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Tang W, Xing G, Xu X, Chen B. Emerging Hybrid Metal Halide Glasses for Sensing and Displays. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:5258. [PMID: 39204954 PMCID: PMC11360173 DOI: 10.3390/s24165258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2024] [Revised: 08/12/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Glassy hybrid metal halides have emerged as promising materials in recent years due to their high structural adjustability and low melting points, offering unique merits that overcome the limitations of their crystalline and polycrystalline counterparts as well as other conventional amorphous semiconductors. This review article comprehensively explores the structural characteristics, electronic properties, and chemical coordination of hybrid metal halides, emphasizing their role in the glass transition from the crystalline phase to the amorphous phase. We examine the intrinsic disorder within the amorphous phase that facilitates light transmission and discuss recent advances in device architecture and interface engineering by optimizing the charge transport of glassy hybrid metal halides for high-quality applications. With full theoretical understanding and rational structural design, potential applications in displays, information storage, X-ray imaging, and sensing are highlighted, underscoring the transformative impact of glassy hybrid metal halides in the fields of materials science and information science.
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- Wei Tang
- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering and College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering and College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering and College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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Paleti SHK, Hultmark S, Han J, Wen Y, Xu H, Chen S, Järsvall E, Jalan I, Villalva DR, Sharma A, Khan JI, Moons E, Li R, Yu L, Gorenflot J, Laquai F, Müller C, Baran D. Hexanary blends: a strategy towards thermally stable organic photovoltaics. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4608. [PMID: 37528112 PMCID: PMC10393981 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39830-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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Non-fullerene based organic solar cells display a high initial power conversion efficiency but continue to suffer from poor thermal stability, especially in case of devices with thick active layers. Mixing of five structurally similar acceptors with similar electron affinities, and blending with a donor polymer is explored, yielding devices with a power conversion efficiency of up to 17.6%. The hexanary device performance is unaffected by thermal annealing of the bulk-heterojunction active layer for at least 23 days at 130 °C in the dark and an inert atmosphere. Moreover, hexanary blends offer a high degree of thermal stability for an active layer thickness of up to 390 nm, which is advantageous for high-throughput processing of organic solar cells. Here, a generic strategy based on multi-component acceptor mixtures is presented that permits to considerably improve the thermal stability of non-fullerene based devices and thus paves the way for large-area organic solar cells.
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- Sri Harish Kumar Paleti
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal, 2395 5-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 41296, Sweden
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal, 2395 5-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal, 2395 5-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal, 2395 5-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal, 2395 5-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 41296, Sweden
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- Department of Engineering and Chemical Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, 65188, Sweden
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal, 2395 5-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal, 2395 5-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal, 2395 5-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Engineering and Physics, Karlstad University, Karlstad, 65188, Sweden
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Lab, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal, 2395 5-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal, 2395 5-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 41296, Sweden.
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Thuwal, 2395 5-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Lewińska G, Jeleń P, Kanak J, Walczak Ł, Socha R, Sitarz M, Sanetra J, Marszałek KW. Investigation of Dye Dopant Influence on Electrooptical and Morphology Properties of Polymeric Acceptor Matrix Dedicated for Ternary Organic Solar Cells. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:4099. [PMID: 34883603 PMCID: PMC8658881 DOI: 10.3390/polym13234099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The publication presents the results of investigations of the influence of dye dopant on the electrooptical and morphology properties of a polymeric donor:acceptor mixture. Ternary thin films (polymer:dye:fullerene) were investigated for potential application as an active layer in organic solar cells. The aim of the research is to determine the effect of selected dye materials (dye D131, dye D149, dye D205, dye D358) on the three-component layer and their potential usefulness as an additional donor in ternary cells, based on P3HT donor and PC71BM acceptor. UV-vis spectroscopy studies were performed, and absorption and luminescence spectra were determined. Ellipsometry parameters for single dye and ternary layers have been measured. The analyses were performed using the Raman spectroscopy method, and the Raman spectra of the mixtures and single components have been determined. Organic layers were prepared and studied using scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope. For dyes, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies were carried out and the ternary system was presented and analyzed in terms of energy bands.
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- Gabriela Lewińska
- Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunication, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30 Mickiewicza Ave., 30059 Krakow, Poland; (J.K.); (K.W.M.)
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- Department of Silicate Chemistry and Macromolecular Compounds, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30059 Krakow, Poland; (P.J.); (M.S.)
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- Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunication, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30 Mickiewicza Ave., 30059 Krakow, Poland; (J.K.); (K.W.M.)
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- Science & Research Division, PREVAC sp. z o.o., Raciborska 61, 44362 Rogow, Poland;
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30239 Krakow, Poland;
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- Department of Silicate Chemistry and Macromolecular Compounds, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30059 Krakow, Poland; (P.J.); (M.S.)
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- Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunication, AGH University of Science and Technology, 30 Mickiewicza Ave., 30059 Krakow, Poland; (J.K.); (K.W.M.)
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