Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 2, 2024
Constructing
fibril
morphology
has
been
believed
to
be
an
effective
method
of
achieving
efficient
exciton
dissociation
and
charge
transport
in
organic
solar
cells
(OSCs).
Despite
emerging
endeavors
on
the
fibrillization
semiconductors
via
chemical
structural
design
or
physical
manipulation,
tuning
geometry,
i.e.,
width
length,
for
tailored
optoelectronic
properties
remains
studied
depth.
In
this
work,
a
series
alkoxythiophene
additives
featuring
varied
alkyl
side
chains
connected
thiophene
are
designed
modulate
growth
aggregates
cutting-edge
polymer
donors
PM6
D18.
Molecular
dynamics
simulations
morphological
characterizations
reveal
that
these
preferentially
locate
near
entangle
with
donors,
which
enhance
conjugated
backbone
stacking
form
nanofibrils
expanding
from
12.6
21.8
nm
length
increasing
98.3
232.7
nm.
This
nanofibril
structure
is
feasible
acquire
simultaneously.
By
integrating
L8-BO
as
donor
acceptor
layers
pseudo-bulk
heterojunction
(p-BHJ)
OSCs
layer-by-layer
deposition,
improvement
power
conversion
efficiency
(PCE)
18.7%
19.8%
observed,
contributed
by
enhanced
light
absorption,
transport,
reduced
recombination.
The
versatility
also
verified
D18:L8-BO
OSCs,
PCE
19.3%
20.1%,
among
highest
values
reported
OSCs.
ACS Energy Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(9), P. 4209 - 4217
Published: Aug. 1, 2024
Improving
the
uniformity
and
density
of
self-assembled
monolayers
(SAMs)
is
crucial
to
elevate
photovoltaic
performance
organic
solar
cells
(OSCs).
Herein,
we
introduced
small
molecules
1-hydroxybenzotriazole
(HOBT)
modulate
distribution
electrical
properties
(4-(7H-dibenzo[c,g]carbazol-7-yl)butyl)phosphonic
acid
(4PADCB)
on
indium
tin
oxide
(ITO)
transparent
electrodes
in
an
innovative
manner.
The
hydroxyl
group
HOBT
interacts
with
phosphate
SAMs,
while
steric
repulsion
exerted
by
backbone
efficiently
regulates
SAMs.
This
led
a
more
uniform
dense
SAMs
ITO.
Furthermore,
HOBT-modified
have
improved
crystallization
vertical
phase
separation
upper
active
layer.
Consequently,
PM6:BTP-eC9
binary
OSCs
based
exhibit
impressive
PCE
19.66%.
Our
work
presents
effective
strategy
for
regulating
SAM
morphology
offers
promising
approach
advancing
OSCs.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 2, 2024
Constructing
fibril
morphology
has
been
believed
to
be
an
effective
method
of
achieving
efficient
exciton
dissociation
and
charge
transport
in
organic
solar
cells
(OSCs).
Despite
emerging
endeavors
on
the
fibrillization
semiconductors
via
chemical
structural
design
or
physical
manipulation,
tuning
geometry,
i.e.,
width
length,
for
tailored
optoelectronic
properties
remains
studied
depth.
In
this
work,
a
series
alkoxythiophene
additives
featuring
varied
alkyl
side
chains
connected
thiophene
are
designed
modulate
growth
aggregates
cutting-edge
polymer
donors
PM6
D18.
Molecular
dynamics
simulations
morphological
characterizations
reveal
that
these
preferentially
locate
near
entangle
with
donors,
which
enhance
conjugated
backbone
stacking
form
nanofibrils
expanding
from
12.6
21.8
nm
length
increasing
98.3
232.7
nm.
This
nanofibril
structure
is
feasible
acquire
simultaneously.
By
integrating
L8-BO
as
donor
acceptor
layers
pseudo-bulk
heterojunction
(p-BHJ)
OSCs
layer-by-layer
deposition,
improvement
power
conversion
efficiency
(PCE)
18.7%
19.8%
observed,
contributed
by
enhanced
light
absorption,
transport,
reduced
recombination.
The
versatility
also
verified
D18:L8-BO
OSCs,
PCE
19.3%
20.1%,
among
highest
values
reported
OSCs.