journal article·2025-06

Acceptor Crystallinity Engineering Enables >20% Efficiency Binary Organic Solar Cells with 83.0% Fill Factor

Jiawei Deng, Wenhao Li, Rui Zeng, Jiali Song, Senke Tan, Lixuan Kan, Zhao Qin, Yan Zhao, Feng Liu, Yanming Sun

Advanced Materials· Volume 37· Issue 24
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Abstract

Abstract For spontaneously crystallized organic photovoltaic materials, morphology optimization remains a challenge due to the disparity in crystallinity between the donor and acceptor components. Imperfections in the crystalline phases result in significant trap‐assisted recombination, which emerges as a critical factor limiting the fill factor (FF) of organic solar cells (OSCs). Herein, a method is introduced for precise regulation of the acceptor crystallinity, utilizing a novel upper‐layer acceptor processing solvent, trichloroethylene (TCE), to improve the state and vertical morphology of the active layer. The TCE solvent synergistically optimizes intermolecular interactions among acceptor molecules and balances the film‐forming process, thereby increasing the proportion of transport phases and forming high‐speed channels for electron transport, which subsequently reduces trap‐assisted charge recombination. As a result, the photovoltaic efficiency of binary organic solar cells reaches 20.05%. More importantly, an unprecedented FF of 83.0% is obtained, representing the highest FF value for OSCs. This facile and effective approach offers a promising means for constructing efficient charge transport networks and fabricating high‐efficiency and morphologically stable OSCs.
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OpenAlex topics: Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics · Conducting polymers and applications · Perovskite Materials and Applications

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Affiliations

Hangzhou International Innovation Institute Beihang University Hangzhou 311115 P. R. China

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules In situ Center for Physical Science and Center of Hydrogen Science Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China

School of Chemistry Beihang University Beijing 100191 P. R. China

Laboratory of Molecular Materials and Devices Department of Materials Science Fudan University Shanghai 200438 P. R. China

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Film Energy Chemistry for Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory (FEC) Nanchang University Nanchang 330031 P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality

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