Reduced Nonradiative Energy Loss Caused by Aggregation of Nonfullerene Acceptor in Organic Solar Cells

Qin, Yunpeng; Zhang, Shaoqing; Xu, Ye; Ye, Long; Wu, Yi; Kong, Jingyi; Xu, Bowei; Yao, Huifeng; Ade, Harald; Hou, Jianhui

doi:10.1002/aenm.201901823

Reduced Nonradiative Energy Loss Caused by Aggregation of Nonfullerene Acceptor in Organic Solar Cells

Journal Article · Wed Aug 07 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201901823· OSTI ID:1547574

Qin, Yunpeng ^[1]; Zhang, Shaoqing ^[1]; Xu, Ye ^[2]; Ye, Long ^[3]; Wu, Yi ^[1]; Kong, Jingyi ^[1]; Xu, Bowei ^[2]; Yao, Huifeng ^[2]; Ade, Harald ^[3]; ^[1]

School of Chemistry and Biology Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
Department of Physics North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USA

Abstract

Reducing energy loss ( E _loss ) is of critical importance to improving the photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells (OSCs). Although nonradiative recombination () is investigated in quite a few works, the method for modulating is seldom reported. Here, a new method of depressing E _loss is reported for nonfullerene OSCs. In addition to ternary‐blend bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells, it is proved that a small molecular material (NRM‐1) can be selectively dispersed into the acceptor phase in the PBDB‐T:IT‐4F‐based OSC, resulting in lower and , and hence a significant improvement in the open‐circuit voltage ( V _OC ); under an optimal feed ratio of NRM‐1, an enhanced power conversion efficiency can also be gained. Moreover, the role of NRM‐1 in the method is illustrated and its applicability for several other representative OSCs is validated. This work paves a new pathway to reduce the E _loss for nonfullerene OSCs.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1547574

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Energy Materials Journal Issue: 35 Vol. 9; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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