Regulating phase separation and molecular stacking by introducing siloxane to small-molecule donors enables high efficiency all-small-molecule organic solar cells

Chang, Yilin; Zhu, Xiangwei; Shi, Yanan; Liu, Yanan; Meng, Ke; Li, Yanxun; Xue, Jingwei; Zhu, Lingyun; Zhang, Jianqi; Zhou, Huiqiong; Ma, Wei; Wei, Zhixiang; Lu, Kun

doi:10.1039/d2ee00726f

Regulating phase separation and molecular stacking by introducing siloxane to small-molecule donors enables high efficiency all-small-molecule organic solar cells

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 2022 · Energy & Environmental Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ee00726f· OSTI ID:1982245

Chang, Yilin ^[1]; Zhu, Xiangwei ^[2]; Shi, Yanan ^[1]; Liu, Yanan ^[3]; Meng, Ke ^[1]; Li, Yanxun ^[1]; Xue, Jingwei ^[4]; ^[3]; ^[3]; ^[1]; Ma, Wei ^[4]; ^[1]; ^[1]

CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, P. R. China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
College of Textiles & Clothing, State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China

Siloxane with low surface tension can regulate the intermolecular interactions, and optimize the phase separation morphology and molecule stacking, finally contributing to an excellent PCE of 16.4% with small energy loss for ASM-OSCs.

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:: 1982245

Journal Information:: Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Name: Energy & Environmental Science Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 15; ISSN EESNBY; ISSN 1754-5692

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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