Naphthalene‐Diimide‐Based Ionenes as Universal Interlayers for Efficient Organic Solar Cells

Liu, Ming; Fan, Pu; Hu, Qin; Russell, Thomas P.; Liu, Yao

doi:10.1002/ange.202004432

Naphthalene‐Diimide‐Based Ionenes as Universal Interlayers for Efficient Organic Solar Cells

Journal Article · Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Angewandte Chemie

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202004432· OSTI ID:1647415

Liu, Ming ^[1]; Fan, Pu ^[2]; Hu, Qin ^[3]; ^[4]; Liu, Yao ^[1]

Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
Polymer Science and Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Amherst 120 Governors Drive Amherst MA 01003 USA
Polymer Science and Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Amherst 120 Governors Drive Amherst MA 01003 USA, Materials Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Lab 1 Cyclotron Road Berkeley CA 94720 USA
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China, Polymer Science and Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Amherst 120 Governors Drive Amherst MA 01003 USA, Materials Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Lab 1 Cyclotron Road Berkeley CA 94720 USA

Abstract

Self‐doping ionene polymers were efficiently synthesized by reacting functional naphthalene diimide (NDI) with 1,3‐dibromopropane ( NDI‐NI ) or trans ‐1,4‐dibromo‐2‐butene ( NDI‐CI ) via quaternization polymerization. These NDI‐based ionene polymers are universal interlayers with random molecular orientation, boosting the efficiencies of fullerene‐based, non‐fullerene‐based, and ternary organic solar cells (OSCs) over a wide range of interlayer thicknesses, with a maximum efficiency of 16.9 %. NDI‐NI showed a higher interfacial dipole (Δ), conductivity, and electron mobility than NDI‐CI , affording solar cells with higher efficiencies. These polymers proved to efficiently lower the work function ( WF ) of air‐stable metals and optimize the contact between metal electrode and organic semiconductor, highlighting their power to overcome energy barriers of electron injection and extraction processes for efficient organic electronics.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 1647415

Journal Information:: Angewandte Chemie, Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie Journal Issue: 41 Vol. 132; ISSN 0044-8249

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Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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