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Side-chain modification of non-fullerene acceptors for organic solar cells with efficiency over 18% Full article

Journal Journal of Materials Chemistry C
ISSN: 2050-7526 , E-ISSN: 2050-7534
Output data Year: 2023, Volume: 11, Number: 21, Pages: 6920-6927 Pages count : 8 DOI: 10.1039/d3tc00820g
Authors Li Zhixiang 1 , Jiang Changzun 1 , Chen Xin 1 , Song Guangkun 1 , Wan Xiangjian 1 , Kan Bin 2 , Duan Tainan 3,1 , Knyazeva Ekaterina 4 , Rakitin Oleg Alekseevich 4 , Chen Yongsheng 1
Affiliations
1 State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, The Centre of Nanoscale Science and Technology and Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
2 School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China
3 Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 400417, Chongqing, China
4 N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prospekt, 119991, Moscow, Russia

Abstract: Three non-fullerene acceptors BTP-OC4, BTP-OC6 and BTP-OC8 with different 4-alkyloxyphenyl side-chains were designed and synthesized through a new synthetic route without organotin reagent. The length of the alkyloxy attached to the benzene ring has no influence on the energy levels and absorption of these small-molecular acceptors. However, the active layer morphology is modulated by the different crystallinity caused by the different chain's length. Among them, the device based on the PM6:BTP-OC6 system exhibited the lowest energy loss of 0.513 eV and the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 17.59%, as well as excellent photo-soaking/thermal/storage stability. Moreover, when Y6 was introduced into PM6:BTP-OC6 to fabricate a ternary device, the PCE was promoted to over 18%. Our results provide a feasible strategy to develop high-performance acceptors through fine tuning the aromatic side chain, which can be easily realized by our reported synthetic route.
Cite: Li Z. , Jiang C. , Chen X. , Song G. , Wan X. , Kan B. , Duan T. , Knyazeva E. , Rakitin O.A. , Chen Y.
Side-chain modification of non-fullerene acceptors for organic solar cells with efficiency over 18%
Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 2023. V.11. N21. P.6920-6927. DOI: 10.1039/d3tc00820g WOS Scopus OpenAlex
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Scopus: 2-s2.0-85159220071
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