journal article·2023-12Open access

Isomerized Green Solid Additive Engineering for Thermally Stable and Eco‐Friendly All‐Polymer Solar Cells with Approaching 19% Efficiency

Bin Liu, Wan Xu, Ruijie Ma, Jin‐Woo Lee, Top Archie Dela Peña, Wanli Yang, Bolin Li, Mingjie Li, Jiaying Wu, Yimei Wang, Chao Zhang, Jie Yang, Junwei Wang, Shangbo Ning, Zhengfei Wang, Jianfeng Li, Hua Wang, Gang Li, Bumjoon J. Kim, Li Niu, Xugang Guo, Huiliang Sun

Advanced Materials· Volume 35· Issue 49

Abstract

Abstract Laboratory‐scale all‐polymer solar cells (all‐PSCs) have exhibited remarkable power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) exceeding 19%. However, the utilization of hazardous solvents and nonvolatile liquid additives poses challenges for eco‐friendly commercialization, resulting in the trade‐off between device efficiency and operation stability. Herein, an innovative approach based on isomerized solid additive engineering is proposed, employing volatile dithienothiophene (DTT) isomers to modulate intermolecular interactions and facilitate molecular stacking within the photoactive layers. Through elucidating the underlying principles of the DTT‐induced polymer assembly on molecular level, a PCE of 18.72% is achieved for devices processed with environmentally benign solvents, ranking it among the highest record values for eco‐friendly all‐PSCs. Significantly, such superiorities of the DTT‐isomerized strategy afford excellent compatibility with large‐area blade‐coating techniques, offering a promising pathway for industrial‐scale manufacturing of all‐PSCs. Moreover, these devices demonstrate enhanced thermal stability with a promising extrapolated T80 lifetime of 14 000 h, further bolstering their potential for sustainable technological advancement.
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OpenAlex topics: Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics · Perovskite Materials and Applications · Thin-Film Transistor Technologies

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Affiliations

Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Photoelectric Sensing Materials & Devices Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Sensing Materials & Devices Center for Advanced Analytical Science School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangzhou University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China

Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials Henan University Kaifeng 475004 P. R. China

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE) Guangdong‐Hong Kong‐Macao (GHM) Joint Laboratory for Photonic‐Thermal‐Electrical Energy Materials and Devices The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom Kowloon Hong Kong 999077 P. R. China

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Daejeon 34141 Republic of Korea

Department of Applied Physics The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon Hong Kong 999077 P. R. China

Advanced Materials Thrust Function Hub The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) Guangzhou 510655 P. R. China

Research Center for Solar Driven Carbon Neutrality The College of Physics Science and Technology Hebei University Baoding 071002 P. R. China

Guangdong Provisional Key Laboratory of Functional Oxide Materials and Devices Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China

Funding

Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Program · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province · Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory · National Research Foundation of Korea · Department of Education of Guangdong Province · State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices

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