Issue 4, 2017

Thienobenzene-fused perylene bisimide as a non-fullerene acceptor for organic solar cells with a high open-circuit voltage and power conversion efficiency

Abstract

Perylene bisimide (PBI) based molecules have recently attracted tremendous interest as acceptors in non-fullerene organic solar cells. However, most PBI-based acceptors possess deep LUMO energy levels (−3.9 ∼ −4.0 eV) and show an open-circuit voltage (Voc) below 0.90 V, thus limiting the improvement of device efficiency. Here, we report two novel ring-fused PBI dimers, SdiPBI-BT and diPBI-BT, with thienobenzene fused to the bay region of the PBI subunits. Conventional bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells based on SdiPBI-BT show a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 6.71% with a high Voc value of 0.95 V, a short-circuit current density (Jsc) of 10.31 mA cm−2 and a high fill factor (FF) of 68.7%. Devices based on diPBI-BT show a PCE of 5.84% with a high Voc value of 0.99 V. These results demonstrate that ring-fused PBI derivatives are promising materials for non-fullerene cells.

Graphical abstract: Thienobenzene-fused perylene bisimide as a non-fullerene acceptor for organic solar cells with a high open-circuit voltage and power conversion efficiency

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
31 aug 2016
Accepted
15 okt 2016
First published
01 nov 2016

Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 749-756

Thienobenzene-fused perylene bisimide as a non-fullerene acceptor for organic solar cells with a high open-circuit voltage and power conversion efficiency

C. Zhang, T. Liu, W. Zeng, D. Xie, Z. Luo, Y. Sun and C. Yang, Mater. Chem. Front., 2017, 1, 749 DOI: 10.1039/C6QM00194G

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