Tuning Acceptor Composition in Ternary Organic Photovoltaics–Impact of Domain Purity on Non-Radiative Voltage Losses

Bi, Zhaozhao; Naveed, Hafiz Bilal; Wu, Hongbo; Zhang, Cankun; Zhou, Xiaobo; Wang, Jing; Wang, Meng; Wu, Xuanhao; Zhu, Qinglian; Zhou, Ke; Chen, Kai; Wang, Cheng; Tang, Zheng; Ma, Wei

doi:10.1002/aenm.202103735

Tuning Acceptor Composition in Ternary Organic Photovoltaics–Impact of Domain Purity on Non-Radiative Voltage Losses

Journal Article · 20 March 2022 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202103735· OSTI ID:1981373

Bi, Zhaozhao ^[1]; Naveed, Hafiz Bilal ^[1]; Wu, Hongbo ^[2]; Zhang, Cankun ^[3]; Zhou, Xiaobo ^[1]; Wang, Jing ^[2]; Wang, Meng ^[1]; Wu, Xuanhao ^[1]; Zhu, Qinglian ^[1]; Zhou, Ke ^[1]; Chen, Kai ^[1]; Wang, Cheng ^[3]; Tang, Zheng ^[2]; ^[1]

State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 China
Center for Advanced Low‐dimension Materials State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials College of Materials Science and Engineering Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China
State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces iChEM College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China; Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM) Xiamen 361005 China

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1981373

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 12, Issue 18; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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