Issue 25, 2022

Kinetic processes of phase separation and aggregation behaviors in slot-die processed high efficiency Y6-based organic solar cells

Abstract

Morphological optimization has proved to be one crucial factor contributing to the 19% efficiency of Y6-based organic solar cells (OSCs). Although the relationship between component miscibility and film morphology has been established, it has not been clarified how the film formation processes proceed, especially for methods compatible with large-area fabrication, i.e. slot-die coating, which restricts the further optimization of the morphology. Herein, we comprehensively investigate the effect of miscibility and the film-formation kinetic process on film morphology during processing with different solvents. A highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 17.38% can be obtained in a D18:Y6 device processed with slot-die coating in an open-air environment. However, due to their relatively poor miscibility, incorporating a trace amount of chlorobenzene (CB) into CF can sufficiently promote Y6 aggregation, leading to increased phase separation and thus the average PCE drops to 15.16%. In contrast, a PM6:Y6 blend shows insensitive changes in the kinetic process as well as the final morphology, and thus in the comparable PCEs when cast with different solvents, which is ascribed to their relatively good miscibility. This work provides scientific guidelines for device optimization by combining the intermediate gap from miscibility to kinetic process and their impact on final morphology.

Graphical abstract: Kinetic processes of phase separation and aggregation behaviors in slot-die processed high efficiency Y6-based organic solar cells

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Mar 2022
Accepted
27 May 2022
First published
31 May 2022

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022,10, 13439-13447

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Kinetic processes of phase separation and aggregation behaviors in slot-die processed high efficiency Y6-based organic solar cells

J. Xue, H. B. Naveed, H. Zhao, B. Lin, Y. Wang, Q. Zhu, B. Wu, Z. Bi, X. Zhou, C. Zhao, K. Zhou and W. Ma, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 13439 DOI: 10.1039/D2TA02541H

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