Due to the mechanical flexibility,light weight,aesthetics,absorption tunability and environmental friendliness,organic solar cells(OSCs)have superior application potential over their inorganic counterparts including s...Due to the mechanical flexibility,light weight,aesthetics,absorption tunability and environmental friendliness,organic solar cells(OSCs)have superior application potential over their inorganic counterparts including silicon and perovskite solar cells(PSCs).Thanks to these benefits,the past decade have witnessed the rapid growth of flexible OSCs,semitransparent OSCs and indoor OSCs.In this progress report,we firstly overview the recent advance of the applications of the three promising OSCs.Subsequently,we sketch the critical points for the three classes of OSCs and highlight the efforts paid by the research community to address these issues.Besides,we discuss some popular strategies to afford great performance of each kind of OSC,respectively,and underline the corresponding breakthrough directions.Last but not least,we present the remaining challenges for advancing the commercial applications of these three classes of OSCs.展开更多
To achieve the red-shifted absorptions and appropriate energy levels of A-D-A type non-fullerene acceptors(NFAs), in this work, we design and synthesize two new NFAs, named TPDCIC and TPDCNC, whose electron-donating(D...To achieve the red-shifted absorptions and appropriate energy levels of A-D-A type non-fullerene acceptors(NFAs), in this work, we design and synthesize two new NFAs, named TPDCIC and TPDCNC, whose electron-donating(D) unit is constructed by a thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione(TPD) core attached to two cyclopentadithiophene(CPDT) moieties at both sides, and the electronaccepting(A) end-groups are 2-(3-oxo-2,3-dihydroinden-1-ylidene)malononitrile(IC) and 2-(3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1 H-cyclopenta[b]naphthalen-1-ylidene)malononitrile(NC), respectively. Benefiting from TPD core, which easily forms quinoid structure and O···H or O···S intramolecular noncovalent interactions, TPDCIC and TPDCNC show more delocalization of π-electrons and perfect planar molecular geometries, giving the absorption ranges extended to 822 and 852 nm, respectively. Furthermore, the highest occupied molecular orbital(HOMO) levels of TPDCIC and TPDCNC remain relatively low-lying due to the electronegativity of the carbonyl groups on TPD core. Considering that the absorptions and energy levels of the two NFAs match well with those of a widely used polymer donor, PBDB-T, we fabricate two kinds of organic solar cells(OSCs) based on the PBDB-T:TPDCIC and PBDB-T:TPDCNC blended films, respectively. Through a series of optimizations, the TPDCIC-based devices yield an impressing power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 10.12% with a large short-circuit current density(JSC) of 18.16 mA·cm-2, and the TPDCNC-based ones exhibit a comparable PCE of9.80% with a JSC of 17.40 mA·cm-2. Our work is the first report of the TPD-core-based A-D-A type NFAs, providing a good reference for the molecular design of high-performance NFAs.展开更多
The recent evolution of active components yielded brilliant progresses for organic solar cells(OSCs),yet the mechanism is needed to be clearly understood.In this wo rk,two electron acceptors,a linear SN6-2Br and a V-s...The recent evolution of active components yielded brilliant progresses for organic solar cells(OSCs),yet the mechanism is needed to be clearly understood.In this wo rk,two electron acceptors,a linear SN6-2Br and a V-shaped BTP-2Br,are developed with nitrogen atoms introduced to replace the traditional sp3-hybridized carbon in the fused ring.BTP-2Br possesses an electron-de ficient central core,which exhibits slightly blue-shifted absorption as well as deepened HOMO-level compared with SN6-2Br.The corresponding photovoltaic performance from V-shaped BTP-2Br based devices exhibit superior performance especially in short-circuit current(Jsc),despite an enhanced absorption and charge carrier mobilities for SN6-2Br.The primary reason for the higher JSC from BTP-2Br is faster exciton diffusion and dissociation in ble nds,than those of SN6-2Br.As a result,PBDB-TF:BTP-2Br based devices achieve a power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 13.84%with an voltage-loss of only 0.46 V,which is one of the lowest values ever reported.Moreover,we fabricated semitransparent OSCs that exhibit an excellent PCE of 9.62%with average visible transparency of 20.1%.展开更多
Organic solar cells(OSCs)have reached an outstanding certified power conversion efficiency(PCE)of over 19%in single junction and 20%in tandem architecture design.Such high PCEs have emerged with outstanding Y-shaped Y...Organic solar cells(OSCs)have reached an outstanding certified power conversion efficiency(PCE)of over 19%in single junction and 20%in tandem architecture design.Such high PCEs have emerged with outstanding Y-shaped Y6 non-fullerene acceptors(NFAs),together with PM6 electron donor polymers.PCEs are on the rise for small-area OSCs.However,large-area OSC sub-modules are still unable to achieve such high PCEs,and the highest certified PCE reported so far is∼12%having an area of 58 cm2.To fabricate efficient large-area OSCs,new custom-designed NFAs for large-area systems are imminent along with improvements in the sub-module fabrication platforms.Moreover,the search for stable yet efficient OSCs is still in progress.In this review,progress in small-area OSCs is presented with reference to the advancement in the chemical structure of NFAs and donor polymers.Finally,the life-cycle assessment of OSCs is presented and the energy payback time of the efficient and stable OSCs is discussed and lastly,an outlook for the OSCs is given.展开更多
A light-emitting organic solar cell(LE-OSC)with electroluminescence(EL)and photovoltaic(PV)properties is successfully fabricated by connecting the EL and PV units using a MoO_(3):Al co-evaporation interfacial layer,wh...A light-emitting organic solar cell(LE-OSC)with electroluminescence(EL)and photovoltaic(PV)properties is successfully fabricated by connecting the EL and PV units using a MoO_(3):Al co-evaporation interfacial layer,which has suitable work function and good transmittance.PV and EL units are fabricated based on poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT)-indene-C60 bisadduct(IC60BA)blends,and 4,4′-bis(N-carbazolyl)biphenyl-factris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium(Ir(ppy)3),respectively.The work function and the transmittance of the MoO_(3):Al co-evaporation are measured and adjusted by the ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy and the optical spectrophotometer to obtain the better bi-functional device performance.The forward-and reverse-biased current density-voltage characteristics in dark and under illumination are evaluated to better understand the operational mechanism of the LE-OSCs.A maximum luminance of 1550 cd/m^(2)under forward bias and a power conversion efficiency of 0.24%under illumination(100 mW/cm^(2))are achieved in optimized LE-OSCs.The proposed device structure is expected to provide valuable information in the film conditions for understanding the polymer blends internal conditions and meliorating the film qualities.展开更多
The open circuit voltage （Voc） of small- molecule organic solar cells （OSCs） could be improved by doping suitable fluorescent dyes into the donor layers. In this paper, 4-（dicyanomethylene）-2-t-butyl-6-（1,1,7,7...The open circuit voltage （Voc） of small- molecule organic solar cells （OSCs） could be improved by doping suitable fluorescent dyes into the donor layers. In this paper, 4-（dicyanomethylene）-2-t-butyl-6-（1,1,7,7- tetramethyljulolidyl-9-enyl）-4H-pyran （DCJTB） was used as a dopant, and the performance of the OSCs with different DCJTB concentration in copper phthalocyanine （CuPc） was studied. The results showed that the Voc of the OSC with 50% of DCJTB in CuPc increased by 15%, compared with that of the standard CuPc/fullerene （C60） device. The enhancement of the Voc was attributed to the lower highest occupied molecular orbital （HOMO） level in the DCJTB than that in the CuPc. Also, the light absorption intensity is enhanced between 400 and 550nm, where CuPc and C6o have low absorbance, leading to a broad absorption spectrum.展开更多
Organic semiconductor materials with low reorganization energy have various applications such as in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs),organic field-effect transistor (OFETs) and organic solar cells (OSCs).In this ...Organic semiconductor materials with low reorganization energy have various applications such as in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs),organic field-effect transistor (OFETs) and organic solar cells (OSCs).In this work,we have designed a new class of gridspiroarenes (GS-SFX and GS-SITF) with #-shaped structures,which have novel crisscross geometrical structures compared to widely used spirocyclic arenes-SFX and SITF.The structure electronic properties,adiabatic ionization potentials (IPa),adiabatic electron affinities (EAa) and reorganization energies (λ) of GS-SFX and GS-SITF have been calculated using density functional theory (DFT) method.The calculated HOMO and LUMO spatial distributions suggest that GS-SFX and GS-SITF have better transport properties.The noncovalent interaction analysis shows the weak intramolecular interactions between their arms.The results indicate that the reorganization energies of GS-SFX and GS-SITF are significantly reduced compared to the dimer structures-DSFX and DSITF.Furthermore,the GS-SITF1 which is one of the isomers of GS-SITF exhibits the lowest values for λ(h)(0.067 eV) and λ(e)(0.153 eV).Therefore,we believe the predicted structure,electronic property,and reorganization energy are good indicator for transport materials.This work has systematically studied the effect of gridization,which provides insights to design organic semiconductor materials with excellent charge transport properties.展开更多
A near-infrared non-fullerene acceptor(NFA) BDTIC, based on thienopyrrole-expanded benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene unit(heptacyclic S,N-heteroacene) as core, is designed and synthesized. The aromatic pyrrole ring with...A near-infrared non-fullerene acceptor(NFA) BDTIC, based on thienopyrrole-expanded benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene unit(heptacyclic S,N-heteroacene) as core, is designed and synthesized. The aromatic pyrrole ring with strong electron-donating ability in the core enhances the intramolecular charge transfer effect, finely tunes the optical bandgap and absorption profile of BDTIC, and thus results in a narrowed optical bandgap(E_(g)^(opt)) of 1.38 eV and a near-infrared absorption to 900 nm. When BDTIC is paired with donor polymer PBDB-T to fabricate organic solar cells, the optimized device achieves a best power conversion efficiency of 12.1% with a short-circuit current density of 20.0 mA·cm^(-2) and an open-circuit voltage of 0.88 V. The photovoltaic performance benefits from the broad absorption, weak bimolecular recombination, efficient charge separation and collection, and favorable blend morphology. This work demonstrates that thienopyrroleexpanded benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene unit(heptacyclic S,N-heteroacene) is a promising building unit to construct high-performance NFAs by enhancing the intramolecular charge transfer effect, broadening absorption as well as maintaining good intermolecular stacking property.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52073207)the State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics(No.SKLAO2021001A17)for financial support.
文摘Due to the mechanical flexibility,light weight,aesthetics,absorption tunability and environmental friendliness,organic solar cells(OSCs)have superior application potential over their inorganic counterparts including silicon and perovskite solar cells(PSCs).Thanks to these benefits,the past decade have witnessed the rapid growth of flexible OSCs,semitransparent OSCs and indoor OSCs.In this progress report,we firstly overview the recent advance of the applications of the three promising OSCs.Subsequently,we sketch the critical points for the three classes of OSCs and highlight the efforts paid by the research community to address these issues.Besides,we discuss some popular strategies to afford great performance of each kind of OSC,respectively,and underline the corresponding breakthrough directions.Last but not least,we present the remaining challenges for advancing the commercial applications of these three classes of OSCs.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21875216, 21734008)Zhejiang Province Science and Technology Plan (No. 2018C01047)the financial support from Research Grant Council of Hong Kong (General Research Fund No. 14314216, CUHK Direct Grant No. 4053227)
文摘To achieve the red-shifted absorptions and appropriate energy levels of A-D-A type non-fullerene acceptors(NFAs), in this work, we design and synthesize two new NFAs, named TPDCIC and TPDCNC, whose electron-donating(D) unit is constructed by a thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione(TPD) core attached to two cyclopentadithiophene(CPDT) moieties at both sides, and the electronaccepting(A) end-groups are 2-(3-oxo-2,3-dihydroinden-1-ylidene)malononitrile(IC) and 2-(3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1 H-cyclopenta[b]naphthalen-1-ylidene)malononitrile(NC), respectively. Benefiting from TPD core, which easily forms quinoid structure and O···H or O···S intramolecular noncovalent interactions, TPDCIC and TPDCNC show more delocalization of π-electrons and perfect planar molecular geometries, giving the absorption ranges extended to 822 and 852 nm, respectively. Furthermore, the highest occupied molecular orbital(HOMO) levels of TPDCIC and TPDCNC remain relatively low-lying due to the electronegativity of the carbonyl groups on TPD core. Considering that the absorptions and energy levels of the two NFAs match well with those of a widely used polymer donor, PBDB-T, we fabricate two kinds of organic solar cells(OSCs) based on the PBDB-T:TPDCIC and PBDB-T:TPDCNC blended films, respectively. Through a series of optimizations, the TPDCIC-based devices yield an impressing power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 10.12% with a large short-circuit current density(JSC) of 18.16 mA·cm-2, and the TPDCNC-based ones exhibit a comparable PCE of9.80% with a JSC of 17.40 mA·cm-2. Our work is the first report of the TPD-core-based A-D-A type NFAs, providing a good reference for the molecular design of high-performance NFAs.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21722404,21674093 and 21734008)International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of China(ISTCP)(No.2016YFE0102900)+3 种基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2018XZZX002-16)the support by Zhejiang Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(No.LR17E030001)the support by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project(No.2018M632448)Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project of Zhejiang Province(No.zj2017131)。
文摘The recent evolution of active components yielded brilliant progresses for organic solar cells(OSCs),yet the mechanism is needed to be clearly understood.In this wo rk,two electron acceptors,a linear SN6-2Br and a V-shaped BTP-2Br,are developed with nitrogen atoms introduced to replace the traditional sp3-hybridized carbon in the fused ring.BTP-2Br possesses an electron-de ficient central core,which exhibits slightly blue-shifted absorption as well as deepened HOMO-level compared with SN6-2Br.The corresponding photovoltaic performance from V-shaped BTP-2Br based devices exhibit superior performance especially in short-circuit current(Jsc),despite an enhanced absorption and charge carrier mobilities for SN6-2Br.The primary reason for the higher JSC from BTP-2Br is faster exciton diffusion and dissociation in ble nds,than those of SN6-2Br.As a result,PBDB-TF:BTP-2Br based devices achieve a power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 13.84%with an voltage-loss of only 0.46 V,which is one of the lowest values ever reported.Moreover,we fabricated semitransparent OSCs that exhibit an excellent PCE of 9.62%with average visible transparency of 20.1%.
基金the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)Grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)(Grant No.2021R1A2C3008724).
文摘Organic solar cells(OSCs)have reached an outstanding certified power conversion efficiency(PCE)of over 19%in single junction and 20%in tandem architecture design.Such high PCEs have emerged with outstanding Y-shaped Y6 non-fullerene acceptors(NFAs),together with PM6 electron donor polymers.PCEs are on the rise for small-area OSCs.However,large-area OSC sub-modules are still unable to achieve such high PCEs,and the highest certified PCE reported so far is∼12%having an area of 58 cm2.To fabricate efficient large-area OSCs,new custom-designed NFAs for large-area systems are imminent along with improvements in the sub-module fabrication platforms.Moreover,the search for stable yet efficient OSCs is still in progress.In this review,progress in small-area OSCs is presented with reference to the advancement in the chemical structure of NFAs and donor polymers.Finally,the life-cycle assessment of OSCs is presented and the energy payback time of the efficient and stable OSCs is discussed and lastly,an outlook for the OSCs is given.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61674109)Jiangsu Province College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship TrainingProgram(No.202010285087Y)the Natural Science Foundation of theJiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(No.19KJD510006).
文摘A light-emitting organic solar cell(LE-OSC)with electroluminescence(EL)and photovoltaic(PV)properties is successfully fabricated by connecting the EL and PV units using a MoO_(3):Al co-evaporation interfacial layer,which has suitable work function and good transmittance.PV and EL units are fabricated based on poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT)-indene-C60 bisadduct(IC60BA)blends,and 4,4′-bis(N-carbazolyl)biphenyl-factris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium(Ir(ppy)3),respectively.The work function and the transmittance of the MoO_(3):Al co-evaporation are measured and adjusted by the ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy and the optical spectrophotometer to obtain the better bi-functional device performance.The forward-and reverse-biased current density-voltage characteristics in dark and under illumination are evaluated to better understand the operational mechanism of the LE-OSCs.A maximum luminance of 1550 cd/m^(2)under forward bias and a power conversion efficiency of 0.24%under illumination(100 mW/cm^(2))are achieved in optimized LE-OSCs.The proposed device structure is expected to provide valuable information in the film conditions for understanding the polymer blends internal conditions and meliorating the film qualities.
基金Acknowledgements This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （NSFC） （Grant Nos. 60736005 and 60425101-1）, the Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the NSFC （No. 60721001）, the Provincial Program （No. 9140A02060609DZ0208）, Doctoral Fund of Ministry of China （No. 20090185110020）, the National Hi- Tech Research and Development Program of China （No. 2007AA03Z424）, the Project Sponsored by SRF for ROCS, SEM （No. GGRYJJ08-05）, and Young Excellence Project of Sichuan （No. 09ZQ026-074）.
文摘The open circuit voltage （Voc） of small- molecule organic solar cells （OSCs） could be improved by doping suitable fluorescent dyes into the donor layers. In this paper, 4-（dicyanomethylene）-2-t-butyl-6-（1,1,7,7- tetramethyljulolidyl-9-enyl）-4H-pyran （DCJTB） was used as a dopant, and the performance of the OSCs with different DCJTB concentration in copper phthalocyanine （CuPc） was studied. The results showed that the Voc of the OSC with 50% of DCJTB in CuPc increased by 15%, compared with that of the standard CuPc/fullerene （C60） device. The enhancement of the Voc was attributed to the lower highest occupied molecular orbital （HOMO） level in the DCJTB than that in the CuPc. Also, the light absorption intensity is enhanced between 400 and 550nm, where CuPc and C6o have low absorbance, leading to a broad absorption spectrum.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21503114, 21774061, 61605090, 91833306)Synergetic Innovation Centre for Organic Electronics and In formation Displays, Nanji ng Un iversity of Posts a nd Telecommunications Scientific Foundation NUPTSF (NY215056, NY21417& NY215172, 2016XSG03)the Six Peak Talents Foundation of Jiangsu Province (XCL-CXTD-009), and the High Performanee Computing Center of Nanjing Tech University.
文摘Organic semiconductor materials with low reorganization energy have various applications such as in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs),organic field-effect transistor (OFETs) and organic solar cells (OSCs).In this work,we have designed a new class of gridspiroarenes (GS-SFX and GS-SITF) with #-shaped structures,which have novel crisscross geometrical structures compared to widely used spirocyclic arenes-SFX and SITF.The structure electronic properties,adiabatic ionization potentials (IPa),adiabatic electron affinities (EAa) and reorganization energies (λ) of GS-SFX and GS-SITF have been calculated using density functional theory (DFT) method.The calculated HOMO and LUMO spatial distributions suggest that GS-SFX and GS-SITF have better transport properties.The noncovalent interaction analysis shows the weak intramolecular interactions between their arms.The results indicate that the reorganization energies of GS-SFX and GS-SITF are significantly reduced compared to the dimer structures-DSFX and DSITF.Furthermore,the GS-SITF1 which is one of the isomers of GS-SITF exhibits the lowest values for λ(h)(0.067 eV) and λ(e)(0.153 eV).Therefore,we believe the predicted structure,electronic property,and reorganization energy are good indicator for transport materials.This work has systematically studied the effect of gridization,which provides insights to design organic semiconductor materials with excellent charge transport properties.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2019YFA0705900)funded by MOST+1 种基金the Basic and Applied Basic Research Major Program of Guangdong Province(No.2019B030302007)the Pearl River Nova Program of Guangzhou(NO.201906010074)。
文摘A near-infrared non-fullerene acceptor(NFA) BDTIC, based on thienopyrrole-expanded benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene unit(heptacyclic S,N-heteroacene) as core, is designed and synthesized. The aromatic pyrrole ring with strong electron-donating ability in the core enhances the intramolecular charge transfer effect, finely tunes the optical bandgap and absorption profile of BDTIC, and thus results in a narrowed optical bandgap(E_(g)^(opt)) of 1.38 eV and a near-infrared absorption to 900 nm. When BDTIC is paired with donor polymer PBDB-T to fabricate organic solar cells, the optimized device achieves a best power conversion efficiency of 12.1% with a short-circuit current density of 20.0 mA·cm^(-2) and an open-circuit voltage of 0.88 V. The photovoltaic performance benefits from the broad absorption, weak bimolecular recombination, efficient charge separation and collection, and favorable blend morphology. This work demonstrates that thienopyrroleexpanded benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene unit(heptacyclic S,N-heteroacene) is a promising building unit to construct high-performance NFAs by enhancing the intramolecular charge transfer effect, broadening absorption as well as maintaining good intermolecular stacking property.
