The effects of end-capped modifications of a polymer donor with high molecular weight on non-fullerene solar cells are largely ignored,even if the chain-end-functionalized method of conjugated polymers is an effective...The effects of end-capped modifications of a polymer donor with high molecular weight on non-fullerene solar cells are largely ignored,even if the chain-end-functionalized method of conjugated polymers is an effective strategy in modulating polymeric optical-electronic properties.In this study,we design and synthesize an end-capped polymer,PM6TPO,via a reaction with the parent polymer PM6.Meanwhile,the conventional detection methods of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight(MALDI-TOF),and ^(1)H nuclear magnetic resonance(^(1)H NMR) were replaced by simple solution-based inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry(ICP-MS) to evaluate the end-capped efficacy of PM6TPO.By introducing end-capped groups on a high molecular weight polymer donor,we could finely tune the aggregated behavior,strengthen the miscibility between the donor and acceptor without sacrificing the strong aggregated properties,and reduce the non-radiative recombination with a lower energy loss.Therefore,the PM6TPO-based organic solar cell(OSC)realized a higher open-circuit voltage of 0.843 V and PCE of 17.26% than that of the non-end-capped parent polymer,PM6(0.824 V and 16.21%,respectively).This work not only provides a straightforward method for verifying the end-capped efficacy of a high molecular weight polymer but also indicates a new research direction for improving the photovoltaic performance of non-fullerene-based solar cells.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (2212032)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21774003, 51873221, 52073292, 51673207, 51373183)+1 种基金the Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission (Z181100004418012)the Beihang University Youth Talent Support Program (YWF-18-BJ-J-218)。
文摘The effects of end-capped modifications of a polymer donor with high molecular weight on non-fullerene solar cells are largely ignored,even if the chain-end-functionalized method of conjugated polymers is an effective strategy in modulating polymeric optical-electronic properties.In this study,we design and synthesize an end-capped polymer,PM6TPO,via a reaction with the parent polymer PM6.Meanwhile,the conventional detection methods of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight(MALDI-TOF),and ^(1)H nuclear magnetic resonance(^(1)H NMR) were replaced by simple solution-based inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry(ICP-MS) to evaluate the end-capped efficacy of PM6TPO.By introducing end-capped groups on a high molecular weight polymer donor,we could finely tune the aggregated behavior,strengthen the miscibility between the donor and acceptor without sacrificing the strong aggregated properties,and reduce the non-radiative recombination with a lower energy loss.Therefore,the PM6TPO-based organic solar cell(OSC)realized a higher open-circuit voltage of 0.843 V and PCE of 17.26% than that of the non-end-capped parent polymer,PM6(0.824 V and 16.21%,respectively).This work not only provides a straightforward method for verifying the end-capped efficacy of a high molecular weight polymer but also indicates a new research direction for improving the photovoltaic performance of non-fullerene-based solar cells.
