journal article·2026-07

Noncovalent Interaction‐Engineered Ordered Self‐Assembled Molecules Enable Efficient and Stable Organic Photovoltaics

Wanqing Zhang, Mengda Jia, Xiaokang Sun, Xiaoman Ding, Zihan Zhou, Jiaxu Che, Guangye Zhang, Hailun Xia, Zhiwei Ren, Yufei Zhong, Gang Li, Hanlin Hu

Advanced Energy Materials· Volume 16· Issue 27
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Abstract

ABSTRACT Highly ordered and uniform self‐assembled molecules (SAMs) play an essential role in advancing organic solar cells (OSCs). Here we report a non‐covalent‐interaction‐mediated molecular engineering strategy in which 2,5‐dibromothiophene‐3,4‐dicarboxylic acid (DTDA) is employed to establish specific S···N non‐covalent interactions within carbazole phosphonate‐based SAMs. This strategy effectively regulates intermolecular packing and suppresses agglomeration‐induced defects, yielding highly uniform and structurally ordered interfacial film. The optimized SAMs serve as an effective interfacial template that directs the crystallization kinetics and molecular ordering of the overlying active layer, thereby promoting a favorable vertical phase separation. The resulting interfacial and bulk structural improvements synergistically enhance charge generation, transport, and collection. As a result, single‐junction OSCs achieve a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 20.08% with an exceptionally high fill factor of 80.01%. In addition to efficiency enhancement, the devices exhibit improved operational photostability, retaining 90% of their initial PCE after 880 h of continuous illumination under maximum power point tracking. Importantly, the generality of this interfacial design is demonstrated by its successful application in perovskite‐organic tandem solar cells (TSCs), delivering a champion PCE of 26.42%.
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OpenAlex topics: Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics · Perovskite Materials and Applications · Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

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Affiliations

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Henan Institute of Science and Technology Xinxiang China

Hoffmann Institute of Advanced Materials Shenzhen Polytechnic University Shenzhen China

College of New Materials and New Energies Shenzhen Technology University Shenzhen China

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Photonic Research Institute (PRI) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China

Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Fabrication and Application of Advanced Photovoltaic Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering NingboTech University Ningbo P. R. China

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo Municipality

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