Issue 34, 2018

A tetrachlorinated molecular non-fullerene acceptor for high performance near-IR absorbing organic solar cells

Abstract

We detail the physical properties and organic photovoltaic (OPV) performance of a tetrachlorinated fused ring non-fullerene acceptor. Introduction of chlorine atoms red-shifts the optical absorption out to 850 nm leading to low energy photocurrent generation in solar cell devices using the donor polymer PBDB-T. Processing films with different volatile solvent additives affects the active layer morphology and open-circuit voltage (Voc). The best solar cells exhibit power conversion efficiencies over 9%.

Graphical abstract: A tetrachlorinated molecular non-fullerene acceptor for high performance near-IR absorbing organic solar cells

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
02 Jun 2018
Accepted
09 Aug 2018
First published
10 Aug 2018

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018,6, 9060-9064

A tetrachlorinated molecular non-fullerene acceptor for high performance near-IR absorbing organic solar cells

A. Laventure and G. C. Welch, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018, 6, 9060 DOI: 10.1039/C8TC02701C

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