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Morphology Control for Fully Printable Organic–Inorganic Bulk-heterojunction Solar Cells Based on a Ti-alkoxide and Semiconducting Polymer
Published on: January 10, 2017
Triggering the Donor-Acceptor Phase Segregation with Solid Additives Enables 16.5% Efficiency in All-Polymer Solar
Xiaodong Huang1, Yuqing Sun1, Zhenmin Zhao1
1Center on Nanoenergy Research, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Blue Energy and Systems Integration, Institute of Science and Technology for Carbon Peak & Neutrality, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Introducing volatile solid additives like DBCl improves all-polymer solar cells by optimizing donor-acceptor phase segregation. This leads to enhanced charge transport and a 13% efficiency boost in PM6/PY-IT devices.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Organic Electronics
- Photovoltaics
Background:
- All-polymer solar cells offer advantages like stability and durability.
- Morphology control in polymer blends is crucial but challenging for high efficiency.
Purpose of the Study:
- To optimize the morphology of all-polymer bulk heterojunctions using volatile solid additives.
- To improve the power conversion efficiency of PM6/PY-IT based solar cells.
Main Methods:
- Investigated the effect of 1,3-dibromo-5-chlorobenzene (DBCl) as a processing additive.
- Tuned the miscibility and phase segregation between PM6 (donor) and PY-IT (acceptor).
Main Results:
- DBCl effectively optimized phase segregation and donor-acceptor distribution.
- Improved charge transport and collection, with suppressed recombination.
- Achieved a champion power conversion efficiency of 16.5% (16.4% averaged), a 13% relative increase.
Conclusions:
- Volatile solid additives can effectively control polymer blend morphology.
- Optimizing miscibility is key for high-performance all-polymer solar cells.
- DBCl is a promising additive for enhancing organic photovoltaic device efficiency.
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