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Duan X, Yang Y, Yu J, Liu C, Li X, Jee MH, Gao J, Chen L, Tang Z, Woo HY, Lu G, Sun Y. Solid Additive Dual-Regulates Spectral Response Enabling High-Performance Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells. Adv Mater 2024; 36:e2308750. [PMID: 38289228 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202308750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Semi-transparent organic solar cells (ST-OSCs) possess significant potential for applications in vehicles and buildings due to their distinctive visual transparency. Conventional device engineering strategies are typically used to optimize photon selection and utilization at the expense of power conversion efficiency (PCE); moreover, the fixed spectral utilization range always imposes an unsatisfactory upper limit to its light utilization efficiency (LUE). Herein, a novel solid additive named 1,3-diphenoxybenzene (DB) is employed to dual-regulate donor/acceptor molecular aggregation and crystallinity, which effectively broadens the spectral response of ST-OSCs in near-infrared region. Besides, more visible light is allowed to pass through the devices, which enables ST-OSCs to possess satisfactory photocurrent and high average visible transmittance (AVT) simultaneously. Consequently, the optimal ST-OSC based on PP2+DB/BTP-eC9+DB achieves a superior LUE of 4.77%, representing the highest value within AVT range of 40-50%, which also correlates with the formation of multi-scale phase-separated morphology. Such results indicate that the ST-OSCs can simultaneously meet the requirements for minimum commercial efficiency and plant photosynthesis when integrated with the roofs of agricultural greenhouses. This work emphasizes the significance of additives to tune the spectral response in ST-OSCs, and charts the way for organic photovoltaics in economically sustainable agricultural development.
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- Xiaopeng Duan
- 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 Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710054, P. R. China
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- 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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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710054, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Huang X, Sun Y, Zhao Z, Chung S, Cho K, Kan Z. Triggering the Donor-Acceptor Phase Segregation with Solid Additives Enables 16.5% Efficiency in All-Polymer Solar Cells. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:44012-44021. [PMID: 37676970 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c07350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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All-polymer solar cells have attracted considerable research interest due to their superior morphological stabilities, stretchability, and mechanical durability. However, the morphology optimization of the all-polymer bulk heterojunctions remains challenging due to the two long conjugated polymer chains, limiting its power conversion efficiency. Herein, we focus on the donor-acceptor phase segregation of an all-polymer active layer composed of PM6/PY-IT, a state-of-the-art all-polymer combination, by the introduction of volatile solid additives. Especially with 1,3-dibromo-5-chlorobenzene (DBCl) as the processing additive, we could effectively tune the miscibility between PM6 and PY-IT and thus optimize the phase segregation of the polymer donor and acceptor. Due to the synergetic effects on the favorable phase segregation and desired donor-acceptor distribution, the DBCl-treated devices feature the evident improvement of charge transport and collection, accompanied by the suppressed trap-assisted charge recombination. We consequently achieved a champion device efficiency of 16.5% (16.4% averaged), which is a 13% improvement compared with the control device without DBCl (14.6%). Our results highlight the importance of altering the miscibility of the polymer donor-acceptor pairs for practical applications of high-performance all-polymer solar cells.
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- Xiaodong Huang
- Center on Nanoenergy Research, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Blue Energy and Systems Integration, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Center on Nanoenergy Research, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Blue Energy and Systems Integration, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Center on Nanoenergy Research, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Blue Energy and Systems Integration, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Center on Nanoenergy Research, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Blue Energy and Systems Integration, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Nanning 530004, China
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Wu G, Xu X, Liao C, Yu L, Li R, Peng Q. Improving Cooperative Interactions Between Halogenated Aromatic Additives and Aromatic Side Chain Acceptors for Realizing 19.22% Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells. Small 2023; 19:e2302127. [PMID: 37116119 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Processing additive plays an important role in the standard operation procedures for fabricating top performing polymer solar cells (PSCs) through efficient interactions with key photovoltaic materials. However, improving interaction study of acceptor materials to high performance halogenated aromatic additives such as diiodobenzene (DIB) is a widely neglected route for molecular engineering toward more efficient device performances. In this work, two novel Y-type acceptor molecules of BTP-TT and BTP-TTS with different aromatic side chains on the outer positions are designed and synthesized. The resulting aromatic side chains significantly enhanced the interactions between the acceptor molecules and DIB through an arene/halogenated arene interaction, which improved the crystallinity of the acceptor molecules and induced a polymorph with better photovoltaic performances. Thus, high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 18.04% and 19.22% are achieved in binary and ternary blend devices using BTP-TTS as acceptor and DIB as additive. Aromatic side chain engineering for improving additive interactions is proved to be an effective strategy for achieving much higher performance photovoltaic materials and devices.
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- Guowei Wu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Lab, Suffolk, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology of Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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Guan H, Liao Q, Huang T, Geng S, Cao Z, Zhang Z, Wang D, Zhang J. Solid Additive Enables Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency up to 18.6. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023. [PMID: 37193670 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c02787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Additive strategies play a critical role in improving the performance of organic solar cells (OSCs). There are only a few reports on the application of solid additives for OSCs, which leaves a large space for further improvement of solid additives and further study on the relationship between material structure and property. PM6:BTP-eC9-based organic solar cells (OSCs) were prepared by using a small molecule BTA3 as a solid additive, and a high energy conversion efficiency of 18.65% is achieved. BTA3 has good compatibility with the acceptor component (BTP-eC9) and optimizes the morphology of the thin films. Moreover, the introduction of a small amount of BTA3 (5 wt %) effectively promotes exciton dissociation and charge transfer and suppresses charge recombination, and the relationship between the BTA3 content and the device parameter is deeply revealed. The use of BTA3 in the active layers is an attractive and effective strategy for high-performance OSCs.
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- Hao Guan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Electronic Information Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education), Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Electronic Information Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education), Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Electronic Information Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education), Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Electronic Information Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education), Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Electronic Information Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education), Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Electronic Information Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education), Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Electronic Information Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education), Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Electronic Information Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education), Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, China
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Wang J, Wang Y, Bi P, Chen Z, Qiao J, Li J, Wang W, Zheng Z, Zhang S, Hao X, Hou J. Binary Organic Solar Cells with 19.2% Efficiency Enabled by Solid Additive. Adv Mater 2023:e2301583. [PMID: 36964963 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202301583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Morphology optimization is critical for achieving high efficiency and stable bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs). Herein, the use of 3,5-dichlorobromobenzene (DCBB) with high volatility and low cost to manipulate evolution of the BHJ morphology and improve the operability and photostability of OSCs is proposed. Systematic simulations reveal the charge distribution of DCBB and its non-covalent interaction with the active layer materials. The addition of DCBB can effectively tune the aggregation of PBQx-TF:eC9-2Cl during film formation, resulting in a favorable phase separation and a reinforced molecular packing. As a result, a power conversion efficiency of 19.2% (certified as 19.0% by the National Institute of Metrology) for DCBB-processed PBQx-TF:eC9-2Cl-based OSCs, which is the highest reported value for binary OSCs, is obtained. Importantly, the DCBB-processed devices exhibit superior photostability and have thus considerable application potential in the printing of large-area devices, demonstrating outstanding universality in various BHJ systems. The study provides a facile approach to control the BHJ morphology and enhances the photovoltaic performance of OSCs.
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- Jianqiu Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- School of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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Shang C, Zhang S, Han D, Ding X, Zhang Y, Yang C, Ding J, Bao X. Formation of Efficient Quasi-All-Polymer Solar Cells by Synergistic Effect of the Ternary Strategy and Solid Additives. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:5538-5546. [PMID: 36652328 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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All-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs) have been widely studied owing to their unique mechanical flexibility and stability. However, all-PSCs have a lower efficiency than small-molecule acceptor-based PSCs. In the work, a ternary quasi-all-polymer solar cell (Q-all-PSC) using a synergy of the ternary strategy and solid additive engineering is reported. The introduction of PC71BM can not only match the energy level of the photoactive materials with an improved open circuit voltage (VOC) of the ternary devices but also enhance photon capture, which can improve short circuit current density. It is found that there is effective charge transfer between PC71BM and PY-IT, which can form an electron transport channel and promote efficient charge transport. Moreover, the introduction of PC71BM made the PM6/PY-IT/PC71BM ternary blends more crystalline while slightly reducing phase separation, resulting in a suitable domain size. Importantly, by introducing a high dielectric-constant PFBEK solid additive as the fasten matrix, the Q-all-PSC's efficiency can reach 16.42%. This method provides a new idea for future research on all-polymer solar cells.
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- Chenyu Shang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao266590, China
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao266101, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai201204, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai201204, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao266590, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao266590, China
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao266101, China
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Khairi MHA, Noor EEM, Ubaidillah U, Aziz SAA, Mazlan SA, Tarmizi SMA, Nordin NA. Enhancement of Magneto-Induced Modulus by the Combination of Filler and Plasticizer Additives-Based Magnetorheological Elastomer. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:ma15186396. [PMID: 36143707 PMCID: PMC9501520 DOI: 10.3390/ma15186396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Filler additive is used to provide superior bonding in rubber matrix to enhance the storage modulus of magnetorheological elastomer (MRE). However, the magneto-induced modulus is reduced as the initial storage modulus increases. Therefore, this paper aims to increase the magneto-induced modulus and maintain the initial storage modulus by combining filler and plasticizer additives. Both types of additives have different functions, where cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) is capable of enhancing the maximum storage modulus and silicone oil (SO) reduces the initial storage modulus. Thus, four MRE samples have been fabricated using (a) no additive, (b) CoFe2O4, (c) SO, and (d) a combination of CoFe2O4 and SO. The sample's hardness and magnetic properties were investigated via Durometer Shore A and Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM), respectively. Furthermore, the rheological properties of MRE samples in terms of storage modulus were investigated upon the frequency and magnetic field sweep using a rheometer. The results demonstrated that the storage modulus of the MRE samples has increased with increasing the oscillation frequency from 0.1 to 50 Hz. Interestingly, the combination of additives has produced the largest value of magneto-induced modulus of 0.90 MPa as compared to other samples. Furthermore, their initial storage modulus was in between samples with SO (lowest) and without additive (highest). Therefore, fundamental knowledge in adding the combination of additives can offer solutions for a wide range of stiffness in MR device applications such as vibration and noise control devices, sensing devices, and actuators.
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- Muntaz Hana Ahmad Khairi
- Engineering Materials and Structures (eMast) iKohza, Malaysian-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Multimedia University, Jalan Ayer Keroh Lama, Bukit Beruang, Melaka 75450, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (E.E.M.N.); (U.U.); (S.A.M.)
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Kentingan Jebres, Surakarta 57126, Indonesia
- Correspondence: (E.E.M.N.); (U.U.); (S.A.M.)
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, 26400 Bandar Tun Abdul Razak Jengka, Malaysia
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- Engineering Materials and Structures (eMast) iKohza, Malaysian-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (E.E.M.N.); (U.U.); (S.A.M.)
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- Engineering Materials and Structures (eMast) iKohza, Malaysian-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
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- Engineering Materials and Structures (eMast) iKohza, Malaysian-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
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Cai G, Chen Z, Xia X, Li Y, Wang J, Liu H, Sun P, Li C, Ma R, Zhou Y, Chi W, Zhang J, Zhu H, Xu J, Yan H, Zhan X, Lu X. Pushing the Efficiency of High Open-Circuit Voltage Binary Organic Solar Cells by Vertical Morphology Tuning. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2022; 9:e2200578. [PMID: 35315238 PMCID: PMC9108622 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202200578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The tuning of vertical morphology is critical and challenging for organic solar cells (OSCs). In this work, a high open-circuit voltage (VOC ) binary D18-Cl/L8-BO system is attained while maintaining the high short-circuit current (JSC ) and fill factor (FF) by employing 1,4-diiodobenzene (DIB), a volatile solid additive. It is suggested that DIB can act as a linker between donor or/and acceptor molecules, which significantly modifies the active layer morphology. The overall crystalline packing of the donor and acceptor is enhanced, and the vertical domain sizes of phase separation are significantly decreased. All these morphological changes contribute to exciton dissociation, charge transport, and collection. Therefore, the best-performing device exhibits an efficiency of 18.7% with a VOC of 0.922 V, a JSC of 26.6 mA cm-2 , and an FF of 75.6%. As far as it is known, the VOC achieved here is by far the highest among the reported OSCs with efficiencies over 17%. This work demonstrates the high competence of solid additives with two iodine atoms to tune the morphology, particularly in the vertical direction, which can become a promising direction for future optimization of OSCs.
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- Guilong Cai
- Department of PhysicsThe Chinese University of Hong KongNew TerritoriesHong Kong999077China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical InstrumentationCenter for Chemistry of High‐Performance & Novel MaterialsDepartment of ChemistryZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiang310030China
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- Department of PhysicsThe Chinese University of Hong KongNew TerritoriesHong Kong999077China
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- Department of PhysicsThe Chinese University of Hong KongNew TerritoriesHong Kong999077China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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- Department of PhysicsThe Chinese University of Hong KongNew TerritoriesHong Kong999077China
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore639798Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research, Center for Tissue Restoration & ReconstructionHong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)Clear Water BayHong Kong999077China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research, Center for Tissue Restoration & ReconstructionHong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)Clear Water BayHong Kong999077China
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- Department of Electronic EngineeringThe Chinese University of Hong KongNew TerritoriesHong Kong999077China
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- Fluorescence Research GroupSingapore University of Technology and DesignSingapore487372Singapore
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical FabricationCAS Center for Excellence in NanoscienceNational Center for Nanoscience and TechnologyBeijing100190China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical InstrumentationCenter for Chemistry of High‐Performance & Novel MaterialsDepartment of ChemistryZhejiang UniversityHangzhouZhejiang310030China
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- Department of Electronic EngineeringThe Chinese University of Hong KongNew TerritoriesHong Kong999077China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research, Center for Tissue Restoration & ReconstructionHong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)Clear Water BayHong Kong999077China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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- Department of PhysicsThe Chinese University of Hong KongNew TerritoriesHong Kong999077China
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Qin J, Yang Q, Oh J, Chen S, Odunmbaku GO, Ouedraogo NAN, Yang C, Sun K, Lu S. Volatile Solid Additive-Assisted Sequential Deposition Enables 18.42% Efficiency in Organic Solar Cells. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2022; 9:e2105347. [PMID: 35072347 PMCID: PMC8948555 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202105347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Morphology optimization of active layer plays a critical role in improving the performance of organic solar cells (OSCs). In this work, a volatile solid additive-assisted sequential deposition (SD) strategy is reported to regulate the molecular order and phase separation in solid state. The OSC adopts polymer donor D18-Cl and acceptor N3 as active layer, as well as 1,4-diiodobenzene (DIB) as volatile additive. Compared to the D18-Cl:N3 (one-time deposition of mixture) and D18-Cl/N3 (SD) platforms, the D18-Cl/N3(DIB) device based on DIB-assisted SD method exhibits a finer phase separation with greatly enhanced molecular crystallinity. The optimal morphology delivers superior charge transport and extraction, offering a champion power conversion efficiency of 18.42% with significantly enhanced short-circuit current density (Jsc ) of 27.18 mA cm-2 and fill factor of 78.8%. This is one of the best performances in binary SD OSCs to date. Angle-dependent grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering technique effectively reveals the vertical phase separation and molecular crystallinity of the active layer. This work demonstrates the combination of volatile solid additive and sequential deposition is an effective method to develop high-performance OSCs.
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- Jianqiang Qin
- MOE Key Laboratory of Low‐Grade Energy Utilization Technologies and SystemsSchool of Energy & Power EngineeringChongqing UniversityChongqing400044P. R. China
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesChongqing400714P. R. China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesChongqing400714P. R. China
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- Department of Energy EngineeringSchool of Energy and Chemical EngineeringPerovtronics Research CenterLow Dimensional Carbon Materials CenterUlsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)Ulsan44919Republic of Korea
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Low‐Grade Energy Utilization Technologies and SystemsSchool of Energy & Power EngineeringChongqing UniversityChongqing400044P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Low‐Grade Energy Utilization Technologies and SystemsSchool of Energy & Power EngineeringChongqing UniversityChongqing400044P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Low‐Grade Energy Utilization Technologies and SystemsSchool of Energy & Power EngineeringChongqing UniversityChongqing400044P. R. China
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- Department of Energy EngineeringSchool of Energy and Chemical EngineeringPerovtronics Research CenterLow Dimensional Carbon Materials CenterUlsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)Ulsan44919Republic of Korea
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Low‐Grade Energy Utilization Technologies and SystemsSchool of Energy & Power EngineeringChongqing UniversityChongqing400044P. R. China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesChongqing400714P. R. China
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Yang C, Yu R, Liu C, Li H, Zhang S, Hou J. Achieving over 10 % Efficiency in Poly(3-hexylthiophene)-Based Organic Solar Cells via Solid Additives. ChemSusChem 2021; 14:3607-3613. [PMID: 33982876 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells (OSCs) based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) has been steadily improved by developing novel non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) in recent years. Herein, to further improve the performance of P3HT-based OSCs, a solid additive (SA4) and a typical solvent additive [1,8-diiodooctane (DIO)] were employed to process P3HT:ZY-4Cl-based OSCs, respectively. In comparison with the DIO-processed device, the SA4-processed one exhibited a more ordered molecular packing and more favorable phase separation, leading to enhanced charge transport and reduced carrier recombination. As a result, the SA4-processed device delivered a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.24 %, which was much higher than that of the DIO-processed counterpart (6.26 %). This work reported a PCE over 10 % in P3HT-based OSCs for the first time, indicating the promising development of P3HT-based OSCs by morphological modulation.
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- Chenyi Yang
- School of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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