journal article·2026-07-07

Terminal Phenylation Suppresses Slow‐Drying‐Induced Over‐Aggregation for Efficient Green‐Solvent Printed Organic Solar Modules

Jiaxin Zhuang, Zichun Zhou, Shengjie Xu, Xiaonan Xue, Ming Zhang, Guanqing Zhou, Xuefei Wu, Chenhui Zhu, Zachary Fink, Lixuan Kan, Rui Zeng, Fei Han, Senke Tan, Huiyu Xu, Hao Jing, Yongming Zhang, Lei Zhu, Feng Liu

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Scalable organic solar modules processed from green, halogen‐free solvents are fundamentally constrained by slow‐drying‐induced over‐aggregation, which disrupts the phase‐separated morphology of the bulk‐heterojunction (BHJ) and amplifies performance losses upon scaling. Here we show that terminal phenylation of the acceptor side chain offers an effective molecular lever to control solubility, crystallization, and assembly under slot‐die coating with high‐boiling‐point solvents (e.g. o ‐XY). Guided by Hansen solubility analysis, we develop the non‐fullerene acceptor (NFA) S7, in which a bulky terminal phenyl group improves solvent/blend compatibility while suppressing excessive aggregation during printing. The resulting PM6:S7 films exhibit a more favorable fibrillar network and improved module performance. Introducing a small amount of Y6‐BO further reinforces π–π interactions and densifies the interconnected morphology, leading to enhanced face‐on organization, longer coherence length, more balanced charge transport, and reduced non‐radiative loss. As a result, ambient slot‐die printed organic solar modules achieve power conversion efficiencies (PCE) of 17.2% at 17.6 cm 2 and 15.1% at 268.8 cm 2 . This work demonstrates that terminal phenylation is an effective handle for improving printability and morphology control in o ‐XY‐processed OSC modules.
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OpenAlex topics: Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics · Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies · Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies

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Affiliations

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Aging Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai China

State Key Laboratory of Fluorinated Functional Membrane Materials and Dongyue Future Hydrogen Energy Materials Company Zibo Shandong China

Shanghai OPV Solar New Energy Technology Co., Ltd Shanghai China

Interdisciplinary Research Center For Chemical Life and Health Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China

Advanced Light Source Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley California USA

Materials Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley California USA

School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Shanghai Institute of Technology Shanghai China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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