journal article·2026-02

Additive‐Induced Fibrillation of Acceptor Enhances the Efficiency of Sequentially Deposited Organic Solar Cells Approaching 20%

Zekun Liu, Yingying Fu, Wei Zheng, Jiang Wu, Mengan Zhao, Jian Liu, He Yan, Zhiyuan Xie

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 36· Issue 10
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Abstract

Abstract In organic solar cells (OSCs), it is often desirable to have a fibril‐like morphology, which is considered an effective way to enhance exciton dissociation and diffusion due to its long‐range order and abundant interfaces. In this work, three selenium‐based morphological modifiers, DBrS, DPSE, and DPDSE are used to induce fibril formation of the acceptor. Introducing heavy atoms, these additives tune intermolecular interactions, enabling the acceptor to self‐assemble into nanofibrils with improved crystallinity. By employing the sequential deposition method, the well‐formed fibril‐like morphology is preserved, leading to a favorable match between the morphological characteristic parameters (crystallinity, drying dynamics, and vertical composition distribution) and the optoelectronic parameters (the increased exciton diffusion length, exciton dissociation, and charge transport). Ultimately, the Se‐based additives lead to 19.5% and 19.8% power conversion efficiencies for the halogenated‐solvent and the fully non‐halogenated‐solvent processed OSCs, offering an innovative strategy based on the additive design of high‐efficiency photovoltaics.
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OpenAlex topics: Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics · Conducting polymers and applications · Perovskite Materials and Applications

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Affiliations

State Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 P. R. China

School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 P. R. China

Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong 999077 P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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