Layer-by-Layer Organic Solar Cells Enabled by 1,3,4-Selenadiazole-Containing Crystalline Small Molecule with Double-Fibril Network Morphology

Chen, Xuyang; Li, Yinfeng; Jing, Wenwen; Zhou, Tao; Xu, Xiaopeng; Duan, Yuwei; Yu, Liyang; Li, Ruipeng; Peng, Qiang

doi:10.1002/anie.202402831

Layer-by-Layer Organic Solar Cells Enabled by 1,3,4-Selenadiazole-Containing Crystalline Small Molecule with Double-Fibril Network Morphology

Journal Article · Tue Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202402831· OSTI ID:2440569

Chen, Xuyang ^[1]; Li, Yinfeng ^[1]; Jing, Wenwen ^[1]; Zhou, Tao ^[1]; Xu, Xiaopeng ^[1]; Duan, Yuwei ^[2]; Yu, Liyang ^[1]; Li, Ruipeng ^[3]; ^[4]

Sichuan Univ., Chengdu (China)
Chengdu University of Technology (China)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
Sichuan Univ., Chengdu (China); Chengdu University of Technology (China)

A double-fibril network of the photoactive layer morphology is recognized as an ideal structure facilitating exciton diffusion and charge carrier transport for high-performance organic solar cells (OSCs). However, in the layer-by-layer processed OSCs (LbL-OSCs), polymer donors and small molecule acceptors (SMAs) are separately deposited, and it is challenging to realize a fibril network of pure SMAs with the absence of tight interchain entanglement as polymers. Here, in this work, crystalline small molecule donors (SMDs), named TDZ-3TR and SeDZ-3TR, were designed and introduced into the L8-BO acceptor solution, forcing the phase separation and molecular fibrilization. SeDZ-3TR showed higher crystallinity and lower miscibility with L8-BO acceptor than TDZ-3TR, enabling more driving force to favor the phase separation and better molecular fibrilization of L8-BO. On the other hand, two donor polymers of PM6 and D18 with different fibril widths and lengths were put together to optimize the fibril network of the donor layer. The simultaneously optimization of the acceptor and donor layers resulted in a more ideal double-fibril network of the photoactive layer and an impressive power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.38 % in LbL-OSCs.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2440569

Report Number(s):: BNL--226011-2024-JAAM

Journal Information:: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) Journal Issue: 21 Vol. 63; ISSN 1433-7851

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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