TY - JOUR
T1 - Asymmetric Acceptors Enabling Organic Solar Cells to Achieve an over 17% Efficiency
T2 - Conformation Effects on Regulating Molecular Properties and Suppressing Nonradiative Energy Loss
AU - Gao, Wei
AU - Fu, Huiting
AU - Li, Yuxiang
AU - Lin, Francis
AU - Sun, Rui
AU - Wu, Ziang
AU - Wu, Xin
AU - Zhong, Cheng
AU - Min, Jie
AU - Luo, Jingdong
AU - Woo, Han Young
AU - Zhu, Zonglong
AU - Jen, Alex K.Y.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH
PY - 2021/1/27
Y1 - 2021/1/27
N2 - Y6, as a state-of-the-art nonfullerene acceptor (NFA), is extensively optimized by modifying its side chains and terminal groups. However, the conformation effects on molecular properties and photovoltaic performance of Y6 and its derivatives have not yet been systematically studied. Herein, three Y6 analogs, namely, BP4T-4F, BP5T-4F, and ABP4T-4F, are designed and synthesized. Owing to the asymmetric molecular design strategies, three representative molecular conformations for Y6-type NFAs are obtained through regulating the lateral thiophene orientation of the fused core. It is found that conformation adjustment imposes comprehensive effects on the molecular properties in neat and blend films of these NFAs. As a result, organic solar cells (OSCs) fabricated with PM6:BP4T-4F, PM6:BP5T-4F, and PM6:ABP4T-4F show high power conversion efficiency of 17.1%, 16.7%, and 15.2%, respectively. Interestingly, these NFAs with different conformations also show reduced energy loss (Eloss) in devices via gradually suppressed nonradiative Eloss. Moreover, by employing a selenium-containing analog, CH1007, as the complementary third component, ternary OSCs based on PM6:BP5T-4F:CH1007 (1:1.02:0.18) achieve a 17.2% efficiency. This work helps shed light on engineering the molecular conformation of NFAs to achieve high efficiency OSCs with reduced voltage loss.
AB - Y6, as a state-of-the-art nonfullerene acceptor (NFA), is extensively optimized by modifying its side chains and terminal groups. However, the conformation effects on molecular properties and photovoltaic performance of Y6 and its derivatives have not yet been systematically studied. Herein, three Y6 analogs, namely, BP4T-4F, BP5T-4F, and ABP4T-4F, are designed and synthesized. Owing to the asymmetric molecular design strategies, three representative molecular conformations for Y6-type NFAs are obtained through regulating the lateral thiophene orientation of the fused core. It is found that conformation adjustment imposes comprehensive effects on the molecular properties in neat and blend films of these NFAs. As a result, organic solar cells (OSCs) fabricated with PM6:BP4T-4F, PM6:BP5T-4F, and PM6:ABP4T-4F show high power conversion efficiency of 17.1%, 16.7%, and 15.2%, respectively. Interestingly, these NFAs with different conformations also show reduced energy loss (Eloss) in devices via gradually suppressed nonradiative Eloss. Moreover, by employing a selenium-containing analog, CH1007, as the complementary third component, ternary OSCs based on PM6:BP5T-4F:CH1007 (1:1.02:0.18) achieve a 17.2% efficiency. This work helps shed light on engineering the molecular conformation of NFAs to achieve high efficiency OSCs with reduced voltage loss.
KW - asymmetric acceptors
KW - conformation effects
KW - energy loss
KW - organic solar cells
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097668156&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/aenm.202003177
DO - 10.1002/aenm.202003177
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097668156
SN - 1614-6832
VL - 11
JO - Advanced Energy Materials
JF - Advanced Energy Materials
IS - 4
M1 - 2003177
ER -