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Rapid solidification for green-solvent-processed large-area organic solar modules with >16% efficiency
Soochow Univ, Peoples R China.
Soochow Univ, Peoples R China.
Soochow Univ, Peoples R China.
Soochow Univ, Peoples R China.
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2024 (English)In: Energy & Environmental Science, ISSN 1754-5692, E-ISSN 1754-5706, Vol. 17, no 8, p. 2935-2944Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Enabling green-solvent-processed large-area organic solar cells (OSCs) is of great significance to their industrialization. However, precisely controlling the temperature-dependent fluid mechanics and evaporation behavior of green solvents with high-boiling points is challenging. Controlling these parameters is essential to prevent the non-uniform distribution of active layer components and severe molecule aggregation, which collectively degrade the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of large-scale devices. In this study, we revealed that the temperature gradient distribution across a wet film is the root of the notorious Marangoni effect, which leads to the formation of a severely non-uniform active layer on a large scale. Thus, a rapid solidification strategy was proposed to accelerate the evaporation of toluene, a green solvent, at room temperature. This strategy simultaneously inhibits the Marangoni effect and suppresses molecular aggregation in the wet film, allowing the formation of a nano-scale phase separation active layer with uniform morphology. The resultant toluene-processed 15.64-cm2 large-area OSC module achieves an outstanding PCE of 16.03% (certified: 15.69%), which represents the highest reported PCE of green-solvent-processed OSC modules. Notably, this strategy also exhibits a weak scale dependence on the PCE, and we successfully achieved a state-of-the-art PCE of 14.45% for a 72.00-cm2 OSC module. A rapid solidification strategy was developed for simultaneously avoiding the Marangoni effect and suppressing molecular aggregation. The resultant 15.64 cm2 large-area OSC module exhibited a record power conversion efficiency of 16.03%.

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ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY , 2024. Vol. 17, no 8, p. 2935-2944
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Physical Chemistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-202503DOI: 10.1039/d4ee00680aISI: 001198195600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85189888976OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-202503DiVA, id: diva2:1851878
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Funding Agencies|Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions [52325307, 52273188, 22075194, 22309129]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [20KJA430010]; Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China; Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD); Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology [2023NSFSC0990]; Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials Design and Synthesis for Biomedical Function, Soochow University, Sichuan Science and Technology Program [DE-AC02-05CH11231]; Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, of the U.S. Department of Energy; Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF)

Available from: 2024-04-16 Created: 2024-04-16 Last updated: 2025-02-11Bibliographically approved

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