Thermally stable high performance non-fullerene polymer solar cells with low energy loss by using ladder-type small molecule acceptors

被引:45
作者
Li, Qing-Ya [1 ]
Xiao, Jingyang [2 ]
Tang, Lu-Ming [1 ]
Wang, Hua-Chun [1 ]
Chen, Ziming [2 ]
Yang, Zhiyong [3 ]
Yip, Hin-Lap [2 ]
Xu, Yun-Xiang [1 ]
机构
[1] Sichuan Univ, Coll Polymer Sci & Engn, State Key Lab Polymer Mat Engn, Chengdu 610065, Peoples R China
[2] South China Univ Technol, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, State Key Lab Luminescent Mat & Devices, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[3] Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Chem & Chem Engn, 135 Rd Xingangxi, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Thermal stability; Non-fullerene; Polymer solar cells; Low energy loss; Ladder-type; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ELECTRON-ACCEPTOR; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; NONFULLERENE ACCEPTORS; ALTERNATIVE STRATEGY; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; 3D STRUCTURE; DONOR; DERIVATIVES;
D O I
10.1016/j.orgel.2017.02.008
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Two ladder-type small molecule acceptors IDT-BT-R and IDT-BT-R-CN are utilized in non-fullerene polymer solar cells by pairing with PTB7-Th as donor polymer, in which PTB7-Th: IDT-BT-R solar cells achieve high performance up to 8.3% with high voltage of 1.02 V and low energy loss of 0.59 eV. Thermal annealing triggered local rearrangement of ladder-type molecules in n-type phases of bulk heterojunction films, increased their absorption abilities and electron transport properties, therefore resulting in improved short-circuit current densities (Jscs) and fill factors (FFs), in contrast to fullerene-based solar cells which suffered from extensive aggregation of fullerenes upon annealing. The outstanding thermal stability, high performance and low energy loss demonstrated here show great potential of non-fullerene polymer solar cells. (C) 2017 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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页码:217 / 224
页数:8
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