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Liang Z, He J, Zhao B, Gao M, Chen Y, Ye L, Li M, Geng Y. 8.30% Efficiency P3HT-based all-polymer solar cells enabled by a miscible polymer acceptor with high energy levels and efficient electron transport. Sci China Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-022-1386-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Genene Z, Mammo W, Wang E, Andersson MR. Recent Advances in n-Type Polymers for All-Polymer Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1807275. [PMID: 30790384 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201807275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
All-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs) based on n- and p-type polymers have emerged as promising alternatives to fullerene-based solar cells due to their unique advantages such as good chemical and electronic adjustability, and better thermal and photochemical stabilities. Rapid advances have been made in the development of n-type polymers consisting of various electron acceptor units for all-PSCs. So far, more than 200 n-type polymer acceptors have been reported. In the last seven years, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of all-PSCs rapidly increased and has now surpassed 10%, meaning they are approaching the performance of state-of-the-art solar cells using fullerene derivatives as acceptors. This review discusses the design criteria, synthesis, and structure-property relationships of n-type polymers that have been used in all-PSCs. Additionally, it highlights the recent progress toward photovoltaic performance enhancement of binary, ternary, and tandem all-PSCs. Finally, the challenges and prospects for further development of all-PSCs are briefly considered.
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- Zewdneh Genene
- Department of Chemistry, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia
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- Department of Chemistry, Addis Ababa University, P.O Box 33658, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Applied Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, SE 412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Flinders Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA, 5042, Australia
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Tang A, Chen F, Xiao B, Yang J, Li J, Wang X, Zhou E. Utilizing Benzotriazole and Indacenodithiophene Units to Construct Both Polymeric Donor and Small Molecular Acceptors to Realize Organic Solar Cells With High Open-Circuit Voltages Beyond 1.2 V. Front Chem 2018; 6:147. [PMID: 29765938 PMCID: PMC5938601 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Devolopment of organic solar cells with high open-circuit voltage (VOC) and power conversion efficiency (PCE) simutaniously plays a significant role, but there is no guideline how to choose the suitable photovoltaic material combinations. In our previous work, we developed "the Same-Acceptor-Strategy" (SAS), by utilizing the same electron-accepting segment to construct both polymeric donor and small molecular acceptor. In this study, we further expend SAS to use both the same electron-accepting and electron-donating units to design the material combination. The p-type polymer of PIDT-DTffBTA is designed by inserting conjugated bridge between indacenodithiophene (IDT) and fluorinated benzotriazole (BTA), while the n-type small molecules of BTAx (x = 1, 2, 3) are obtained by introducing different end-capped groups to BTA-IDT-BTA backbone. PIDT-DTffBTA: BTAx (x = 1-3) based photovolatic devices can realize high VOC of 1.21-1.37 V with the very small voltage loss (0.55-0.60 V), while only the PIDT-DTffBTA: BTA3 based device possesses the enough driving force for efficient hole and electron transfer and yields the optimal PCE of 5.67%, which is among the highest value for organic solar cells (OSCs) with a VOC beyond 1.20 V reported so far. Our results provide a simple and effective method to obtain fullerene-free OSCs with a high VOC and PCE.
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- Ailing Tang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China
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Li S, Li Y, Song P, Ma F, Yang Y. A DFT Study of the Structures and Photoelectric Properties of Benzodithiophene-Based Molecules by Replacing Sulfur with a Variety of Heteroatoms (O, N, P, Si, Se). ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201700085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Shan Li
- College of Science; Northeast Forestry University; Harbin Heilongjiang 150040 China
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- College of Science; Northeast Forestry University; Harbin Heilongjiang 150040 China
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- Department of Physics; Liaoning University; Shenyang 110036, Liaoning China
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- Department of Physics; Liaoning University; Shenyang 110036, Liaoning China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; Singapore
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Zhang S, Liu J, Han Y, Wang L. Polymer Electron Acceptors Based on Iso-Naphthalene Diimide Unit with High LUMO Levels. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201600606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Sheng Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun 130022 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100039 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun 130022 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun 130022 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun 130022 P. R. China
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Yu W, Shen L, Jia X, Liu Y, Guo W, Ruan S. Improved color rendering index of low band gap semi-transparent polymer solar cells using one-dimensional photonic crystals. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra08137h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Improved CRI and PCE were achieved by introducing 1DPCs as a wavelength-dependent filter on top of semi-transparent polymer solar cells.
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- Wenjuan Yu
- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Electronic Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education)
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130022
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Electronic Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- People's Republic of China
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- College of Electronic Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- People's Republic of China
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Damaceanu MD, Marin L. Structure–property relationship in fluorene-based polymer films obtained by electropolymerization of 4,4′-(9-fluorenylidene)-dianiline. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra19158k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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For the first time, the electropolymerization of 4,4′-(9-fluorenylidene)-dianiline and physico-chemical properties of the obtained polymer films are reported.
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- Iasi-700487
- Romania
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Constructing vertical phase separation of polymer blends via mixed solvents to enhance their photovoltaic performance. Sci China Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-014-5187-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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