Self‐Assembled Interlayer Enables High‐Performance Organic Photovoltaics with Power Conversion Efficiency Exceeding 20%

Advanced Materials, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 36(25)

Опубликована: Март 21, 2024

Interfacial layers (ILs) are prerequisites to form the selective charge transport for high-performance organic photovoltaics (OPVs) but mostly result in considerable parasitic absorption loss. Trimming ILs down a mono-molecular level via self-assembled monolayer is an effective strategy mitigate However, such suffers from inferior electrical contact with low surface coverage on rough surfaces and poor producibility. To address these issues, here, interlayer (SAI) developed, which involves thin layer of 2-6 nm full substrate both covalent van der Waals bonds by using molecule 2-(9H-carbazol-9-yl) (2PACz). Via facile spin coating without further rinsing annealing process, it not only optimizes optical properties OPVs, enables world-record efficiency 20.17% (19.79% certified) also simplifies tedious processing procedure. Moreover, SAI especially useful improving absorbing selectivity semi-transparent record light utilization 5.34%. This work provides optimize OPVs solar window applications.

Язык: Английский

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Self-Assembled Monolayers for Interfacial Engineering in Solution-Processed Thin-Film Electronic Devices: Design, Fabrication, and Applications

Chemical Reviews, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 124(5), С. 2138 - 2204

Опубликована: Фев. 29, 2024

Interfacial engineering has long been a vital means of improving thin-film device performance, especially for organic electronics, perovskites, and hybrid devices. It greatly facilitates the fabrication performance solution-processed devices, including field effect transistors (OFETs), solar cells (OSCs), perovskite (PVSCs), light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). However, due to limitation traditional interfacial materials, further progress these devices is hampered particularly in terms stability, flexibility, sensitivity. The deadlock gradually broken through development self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), which possess distinct benefits transparency, diversity, sensitivity, selectivity, surface passivation ability. In this review, we first showed evolution SAMs, elucidating their working mechanisms structure–property relationships by assessing wide range SAM materials reported date. A comprehensive comparison various growth, fabrication, characterization methods was presented help readers interested applying works. Moreover, recent design applications mainstream electronic OFETs, OSCs, PVSCs OLEDs, summarized. Finally, an outlook prospects section summarizes major challenges SAMs used

Язык: Английский

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Interface Engineering for Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells

Advanced Materials, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 36(16)

Опубликована: Март 3, 2023

Organic solar cells (OSCs) have made dramatic advancements during the past decades owing to innovative material design and device structure optimization, with power conversion efficiencies surpassing 19% 20% for single-junction tandem devices, respectively. Interface engineering, by modifying interface properties between different layers OSCs, has become a vital part promote efficiency. It is essential elucidate intrinsic working mechanism of layers, as well related physical chemical processes that manipulate performance long-term stability. In this article, advances in engineering aimed pursue high-performance OSCs are reviewed. The specific functions corresponding principles summarized first. Then, anode layer, cathode layer interconnecting devices discussed separate categories, engineering-related improvements on efficiency stability analyzed. Finally, challenges prospects associated application emphasis large-area, high-performance, low-cost manufacturing.

Язык: Английский

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Stability of organic solar cells: toward commercial applications

Chemical Society Reviews, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 53(5), С. 2350 - 2387

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Organic solar cells (OSCs) have attracted a great deal of attention in the field clean energy due to their advantages transparency, flexibility, low cost and light weight. Introducing them market enables seamless integration into buildings windows, while also supporting wearable, portable electronics internet-of-things (IoT) devices. With development photovoltaic materials optimization fabrication technology, power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) OSCs rapidly improved now exceed 20%. However, there is significant lack focus on material stability device lifetime, causing severe hindrance commercial applications. In this review, we carefully review important strategies employed improve over past three years from perspectives design engineering. Furthermore, analyze discuss current progress terms air, light, thermal mechanical stability. Finally, propose future research directions overcome challenges achieving highly stable OSCs. We expect that will contribute solving problem OSCs, eventually paving way for applications near future.

Язык: Английский

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High‐Pressure Fabrication of Binary Organic Solar Cells with High Molecular Weight D18 Yields Record 19.65 % Efficiency

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 62(50)

Опубликована: Окт. 26, 2023

In this work, inspired by the principles of a pressure cooker, we utilized high-pressure method to address processing challenges associated with high molecular weight polymers. Through approach, successfully dissolved D18 in chloroform at 100 °C within pressure-tight vial. The increased steam raised boiling point and dissolving capacity chloroform, enabling creation hybrid film superior properties, including more ordered arrangement, crystallinity, extended exciton diffusion length, improved phase morphology. Organic solar cells (OSCs) based on : L8-BO prepared using achieved an outstanding power conversion efficiency 19.65 %, setting new record for binary devices date. Furthermore, was applied fabricate OSCs other common systems, leading significant enhancements device performance. summary, research introduces universal materials, ultimately resulting highest performance reported organic cells.

Язык: Английский

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A 19% efficient and stable organic photovoltaic device enabled by a guest nonfullerene acceptor with fibril-like morphology

Energy & Environmental Science, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 16(3), С. 1062 - 1070

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

A nonfullerene acceptor, isoIDITC, capable of exhibiting fibril-like morphology, is utilized as a third component in organic photovoltaic devices. power conversion efficiency 19% achieved ternary PM6:BTP-eC9:isoIDITC bulk-heterojunction

Язык: Английский

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Recent Developments of Polymer Solar Cells with Photovoltaic Performance over 17%

Advanced Functional Materials, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 33(14)

Опубликована: Янв. 22, 2023

Abstract With the emergence of ADA'DA‐type (Y‐series) non‐fullerene acceptors (NFAs), power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) organic photovoltaic devices have been constantly refreshed and gradually reached 20% in recent years (19% for single junction tandem device). The possess specific design concept, which greatly enrich NFA types excellent compatibility with many donor materials. It is gratifying to note that previously underperforming materials combine these regulated shine again. Nowadays, concept modular widely used research donors, injecting new vitality into field photovoltaics. Furthermore, also promote multicomponent devices, bilayer processing solvent engineering, additive engineering. Herein, latest progresses polymer solar cells efficiency over 17% are briefly reviewed from aspects active material design, interface development, device technology. At last, opportunities challenges commercialization future discussed.

Язык: Английский

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A carbazole-based self-assembled monolayer as the hole transport layer for efficient and stable Cs_0.25FA_0.75Sn_0.5Pb_0.5I₃solar cells

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11(22), С. 11755 - 11766

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

An analysis is provided of MA-free Sn/Pb-perovskite solar cells fabricated using PEDOT:PSS, 2PACz, and Br-2PACz as the HTL. efficiency 19.51% has been reached by with improved device stability, thanks to suppressed recombination.

Язык: Английский

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Constructing Multiscale Fibrous Morphology to Achieve 20% Efficiency Organic Solar Cells by Mixing High and Low Molecular Weight D18

Advanced Materials, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 36(41)

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024

This study underscores the significance of precisely manipulating morphology active layer in organic solar cells (OSCs). By blending polymer donors D18 with varying molecular weights, a multiscale interpenetrating fiber network structure within is successfully created. The introduction 10% low weight (LW-D18) into high (HW-D18) produces MIX-D18, which exhibits an extended exciton diffusion distance and orderly stacking. Devices utilizing MIX-D18 demonstrate superior electron hole transport, improves dissociation, enhances charge collection efficiency, reduces trap-assisted recombination compared to other two materials. Through use nonfullerene acceptor L8-BO, remarkable power conversion efficiency (PCE) 20.0% achieved. methodology, integrates favorable attributes polymers, opens new avenue for enhancing performance OSCs.

Язык: Английский

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Self‐Assembled Molecules with Asymmetric Backbone for Highly Stable Binary Organic Solar Cells with 19.7 % Efficiency

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 63(18)

Опубликована: Март 9, 2024

The hole-transporting material (HTM), poly (3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT : PSS), is the most widely used in realization of high-efficiency organic solar cells (OSCs). However, stability PEDOT PSS-based OSCs quite poor, arising from its strong acidity and hygroscopicity. In addition, PSS has an absorption infrared region high highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level, thus limiting enhancement short-circuit current density (J

Язык: Английский

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