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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Organic Electronics
  • Photovoltaics

Background:

  • Dimerized acceptors (DAs) offer advantages over small-molecule acceptors (SMAs) due to retained intermolecular interactions and photovoltaic properties.
  • Current efficient DAs often derive from banana-shaped structures, potentially leading to poor device stability.
  • Planar DAs synthesized from linear-shaped SMAs present an alternative approach to enhance stability and performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and synthesize two novel planar dimerized acceptors (DMT-FH and DMT-HF) from linear-shaped M-series SMAs.
  • To investigate the impact of fluorination position on diffusion coefficients, power conversion efficiencies (PCEs), and device stability.
  • To establish structure-property relationships for developing efficient and stable organic solar cells.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of two planar dimerized acceptors (DMT-FH and DMT-HF) by bridging linear M-series SMAs with a thiophene unit.
  • Systematic study of the effects of fluorination position on molecular diffusion, photovoltaic performance, and thermal stability.
  • Device fabrication and characterization, including power conversion efficiency (PCE) measurements and long-term stability testing under thermal stress.

Main Results:

  • DMT-HF, with fluorination on the terminal indanone groups, exhibited enhanced intermolecular interactions and improved device performance compared to DMT-FH.
  • Optimized DMT-HF-based devices achieved a record PCE of 17.17% among linear-shaped SMA-based DAs.
  • DMT-HF demonstrated excellent thermal stability, retaining over 93% of its initial PCE after 5000 hours of heating at 85°C, attributed to its low diffusion coefficient (3.36×10⁻²⁴ cm²/s).

Conclusions:

  • Fluorination position significantly influences the intermolecular interactions, diffusion coefficients, and stability of planar DAs.
  • The planar DMT-HF structure is highly promising for developing efficient and stable polymer solar cells.
  • Strategic molecular design, particularly controlling intermolecular interactions and diffusion, is crucial for advancing organic photovoltaic technology.