An electron-rich 2-alkylthieno[3,4-b]thiophene building block with excellent electronic and morphological tunability for high-performance small-molecule solar cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (44) ◽  
pp. 17354-17362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengjie Xu ◽  
Zichun Zhou ◽  
Haijun Fan ◽  
Longbin Ren ◽  
Feng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Electronic Structure ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Building Block ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Film Morphology ◽  
Donor And Acceptor

2-Alkylthieno[3,4-b]thiophene functions: to modulate electronic structure, to manipulate thin-film morphology, to link donor and acceptor moieties.

scholarly journals All-Polymer Solar Cells Based on Fully Conjugated Donor-Acceptor Block Copolymers with Poly(naphthalene bisimide) Acceptor Blocks: Device Performance and Thin Film Morphology

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro Nakabayashi ◽  
Hideharu Mori
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Grazing Incidence ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Device Performance ◽  
Film Morphology ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Donor And Acceptor ◽  
Donor Acceptor

All-polymer solar cells are fabricated by using poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and fully conjugated donor-acceptor (D-A) block copolymer (P3HT-PNBI-P3HT) as donor and acceptor materials, respectively. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and grazing incidence wide angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS) analyses reveal that device performance strongly depends on the P3HT:P3HT-PNBI-P3HT thin film morphology. Indeed, theπ-πstacking nanomorphology rich in the edge-on orientation is formed in the P3HT:P3HT-PNBI-P3HT thin film by optimizing the fabrication conditions, for example, thermal annealing temperature and cast solvent. Consequently, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 1.60% is achieved with an open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.59 V, short-current (Jsc) of 4.43 mA/cm2, and fill factor (FF) of 0.61. These results suggest that P3HT-PNBI-P3HT has the huge potential for the usage as a nonfullerene acceptor material.

scholarly journals Diketopyrrolopyrrole latent pigment-based bilayer solar cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Beverina ◽  
Myles Rooney ◽  
Riccardo Ruffo ◽  
Mauro Sassi ◽  
Francesco Carulli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Electronic Structure ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Extinction Coefficient ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Photovoltaic Devices ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Conversion Efficiencies

Abstract Two Diketopyrrolopyrrole based latent pigment donor materials were fabricated into thin film bilayer photovoltaic devices featuring PCBM as the acceptor. Thermal deprotection of the thin film, carried out at 200∘ C, returns the dye-like small molecule to the corresponding pristine pigment quantitatively. The connected evolution of electrical and morphological features of pure thin films and blends are examined. A significant decrease in extinction coefficient was noted and correlated both to intrinsic changes of the electronic structure upon cleavage and to an increase in internal scattering due to extensive crystallization. Power conversion efficiencies of 0.33% were achieved for bilayer devices, nearly doubling previous results with latent pigment DPP devices, under comparable experimental conditions.

Developing high-performance small molecule organic solar cells via a large planar structure and an electron-withdrawing central unit

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 451-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongtao Zhang ◽  
Yongtao Liu ◽  
Yanna Sun ◽  
Miaomiao Li ◽  
Bin Kan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Building Block ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Planar Structure ◽  
Central Unit ◽  
Donor Material

We designed and synthesized a new small molecule donor material named DR3TBDD using an electron-withdrawing unit BDD as the central building block. A PCE of 9.53% with a highVocof around 1 V was achieved.

scholarly journals High-Performance Ternary Organic Solar Cells Enabled by Synergizing Fullerene and Non-Fullerene Acceptors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Jiang ◽  
Xiaozhang Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Device Performance ◽  
Film Morphology ◽  
Charge Dynamics

With the development of the non-fullerene acceptor (NFA), the use of ternary organic photovoltaic devices based on a fullerene acceptor and a NFA is now widespread, and the merits of both acceptor types can be fully utilized. However, the effective approach of enhancing device performance is adjusting the charge dynamics and the thin-film morphology of the active layer via introducing the second acceptor, which would significantly impact the open-circuit voltage, the short-circuit current, and the fill factor, thus strongly affecting device efficiency. The functions of the second acceptor in a ternary organic solar cell with a fullerene acceptor and a NFA are summarized here. These include a broader absorption spectrum; formation of a cascade energy level or energy transfer; modified thin-film morphology including phase separation, effects on crystallinity, size, and purity of domain; and vertical distribution along with improved charge dynamics like exciton dissociation and charge transport, collection, and recombination. Then, we discuss the hierarchical morphology in ternary solar cells may benefit device performance and the outlook of the ternary device.

scholarly journals Silver‐Promoted High‐Performance (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se 2 Thin‐Film Solar Cells Grown at Very Low Temperature

Solar RRL ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 2100108
Author(s):  
Shih-Chi Yang ◽  
Jordi Sastre ◽  
Maximilian Krause ◽  
Xiaoxiao Sun ◽  
Ramis Hertwig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Very Low Temperature

Fullerene/Non-fullerene Alloy for High-Performance All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 6461-6469
Author(s):  
María Privado ◽  
Fernando G. Guijarro ◽  
Pilar de la Cruz ◽  
Rahul Singhal ◽  
Fernando Langa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance

Star-shaped cyclopentadithiophene-based dopant-free hole-transporting material for high-performance perovskite solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun-Mu Lee ◽  
Jui-Yu Yang ◽  
Ping-Sheng Lai ◽  
Ke-Jyun Luo ◽  
Ting Yu Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Free Hole ◽  
Hole Transporting ◽  
Hole Transporting Material

A new cyclopentadithiophene (CPDT)-based organic small molecule serves as an efficient dopant-free hole transporting material (HTM) for perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Upon incorporation of two carbazole groups, the resulting CPDT-based...

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