Fine-tuning HOMO energy levels between PM6 and PBDB-T polymer donors via ternary copolymerization

To achieve high-efficiency polymer solar cells(PSCs),it is not only important to develop high-performance small molecule acceptors(SMAs)but also to find a matching polymer donor to achieve optimal morphology and matching electronic properties.Currently,state-of-the-art SMAs mostly rely on a donor polymer named PM6.However,as the family of SMAs continues to expend,PM6 may not be the perfect polymer donor due to the requirement of energy level matching.In this work,we tune the energy level of PM6 via the strategy of ternary copolymerization.We achieve two donor polymers(named PL-1 and PL-2)with upshifted HOMO(the highest occupied molecular orbital)energy level(compared with PM6),and can thus match with the SMAs with upshifted HOMO energy levels compared with Y6.These two copolymers exhibit slightly higher order of molecular packing and similar charge transport properties,which demonstrate that the method of ternary copolymerization can fine tune the HOMO level of donor polymers,while the morphology and mobility of the blend film remain mostly unaffected.Among them,the best device based on PL-1:Y6 exhibits power conversion efficiencies(PCEs)of 16.37%with lower open circuit voltage(Voc)but higher short circuit current voltage(Jsc)and fill factor(FF)than that of the device based on PM6:Y6.This work provides an effective approach to find polymer matches for the SMAs with upshifted HOMO levels.

丙烯腈-丁二烯-异戊二烯三元无规共聚物的催化加氢及表征

以三(三苯基膦)氯化铑[RhCl(PPh3)3]为催化剂,甲苯为溶剂,对自制的丙烯腈-丁二烯-异戊二烯三元无规共聚物(NBIR)进行催化加氢,考察了反应温度、催化剂用量对加氢反应的影响,采用核磁共振氢谱、傅里叶变换红外光谱、差示扫描量热分析和热重分析等方法对氢化物进行了分析表征。结果表明,在反应温度为145℃、反应压力为3 MPa、催化剂质量分数占原胶的0.46%、反应时间为3 h的条件下,该催化剂对NBIR有最高加氢反应活性,氢化度可达到76.1%,氢化物只有1个玻璃化转变温度(-15.9℃),耐热分解性明显改善。

Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based Conjugated Polymers as Additives to Optimize Morphology for Polymer Solar Cells

Novel random copolymers for optimizing the morphology of the active layer for high performance organic photovoltaic devices have been demonstrated. Three ternary random copolymers PTBDTDPPSiCN（3/7）, PTBDTDPPSiCN（5/5）, PTBDTDPPSiCN（7/3） were prepared by polymerization of electron-donating thienyl-substituted benzodithiophene （TBDT） with 2,5-bis[8-（1,1,3,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane-3-yl）octly]-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione （DPPSi） and 2,5-dio[5-（5-cyano-5,5-dimethyl-pentyl）]-3,6-dithiophen-2-yl-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4-dione （DPPCN） of different ratios. The DPPCN block can well-tune the light absorption and molecular packing, while the DPPSi block is in favor of enhancing the charge mobility. And the formation of organic Si--O--Si networks is beneficial to stabilize the morphology of the active layer. These new copolymers have narrow bandgaps and broaden visible light absorption from 500 nm to 1000 nm. Careful balance of the contents of the trimethoxysilyl group and the cyano group can well-tune the surface energy and morphology of the copolymers. Incorporation of these novel copolymers as additives into the blend of poly（3-hexylthiophene） （P3HT） and [6,6]-phenyl-C60-butyric acid methyl ester （PC61BM） is found to effectively broaden the light absorption, improve the compatibility and morphology of the active layer. As a result, some devices with certain ratios of these copolymers as additives achieve the enhanced efficiency compared with the device based on pristine P3HT：PC61BM.