-substituted polymers, namely, PBB-TSA and PBB-TSD, with benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d']bis(thiazole) (BBT) as the acceptor unit and benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene (BDT) as the donor unit, were rationally designed, synthesized, and applied in organic photovoltaics. An alkylthio side chain was substituted on the BBT-accepting unit for PBB-TSA, while for PBB-TSD, the alkylthio side chain was substituted on the BDT donor unit. PBB-TSA and PBB-TSD show upshifted and downshifted energy levels, respectively, compared to the nonsulfur-substituted material. Both polymers exhibit dominate face-on orientation, while PBB-TSD exhibits higher crystallinity compared to PBB-TSA. With the contribution of lower energy level and beneficial film morphology, the device based on PBB-TSD/IT-4F has much higher power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 14.6%, whereas the PBB-TSA blend had a lower PCE of 10.7%. 1,8-Diiodooctane can effectively optimize the blend film morphology, and the effect on device performance has also been demonstrated in detail. This result indicates that introducing an alkylthio side chain into the donor or acceptor moieties would result in materials with different energy levels and thus would be utilized to match with various acceptors, achieving optimized performance in organic solar cells.
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- Ibrahim Oladayo Raji
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Functional Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Functional Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- College of Science, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266580, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Functional Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Zhu K, Wang X, He Y, Zhai X, Gao C, Wang Q, Jing X, Yu L, Sun M. Ester-substituted copolymer-based ternary semitransparent polymer solar cells with enhanced FF and PCE. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Tang C, Ma X, Wang J, Zhang X, Liao R, Ma Y, Wang P, Wang P, Wang T, Zhang F, Zheng Q. High‐Performance Ladder‐Type Heteroheptacene‐Based Nonfullerene Acceptors Enabled by Asymmetric Cores with Enhanced Noncovalent Intramolecular Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202105861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Changquan Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao West Road Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
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- School of Science Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing 100044 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao West Road Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan Hubei 430070 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao West Road Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao West Road Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao West Road Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
- School of Physical Science and Technology ShanghaiTech University 100 Haike Road Shanghai 201210 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao West Road Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan Hubei 430070 P. R. China
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- School of Science Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing 100044 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao West Road Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
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Yang C, An Q, Bai H, Zhi H, Ryu HS, Mahmood A, Zhao X, Zhang S, Woo HY, Wang J. A Synergistic Strategy of Manipulating the Number of Selenophene Units and Dissymmetric Central Core of Small Molecular Acceptors Enables Polymer Solar Cells with 17.5 % Efficiency. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202104766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Can Yang
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 China
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- Department of Chemistry Korea University Seoul 136-713 Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 China
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- Department of Chemistry Korea University Seoul 136-713 Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 China
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Yang C, An Q, Bai HR, Zhi HF, Ryu HS, Mahmood A, Zhao X, Zhang S, Woo HY, Wang JL. A Synergistic Strategy of Manipulating the Number of Selenophene Units and Dissymmetric Central Core of Small Molecular Acceptors Enables Polymer Solar Cells with 17.5 % Efficiency. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:19241-19252. [PMID: 34051037 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A dissymmetric backbone and selenophene substitution on the central core was used for the synthesis of symmetric or dissymmetric A-DA'D-A type non-fullerene small molecular acceptors (NF-SMAs) with different numbers of selenophene. From S-YSS-Cl to A-WSSe-Cl and to S-WSeSe-Cl, a gradually red-shifted absorption and a gradually larger electron mobility and crystallinity in neat thin film was observed. A-WSSe-Cl and S-WSeSe-Cl exhibit stronger and tighter intermolecular π-π stacking interactions, extra S⋅⋅⋅N non-covalent intermolecular interactions from central benzothiadiazole, better ordered 3D interpenetrating charge-transfer networks in comparison with thiophene-based S-YSS-Cl. The dissymmetric A-WSSe-Cl-based device has a PCE of 17.51 %, which is the highest value for selenophene-based NF-SMAs in binary polymer solar cells. The combination of dissymmetric core and precise replacement of selenophene on the central core is effective to improve Jsc and FF without sacrificing Voc .
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- Can Yang
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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Tang C, Ma X, Wang JY, Zhang X, Liao R, Ma Y, Wang P, Wang P, Wang T, Zhang F, Zheng Q. High-Performance Ladder-Type Heteroheptacene-Based Nonfullerene Acceptors Enabled by Asymmetric Cores with Enhanced Noncovalent Intramolecular Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:19314-19323. [PMID: 34128575 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Nonfullerene acceptors (MQ3, MQ5, MQ6) are synthesized using asymmetric and symmetric ladder-type heteroheptacene cores with selenophene heterocycles. Although MQ3 and MQ5 are constructed with the same number of selenophene heterocycles, the heteroheptacene core of MQ5 is end-capped with selenophene rings while that of MQ3 is flanked with thiophene rings. With the enhanced noncovalent interaction of O⋅⋅⋅Se compared to that of O⋅⋅⋅S, MQ5 shows a bathochromically shifted absorption band and greatly improved carrier transport, leading to a higher power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.64 % compared to MQ3, which shows a PCE of 13.51 %. Based on the asymmetric heteroheptacene core, MQ6 shows an improved carrier transport induced by the reduced π-π stacking distance, related with the increased dipole moment in comparison with the nonfullerene acceptors based on symmetric cores. MQ6 exhibits a PCE of 16.39 % with a VOC of 0.88 V, a FF of 75.66 %, and a JSC of 24.62 mA cm-2 .
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- Changquan Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao West Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao West Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao West Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao West Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao West Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, P. R. China.,School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 100 Haike Road, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao West Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, P. R. China
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- School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao West Road, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, P. R. China
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Zhang X, Li C, Qin L, Chen H, Yu J, Wei Y, Liu X, Zhang J, Wei Z, Gao F, Peng Q, Huang H. Side‐Chain Engineering for Enhancing the Molecular Rigidity and Photovoltaic Performance of Noncovalently Fused‐Ring Electron Acceptors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202106753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Xin Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM) Linköping University Linköping 58183 Sweden
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Center for Excellence in Nanoscience (CAS) & Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication (CAS) National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- Center for Excellence in Nanoscience (CAS) & Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication (CAS) National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM) Linköping University Linköping 58183 Sweden
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- School of Chemical Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Zhang X, Li C, Qin L, Chen H, Yu J, Wei Y, Liu X, Zhang J, Wei Z, Gao F, Peng Q, Huang H. Side-Chain Engineering for Enhancing the Molecular Rigidity and Photovoltaic Performance of Noncovalently Fused-Ring Electron Acceptors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:17720-17725. [PMID: 34060196 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Side-chain engineering is an effective strategy to regulate the solubility and packing behavior of organic materials. Recently, a unique strategy, so-called terminal side-chain (T-SC) engineering, has attracted much attention in the field of organic solar cells (OSCs), but there is a lack of deep understanding of the mechanism. Herein, a new noncovalently fused-ring electron acceptor (NFREA) containing two T-SCs (NoCA-5) was designed and synthesized. Introduction of T-SCs can enhance molecular rigidity and intermolecular π-π stacking, which is confirmed by the smaller Stokes shift value, lower reorganization free energy, and shorter π-π stacking distance in comparison to NoCA-1. Hence, the NoCA-5-based device exhibits a record power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 14.82 % in labs and a certified PCE of 14.5 %, resulting from a high electron mobility, a short charge-extraction time, a small Urbach energy (Eu ), and a favorable phase separation.
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- Xin Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, Linköping, 58183, Sweden
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Center for Excellence in Nanoscience (CAS) & Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication (CAS), National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Center for Excellence in Nanoscience (CAS) & Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication (CAS), National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, Linköping, 58183, Sweden
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology &, Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering &, CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation &, CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Qi Y, Chen H, Wang X, Wei Q, Li D, Li Y, Jiang L, Chen G, Zou Y. Modifying side chain of non-fullerene acceptors to obtain efficient organic solar cells with high fill factor. Chem Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2021.111172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Qiu R, Wu Z, Li S, Jiang H, Wang Q, Chen Y, Liu X, Zhang L, Chen J. Replacing alkyl side chain of non-fullerene acceptor with siloxane-terminated side chain enables lower surface energy towards optimizing bulk-heterojunction morphology and high photovoltaic performance. Sci China Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-021-9975-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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High-performance polymer solar cells with efficiency over 18% enabled by asymmetric side chain engineering of non-fullerene acceptors. Sci China Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-021-1013-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Sun Y, Liu T, Kan Y, Gao K, Tang B, Li Y. Flexible Organic Solar Cells: Progress and Challenges. SMALL SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202100001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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- Yanna Sun
- Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science Shandong University Qingdao 266237 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong Institute of Materials and Clean Energy Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science Shandong University Qingdao 266237 P. R. China
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- Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science Shandong University Qingdao 266237 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong Institute of Materials and Clean Energy Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials Energy Institute and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong 999077 P. R. China
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- Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science Shandong University Qingdao 266237 P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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Wang J, Zhao C, Zhou L, Liang X, Li Y, Sheng G, Du Z, Tang J. An Effective Strategy to Design a Large Bandgap Conjugated Polymer by Tuning the Molecular Backbone Curvature. Macromol Rapid Commun 2021; 42:e2000757. [PMID: 33870582 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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With the significant progress of low bandgap non-fullerene acceptors, the development of wide bandgap (WBG) donors possessing ideal complementary absorption is of crucial importance to further enhance the photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells. An ideal strategy to design WBG donors is to down-shift the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and up-shift the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO). A properly low-lying HOMO of the donor is favorable to obtaining a high open-circuit voltage, and a properly high-lying LUMO of the donor is conductive to efficient exciton dissociation. This work provides a new strategy to enlarge the bandgap of a polymer with simultaneously decreased HOMO and increased LUMO by increasing the polymer backbone curvature. The polymer PIDT-fDTBT with a large molecular backbone curvature shows a decreased HOMO of -5.38 eV and a prominently increased LUMO of -3.35 eV relative to the linear polymer PIDT-DTBT (EHOMO = -5.30 eV, ELUMO = -3.55 eV). The optical bandgap of PIDT-fDTBT is obviously broadened from 1.75 to 2.03 eV. This work demonstrates that increasing the polymer backbone curvature can effectively broaden the bandgap by simultaneously decreasing HOMO and increasing LUMO, which may guide the design of WBG conjugated materials.
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- Jiuxing Wang
- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Institute of Hybrid Materials, National Center of International Joint Research for Hybrid Materials Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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Zhu E, Wang J, Xu J, Fu L, Li R, Yu C, Ge S, Lin X, Chen R, Wu H, Wang HL, Che G. Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by Dopant-Free Hole-Transporting Materials Based on Dibenzofulvene-Bridged Indacenodithiophene Core Attaching Varying Alkyl Chains. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:13254-13263. [PMID: 33689285 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c22993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Inspired by the structural advantages of spiro-OMeTAD, which is the most commonly used hole-transporting material (HTM), two rationally designed HTMs with butterfly-shaped triarylamine groups based on dibenzofulvene-bridged indacenodithiophene (IDT) core (attaching hexyl and octyl chains) have been synthesized, namely, IT-C6 and IT-C8, respectively. Shorter alkyl-chain-based IT-C6 exhibits a marked increase in glass-transition temperature (Tg) of 105 °C, whereas IT-C8 shows a Tg of 95 °C. Moreover, it is demonstrated that IT-C6 exhibits a higher hole-transporting mobility, more suitable band energy alignment, better interfacial contact, and passivation effect. The inverted devices of employed HTM based on IT-C6 obtained a champion PCE of 18.34% with a remarkable fill factor (FF) of 82.32%, whereas the IT-C8-based device delivered an inferior PCE of 16.94% with an FF up to 81.20%. Both HTMs embodied inverted devices present high FF values greater than 81%, which are among the highest reported values of small molecular HTM-based PSCs. This work reveals that cutting off the symmetrical spiro-core and subsequently combining IDT (attaching tailored alkyl chains) with the spiro-linkage fluorine to construct the orthogonal molecular conformation is a significant principle for the design of promising dopant-free HTMs.
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- Enwei Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental-Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130103, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen 518055, P.R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Road, Hong Kong S.A.D., P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen 518055, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental-Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130103, P.R. China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen 518055, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen 518055, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen 518055, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen 518055, P.R. China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen 518055, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay Road, Hong Kong S.A.D., P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen 518055, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental-Friendly Materials, Jilin Normal University, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130103, P.R. China
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Liu X, Ma R, Wang Y, Du S, Tong J, Shi X, Li J, Bao X, Xia Y, Liu T, Yan H. Significantly Boosting Efficiency of Polymer Solar Cells by Employing a Nontoxic Halogen-Free Additive. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:11117-11124. [PMID: 33635064 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c22014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Traditional additives like 1,8-diiodooctane and 1-chloronaphthalene were successfully utilized morphology optimization of various polymer solar cells (PSCs) in an active layer, but their toxicity brought by halogen atoms limits their corresponding large-scale manufacturing. Herein, a new nontoxic halogen-free additive named benzyl benzoate (BB) was introduced into the classic PSCs (PTB7-Th:PC71BM), and an optimal power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.43% was realized, while there was a poor PCE for additive free devices (4.83%). It was shown that BB additives could inhibit PC71BM's overaggregation, which increased the interface contact area and formed a better penetration path of an active layer. In addition, BB additives could not only boost the distribution of a PTB7-Th donor at the surface, beneficial to suppressing exciton recombination in inverted devices but also boost the crystallinity of a blend layer, which is conducive to exciton dissociation and charge transport. Our work effectively improved a device performance by using a halogen-free additive, which can be referential for industrialization.
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- Xingpeng Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, Energy Institute and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- College of Science, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gansu Provincial Engineering Research Center for Organic Semiconductor Materials and Application Technology, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, Energy Institute and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, Energy Institute and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Fuel cells are highly efficient and green power sources. The typical membrane electrode assembly is necessary for common electrochemical devices. Recent research and development in solid oxide fuel cells have opened up many new opportunities based on the semiconductor or its heterostructure materials. Semiconductor-based fuel cells (SBFCs) realize the fuel cell functionality in a much more straightforward way. This work aims to discuss new strategies and scientific principles of SBFCs by reviewing various novel junction types/interfaces, i.e., bulk and planar p-n junction, Schottky junction, and n-i type interface contact. New designing methodologies of SBFCs from energy band/alignment and built-in electric field (BIEF), which block the internal electronic transport while assisting interfacial superionic transport and subsequently enhance device performance, are comprehensively reviewed. This work highlights the recent advances of SBFCs and provides new methodology and understanding with significant importance for both fundamental and applied R&D on new-generation fuel cell materials and technologies.
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Su W, Fan Q, Jalan I, Wang Y, Peng W, Guo T, Zhu W, Yu D, Hou L, Moons E, Wang E. Nonconjugated Terpolymer Acceptors with Two Different Fused-Ring Electron-Deficient Building Blocks for Efficient All-Polymer Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:6442-6449. [PMID: 33499588 PMCID: PMC7883347 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c17722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The ternary polymerization strategy of incorporating different donor and acceptor units forming terpolymers as photovoltaic materials has been proven advantageous in improving power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of polymer solar cells (PSCs). Herein, a series of low band gap nonconjugated terpolymer acceptors based on two different fused-ring electron-deficient building blocks (IDIC16 and ITIC) with adjustable photoelectric properties were developed. As the third component, ITIC building blocks with a larger π-conjugation structure, shorter solubilizing side chains, and red-shifted absorption spectrum were incorporated into an IDIC16-based nonconjugated copolymer acceptor PF1-TS4, which built up the terpolymers with two conjugated building blocks linked by flexible thioalkyl chain-thiophene segments. With the increasing ITIC content, terpolymers show gradually broadened absorption spectra and slightly down-shifted lowest unoccupied molecular orbital levels. The active layer based on terpolymer PF1-TS4-60 with a 60% ITIC unit presents more balanced hole and electron mobilities, higher photoluminescence quenching efficiency, and improved morphology compared to those based on PF1-TS4. In all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs), PF1-TS4-60, matched with a wide band gap polymer donor PM6, achieved a similar open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.99 V, a dramatically increased short-circuit current density (Jsc) of 15.30 mA cm-2, and fill factor (FF) of 61.4% compared to PF1-TS4 (Voc = 0.99 V, Jsc = 11.21 mA cm-2, and FF = 55.6%). As a result, the PF1-TS4-60-based all-PSCs achieved a PCE of 9.31%, which is ∼50% higher than the PF1-TS4-based ones (6.17%). The results demonstrate a promising approach to develop high-performance nonconjugated terpolymer acceptors for efficient all-PSCs by means of ternary polymerization using two different A-D-A-structured fused-ring electron-deficient building blocks.
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- Wenyan Su
- Guangdong
Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications,
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy
Materials, Siyuan Laboratory, Department of Physics, Jinan University, 510632 Guangzhou, China
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers
University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
- Department
of Engineering and Physics, Karlstad University, SE-651 88 Karlstad, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers
University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department
of Engineering and Chemical Sciences, Karlstad
University, SE-651 88 Karlstad, Sweden
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- Guangdong
Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications,
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy
Materials, Siyuan Laboratory, Department of Physics, Jinan University, 510632 Guangzhou, China
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers
University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmentally
Friendly Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Light-Electricity-Heat
Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, Changzhou University, 213164 Changzhou, China
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers
University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan
University of Technology, 450001 Zhengzhou, China
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmentally
Friendly Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Light-Electricity-Heat
Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, Changzhou University, 213164 Changzhou, China
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- Department
of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark
- Sino-Danish
Center for Education and Research, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Guangdong
Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications,
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy
Materials, Siyuan Laboratory, Department of Physics, Jinan University, 510632 Guangzhou, China
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- Department
of Engineering and Physics, Karlstad University, SE-651 88 Karlstad, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers
University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou
University, 450001 Zhengzhou, China
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Li Y, Yu L, Chen L, Han C, Jiang H, Liu Z, Zheng N, Wang J, Sun M, Yang R, Bao X. Subtle Side Chain Triggers Unexpected Two-Channel Charge Transport Property Enabling 80% Fill Factors and Efficient Thick-Film Organic Photovoltaics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 2:100090. [PMID: 34557744 PMCID: PMC8454635 DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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To clearly show how important the impact of side chains on organic solar cells (OSCs) is, we designed three acceptors IDIC-CxPh (x = 4, 5, or 6) via subtle side-chain regulation. Despite this small change, significant distinctions were detected. IDIC-C4Ph devices achieve an optimal efficiency of 13.94% under thermal annealing, but thermal-assistant solvent-vapor annealing hugely suppresses the efficiencies to 10%. However, the C6Ph side chain endows extremely disordered stacking orientations, generating moderate efficiencies of ~12.50%. Excitingly, the IDIC-C5Ph affords an unexpected two-channel π-π charge transport (TCCT) property, boosting the fill factor (FF) by up to 80.02% and efficiency to 14.56%, ranking the best among five-ring fused-ladder-type acceptors. Impressively, the special TCCT behavior of IDIC-C5Ph enables 470 nm thick-film OSC with a high FF of up to 70.12% and efficiency of 13.01%, demonstrating the great promise in fabricating large-scale OSCs. OSCs are a promising technology to transform the solar energy to electricity This article reports an efficient TCCT photovoltaic material through subtle side-chain modification The TCCT property enables 13% efficiency with FF reaching 70% in 470 nm thick-film photovoltaics
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- Yonghai Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Functional Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
- Corresponding author
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Corresponding author
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
- Corresponding author
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Functional Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China
- Corresponding author
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Ma Y, Cai D, Wan S, Yin P, Wang P, Lin W, Zheng Q. Control over π-π stacking of heteroheptacene-based nonfullerene acceptors for 16% efficiency polymer solar cells. Natl Sci Rev 2020; 7:1886-1895. [PMID: 34691530 PMCID: PMC8288506 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaa189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Revised: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Nonfullerene acceptors are being investigated for use in polymer solar cells (PSCs), with their advantages of extending the absorption range, reducing the energy loss and therefore enhancing the power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, to further boost the PCE, mobilities of these nonfullerene acceptors should be improved. For nonfullerene acceptors, the π-π stacking distance between cofacially stacked molecules significantly affects their mobility. Here, we demonstrate a strategy to increase the mobility of heteroheptacene-based nonfullerene acceptors by reducing their π-π stacking distances via control over the bulkiness of lateral side chains. Incorporation of 2-butyloctyl substituents into the nonfullerene acceptor (M36) leads to an increased mobility with a reduced π-π stacking distance of 3.45 Å. Consequently, M36 affords an enhanced PCE of 16%, which is the highest among all acceptor-donor-acceptor-type nonfullerene acceptors to date. This strategy of control over the bulkiness of side chains on nonfullerene acceptors should aid the development of more efficient PSCs.
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- Yunlong Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Li T, Wu Y, Zhou J, Li M, Wu J, Hu Q, Jia B, Pan X, Zhang M, Tang Z, Xie Z, Russell TP, Zhan X. Butterfly Effects Arising from Starting Materials in Fused-Ring Electron Acceptors. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:20124-20133. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c09800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Tengfei Li
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 120 Governors Drive, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 120 Governors Drive, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 120 Governors Drive, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Wang W, Li Y, Zhan C, Xiao S, Tang C, Li G, Lu X, Zhang Q. Bis(thieno[3,2- b]thieno)cyclopentafluorene-Based Acceptor with Efficient and Comparable Photovoltaic Performance under Various Processing Conditions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:49876-49885. [PMID: 33089683 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The morphology of a bulk heterojunction (BHJ) blend within a polymer solar cell (PSC) device plays a crucial role in its performance. The ideal morphology is generally achieved through molecular engineering and optimization under film processing conditions. Under different processing conditions, the deviation of the resulted morphology characteristics from the ideal one leads to the dispersion of device performance. For a specific donor/acceptor BHJ blend, it is of great challenge to maintain an efficient and comparable photovoltaic performance under various processing conditions. The solution to this challenge would be of great value in offering more choices for a suitable processing technology in practical applications. Based on the acceptor BTTFIC with the core of bis(thieno[3,2-b]thieno)cyclopentafluorene (BTTF) in our previous work, we chemically modified BTTFIC by fluorination of the end groups of 1,1-dicyanomethylene-3-indanones (IC) and the switching part of octyls in BTTF with 4-hexylphenyls to offer a novel acceptor (BTTFIC4F-Ar). The inverted PBDB-T-2Cl:BTTFIC4F-Ar blend device provided an average power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.61, 11.08, and 11.55% when processed under solvent annealing (SA), thermal annealing (TA), and additive treatment with 1,8-diodooctane (DIO), respectively. Different from the reported discrete performance under various processing conditions for a specific donor/acceptor BHJ blend, a low mean absolute performance deviation of 3% was attained. This slight enhancement trend was unexceptionally reflected on charge generation, transportation, and recombination within the blend films from SA, TA, and DIO conditions. A slightly improved ordering of BTTFIC4F-Ar within the DIO blend was observed. Meanwhile, very similar molecular packings as well as a close amorphous domain size of the mixture of PBDB-T-2Cl and BTTFIC4F-Ar within the three blends were observed. These morphological characteristics are in good agreement with the photoelectrical conversion performance of the blends under the three processing conditions. Furthermore, similar attenuation behaviors in performance were also observed. This investigation may provide new guidance on the molecular engineering of nonfullerene acceptors to achieve an efficient BHJ blend with more options for a suitable and cost-effective processing method in practical applications.
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- Wei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong SAR 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, P. R. China
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Pradhan R, Malhotra P, Gupta G, Singhal R, Sharma GD, Mishra A. Efficient Fullerene-Free Organic Solar Cells Using a Coumarin-Based Wide-Band-Gap Donor Material. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:41869-41876. [PMID: 32799443 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c12147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In recent years, tremendous growth has been seen for solution-processed bulk heterojunction solar cells (BHJSCs) using fullerene-free molecular acceptors. Herein, we report the synthesis, characterization of a coumarin-based organic semiconducting molecule C1, and its use in BHJSCs as an electron donor. The compound exhibited an absorption band at 472 nm in chloroform solution with an optical energy gap of 2.33 eV. The HOMO/LUMO energy levels of C1 were found to be ideal for use in BHJSCs. Using PC71BM and a fullerene-free acceptor IT-4F, the device generated power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 6.17 and 8.31%, respectively. The success of the device based on a fullerene-free acceptor is a result of complementary absorption and well-matched energy levels, resulting in an improved photocurrent and photovoltage in the device. Moreover, ternary solar cells fabricated by employing C1 (20 wt%) as a secondary donor, i.e., an active layer of C1:PM6:IT-4F (0.2:0.8:1.5), generated an enhanced PCE of 11.56% with a high short-circuit current density (JSC) of 16.42 mA cm-2, an open-circuit voltage (VOC) of 1.02 V, and a fill factor of 0.69 under 1 sun spectral illumination, which is ∼8% higher than that for the PM6:IT-4F-based binary device (PCE = 10.70%). The increased PCE for the ternary organic solar cell may be related to the efficient exciton generation and its dissociation via Forster resonance energy transfer, which guarantees enough time for an exciton to diffuse toward the D/A interfaces.
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- Rashmirekha Pradhan
- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Sambalpur 768019, India
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- Department of Physics, The LNM Institute of Information Technology (Deemed University), Rupa ki Nagal, Jamdoli, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302031, India
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- Department of Physics, The LNM Institute of Information Technology (Deemed University), Rupa ki Nagal, Jamdoli, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302031, India
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- Department of Physics, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302017, India
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- Department of Physics, The LNM Institute of Information Technology (Deemed University), Rupa ki Nagal, Jamdoli, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302031, India
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- School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Sambalpur 768019, India
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Ma Y, Cai D, Wan S, Wang P, Wang J, Zheng Q. Ladder‐Type Heteroheptacenes with Different Heterocycles for Nonfullerene Acceptors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:21627-21633. [PMID: 32790114 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yunlong Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao Road West Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao Road West Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao Road West Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao Road West Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao Road West Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao Road West Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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Ma Y, Cai D, Wan S, Wang P, Wang J, Zheng Q. Ladder‐Type Heteroheptacenes with Different Heterocycles for Nonfullerene Acceptors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202007907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Yunlong Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao Road West Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao Road West Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao Road West Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao Road West Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao Road West Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences 155 Yangqiao Road West Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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Side chain engineering investigation of non-fullerene acceptors for photovoltaic device with efficiency over 15%. Sci China Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-020-9820-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Han J, Wang X, Huang D, Yang C, Yang R, Bao X. Employing Asymmetrical Thieno[3,4-d]pyridazin-1(2H)-one Block Enables Efficient Ternary Polymer Solar Cells with Improved Light-Harvesting and Morphological Properties. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Jianhua Han
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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Yue Q, Liu W, Zhu X. n-Type Molecular Photovoltaic Materials: Design Strategies and Device Applications. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:11613-11628. [PMID: 32460485 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c04084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The use of photovoltaic technologies has been regarded as a promising approach for converting solar energy to electricity and mitigating the energy crisis, and among these, organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have attracted broad interest because of their solution processability, flexibility, light weight, and potential for large-area processing. The development of OPV materials, especially electron acceptors, has been one of the focuses in recent years. Compared with fullerene derivates, n-type non-fullerene molecules have some unique merits, such as synthetic simplicity, high tunability of the absorption and energy levels, and small energy loss. In the last 5 years, organic solar cells based on n-type non-fullerene molecules have achieved a significant breakthrough in the power conversion efficiency from approximately 4% to over 17%, which is superior to those of fullerene-based solar cells; meanwhile, n-type non-fullerene molecules have created brand new opportunities for the application of OPVs in some special situations. This Perspective analyzes the key design strategies of high-performance n-type molecular photovoltaic materials and highlights instructive examples of their various applications, including in ternary and tandem solar cells, high-efficiency semitransparent solar cells for power-generating building facades and windows, and indoor photovoltaics for driving low-power-consumption devices. Moreover, to accelerate the pace toward commercialization of OPVs, the existing challenges and future directions are also reviewed from the perspectives of efficiency, stability, and large-area fabrication.
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- Qihui Yue
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.,School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.,School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.,School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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