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Title: Non-fullerene acceptors with direct and indirect hexa-fluorination afford >17% efficiency in polymer solar cells

Journal Article · · Energy & Environmental Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EE03225A · OSTI ID:1839788
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  1. Department of Chemistry, and the Materials Research Center (MRSEC), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
  2. Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
  3. Department of Chemistry, and the Materials Research Center (MRSEC), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences (TJ-MOS), Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
  4. Department of Chemistry, and the Materials Research Center (MRSEC), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA, Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials, and Research and Development Center for Smart Textile, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
  5. Department of Material Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
  6. Department of Chemistry, and the Materials Research Center (MRSEC), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
  7. Department of Chemistry, and the Materials Research Center (MRSEC), Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA, Flexterra Corporation, Skokie, Illinois 60077, USA

The rational molecular design of non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) in organic solar cells (OSCs) can profoundly influence the photovoltaic (OPV) performance.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; AC02-06CH11357; FG02-99ER14999; SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1839788
Journal Information:
Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Name: Energy & Environmental Science Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 15; ISSN EESNBY; ISSN 1754-5692
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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