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- Title
Reduced Energy Loss Enabled by a Chlorinated Thiophene‐Fused Ending‐Group Small Molecular Acceptor for Efficient Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells with 13.6% Efficiency.
- Authors
Luo, Zhenghui; Liu, Tao; Wang, Yiling; Zhang, Guangye; Sun, Rui; Chen, Zhangxiang; Zhong, Cheng; Wu, Jingnan; Chen, Yuzhong; Zhang, Maojie; Zou, Yang; Ma, Wei; Yan, He; Min, Jie; Li, Yongfang; Yang, Chuluo
- Abstract
Generally, highly efficient organic solar cells require both a high open‐circuit voltage (VOC) and a high short‐circuit current density (JSC). Reducing the energy loss (Eloss) is an effective way to achieve a high VOC without compromising the photocurrent, which is ideal for enhancing the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs). Herein, a new chlorinated nonfullerene acceptor (ITC‐2Cl) with chlorinated thiophene‐fused end groups is developed. In comparison with the unchlorinated counterpart (ITCPTC), the introduction of Cl improves not only the electronic properties by redshifting the absorption spectra and deepening the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy levels, but also the molecular packing and thus thin‐film morphology. The PM6:ITC‐2Cl‐based device yields a significantly higher PCE (13.6%) with a lower Eloss (0.67 eV) than the ITCPTC‐based device (PCE of 12.3% with Eloss of 0.70 eV). More importantly, compared to the archetypal nonfullerene acceptors such as IT‐4F (PCE of 12.9% with Eloss of 0.73 eV) and IT‐4Cl (PCE of 12.7% with Eloss of 0.76 eV), the ITC‐2Cl‐based device shows a higher PCE and a lower Eloss. These results demonstrate that the chlorinated thiophene‐fused end group is a promising candidate for a high‐performance nonfullerene acceptors with low energy loss.
- Subjects
SOLAR cell efficiency; SILICON solar cells; ENERGY dissipation; PHOTOVOLTAIC cells; FRONTIER orbitals; OPEN-circuit voltage; SHORT-circuit currents
- Publication
Advanced Energy Materials, 2019, Vol 9, Issue 18, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1614-6832
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/aenm.201900041