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  • Materials Science
  • Organic Electronics
  • Photovoltaics

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  • Electron transport in cathode interlayers is critical for high-performance organic solar cells (OSCs).
  • Traditional perylene-diimide (PDI) based interlayers often rely on strong doping, which can limit performance and stability.
  • Controlling molecular orientation offers a potential pathway to enhance charge transport.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel non-ionic perylene-diimide (PDI)-based cathode interlayer with controlled molecular orientation.
  • To investigate the effect of preferential face-on orientation and restricted doping on electron transport properties.
  • To improve the power conversion efficiency and stability of organic solar cells.

Main Methods:

  • Incorporation of bulky 1-(2,5,8-trioxadec-10-yl)-1,2,3-triazole (TOT) side chains into brominated-PDIs (PDIBr) via click chemistry to create PDIBr-TOT.
  • Analysis of molecular orientation (face-on vs. edge-on) and doping effects.
  • Fabrication and characterization of OSCs using PDIBr-TOT as cathode interlayers.

Main Results:

  • PDIBr-TOT interlayers exhibited a dominant face-on molecular orientation due to the TOT side chains.
  • The new interlayers showed negligible doping effects, unlike traditional PDIBr-N.
  • Higher electron mobility was achieved through efficient vertical charge transport channels facilitated by the face-on orientation.
  • OSCs integrated with PDIBr-TOT achieved a remarkable power conversion efficiency of 19.52% and enhanced device stability.

Conclusions:

  • Controlling face-on molecular orientation in non-ionic PDI-based cathode interlayers is an effective strategy to enhance electron transport and OSC performance.
  • Restrained doping effects contribute to improved device stability.
  • This approach offers a promising direction for designing advanced cathode interlayers for future organic solar cell development.