Hole transport layers(HTLs)play a vital role in organic solar cells(OSCs).In this work,a derivative of tetrathiafulvalene with four carboxyl groups TTA was introduced as a novel HTL to fabricate OSC with high performa...Hole transport layers(HTLs)play a vital role in organic solar cells(OSCs).In this work,a derivative of tetrathiafulvalene with four carboxyl groups TTA was introduced as a novel HTL to fabricate OSC with high performance.Displaying a better energy level match between HTL and active layers,the TTA based devices show a peak power conversion efficiency of 9.09%,which is comparable to the devices based on PEDOT:PSS.The favorable surface morphology recorded via atomic force microscopy,low series loss and charge recombination indicated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy,synchronously verify the potential of TTA for application in OSCs as a valid kind of HTLs.展开更多
基金partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51672288)support of Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences+2 种基金Major Program of Shandong Province Natural Science Foundation(No.ZR2017ZB0313)Dalian National Laboratory For Clean Energy(DICP QIBEBT No.UN201705)Open Foundation of Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province.
文摘Hole transport layers(HTLs)play a vital role in organic solar cells(OSCs).In this work,a derivative of tetrathiafulvalene with four carboxyl groups TTA was introduced as a novel HTL to fabricate OSC with high performance.Displaying a better energy level match between HTL and active layers,the TTA based devices show a peak power conversion efficiency of 9.09%,which is comparable to the devices based on PEDOT:PSS.The favorable surface morphology recorded via atomic force microscopy,low series loss and charge recombination indicated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy,synchronously verify the potential of TTA for application in OSCs as a valid kind of HTLs.
