Synergistic effects of chlorination and a fully two-dimensional side-chain design on molecular energy level modulation toward non-fullerene photovoltaics

Chao, Pengjie; Wang, Huan; Mo, Daize; Meng, Hong; Chen, Wei; He, Feng

doi:10.1039/c7ta09837e

Title: Synergistic effects of chlorination and a fully two-dimensional side-chain design on molecular energy level modulation toward non-fullerene photovoltaics

Journal Article · 18 December 2017 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta09837e · OSTI ID:1425253

Chao, Pengjie ^[1]; Wang, Huan ^[2]; Mo, Daize ^[2];

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Southern Univ. of Science and Technology, Shenzhen (China). Dept. of Chemistry; Peking Univ., Shenzhen (China). Shenzhen Graduate School, and School of Advanced Materials
Southern Univ. of Science and Technology, Shenzhen (China). Dept. of Chemistry
Peking Univ., Shenzhen (China). Shenzhen Graduate School, and School of Advanced Materials
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Materials Science Division; Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Inst. for Molecular Engineering

By taking the advantage of chlorination and fully conjugated side chains,2D-PBTClshows a PCE of up to 8.81% in non-fullerene solar cells, which corresponds to an approximately 28% improvement compared to that ofPTB7-Th-based devices.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1425253

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Vol. 6, Issue 7; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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