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Pashaei B. Improving the performance of perovskite solar cells by extending π-conjugation system. RSC Adv 2024; 14:19083-19089. [PMID: 38895525 PMCID: PMC11184581 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra03173c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
Abstract
In perovskite solar cells (PSCs), hole transporting materials (HTMs) play a critical role in determining the stability and efficiency of the devices. However, the high cost and complex synthesis processes associated with conventional HTMs can hinder their widespread applications. This work presents a low-cost and efficient HTM, namely N,N'-(naphthalene-1,5-diyl)bis(1-(dibenzo[a,c]phenazin-11-yl)-1-phenylmethanimine) (PEDN), based on a naphthalene core with an extended π-conjugation system for improving the performance of PSCs. The PEDN was synthesized via a facile two-step condensation method, eliminating the need for expensive catalysts such as BINAP. The newly developed HTM with an extended π-conjugation length was compared with BEDN and spiro-OMeTAD as the benchmark HTM, in terms of their optical, electrochemical, hole mobility properties, and efficiency in PSCs. The PEDN showed suitable highest occupied molecular orbital levels (HOMOs), good hole mobilities, as well as strong hydrophobicities. The extended π-conjugation system in PEDN contributes to the stability of the solar cells. The PSCs fabricated with PEDN achieved a high efficiency of 18.61%, comparable to the efficiency obtained using the commonly used HTM spiro-OMeTAD (19.68%). Furthermore, the cost-effectiveness of PEDN makes it a suitable alternative to spiro-OMeTAD for PSC applications.
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- Babak Pashaei
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandaran Babolsar Iran
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Shi T, Wang X, Xiong Y, Yin G, Liu L, Wang Z. Lawesson's Reagent‐Mediated Deoxygenation Reactions. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202201748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Tao Shi
- School of Pharmacy Lanzhou University No. 199 West Donggang Road Lanzhou 730000 China
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- School of Pharmacy Lanzhou University No. 199 West Donggang Road Lanzhou 730000 China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science Hengyang Medical School University of South China No. 28 West Changsheng Road Hengyang 421001, Hunan China
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- School of Pharmacy Lanzhou University No. 199 West Donggang Road Lanzhou 730000 China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science Hengyang Medical School University of South China No. 28 West Changsheng Road Hengyang 421001, Hunan China
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- School of Pharmacy Lanzhou University No. 199 West Donggang Road Lanzhou 730000 China
- School of Pharmaceutical Science Hengyang Medical School University of South China No. 28 West Changsheng Road Hengyang 421001, Hunan China
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Liang Y, Wu N, Zhang X, Ghadari R, Liu X, Guo F, Dai S. Isomeric D‐π‐D Dopant‐Free Hole Transport Materials: Effect of the Substitution Position and Heteroatom on the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202201696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Yongpeng Liang
- School of New Energy North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- School of New Energy North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- School of New Energy North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- Computational Chemistry Laboratory Department of Organic and Biochemistry Faculty of Chemistry University of Tabriz Tabriz 5S-3 7616471 Iran
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- School of New Energy North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 PR China
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- School of New Energy North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 China
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Daskeviciute‐Geguziene S, Zhang Y, Rakstys K, Kreiza G, Khan SB, Kanda H, Paek S, Daskeviciene M, Kamarauskas E, Jankauskas V, Asiri AM, Getautis V, Nazeeruddin MK. Green‐Chemistry‐Inspired Synthesis of Cyclobutane‐Based Hole‐Selective Materials for Highly Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202113207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 1951 Sion Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Kaunas University of Technology Radvilenu pl. 19 Kaunas 50254 Lithuania
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- Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology Vilnius University Saulėtekio al. 3 10257 Vilnius Lithuania
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR) King Abdulaziz University P.O. Box 80203 21589 Jeddah Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 1951 Sion Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy Engineering Sangmyung University Seoul 03016 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Kaunas University of Technology Radvilenu pl. 19 Kaunas 50254 Lithuania
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- Institute of Chemical Physics Vilnius University Saulėtekio al. 3 10257 Vilnius Lithuania
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- Institute of Chemical Physics Vilnius University Saulėtekio al. 3 10257 Vilnius Lithuania
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR) King Abdulaziz University P.O. Box 80203 21589 Jeddah Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Kaunas University of Technology Radvilenu pl. 19 Kaunas 50254 Lithuania
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 1951 Sion Switzerland
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Daskeviciute‐Geguziene S, Zhang Y, Rakstys K, Kreiza G, Khan SB, Kanda H, Paek S, Daskeviciene M, Kamarauskas E, Jankauskas V, Asiri AM, Getautis V, Nazeeruddin MK. Green-Chemistry-Inspired Synthesis of Cyclobutane-Based Hole-Selective Materials for Highly Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202113207. [PMID: 34918438 PMCID: PMC9299821 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202113207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Hybrid lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as potential competitors to silicon-based solar cells with an unprecedented increase in power conversion efficiency (PCE), nearing the breakthrough point toward commercialization. However, for hole-transporting materials, it is generally acknowledged that complex structures often create issues such as increased costs and hazardous substances in the synthetic schemes, when translated from the laboratory to manufacture on a large scale. Here, we present cyclobutane-based hole-selective materials synthesized using simple and green-chemistry inspired protocols in order to reduce costs and adverse environmental impact. A series of novel semiconductors with molecularly engineered side arms were successfully applied in perovskite solar cells. V1366-based PSCs feature impressive efficiency of 21 %, along with long-term operational stability under atmospheric environment. Most importantly, we also fabricated perovskite solar modules exhibiting a record efficiency over 19 % with an active area of 30.24 cm2 .
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne1951SionSwitzerland
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- Department of Organic ChemistryKaunas University of TechnologyRadvilenu pl. 19Kaunas50254Lithuania
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- Institute of Photonics and NanotechnologyVilnius UniversitySaulėtekio al. 310257VilniusLithuania
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR)King Abdulaziz UniversityP.O. Box 8020321589JeddahSaudi Arabia
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne1951SionSwitzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Energy EngineeringSangmyung UniversitySeoul03016Republic of Korea
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- Department of Organic ChemistryKaunas University of TechnologyRadvilenu pl. 19Kaunas50254Lithuania
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- Institute of Chemical PhysicsVilnius UniversitySaulėtekio al. 310257VilniusLithuania
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- Institute of Chemical PhysicsVilnius UniversitySaulėtekio al. 310257VilniusLithuania
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR)King Abdulaziz UniversityP.O. Box 8020321589JeddahSaudi Arabia
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- Department of Organic ChemistryKaunas University of TechnologyRadvilenu pl. 19Kaunas50254Lithuania
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne1951SionSwitzerland
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Zhou Y, Zhang Z, Cui J. Effect of π-linker extension on property of fluorene-based hole-transporting materials for perovskite solar cells. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2020.113049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Rodríguez‐Seco C, Méndez M, Roldán‐Carmona C, Pudi R, Nazeeruddin MK, Palomares EJ. Minimization of Carrier Losses for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells through Structural Modification of Triphenylamine Derivatives. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:5303-5307. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201915022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Cristina Rodríguez‐Seco
- Institute of Chemical Research of CataloniaThe Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (ICIQ-BIST) Avda. Països Catalans, 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
- Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica I AutomàticaUniversity Rovira I Virgili (URV) Avda Països Catalans, 26 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of CataloniaThe Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (ICIQ-BIST) Avda. Països Catalans, 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Group of Molecular Engineering of Functional MaterialsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Rue de l'Industry, 17 1951 Sion Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical Research of CataloniaThe Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (ICIQ-BIST) Avda. Països Catalans, 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Group of Molecular Engineering of Functional MaterialsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Rue de l'Industry, 17 1951 Sion Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical Research of CataloniaThe Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (ICIQ-BIST) Avda. Països Catalans, 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
- ICREA Passeig Lluís Companys, 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
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Rodríguez‐Seco C, Méndez M, Roldán‐Carmona C, Pudi R, Nazeeruddin MK, Palomares EJ. Minimization of Carrier Losses for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells through Structural Modification of Triphenylamine Derivatives. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201915022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Cristina Rodríguez‐Seco
- Institute of Chemical Research of CataloniaThe Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (ICIQ-BIST) Avda. Països Catalans, 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
- Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica I AutomàticaUniversity Rovira I Virgili (URV) Avda Països Catalans, 26 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of CataloniaThe Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (ICIQ-BIST) Avda. Països Catalans, 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Group of Molecular Engineering of Functional MaterialsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Rue de l'Industry, 17 1951 Sion Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical Research of CataloniaThe Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (ICIQ-BIST) Avda. Països Catalans, 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
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- Group of Molecular Engineering of Functional MaterialsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Rue de l'Industry, 17 1951 Sion Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical Research of CataloniaThe Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (ICIQ-BIST) Avda. Països Catalans, 16 43007 Tarragona Spain
- ICREA Passeig Lluís Companys, 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
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Pashaei B, Bellani S, Shahroosvand H, Bonaccorso F. Molecularly engineered hole-transport material for low-cost perovskite solar cells. Chem Sci 2020; 11:2429-2439. [PMID: 34084407 PMCID: PMC8157471 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc05694g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Triphenylamine-N-phenyl-4-(phenyldiazenyl)aniline (TPA-AZO) is synthesized via a facile CuI-catalyzed reaction and used as a hole transport material (HTM) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs), as an alternative to the expensive spiro-type molecular materials, including commercial 2,2',7,7'-tetrakis[N,N-di(4-methoxyphenyl)amino]-9,9'-spirobifluorene (spiro-OMeTAD). Experimental and computational investigations reveal that the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level of TPA-AZO is deeper than that of spiro-OMeTAD, and optimally matches with the conduction band of the perovskite light absorber. The use of TPA-AZO as a HTM results in PSC prototypes with a power conversion efficiency (PCE) approaching that of the spiro-OMeTAD-based reference device (17.86% vs. 19.07%). Moreover, the use of inexpensive starting reagents for the synthesis of TPA-AZO makes the latter a new affordable HTM for PSCs. In particular, the cost of 1 g of TPA-AZO ($22.76) is significantly lower compared to that of spiro-OMeTAD ($170-475). Overall, TPA-AZO-based HTMs are promising candidates for the implementation of viable PSCs in large-scale production.
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- Babak Pashaei
- Group for Molecular Engineering of Advanced Functional Materials (GMA), Chemistry Department, University of Zanjan Zanjan Iran
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- Graphene Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia via Morego 30 16163 Genova Italy
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Advanced Functional Materials (GMA), Chemistry Department, University of Zanjan Zanjan Iran
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- Graphene Labs, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia via Morego 30 16163 Genova Italy
- BeDimensional SpA Via Albisola 121 16163 Genova Italy
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Braukyla T, Xia R, Daskeviciene M, Malinauskas T, Gruodis A, Jankauskas V, Fei Z, Momblona C, Roldán‐Carmona C, Dyson PJ, Getautis V, Nazeeruddin MK. Inexpensive Hole‐Transporting Materials Derived from Tröger's Base Afford Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201903705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Titas Braukyla
- Department of Organic ChemistryKaunas University of Technology Radvilenu pl. 19 50254 Kaunas Lithuania
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional MaterialsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Rue de l'Industry 17 1951 Sion Switzerland
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- Department of Organic ChemistryKaunas University of Technology Radvilenu pl. 19 50254 Kaunas Lithuania
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- Department of Organic ChemistryKaunas University of Technology Radvilenu pl. 19 50254 Kaunas Lithuania
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- Institute of Chemical PhysicsVilnius University Sauletekio al.3 Vilnius 10257 Lithuania
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- Institute of Chemical PhysicsVilnius University Sauletekio al.3 Vilnius 10257 Lithuania
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie ChimiquesEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional MaterialsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Rue de l'Industry 17 1951 Sion Switzerland
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional MaterialsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Rue de l'Industry 17 1951 Sion Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie ChimiquesEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Department of Organic ChemistryKaunas University of Technology Radvilenu pl. 19 50254 Kaunas Lithuania
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional MaterialsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Rue de l'Industry 17 1951 Sion Switzerland
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Braukyla T, Xia R, Daskeviciene M, Malinauskas T, Gruodis A, Jankauskas V, Fei Z, Momblona C, Roldán-Carmona C, Dyson PJ, Getautis V, Nazeeruddin MK. Inexpensive Hole-Transporting Materials Derived from Tröger's Base Afford Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:11266-11272. [PMID: 31165529 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201903705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
The synthesis of three enamine hole-transporting materials (HTMs) based on Tröger's base scaffold are reported. These compounds are obtained in a three-step facile synthesis from commercially available materials without the need of expensive catalysts, inert conditions or time-consuming purification steps. The best performing material, HTM3, demonstrated 18.62 % PCE in PSCs, rivaling spiro-OMeTAD in efficiency, and showing markedly superior long-term stability in non-encapsulated devices. In dopant-free PSCs, HTM3 outperformed spiro-OMeTAD by a factror of 1.6. The high glass-transition temperature (Tg =176 °C) of HTM3 also suggests promising perspectives in device applications.
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- Titas Braukyla
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, 50254, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Rue de l'Industry 17, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, 50254, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, 50254, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Institute of Chemical Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al.3, Vilnius, 10257, Lithuania
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- Institute of Chemical Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio al.3, Vilnius, 10257, Lithuania
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Rue de l'Industry 17, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Rue de l'Industry 17, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Kaunas University of Technology, Radvilenu pl. 19, 50254, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Rue de l'Industry 17, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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Shen C, Wu Y, Zhang H, Li E, Zhang W, Xu X, Wu W, Tian H, Zhu W. Semi‐Locked Tetrathienylethene as a Building Block for Hole‐Transporting Materials: Toward Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:3784-3789. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201811593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chao Shen
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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Liu F, Bi S, Wang X, Leng X, Han M, Xue B, Li Q, Zhou H, Li Z. Similar or different: the same Spiro-core but different alkyl chains with apparently improved device performance of perovskite solar cells. Sci China Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-018-9432-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Shen C, Wu Y, Zhang H, Li E, Zhang W, Xu X, Wu W, Tian H, Zhu W. Semi‐Locked Tetrathienylethene as a Building Block for Hole‐Transporting Materials: Toward Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201811593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Chao Shen
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine ChemicalsShanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials ChemistryJoint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringFeringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research CentreSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringEast China University of Science & Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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Xiang J, Liu X, Sun M, Li X, Wang S, Xiao Y, Zhang J, Zhang F. Boosting the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells through a Dopant‐Free Tetraphenylbenzidine‐Based Hole Transporting Material. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201803002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Junyan Xiang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShihezi University 832000 Xinjiang China
- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin University 300072 Tianjin China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin University 300072 Tianjin China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) 300072 Tianjin China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin University 300072 Tianjin China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) 300072 Tianjin China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin University 300072 Tianjin China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) 300072 Tianjin China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin University 300072 Tianjin China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) 300072 Tianjin China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin University 300072 Tianjin China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) 300072 Tianjin China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShihezi University 832000 Xinjiang China
- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin University 300072 Tianjin China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin University 300072 Tianjin China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin) 300072 Tianjin China
- Current Address: Chemistry and Nanoscience CenterNational Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401 United States
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Chiykowski VA, Cao Y, Tan H, Tabor DP, Sargent EH, Aspuru‐Guzik A, Berlinguette CP. Precise Control of Thermal and Redox Properties of Organic Hole‐Transport Materials. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201810809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Valerie A. Chiykowski
- Department of Chemistry The University of British Columbia 2036 Main Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z1 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry The University of British Columbia 2036 Main Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z1 Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Toronto 10 King's College Road Toronto Ontario M5S 3G4 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford St. Cambridge MA 02138 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Toronto 10 King's College Road Toronto Ontario M5S 3G4 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford St. Cambridge MA 02138 USA
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Computer Science University of Toronto Toronto Ontario M5S 3H6 Canada
- Vector Institute Toronto ON M5G 1M1 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry The University of British Columbia 2036 Main Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z1 Canada
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering The University of British Columbia 2360 East Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6Y 1Z3 Canada
- Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute The University of British Columbia 2355 East Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z4 Canada
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Chiykowski VA, Cao Y, Tan H, Tabor DP, Sargent EH, Aspuru‐Guzik A, Berlinguette CP. Precise Control of Thermal and Redox Properties of Organic Hole‐Transport Materials. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:15529-15533. [PMID: 30267466 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201810809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Valerie A. Chiykowski
- Department of Chemistry The University of British Columbia 2036 Main Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z1 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry The University of British Columbia 2036 Main Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z1 Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Toronto 10 King's College Road Toronto Ontario M5S 3G4 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford St. Cambridge MA 02138 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Toronto 10 King's College Road Toronto Ontario M5S 3G4 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Harvard University 12 Oxford St. Cambridge MA 02138 USA
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Computer Science University of Toronto Toronto Ontario M5S 3H6 Canada
- Vector Institute Toronto ON M5G 1M1 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry The University of British Columbia 2036 Main Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z1 Canada
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering The University of British Columbia 2360 East Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6Y 1Z3 Canada
- Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute The University of British Columbia 2355 East Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z4 Canada
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Zhao Y, Wang H, Xia S, Zhou F, Luo Z, Luo J, He F, Yang C. 9,9'-Bifluorenylidene-Core Perylene Diimide Acceptors for As-Cast Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells: The Isomeric Effect on Optoelectronic Properties. Chemistry 2018; 24:4149-4156. [PMID: 29336500 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Two different non-fullerene small-molecule acceptors, m-PIB and p-PIB, based on 9,9'-bifluorenylidene (BF) and perylene diimide (PDI) were designed and synthesized. Four β-substituted PDIs were linked to BF in different positions. Based on DFT analysis, derivative p-PIB exhibited reduced intramolecular twisting between the PDI moieties, more delocalized wave function, and sufficiently wider π-electron delocalization than that of m-PIB. The absorption ability of p-PIB was enhanced due to increased intermolecular interactions. By blending p-PIB with poly{4,8-bis[5-(2ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl]benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene-co-3-fluorothieno[3,4-b]-thiophene-2-carboxylate} (PTB7-Th), organic solar cells (OSCs) based on p-PIB obtained a maximum power conversion efficiency of 5.95 % without any treatments. Due to the improved and balanced hole and electron mobilities, the short-circuit current and fill factor of OSCs based on PTB7-Th and p-PIB were significantly increased. The AFM and TEM results revealed that the PTB7-Th:p-PIB film had favorable nanoscale phase separation and formed a bicontinuous interpenetrating network.
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- Yuan Zhao
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P.R. China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P.R. China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P.R. China
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Improved performance and air stability of perovskite solar cells based on low-cost organic hole-transporting material X60 by incorporating its dicationic salt. Sci China Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-017-9141-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Rakstys K, Paek S, Grancini G, Gao P, Jankauskas V, Asiri AM, Nazeeruddin MK. Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Cells Employing Dimethoxydiphenylamine-Substituted Bistricyclic Aromatic Enes as Hole Transport Materials. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:3825-3832. [PMID: 28650097 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201700974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2017] [Revised: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The synthesis, characterization and photovoltaic performance of series of novel molecular hole transport materials (HTMs) based on bistricyclic aromatic enes (BAEs) are presented. The new derivatives were obtained following a simple and straightforward procedure from inexpensive starting reagents mimicking the synthetically challenging 9,9'-spirobifluorene moiety of the well-studied spiro-OMeTAD. The novel HTMs were tested in mixed cations and anions perovskite solar cells (PSCs) yielding a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.2 % under standard global 100 mW cm-2 AM1.5G illumination using 9-{2,7-bis[bis(4-methoxyphenyl)amino]-9H-fluoren-9-ylidene}-N2 ,N2 ,N7 ,N7 -tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)-9H-thioxanthene-2,7-diamine (coded as KR374). The power conversion efficiency data confirms the easily attainable heteromerous fluorenylidenethioxanthene structure as valuable core for low-cost and highly efficient HTM design and paves the way towards cost-effective PSC technology.
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- Kasparas Rakstys
- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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- Department of Solid State Electronics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, Vilnius, 10222, Lithuania
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR), King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1951, Sion, Switzerland
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Song Z, Liu J, Wang G, Zuo W, Liao C, Mei J. Understanding the Photovoltaic Performance of Perovskite-Spirobifluorene Solar Cells. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:3030-3038. [PMID: 28834587 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201700910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Zhen Song
- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory; Mianyang 621907 China
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- Chengdu Green Energy and Green Manufacturing Technology R&D Centre; Chengdu Development Center of Science and Technology; Chengdu 610200 China
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- Chengdu Green Energy and Green Manufacturing Technology R&D Centre; Chengdu Development Center of Science and Technology; Chengdu 610200 China
- School of Materials; Southwest University of Science and Technology; Mianyang China
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- Chengdu Green Energy and Green Manufacturing Technology R&D Centre; Chengdu Development Center of Science and Technology; Chengdu 610200 China
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- Chengdu Green Energy and Green Manufacturing Technology R&D Centre; Chengdu Development Center of Science and Technology; Chengdu 610200 China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory; Mianyang 621907 China
- Chengdu Green Energy and Green Manufacturing Technology R&D Centre; Chengdu Development Center of Science and Technology; Chengdu 610200 China
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Xu Y, Bu T, Li M, Qin T, Yin C, Wang N, Li R, Zhong J, Li H, Peng Y, Wang J, Xie L, Huang W. Non-Conjugated Polymer as an Efficient Dopant-Free Hole-Transporting Material for Perovskite Solar Cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:2578-2584. [PMID: 28481002 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201700584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A new non-conjugated polymer (PVCz-OMeDAD) with good solution processability was developed to serve as an efficient dopant-free hole-transporting material (HTM) for perovskite solar cells (PSCs). PVCz-OMeDAD was simply prepared by the free-radical polymerization of vinyl monomers, which were synthesized from low-cost raw materials through three high-yield synthesis steps. The combination of the flexible non-conjugated polyvinyl main chain and hole-transporting methoxydiphenylamine-substituted carbazole side chains endowed PVCz-OMeDAD with excellent film-forming ability, a suitable energy level, and high hole mobility. As a result, by using an ultra-thin (≈30 nm) PVCz-OMeDAD film as cost-effective dopant-free polymer HTM, the conventional n-i-p-type PSCs demonstrated a power conversion efficiency (PCE) up to 16.09 %, suggesting the great potential of the polymer film for future low-cost, large-scale, flexible PSCs applications.
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- Yachao Xu
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, 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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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, 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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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, 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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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays (KLOEID) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays (KLOEID) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Jiang X, Yu Z, Lai J, Zhang Y, Hu M, Lei N, Wang D, Yang X, Sun L. Interfacial Engineering of Perovskite Solar Cells by Employing a Hydrophobic Copper Phthalocyanine Derivative as Hole-Transporting Material with Improved Performance and Stability. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:1838-1845. [PMID: 28198594 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201700150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In high-performance perovskite solar cells (PSCs), hole-transporting materials (HTMs) play an important role in extracting and transporting the photo-generated holes from the perovskite absorber to the cathode, thus reducing unwanted recombination losses and enhancing the photovoltaic performance. Herein, solution-processable tetra-4-(bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)amino)phenoxy-substituted copper phthalocyanine (CuPc-OTPAtBu) was synthesized and explored as a HTM in PSCs. The optical, electrochemical, and thermal properties were fully characterized for this organic metal complex. The photovoltaic performance of PSCs employing this CuPc derivative as a HTM was further investigated, in combination with a mixed-ion perovskite as a light absorber and a low-cost vacuum-free carbon as cathode. The optimized devices [doped with 6 % (w/w) tetrafluoro-tetracyano-quinodimethane (F4TCNQ)] showed a decent power conversion efficiency of 15.0 %, with an open-circuit voltage of 1.01 V, a short-circuit current density of 21.9 mA cm-2 , and a fill factor of 0.68. Notably, the PSC devices studied also exhibited excellent long-term durability under ambient condition for 720 h, mainly owing to the introduction of the hydrophobic HTM interlayer, which prevents moisture penetration into the perovskite film. The present work emphasizes that solution-processable CuPc holds a great promise as a class of alternative HTMs that can be further explored for efficient and stable PSCs in the future.
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- Xiaoqing Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Center on Molecular Devices, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), 116024, Dalian, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Center on Molecular Devices, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), 116024, Dalian, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Center on Molecular Devices, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), 116024, Dalian, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Center on Molecular Devices, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), 116024, Dalian, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Center on Molecular Devices, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), 116024, Dalian, P.R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, 110142, P.R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, 110142, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Center on Molecular Devices, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), 116024, Dalian, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Center on Molecular Devices, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), 116024, Dalian, P.R. China
- Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-, 100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
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Liu X, Kong F, Cheng T, Chen W, Tan Z, Yu T, Guo F, Chen J, Yao J, Dai S. Tetraphenylmethane-Arylamine Hole-Transporting Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:968-975. [PMID: 27976519 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201601683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A new class of hole-transporting materials (HTM) containing tetraphenylmethane (TPM) core have been developed. After thermal, charge carrier mobility, and contact angle tests, it was found that TPA-TPM (TPA: arylamine derivates side group) showed higher glass-transition temperature and larger water-contact angle than spiro-OMeTAD with comparable hole mobility. Photoluminescence and impedance spectroscopy studies indicate that TPA-TPM's hole-extraction ability is comparable to that of spiro-OMeTAD. SEM and AFM results suggest that TPA-TPM has a smooth surface. When TPA-TPM is used in mesoscopic perovskite solar cells, power conversion efficiency comparable to that of spiro-OMeTAD is achieved. Notably, the perovskite solar cells employing TPA-TPM show better long-term stability than that of spiro-OMeTAD. Moreover, TPA-TPM can be prepared from relatively inexpensive raw materials with a facile synthetic route. The results demonstrate that TPM-arylamines are a new class of HTMs for efficient and stable perovskite solar cells.
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- Xuepeng Liu
- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230088, P.R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230088, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230088, P.R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230088, P.R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230088, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230088, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230088, P.R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P.R. China
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