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Hansen Parameter‐Engineered Binary Solvents Enable 19.3% Efficient Organic Solar Cells with Green Processability

Zhou Zhang, Qiaomei Chen, Chengyi Xiao, Yetai Cheng, Hao Lu, Jingwei Xue, Wei Ma, Christopher R. McNeill, Weiwei Li

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 35· Issue 40
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Abstract

Abstract The widespread use of toxic halogenated aromatic solvents in organic solar cells (OSCs) poses severe environmental and health hazards, yet their replacement with eco‐friendly alternatives remains challenging due to poor solubility of high‐performance photoactive materials. Herein, a Hansen solubility parameters (HSPs)‐guided binary solvents strategy is reported to unlock non‐aromatic, halogen‐free solvent systems for sustainable OSCs manufacturing. By blending dihydropyran (DHP), 2‐methyl tetrahydrofuran (MeTHF), and cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME) with carbon disulfide (CS2), precise HSPs alignment is achieved, enabling dissolution of the polymer donor PM6 and non‐fullerene acceptor L8‐BO. As the solvent mixture transitions from DHP:CS2 to MeTHF:CS2 to CPME:CS2, the resulting PM6:L8‐BO blend films exhibit progressively enhanced crystallinity, optimized phase separation, leading to more efficient exciton separation, improved charge transport and collection and reduced non‐geminate recombination, ultimately achieving power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 13.94%, 17.15%, and 18.51%, respectively. Further optimization via a quaternary blended photoactive layer processed with CPME:CS2 raised the PCEs to 19.31%, representing one of the highest efficiencies reported for OSCs processed with halogen‐free and non‐aromatic solvents. This work underscores the importance of employing a binary‐solvent strategy to discover novel, eco‐friendly solvent systems, thereby advancing the development of high‐performance OSCs.
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OpenAlex topics: Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics · Conducting polymers and applications · Perovskite Materials and Applications

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Affiliations

Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering & State Key Laboratory of Organic‐Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China

College of Textiles & Clothing State Key Laboratory of Bio‐fibers and Eco‐textiles Qingdao University Qingdao 266071 P. R. China

State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 P. R. China

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Monash University Wellington Road Clayton Victoria 3800 Australia

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities · Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics

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