Highly efficient near-infrared and semitransparent polymer solar cells based on an ultra-narrow bandgap nonfullerene acceptor

Chen, Juan; Li, Guangda; Zhu, Qinglian; Guo, Xia; Fan, Qunping; Ma, Wei; Zhang, Maojie

doi:10.1039/C8TA11484F

Highly efficient near-infrared and semitransparent polymer solar cells based on an ultra-narrow bandgap nonfullerene acceptor

Journal Article · Mon Feb 18 23:00:00 EST 2019 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA11484F· OSTI ID:1492918

Chen, Juan ^[1]; Li, Guangda ^[1]; Zhu, Qinglian ^[2]; ^[1]; Fan, Qunping ^[1]; Ma, Wei ^[2]; ^[1]

State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China

Non-fullerene polymer solar cells based on a low bandgap polymer PTB7-Th and an ultra-narrow bandgap acceptor ACS8 exhibited an optimal PCE of 13.2%, indicating that the blend of PTB7-Th/ACS8 has potential for the practical applications of PSCs.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1492918

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 7; ISSN JMCAET; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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