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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Organic Electronics
  • Polymer Chemistry

Background:

  • Developing intrinsically stretchable polymer solar cells (IS-PSCs) with high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and durability is essential for wearable electronics.
  • Current high-performance PSCs often use fully conjugated polymer donors (PD) and small-molecule acceptors (SMA), but achieving both high performance and mechanical durability in PDs without compromising conjugation remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and synthesize novel polymer donors (PDs) for high-performance and mechanically durable IS-PSCs.
  • To investigate the impact of a new thymine side chain terminated 6,7-difluoro-quinoxaline (Q-Thy) monomer on polymer assembly, device efficiency, and mechanical properties.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of a novel Q-Thy monomer and a series of fully conjugated PDs (PM7-Thy5, PM7-Thy10, PM7-Thy20).
  • Fabrication and characterization of polymer solar cells using these PDs blended with small-molecule acceptors (SMAs).
  • Evaluation of device power conversion efficiency (PCE), stretchability, and mechanical durability under strain.

Main Results:

  • The Q-Thy units enabled strong intermolecular PD assembly through hydrogen bonding, leading to highly efficient and mechanically robust PSCs.
  • A PM7-Thy10:SMA blend achieved a PCE over 17% in rigid devices and excellent stretchability (crack-onset value >13.5%).
  • PM7-Thy10-based IS-PSCs demonstrated a PCE of 13.7% with remarkable mechanical durability, retaining 80% of initial PCE after 43% strain.

Conclusions:

  • The designed Q-Thy monomer and resulting PDs offer a promising molecular strategy for creating high-performance, mechanically durable IS-PSCs.
  • These materials show significant potential for commercialization in demanding wearable electronic applications.
  • The study highlights the importance of molecular design, specifically hydrogen bonding, for achieving multifunctional polymer semiconductors.