Fine-Tuning Energy Levels via Asymmetric End Groups Enables Polymer Solar Cells with Efficiencies over 17%Show others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: Joule, E-ISSN 2542-4351, Vol. 4, no 6, p. 1236-1247Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Generally, it is important to fine-tune the energy levels of donor and acceptor materials in the field of polymer solar cell (PSCs) to achieve a minimal highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy offset, which yet is still sufficient for charge separation. Based on the high-performance small-molecule acceptor (SMA) of BTP-4F, we modified the end groups of BTP-4F from IC-2F to CPTCN-Cl. It was found that when both end groups were substituted by CPTCN-Cl, the energy level upshift was too large that caused unfavorable energetic alignment, thus poor device performance. By using the strategy of asymmetric end groups, we were able to achieve near optimal energy level match, resulting in higher open-circuit voltage (V-OC) and power conversion efficiency (PCE) compared with those given by the PM6:BTP-4F system. Our strategy can be useful and potentially applied to othermaterial systems for maximizing efficiency of non-fullerene PSCs.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
CELL PRESS , 2020. Vol. 4, no 6, p. 1236-1247
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Energy Systems
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-167663DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2020.03.023ISI: 000542492800010OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-167663DiVA, id: diva2:1454736
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Funding Agencies|National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China [51763017, 21602150]; Basic and Applied Basic Research-Major ProgramofGuangdong Province [2019B030302007]; Shen Zhen Technology and Innovation Commission [JCYJ20170413173814007, JCYJ20170818113905024]; Hong Kong Research Grants Council (Research Impact Fund)Hong Kong Research Grants Council [R6021-18, 16305915, 16322416, 606012, 16303917]; Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission [ITC-CNERC14SC01, ITS/471/18]; Swedish Research Council VRSwedish Research Council [2016-06146]
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