The active layer of all polymer solar cells(all-PSCs)is composed of a blend of a p-type conjugated polymer(p-CP)as donor and an n-type conjugated polymer(n-CP)as acceptor.All-PSCs possess the advantages of light weigh...The active layer of all polymer solar cells(all-PSCs)is composed of a blend of a p-type conjugated polymer(p-CP)as donor and an n-type conjugated polymer(n-CP)as acceptor.All-PSCs possess the advantages of light weight,thin active layer,mechanical flexibility,low cost solution processing and high stability,but the power conversion efficiency(PCE)of the all-PSCs was limited by the poor photovoltaic performance of the n-CP acceptors before 2016.Since the report of the strategy of polymerized small molecule acceptors(PSMAs)in 2017,the photovoltaic performance of the PSMA-based n-CPs improved rapidly,benefitted from the development of the A-DA’D-A type small molecule acceptors(SMAs).PCE of the all-PSCs based on the PSMA acceptors reached 17%-18%recently.In this review article,we will introduce the development history of the n-CPs,especially the recent research progress of the PSMAs.Particularly,the structure-property relationship of the PSMAs is introduced and discussed.Finally,current challenges and prospects of the n-CP acceptors are analyzed and discussed.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61904181,51820105003,52173188 and 21734008)the Basic and Applied Basic Research Major Program of Guangdong Province(No.2019B030302007)。
文摘The active layer of all polymer solar cells(all-PSCs)is composed of a blend of a p-type conjugated polymer(p-CP)as donor and an n-type conjugated polymer(n-CP)as acceptor.All-PSCs possess the advantages of light weight,thin active layer,mechanical flexibility,low cost solution processing and high stability,but the power conversion efficiency(PCE)of the all-PSCs was limited by the poor photovoltaic performance of the n-CP acceptors before 2016.Since the report of the strategy of polymerized small molecule acceptors(PSMAs)in 2017,the photovoltaic performance of the PSMA-based n-CPs improved rapidly,benefitted from the development of the A-DA’D-A type small molecule acceptors(SMAs).PCE of the all-PSCs based on the PSMA acceptors reached 17%-18%recently.In this review article,we will introduce the development history of the n-CPs,especially the recent research progress of the PSMAs.Particularly,the structure-property relationship of the PSMAs is introduced and discussed.Finally,current challenges and prospects of the n-CP acceptors are analyzed and discussed.
