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Title: Highly efficient near-infrared and semitransparent polymer solar cells based on an ultra-narrow bandgap nonfullerene acceptor

Abstract

Non-fullerene polymer solar cells based on a low bandgap polymer PTB7-Th and an ultra-narrow bandgap acceptor ACS8 exhibited an optimal PCE of 13.2%, indicating that the blend of PTB7-Th/ACS8 has potential for the practical applications of PSCs.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
  2. State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1492918
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Chemistry. A
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Volume: 7 Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Chen, Juan, Li, Guangda, Zhu, Qinglian, Guo, Xia, Fan, Qunping, Ma, Wei, and Zhang, Maojie. Highly efficient near-infrared and semitransparent polymer solar cells based on an ultra-narrow bandgap nonfullerene acceptor. United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1039/C8TA11484F.
Chen, Juan, Li, Guangda, Zhu, Qinglian, Guo, Xia, Fan, Qunping, Ma, Wei, & Zhang, Maojie. Highly efficient near-infrared and semitransparent polymer solar cells based on an ultra-narrow bandgap nonfullerene acceptor. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA11484F
Chen, Juan, Li, Guangda, Zhu, Qinglian, Guo, Xia, Fan, Qunping, Ma, Wei, and Zhang, Maojie. Tue . "Highly efficient near-infrared and semitransparent polymer solar cells based on an ultra-narrow bandgap nonfullerene acceptor". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA11484F.
@article{osti_1492918,
title = {Highly efficient near-infrared and semitransparent polymer solar cells based on an ultra-narrow bandgap nonfullerene acceptor},
author = {Chen, Juan and Li, Guangda and Zhu, Qinglian and Guo, Xia and Fan, Qunping and Ma, Wei and Zhang, Maojie},
abstractNote = {Non-fullerene polymer solar cells based on a low bandgap polymer PTB7-Th and an ultra-narrow bandgap acceptor ACS8 exhibited an optimal PCE of 13.2%, indicating that the blend of PTB7-Th/ACS8 has potential for the practical applications of PSCs.},
doi = {10.1039/C8TA11484F},
journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry. A},
number = 8,
volume = 7,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Tue Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Tue Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}

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