The Effects of Chromophore Halogenation on the Stability of UV‐Absorbing Organic Solar Cells

Liu, Tianran; Burlingame, Quinn C.; Sorli, Jeni C.; Ball, Melissa L.; Cheng, Guangming; Yao, Nan; Loo, Yueh‐Lin

doi:10.1002/aenm.202100225

Title: The Effects of Chromophore Halogenation on the Stability of UV‐Absorbing Organic Solar Cells

Journal Article · Wed Mar 10 00:00:00 UTC 2021 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202100225 · OSTI ID:1804576

Liu, Tianran ^[1]; Burlingame, Quinn C. ^[2]; Sorli, Jeni C. ^[3]; Ball, Melissa L. ^[2]; Cheng, Guangming ^[4]; Yao, Nan ^[4];

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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA, Department of Electrical Engineering Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
Princeton Institute for Science and Technology of Materials Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 USA

Abstract Transparent photovoltaics that harvest ultraviolet photons are promising point‐of‐use power sources for lower power applications, such as electrochromic windows that regulate the flow of visible and infrared photons for lighting and temperature regulation. Organic photovoltaic cells employing contorted hexabenzocoronene (cHBC) and its derivatives as chromophores have shown promise for transparent solar cells due to their high open‐circuit voltages, large‐area scalability, and high photoactive layer transparency. Here, the operational stability of such devices is investigated and it is found that the solar cell active layers that include peripherally halogenated chromophores undergo rapid morphological degradation during operation, while control cells employing cHBC and other non‐halogenated derivatives as donors with archetype C ₇₀ as an acceptor are highly stable. This study suggests halogenation of chromophores can play an outsized role in determining the operational stability of devices comprising them, which should be considered during the molecular design process.

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Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Energy Materials Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 11; ISSN 1614-6832

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