非富勒烯聚合物太阳电池研究进展

综述了以p-型共轭聚合物为给体、n-型有机半导体为受体的非富勒烯聚合物太阳电池光伏材料最新研究进展,包括n-型共轭聚合物和可溶液加工小分子n-型有机半导体(n-OS)受体光伏材料,以及与之匹配的p-型共轭聚合物给体光伏材料.介绍的n-型共轭聚合物受体光伏材料包括基于苝酰亚胺(BDI)、萘酰亚胺(NDI)以及新型硼氮键连受体单元的D-A共聚物受体光伏材料,目前基于聚合物给体(J51)和聚合物受体(N2200)的全聚合物太阳电池的能量转换效率最高达到8.26%.n-OS小分子受体光伏材料包括基于BDI和NDI单元的有机分子、基于稠环中心给体单元的A-D-A型窄带隙有机小分子受体材料等.给体光伏材料包括基于齐聚噻吩和苯并二噻吩(BDT)给体单元的D-A共聚物,重点介绍与窄带隙A-D-A结构小分子受体吸收互补的、基于噻吩取代BDT单元的中间带隙二维共轭聚合物给体光伏材料.使用中间带隙的p-型共轭聚合物为给体、窄带隙A-D-A结构有机小分子为受体的非富勒烯聚合物太阳电池能量转换效率已经突破12%,展示了光明的前景.最后对非富勒烯聚合物太阳电池将来的发展进行了展望.     

桥位二级胺基取代的苝二酰亚胺的合成及其能级结构研究

通过简易的乌尔曼反应, 合成出了一系列桥位二级胺基取代的苝二酰亚胺衍生物2a～2d, 并对其能级结构进行了表征. 紫外-可见光吸收光谱表明, 桥位经过二级胺基取代后苝二酰亚胺的带隙变窄, 最大吸收峰出现了100 nm以上的红移, 从而使吸收范围覆盖到了近红外区. 循环伏安测试表明, 桥位经过二级胺基取代后的苝二酰亚胺同时呈现出可逆的还原峰和氧化峰, HOMO能级大幅上升, 具有双极性半导体特性. 初步探讨了桥位吗啡啉基团取代的苝二酰亚胺2d在有机光伏器件中的应用, 证明其既可以用作电子受体, 也可以用作电子给体.     

基于吡咯并吡咯二酮核心的苝二酰亚胺类受体分子的合成及光伏性能

苝二酰亚胺类小分子由于其固有的强分子聚集特性,导致活性层形貌难于调控,器件效率相对于近年来报道的受体-给体-受体型稠环小分子受体一直处于劣势.针对这一关键问题,我们设计并合成了三个以吡咯并吡咯二酮为中心核的双臂型和四臂型苝二酰亚胺类小分子受体.其中,c-PDI2和nc-PDI2两个双臂型分子分别将两个苝二酰亚胺臂置于吡咯并吡咯二酮核心骨架的碳取代位和氮取代位;四臂型PDI4是将四个苝二酰亚胺臂置于吡咯并吡咯二酮核心骨架的四个取代位.通过对三个受体小分子的光谱吸收、能级水平、薄膜形貌以及光伏性能的详细研究,发现三个受体小分子都拥有扭曲的分子结构并由此带来无定形薄膜形貌,表明其分子聚集趋势得到了有效的抑制.相对于双臂型受体分子,四臂型PDI4具有更强的光吸收能力和电子传输性能,从而获得了8.45%的最高光电转换效率,是c-PDI2器件效率的2倍和nc-PDI2器件效率的1.5倍.     

新型酞菁-苝分子异质结的合成及其光伏性能研究

通过酰胺键将酞菁(电子给体单元)和苝二酰亚胺(电子受体单元)偶联,合成了新型的酞菁-苝分子异质结,其在二氯甲烷、氯仿、四氢呋喃等常用溶剂中有较好的溶解度.紫外光谱分析表明其吸收光谱是酞菁和苝二酰亚胺信号的叠加,出现在300～780 nm之间.该分子摩尔消光系数高达105L mol-1 cm-1数量级,说明具有较宽的太阳光谱覆盖范围和很高的吸光系数.基于这些良好的光谱响应特性,制备了以该分子与[6,6]-苯基-C61-丁酸酸甲酯(PC61BM)为光活性层的有机太阳能电池(OSCs),该电池器件结构为ITO/聚(3,4-乙撑二氧噻吩):聚苯乙烯磺酸(PEDOT:PSS)/酞菁-苝给受体分子:PC61BM/Ca/Al,光电转换效率(PCE)为0.009%,对应的开路电压(Voc)为0.472 V,短路电流(Jsc)为0.104 mA/cm2,填充因子(FF)为0.18.     

烷氧基桥接的苯并菲和苝单亚胺二酯二元化合物的合成及性质研究

柱状相盘状液晶材料具有较高的载流子迁移率,而给体-桥-受体型超分子具有光诱导分子内电子转移的性质.为了使材料兼有这两种性质,我们合成了柔性烷氧基桥连接的、含有苯并菲单元和苝单亚胺二酯单元的二元化合物.其分子结构通过~1H NMR,IR,MS和元素分析进行表征.此外,循环伏安法测试结果表明二元化合物中两个结构单元的能级分别与对应单体的能级保持一致.稀溶液中的紫外可见吸收光谱及荧光光谱结果表明,光照时在给体单元和受体单元间发生有效的能量转移和电子转移.示差扫描热分析仪及偏光显微镜的测试结果表明当桥链碳原子数为10和12的二元化合物在加热时可形成稳定的液晶柱状相.由此可知,该类化合物具有作为新型有机光伏材料的前景.     

含三苯胺结构的非对称型苝酰亚胺的合成及性能

合成了2种含有三苯胺结构的非对称型苝酰亚胺N-(2-乙基己基)-N'-(4-三苯胺)-3,4,9,10-苝二酰亚胺(PDI-ATPA)和4,4',4″-三[N-(2-乙基己基)-3,4,9,10-苝二酰亚胺]-三苯胺(PDI-TATPA).利用核磁共振谱(NMR)、红外光谱(IR)和元素分析等方法表征了2种分子的结构,采用紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱和荧光光谱研究了其分子光物理性能及在溶液中的聚集行为,并且对分子轨道、能级和偶极矩进行了分子模拟.研究结果表明,具有星形空间对称结构的苝酰亚胺分子PDI-TATPA在溶液中具有自组装行为;引入的三苯胺结构与苝核形成电子给体-受体结构,发生分子内电子转移(PET),进而导致荧光猝灭.     

苝二酰亚胺聚合物受体设计及在全聚合物太阳能电池中的应用

二元或多元聚合物组成的本体异质结具备高度稳定的微相分离形貌,带来潜在的器件寿命和稳定性方面的巨大优势,全聚合物活性层器件因而成为有机太阳能电池的重要发展方向和研究内容.本文系统介绍近年来苝二酰亚胺类聚合物受体的研究进展,以及将这类聚合物受体应用于全聚合物太阳能电池所取得的重要成果.通过多种不同共聚单元结构的设计和筛选、主链和侧链化学结构的调控和优化,获得了一系列性能优越的苝二酰亚胺聚合物受体,这些材料的运用大幅度地提升了全聚合物太阳能电池的能量转化效率.相关的研究数据和结果也为后续酰亚胺类聚合物受体的设计开发、全聚合物本体异质结活性层的形貌特征和光电转化机制的分析和研究,以及全聚合物太阳能电池器件性能的优化和提升提供了良好的实验基础.     

含均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺受体单元的共轭高分子的合成及其在有机太阳能电池上的应用

通过Stille反应合成了一系列含有均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺受体单元的共轭聚合物P1～P7.该系列聚合物在常见有机溶剂中溶解性良好,在370～600 nm范围内有较强吸收.通过循环伏安法测量其LUMO能级范围在-3.66～-3.90 eV之间,HOMO能级在-5.25～-6.17 eV之间,在同类分子中接近最低值.通过改变主链中噻吩单元的数量和给电子单元,可以调节分子的能隙,使其电化学能隙在2.45～1.55 eV范围内变化.将含均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺受体单元的P1～P7应用于有机太阳能电池中,作为给体材料与PC61BM共混制成本体异质结聚合物电池,器件开路电压普遍较高.其中基于均苯四甲酸二酰亚胺与二噻吩并噻咯的聚合物P7的器件,在AM 1.5 G,86 mW/cm2光照条件下,开路电压为0.72 V,短路电流为1.22 mA/cm2,能量转换效率为0.27%.     

萘酞菁锌复合体系的光致电荷转移

合成了萘酞菁锌, 利用傅立叶红外光谱、元素分析和MALDI-TOF质谱等手段表征了分子结构; 循环伏安测试和吸收光谱确认了共轭体系的扩大使分子带隙下降. 根据材料加工性能的不同, 分别采用溶液法、层-层蒸镀(Layer-by-layer evaporation)法和单层分散旋涂法, 将给体分子萘酞菁锌与三种受体分子1-(3-甲氧基羧基)丙基-1-苯 基-[6,6]C61, C60和N,N’-二嘧啶基苝四羧基二酰亚胺进行了复合, 通过研究复合前后荧光变化, 确认了给体-受体两相界面处发生了由分子能级差引发的光致电荷转移, 为制备更宽光伏响应范围的太阳能电池器件提供了潜在的新途径.     

基于萘二酰亚胺受体单元的n-型聚合物受体材料在光电领域的研究进展

近年来,n-型聚合物受体材料逐步在有机光电器件领域,尤其是全聚物太阳能电池领域,得到了广泛的研究。目前,报道较多的具有高的电荷迁移率和电子亲合性的n-型聚合物主要是基于萘二酰亚胺(NDI)的n-型聚合物受体材料,这类基于NDI的n-型聚合物材料表现出比富勒烯衍生物受体材料更好的热/机械性能及太阳光吸收,同时可以灵活的调节包括光学性能、电子结构、结晶性、溶解性和电荷传输等不同的内在特性从而提高器件的性能。本文根据聚合物结构组成的不同,归纳了近年来基于萘二酰亚胺的D-A聚合物受体材料的研究进展,详细描述了其相对应的给体材料和器件结构及后处理条件对器件性能的影响。同时,总结评述了针对基于萘二酰亚胺的D-A聚合物作为受体材料的全聚物太阳能电池器件工艺条件,最后展望了基于萘二酰亚胺的D-A聚合物应用在全聚物太阳能电池领域的发展前景。     

Recent advances in rylene diimide polymer acceptors for all-polymer solar cells

In recent years, a large library of n-type polymers have been developed and widely used as acceptor materials to replace fullerene derivatives in polymer solar cells(PSCs), stimulating the rapid expansion of research on so-called all-polymer solar cells(a PSCs). In particular, rylene diimide-based n-type polymer acceptors have attracted broad research interest due to their high electron mobility, suitable energy levels, and strong light-harvesting ability in the visible region. Among various polymer acceptors, rylene diimide-based polymers presented best performances when served as the acceptor materials in a PSCs. Typically, a record power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 7.7% was very recently achieved from an a PSC with a rylene diimide polymer derivative as the acceptor component. In this review, we highlight recent progress of n-type polymers originated from two significant classes of rylene diimide units, namely naphthalene diimide(NDI) and perylene diimide(PDI), as well as their derivatives for a PSC applications.     

Recent development of perylene diimide-based small molecular non-fullerene acceptors in organic solar cells

This review summarizes the recent progress of perylene diimide (PDI) derivatives used as the acceptor materials in non-fullerene organic solar cells. The resulting structure-property correlations and design strategies of this type of acceptors are discussed and commented, which will help to constructing high-performance PDI-based acceptor materials in the future. The problems at present and the effort direction are also pointed out in this review.     

Solution-processed bilayer photovoltaic devices with nematic liquid crystals

The cross-linking of polymerisable liquid crystalline semiconductors is a promising approach to solution-processable, multilayer, organic photovoltaics. Here we demonstrate an organic bilayer photovoltaic with an insoluble electron-donating layer formed by cross-linking a nematic reactive mesogen. We investigate a range of perylene diimide (PDI) materials, some of which are liquid crystalline, as the overlying electron acceptor layer. We find that carrier mobility of the acceptor materials is enhanced by liquid crystallinity and that mobility limits the performance of photovoltaic devices.     

An Electron Acceptor with Porphyrin and Perylene Bisimides for Efficient Non‐Fullerene Solar Cells

A star‐shaped electron acceptor based on porphyrin as a core and perylene bisimide as end groups was constructed for application in non‐fullerene organic solar cells. The new conjugated molecule exhibits aligned energy levels, good electron mobility, and complementary absorption with a donor polymer. These advantages facilitate a high power conversion efficiency of 7.4 % in non‐fullerene solar cells, which represents the highest photovoltaic performance based on porphyrin derivatives as the acceptor.     

Isomeric Effect on Optoelectronic Properties and Photovoltaic Performance of Anthraquinone-Core Perylene Diimide (PDI) and Helical PDI dimers

Isomerism heavily influences the optoelectronic properties and self-assembly behavior of compounds and subsequently affects their device performance. Herein, two pairs of isomeric perylene diimide (PDI) dimers, PDI and PDI2, were designed and synthesized. The electron-deficient 9,10-anthraquinone group was employed as the bridge, and thus, the resultant dimers exhibited an acceptor–acceptor–acceptor (A-A-A) structure. To determine the isomeric effects on the optoelectronic properties and photovoltaic performance of these dimers, their absorptivity, luminescence, and redox behavior were studied. Bulk heterojunction organic solar cells based on these four dimers were fabricated and measured. The two PDI dimers exhibited clear differences in photovoltaic performance, whereas the two PDI2 analogues showed similar power conversion efficiencies (PCEs). The PCEs of the two PDI2 dimers are much higher than those of the PDI dimers. These results illustrate that the isomeric effect of PDI dimers is much larger than that of PDI2 dimers on the device performance, and proper expansion of conjugation could improve the device performance.     

染料分子结构对光伏器件性能的影响

制备了铜酞菁衍生物和二酰亚胺衍生物为工作物质的双染料有机光伏体系,讨论了工作物质分子结构对体系中载流子(电子和空穴)传输过程的影响,认为带有吸电子侧基的给体分子与带有推电子侧基的受体分子组合成的有机光伏体系可能更有利于载流子的转移和传输,从而在一定程度上提高体系的光电转换性能。最后,尝试从量子化学的角度对体系的光电转换性能进行了解释。     

氟代位置对苝酰亚胺聚集态结构和电子传输性能的影响

合成了三种新型的有机电子受体: N,N'-二(2-氟代苯基)-3,4,9,10-苝四羧基二酰亚胺(D2MFPP)、N,N'-二(3-氟代苯基)-3,4,9,10-苝四羧基二酰亚胺(D3MFPP)和N,N'-二(4-氟代苯基)-3,4,9,10-苝四羧基二酰亚胺(D4MFPP). 利用元素分析、傅立叶变换红外(FTIR)等方法表征了它们的分子结构, 用紫外-可见光吸收光谱(UV-Vis)、X射线衍射(XRD)和原子力显微镜(AFM)等手段研究了氟代位置对苝酰亚胺薄膜聚集态结构的影响, 发现氟代使苝酰亚胺的聚集态发生变化, 且不同位置的氟代对其影响也不一样. 除了分子结构的影响, 外场条件也会产生很大的作用. 通过制备场效应晶体管研究了其电子传输性能, 发现氟代后器件的空气稳定性有明显提高.     

Recent structural evolution of lactam- and imide-functionalized polymers applied in organic field-effect transistors and organic solar cells

Organic semiconductor materials, especially donor–acceptor (D–A) polymers, have been increasingly applied in organic optoelectronic devices, such as organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) and organic solar cells (OSCs). Plenty of high-performance OFETs and OSCs have been achieved based on varieties of structurally modified D–A polymers. As the basic building block of D–A polymers, acceptor moieties have drawn much attention. Among the numerous types, lactam- and imide-functionalized electron-deficient building blocks have been widely investigated. In this review, the structural evolution of lactam- or imide-containing acceptors (for instance, diketopyrrolopyrrole, isoindigo, naphthalene diimide, and perylene diimide) is covered and their representative polymers applied in OFETs and OSCs are also discussed, with a focus on the effect of varied structurally modified acceptor moieties on the physicochemical and photoelectrical properties of polymers. Additionally, this review discusses the current issues that need to be settled down and the further development of new types of acceptors. It is hoped that this review could help design new electron-deficient building blocks, find a more valid method to modify already reported acceptor units, and achieve high-performance semiconductor materials eventually.

This review highlights the recent structural evolution of lactam- and imide-functionalized polymers applied in organic field-effect transistors and organic solar cells.     

Crystalline Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cells: From Donor,Acceptor to Single‐Component

Organic solar cells have made rapid progress in the last two decades due to the innovation of conjugated materials and photovoltaic devices. Microphase separation that connects with materials and devices plays a crucial role in the charge generation process. In this account, we summary our recent works of developing new crystalline conjugated polymers to control the microphase separation in thin films in order to realize high performance in solar cells, including crystalline diketopyrrolopyrrole‐based donor polymers, perylene bisimide‐based electron acceptors, and “double‐cable” conjugated polymers that contain covalently‐linked crystalline donor and acceptor in one material for single‐component organic solar cells.