Acridine-Substituted-Centronucleus Nonfullerene Acceptors Enables Organic Solar Cells with Over 20% Efficiency with Low Nonradiative Recombination LossShow others and affiliations
2025 (English)In: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, ISSN 1433-7851, E-ISSN 1521-3773, Vol. 64, no 24, article id e202500129Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
In this work, we propose a novel strategy of introducing luminescent acridine units for central nuclear substitution in quinoxaline-based acceptor molecules (named AQx-o-Ac and AQx-m-Ac) to enhance their photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQY), which can effectively improve the electroluminescent quantum efficiency (EQEEL) of OSCs and thereby suppress Delta Enr. In addition, the substituted acridine unit accelerates molecular aggregation and optimizes molecular crystallization, effectively alleviating the static disorder of acceptor molecules and facilitating charge extraction and transport in OSCs. As a result, the PM6:AQx-m-Ac binary OSCs achieve an excellent PCE of 18.64% with an exceptionally low Delta Enr of 0.166 eV. To the best of our knowledge, a Delta Enr of 0.166 eV represents the lowest value reported for OSCs achieving PCEs over 18 %. Finally, the acceptor AQx-m-Ac is incorporated into PM6:eC9 blend as the third component, and the optimal ternary device produces a superior PCE of 20.28%. This work highlights the potential of promoting luminescence for suppressing nonradiative energy loss and charts a viable path for upcoming breakthrough in high-efficiency organic photovoltaics.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH , 2025. Vol. 64, no 24, article id e202500129
Keywords [en]
Acridine unit; Energy loss; Organic solar cells; Photoluminescence quantum yield; Static disorder
National Category
Organic Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-213444DOI: 10.1002/anie.202500129ISI: 001468863800001PubMedID: 40178186Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105005075761OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-213444DiVA, id: diva2:1956388
Note
Funding Agencies|Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Program [62404191]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [Z230018]; Beijing Natural Science Foundation [2023A1515111140, 2024A1515012318]; Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation [KQTD20240729102028011, JCY20240813113553067]; Shenzhen Science and Technology Program
2025-05-062025-05-062025-10-14Bibliographically approved