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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Organic Electronics
  • Polymer Chemistry

Background:

  • Commercialization of organic solar cells (OSCs) requires cost-effective, wide-bandgap polymer donors.
  • Polymer donors often exhibit conformational disorder due to rotatable sigma-bonds, hindering performance.
  • Controlling polymer backbone conformation is crucial for optimizing optoelectronic properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of noncovalent conformational locks (NoCLs) on polymer donor structure and performance.
  • To establish a structure-property-performance relationship for designing advanced polymer donors.
  • To develop high-performance, cost-effective polymer donors for OSC applications.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of simple-structured polymer donors (PBDT-TBT-X, X=H, F, Cl) with varying NoCLs.
  • Systematic investigation of backbone conformation, optoelectronic properties, pre-aggregation, and charge transport.
  • Fabrication and characterization of binary and ternary organic solar cell devices.

Main Results:

  • A dual-locking strategy (S···O and S···Cl) resulted in a highly planar, fully locked polymer backbone (PBDT-TBT-Cl).
  • PBDT-TBT-Cl achieved a binary OSC power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 16.11%, outperforming PBDT-TBT-H (6.35%) and PBDT-TBT-F (12.69%).
  • Incorporating PBDT-TBT-Cl as a third component in ternary OSCs yielded a PCE exceeding 20%.

Conclusions:

  • Fully locked polymer conformations are critical for achieving high performance in OSCs.
  • Noncovalent conformational locks offer an effective strategy for designing high-performance, cost-effective polymer donors.
  • This work provides a clear roadmap for optimizing polymer donor design through conformational control.