Issue 43, 2020

A privileged ternary blend enabling non-fullerene organic photovoltaics with over 14% efficiency

Abstract

Two non-fullerene small molecule acceptors (NF-SMAs) NT-4F and NT-4Cl with halogenated end groups were designed and synthesized. When blended with PM6, the NT-4Cl-based binary device gave a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 11.44% with a fill factor (FF) of 74.1% while the NT-4F binary system showed a PCE of 9.46%. To further broaden the absorption profile and fine-tune the morphology, NCBDT-4Cl, an acceptor with a similar chemical structure and identical molecular orientation to NT-4Cl, was selected as a combinatory component to the PM6:NT-4Cl system. As a result, the ternary device achieved a dramatically promoted PCE of 14.55% with a synergistically enhanced FF of 77.1% and a Jsc of 20.99 mA cm−2 as well as a decreased energy loss (Eloss) of 0.51 eV, which represents the best performance for NT-based NF-SMAs to date.

Graphical abstract: A privileged ternary blend enabling non-fullerene organic photovoltaics with over 14% efficiency

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Jan 2020
Accepted
07 Upu 2020
First published
08 Upu 2020

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020,8, 15135-15141

A privileged ternary blend enabling non-fullerene organic photovoltaics with over 14% efficiency

J. Yan, Y. Yi, J. Zhang, H. Feng, Y. Ma, X. Wan, C. Li, Z. Wei and Y. Chen, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 15135 DOI: 10.1039/D0TC02778B

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