Minimizing Energy Loss by Designing Multifunctional Solid Additives to Independent Regulation of Donor and Acceptor Layers for Efficient LBL Polymer Solar Cells DOI Creative Commons
Junying Wang, Min Deng,

Haonan Chen

et al.

Advanced Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 20, 2025

Solid additives are crucial in layer-by-layer (LBL) polymer solar cells (PSCs). Despite its importance, the simultaneous application of solid into both donor and acceptor layers has been largely overlooked. In this work, two multifunctional actively designed, investigated synergistic effect on layers. Incorporating layer could effectively enhance aggregation molecular stacking polymer, leading to reduced energy disorder minimizing ΔE2. When introduced layer, they just play a role optimizing morphology, thereby reducing ΔE3. Excitedly, addition produced for decreasing ΔE2 ΔE3 simultaneously, especially adding SA2, thus enabling an excellent power conversion efficiency (PCE) 19.95% (certified as 19.68%) with open-circuit voltage (Voc) 0.921 V, short circuit current density (Jsc) 27.08 mA cm-2 fill factor (FF) 79.98%. The work highlights potential independently regulating properties layers, which is expected promising approach further developing higher performance PSCs.

Language: Английский

Designing A–D–A Type Fused‐Ring Electron Acceptors with a Bulky 3D Substituent at the Central Donor Core to Minimize Non‐Radiative Losses and Enhance Organic Solar Cell Efficiency DOI
Hao Lu,

Dawei Li,

Wenlong Liu

et al.

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 63(33)

Published: May 29, 2024

Designing and synthesizing narrow band gap acceptors that exhibit high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) strong crystallinity is a highly effective, yet challenging, approach to reducing non-radiative energy losses (▵E

Language: Английский

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Halogenation Strategy of Thiophene Derived Solvent Additives Enables Optimized Morphology for Organic Solar Cells with 19.17% Efficiency DOI

Wenyan Su,

Xuming Zhou,

Ze‐Fan Yao

et al.

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 34(19)

Published: Jan. 14, 2024

Abstract As simple and versatile tools, additives have been widely used to refine active layer morphology played a crucial role in boosting the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells (OSCs). Herein, three novel solvent named Th‐FSi, Th‐ClSi, Th‐BrSi with same backbone 2,5‐bis(trimethylsilyl)thiophene are designed synthesized by substituting different halogens fluorine, chlorine, bromine, respectively. Notably, Th‐ClSi exhibits more significant dipole moment engages non‐covalent interactions small‐molecule acceptor (SMA) L8‐BO, which slight adjustments intermolecular interaction, crystallinity, molecular packing PM6:L8‐BO layer. Consequently, OSCs incorporating outperform their Th‐FSi counterparts photo‐capturing, reduced energy loss, superior exciton dissociation, charge transfer properties, out‐coming yields an enhanced PCE 18.29%. Moreover, integrating near‐infrared absorbing SMA (BTP‐eC9) guest into matrix, absorption spectrum span 880–930 nm, resultant ternary achieve commendable 19.17%, ranking among highest efficiencies reported date is expanded. These findings underscore promise halogenated thiophene‐based as potent avenue for morphological fine‐tuning consequent enhancement OSCs.

Language: Английский

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Insights Into Pre‐aggregation Control of Y‐series Non‐fullerene Acceptors in Liquid State for Highly Efficient Binary Organic Solar Cells DOI Creative Commons
Dingqin Hu, Hua Tang, Chen Chen

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 36(30)

Published: June 5, 2024

Abstract Leveraging breakthroughs in Y‐series nonfullerene acceptors (NFAs), organic solar cells (OSCs) have achieved impressive power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) exceeding 19%. However, progress advancing OSCs has decelerated due to constraints realizing the full potential of NFAs. Herein, a simple yet effective solid additive‐induced preaggregation control method employing 2‐chloro‐5‐iodopyridine (PDCI) is reported unlock Specifically, PDCI interacts predominantly with NFAs enabling enhanced and ordered phase‐aggregation solution. This leads notable improvement redshifted absorption acceptor phase during film formation, along improved crystallinity. Moreover, PDCI‐induced solution enables molecule packing film‐formation process through delicate intermediate states transition. Consequently, preaggregated significantly improves PCE PM6:Y6 from 16.12% 18.12%, among best values for OSCs. Importantly, this approach universally applicable other NFA‐based OSCs, achieving champion 19.02% PM6:BTP‐eC9 system. Thus, strategy further unlocks NFAs, offering promising avenue enhancing photovoltaic performance

Language: Английский

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Halogenated Dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline Units Constructed 2D‐Conjugated Guest Acceptors for 19% Efficiency Organic Solar Cells DOI Creative Commons

Jingshun Gao,

Hairui Bai,

Ping Li

et al.

Advanced Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(31)

Published: June 17, 2024

Abstract Halogenation of Y‐series small‐molecule acceptors (Y‐SMAs) is identified as an effective strategy to optimize photoelectric properties for achieving improved power‐conversion‐efficiencies (PCEs) in binary organic solar cells (OSCs). However, the effect different halogenation 2D‐structured large π‐fused core guest Y‐SMAs on ternary OSCs has not yet been systematically studied. Herein, four 2D‐conjugated (X‐QTP‐4F, including halogen‐free H‐QTP‐4F, chlorinated Cl‐QTP‐4F, brominated Br‐QTP‐4F, and iodinated I‐QTP‐4F) by attaching halogens into 2D‐conjugation extended dibenzo[ f , h ]quinoxaline are developed. Among these X‐QTP‐4F, Cl‐QTP‐4F a higher absorption coefficient, optimized molecular crystallinity packing, suitable cascade energy levels, complementary with PM6:L8‐BO host. Moreover, among PM6:L8‐BO:X‐QTP‐4F blends, PM6:L8‐BO:Cl‐QTP‐4F obtains more uniform size‐suitable fibrillary network morphology, well vertical phase distribution, thus boosting charge generation, transport, extraction, suppressing loss OSCs. Consequently, PM6:L8‐BO:Cl‐QTP‐4F‐based achieve 19.0% efficiency, which state‐of‐the‐art based superior devices host (17.70%) guests H‐QTP‐4F (18.23%), Br‐QTP‐4F (18.39%), I‐QTP‐4F (17.62%). The work indicates that promising gain efficient

Language: Английский

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Recent development in solid additives enables high-performance organic solar cells DOI

Waqar Ali Memon,

Zihao Deng, Feng He

et al.

EnergyChem, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(4), P. 100129 - 100129

Published: June 15, 2024

Language: Английский

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Solid Additive Engineering for Next‐generation Organic Photovoltaics DOI
Dingqin Hu, Hua Tang, Chen Chen

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 22, 2024

Abstract Solution‐processed bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs) have emerged as a promising next‐generation photovoltaic technology. In this emerging field, there is growing trend of employing solid additives (SAs) to fine‐tune the BHJ morphology and unlock full potential OSCs. SA engineering offers several significant benefits for commercialization, including ability i) control film‐forming kinetics expedite high‐throughput fabrication, ii) leverage weak noncovalent interactions between materials enhance efficiency stability OSCs, iii) simplify procedures facilitate cost‐effective production scaling‐up. These features make key catalyst accelerating development Recent breakthroughs shown that can achieve an 19.67% in single‐junction demonstrating its effectiveness promoting commercialization devices. This review provides comprehensive overview pivotal contributions SAs, focusing on their roles governing dynamics, stabilizing phase separation, addressing other crucial aspects. The rationale design rules SAs highly efficient stable OSCs are also discussed. Finally, remaining challenges summarized, perspectives future advances offered.

Language: Английский

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Crossbreeding Effect of Chalcogenation and Iodination on Benzene Additives Enables Optimized Morphology and 19.68% Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells DOI Creative Commons
Tao Zhou, Wenwen Jin, Yinfeng Li

et al.

Advanced Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(23)

Published: March 25, 2024

Abstract Volatile solid additives have attracted increasing attention in optimizing the morphology and improving performance of currently dominated non‐fullerene acceptor‐based organic solar cells (OSCs). However, underlying principles governing rational design volatile remain elusive. Herein, a series efficient are successfully developed by crossbreeding effect chalcogenation iodination for photovoltaic performances OSCs. Five benzene derivatives 1,4‐dimethoxybenzene (DOB), 1‐iodo‐4‐methoxybenzene (OIB), 1‐iodo‐4‐methylthiobenzene (SIB), 1,4‐dimethylthiobenzene (DSB) 1,4‐diiodobenzene (DIB) systematically studied, where widely used DIB is as reference. The on overall property comprehensively investigated, which indicates that versatile functional groups provided various types noncovalent interactions with host materials modulating morphology. Among them, SIB combination sulphuration enabled more appropriate blend, giving rise to highly ordered molecular packing favorable As result, binary OSCs based PM6:L8‐BO PBTz‐F:L8‐BO well ternary PBTz‐F:PM6:L8‐BO achieved impressive high PCEs 18.87%, 18.81% 19.68%, respectively, among highest values

Language: Английский

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Halogenation Engineering of Solid Additives Enables 19.39% Efficiency and Stable Binary Organic Solar Cells via Manipulating Molecular Stacking and Aggregation of Both Donor and Acceptor Components DOI

Wenyan Su,

Xuming Zhou,

Qiang Wu

et al.

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 3, 2024

Abstract By selectively interacting with acceptor components, various typed solid additives achieve boosted power conversion efficiency (PCE) in organic solar cells (OSCs). However, due to the efficient active layer being composed of donor and materials, it is difficult obtain desired morphology by manipulating component alone, limiting further improvement PCEs. Herein, two a same backbone thiophene‐benzene‐thiophene (halogen‐free D1‐H) but different halogen substituents (fluorinated D1‐F chlorinated D1‐Cl) are developed probe working mechanism halogenated variation OSCs. Unlike D1‐H continuous charge distributions, D1‐Cl show isolated positive distribution benzene‐core negative thiophene, offering stronger non‐covalent interactions both (PM6) (L8‐BO), especially D1‐Cl. Consequently, D1‐Cl‐treated obtains an optimized phase separation improved molecular packing, boosting PCE 18.59% device stability OSCs, 17.62% for D1‐H‐treated counterparts. Moreover, using D18:L8‐BO D18:BTP‐eC9 as layers, binary OSCs impressive PCEs 19.29% 19.39%, respectively. This work indicates that halogenation engineering can effectively regulate improving elucidates underlying mechanism.

Language: Английский

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Effective N‐Doping of Non‐Fullerene Acceptor via Sequential Deposition Enables High‐Efficiency Organic Solar Cells DOI

Meiling Xie,

Lingyun Zhu, Jianqi Zhang

et al.

Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(24)

Published: April 1, 2024

Abstract Charge transport in the active layer, which can be effectively modulated by molecular doping of organic semiconductors, significantly affects photovoltaic performance solar cells (OSCs). However, it is difficult to control dopant distribution bulk heterojunction (BHJ) films, hinders efficient OSCs. Herein, an effective n‐doping strategy developed via sequential deposition (SD) D18 donor and doped acceptor. The favorable vertical component SD films helps optimize carrier pathways. method confines n‐dopant N‐DMBI acceptor allowing positive effects doping. Consequently, device exhibits superior charge with suppressed recombination, lower trap density, enhanced extraction compared undoped one, resulting a high power conversion efficiency 19.55% for D18/L8‐BO binary In addition, does not affect thermal stability devices, retaining over 90% its initial after 1200 h heating at 80 °C. universality also verified other non‐fullerene systems. These results demonstrate great potential building high‐performance OSCs transport.

Language: Английский

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In-situ understanding on the formation of fibrillar morphology in green solvent processed all-polymer solar cells DOI Creative Commons
Ruijie Ma, Hongxiang Li, Top Archie Dela Peña

et al.

National Science Review, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(12)

Published: Nov. 4, 2024

ABSTRACT Solid additive engineering has been intensively explored on morphology tuning for highly efficient all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs), a promising photovoltaic technology towards multi-scenario application. Although the nano-fibrillar network of active layer induced by treatment is confirmed as key factor power conversion efficiency (PCE) all-PSCs, its formation mechanism not clearly revealed, lack precise and convincing real-time observation crystallization phase separation during liquid-to-solid transition process spin-coating. Herein we report an in-situ grazing incidence wide-angle/small-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS/GISAXS) screening that reveals fact naphthalene derived solid additives can suppress aggregation polymer acceptor (PY-IT) at beginning stage spin coating, which provides sufficient time space donor (PM6) to form fibril structure. Moreover, guided this knowledge, ternary system proposed, achieves cutting-edge level PCEs both small-area (0.04 cm2) (also decent operational stability) large-area (1 devices.

Language: Английский

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