journal article·2022-06-10Open access

2,3-Diphenylthieno[3,4-b]pyrazines as Hole-Transporting Materials for Stable, High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells

Shakil N. Afraj, Ding Zheng, Arulmozhi Velusamy, Weijun Ke, Shelby Cuthriell, Xiaohua Zhang, Yao Chen, Chenjian Lin, Jen-Shyang Ni, Michael R. Wasielewski, Wei Huang, Junsheng Yu, Chun-Huang Pan, Richard D. Schaller, Ming-Chou Chen, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Antonio Facchetti, Tobin J. Marks

ACS Energy Letters· Volume 7· Issue 6

Abstract

High-performance and durable perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have advanced rapidly, enabled in part by the development of superior interfacial hole-transporting layers (HTLs). Here, a new series of 2,3-diphenylthieno[3,4-b]pyrazine (DPTP)-based small molecules containing bis- and tetrakis-triphenyl amino donors (1–3) was synthesized from simple, low-cost, and readily available starting materials. The matched energy levels, ideal surface topographies, high hole mobilities of 8.57 × 10–4 cm2 V–1 S–1, and stable chemical structures of DPTP-4D (3) make it an effective hole-transporting material, delivering a PCE of 20.18% with high environmental, thermal, and light-soaking stability when compared to the reference HTL materials, doped Spiro-OMeTAD and PTAA in PSC n-i-p planar devices. Overall, these DPTP-based molecules are promising HTM candidates for the fabrication of stable PSCs.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research · Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics

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Affiliations

Department of Chemistry and Research Center of New Generation Light Driven Photovoltaic Modules, National Central University, Taoyuan 32001, Taiwan

State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu 610054, China

Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Photo-sensitive Material Advanced Research and Technology Center (Photo-SMART), National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 80778, Taiwan

Department of Chemistry and Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States

Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China · W. M. Keck Foundation · Office of Naval Research · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan · National Science Foundation · International Institute for Nanotechnology · State of Illinois · Sichuan Science and Technology Program

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