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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Organic Electronics
  • Photovoltaics

Background:

  • Non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) are emerging as promising alternatives to fullerene derivatives in organic solar cells.
  • Current NFAs often exhibit lower power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) and fill factors (FFs) compared to fullerene-based systems.
  • Addressing these limitations is crucial for advancing NFA technology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel perylene bisimide (PBI) based non-fullerene acceptor, SdiPBI-Se, incorporating selenium atoms.
  • To investigate the photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells utilizing SdiPBI-Se as an acceptor with a wide-band-gap polymer donor (PDBT-T1).
  • To understand the factors contributing to enhanced performance in these novel NFA systems.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of a novel perylene bisimide derivative (SdiPBI-Se) with selenium incorporation.
  • Fabrication of bulk heterojunction organic solar cells using solution-processed PDBT-T1:SdiPBI-Se active layers.
  • Characterization of photovoltaic performance, including power conversion efficiency (PCE) and fill factor (FF).
  • Analysis of charge generation, transport, and photon absorption properties of the PDBT-T1:SdiPBI-Se blend films.

Main Results:

  • A high PCE of 8.4% was achieved for solution-processed organic solar cells.
  • An unprecedented high fill factor (FF) of 70.2% was obtained.
  • The high performance is attributed to efficient photon absorption, balanced charge carrier mobility, and ultrafast charge generation.
  • The novel SdiPBI-Se acceptor demonstrates significant potential in organic photovoltaics.

Conclusions:

  • The developed SdiPBI-Se non-fullerene acceptor shows excellent potential for high-performance organic solar cells.
  • Selenium incorporation into the perylene core is a viable strategy for enhancing NFA performance.
  • NFAs have the potential to match or exceed the performance of traditional fullerene-based organic solar cells.