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Suppressing Static and Dynamic Disorder for High‐Efficiency and Stable Thick‐Film Organic Solar Cells via Synergistic Dilution Strategy

Zhen Fu, Jia‐Wei Qiao, Feng‐Zhe Cui, Ruo‐Hua Gui, Peng Lu, Hang Yin, Xiao‐Yan Du, Xiao‐Tao Hao

Advanced Materials· Volume 36· Issue 52

Abstract

Abstract Developing stable and highly efficient thick‐film organic solar cells (OSCs) is crucial for the large‐scale commercial application of organic photovoltaics. A novel synergistic dilution strategy to address this issue, using Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) ‐modified zinc oxide (ZnO) as the interfacial layer, is introduced. This strategy effectively mitigates oxygen defects in ZnO while also regulating the self‐assembly process of the active layer to achieve an ordered distribution of donors and acceptors. In synergistic diluted devices, the dynamic disorder is reduced owing to the suppression of electron‐phonon coupling, while the static disorder is suppressed by improved molecular stacking and enhanced intermolecular interactions. Consequently, the 300 nm PM6:L8‐BO device post‐synergistic dilution manifests a marked enhancement in device performance, achieving a photovoltaic power conversion efficiency (PCE) >17% with excellent thermal stability. A typical ternary system is selected to explore the general applicability of synergistic dilution strategy, the PCE has been enhanced significantly from 17.89% to 18.72%, which falls within the range of the highest values among inverted single junction OSCs. As a practical application that depends on the pivotal synergy between high efficiency and stability, this approach paves the way for large‐scale implementation of OSCs and ensures cost‐effectiveness.
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OpenAlex topics: Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics · Conducting polymers and applications · Perovskite Materials and Applications

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Affiliations

School of Physics State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan Shandong 250100 P. R. China

School of Physics National Demonstration Center for Experimental Physics Education Shandong University Jinan 250100 China

ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science School of Chemistry The University of Melbourne Parkville VIC 3010 Australia

Funding

Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science · Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province · Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province · National Natural Science Foundation of China

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