Limiting phase separation via halogen-free solvent slot-die processing enables highly efficient and eco-friendly all-polymer solar cells

Wu, Baohua; Kong, Yuxin; Zhu, Qinglian; Zhang, Sen; Lin, Baojun; Zhao, Heng; Xue, Jingwei; Seibt, Susanne; Zhou, Ke; Li, Yuxiang; Ma, Wei

doi:10.1039/d2ta08572k

Limiting phase separation via halogen-free solvent slot-die processing enables highly efficient and eco-friendly all-polymer solar cells

Journal Article · 01 January 2023 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ta08572k· OSTI ID:2422696

Wu, Baohua ^[1]; Kong, Yuxin ^[2]; Zhu, Qinglian ^[1]; Zhang, Sen ^[1]; Lin, Baojun ^[1]; Zhao, Heng ^[1]; Xue, Jingwei ^[1]; ^[3]; Zhou, Ke ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[1]

State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China
Australian Synchrotron, ANSTO, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

High-performance eco-friendly all-polymer solar cells were realized by balancing the crystallinity and domain sizeviahot halogen-free solvent slot-die coating.

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:: 2422696

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 11; ISSN JMCAET; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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