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Systematic Merging of Nonfullerene Acceptor π-Extension and Tetrafluorination Strategies Affords Polymer Solar Cells with >16% Efficiency

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c00211· OSTI ID:1859327
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  1. Department of Chemistry, the Center for Light Energy Activated Redox Processes (LEAP), and the Materials Research Center (MRC), Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
  2. Department of Chemistry, the Center for Light Energy Activated Redox Processes (LEAP), and the Materials Research Center (MRC), Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States, State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, P.R. China
  3. Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
  4. Department of Chemistry, the Center for Light Energy Activated Redox Processes (LEAP), and the Materials Research Center (MRC), Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences (TJ-MOS), Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  5. State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, P.R. China
  6. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
  7. Department of Chemistry, the Center for Light Energy Activated Redox Processes (LEAP), and the Materials Research Center (MRC), Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
  8. Department of Chemistry, the Center for Light Energy Activated Redox Processes (LEAP), and the Materials Research Center (MRC), Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States, Flexterra Corporation, 8025 Lamon Avenue, Skokie, Illinois 60077, United States
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Research Organization:
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
U.S. Office of Naval Research; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357; SC0001059
OSTI ID:
1859327
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1812085
OSTI ID: 1783841
OSTI ID: 1798344
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 143; ISSN 0002-7863
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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