理性调控聚合物给体-非富勒烯受体的混溶性制备高效率有机太阳能电池※

除了非富勒烯受体的设计与合成, 聚合物给体的选择对非富勒烯太阳能电池的光伏性能同样重要. 本工作设计并合成一种共轭骨架无sp³杂化碳原子的新型非富勒受体(命名为MDB), 并将其作为模型化合物研究给受体混溶性和分子有序堆积对太阳能电池性能的影响. 本工作选择三种宽带隙聚合物给体(PM6、J71和P3HT)与MDB共混来制备太阳能电池. 得益于MDB和PM6之间适度的混溶性, 由二者组成的混合膜表现出合适的相分离, “face-on”的分子取向和更紧密有序的分子堆积, 从而促进了载流子传输, 并抑制了电荷复合. 因此基于PM6:MDB的器件实现了13.26%的优异光电转换效率, 远高于基于J71:MDB (8.16%)和P3HT:MDB (0.45%)的器件. 该工作证明了给体-受体之间合适的混溶性是实现高效率有机太阳能电池的关键因素之一, 这对有机光伏材料的设计与合成具有重要指导意义.     

P3HT/非富勒烯受体异质结有机太阳电池

非富勒烯受体材料在分子设计、光吸收及能级等多方面具有极其丰富的可调控性, 使得基于非富勒烯电子受体的本体异质结有机太阳电池(BHJ OSC) 近年得以迅速发展。P3HT聚合物作为被广泛研究的第二代有机半导体材料, 其价格便宜、具有较好的结晶性以及优异的载流子传输性能, 是经典的电子给体材料。本文综述了近年来以P3HT聚合物为给体、非富勒烯类有机化合物为电子受体的有机太阳电池研究进展, 探讨了P3HT/非富勒烯受体BHJ OSC中, 影响器件效率提升的关键因素, 以及电子受体优化设计方面的相应要求。对基于P3HT/非富勒烯受体 BHJ OSC器件的研究前景进行了展望。     

非富勒烯有机光伏体系三线态损耗通道的分子氟化调控

<正>有机太阳能电池受益于非富勒烯受体的发展,能量转换效率已跃升至18%左右1,器件效率的进一步提升决定于光电荷产生、输运和收集过程中的量子效率。光激发载流子的动力学过程的研究,不仅能阐述基本工作原理,也为器件优化提供新思路。在有机给、受体共混体系中,光激发单线态激子拆分成的电子空穴,通过双分子复合有一定几率重新形成界面激子,其中界面电荷转移三线态(3CT)通过系统中能量较低的三线态复合,     

基于非富勒烯电子受体的半透明有机太阳能电池

半透明有机太阳能电池以其独特的光电特性在建筑集成光伏上具有广阔的应用前景。非富勒烯小分子受体近几年发展十分迅速。其中,基于非富勒烯小分子受体的半透明有机太阳能电池具有较高的光电转换效率和平均可见光透过率,因而得到了广泛关注。本文总结了近几年来非富勒烯受体型半透明有机太阳能电池的最新研究进展,探究活性层材料设计及器件构型优化对半透明有机太阳能电池的影响,希望为半透明有机太阳能电池在今后研究中新材料体系的优选提供一定的参考。     

主链含噻唑单元的新型聚噻吩衍生物的合成与光伏性能

聚噻吩(PT)衍生物由于简单易合成和较好的光电性能,被广泛运用于有机太阳能电池(OSCs)中,但PT较高的能级限制了其在非富勒烯类OSCs的应用。为了降低PT的能级结构,本研究将噻唑单元引入到聚噻吩主链中,设计并合成了新型聚合物给体材料PBTzCl-T。通过紫外-可见吸收光谱、电化学循环伏安法及密度泛函理论(DFT)计算等对聚合物的结构、光学和电学性能进行了表征,并对制备的光伏器件进行了光电性质研究。结果表明：噻唑的引入能够有效降低聚合物的HOMO和LUMO能级,从而提高光伏器件的开路电压。PBTzCl-T在不同溶剂中表现出不同的预聚集行为,进而影响聚合物给受体界面处的电荷转移能力和活性层形貌,导致光伏器件的短路电流和填充因子变化。     

新型给体-受体型聚合物的合成及其在本体异质结聚合物太阳能电池中的应用

设计、合成了侧链含有强吸电结构的丙二酸二丁酯受体单元与苯并[1,2-b:4,5-b′]二噻吩给体单元交替共聚物PBDTDT,研究了其热学、光学、电化学性质以及与受体PC71BM([6,6]-苯基C71丁酸甲酯)共混作为活性层制备成本体异质结聚合物有机太阳能电池的光伏性质,考察了PBDTDT与PC71BM不同比例时的光伏性能,当聚合物PBDTDT和PC71BM质量比为1∶3制备的器件,其开路电压达到了0.82 V,能量转换效率(PCE)为0.90%,短路电流为3.25 mA/cm2,填充因子FF为0.338,同时将其与同等工艺制备的poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT)太阳能电池的光伏性能进行比较,相同工艺下制备的P3HT电池的开路电压仅为0.55 V,由PBDTDT制备的电池开路电压比P3HT电池的开路电压高出0.29V,同时分析了PBDTDT能量转换效率较P3HT低的原因.     

碘化铅作为空穴传输层在P3HT:PC61BM聚合物太阳能电池中的增强效果

开发了一类新型阳极界面缓冲材料PbI₂,制备了结构为ITO/PbI₂/P3HT:PC₆₁BM/Al(氧化铟锡导电玻璃/碘化铅/聚三已基噻吩:富勒烯衍生物/铝)的器件,制备工艺包括旋涂和蒸镀,考察了PbI₂在聚合物太阳能电池原型器件ITO/P3HT:PC₆₁BM/Al中的效果。不同碘化铅浓度,退火温度,退火时间,对PbI₂薄膜的质量都会有影响。很显然,高质量的PbI₂薄膜将会带来好的光电转化效率。PbI₂薄膜的透光性,结晶性,以及表面形貌可以用来描述所成薄膜的质量好坏。对能带来最好性能的碘化铅薄膜进行了紫外-可见光谱,X射线粉末衍射(XRD),原子力显微镜(AFM),扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等表征。实验发现,太阳能电池器件的效率对PbI₂浓度比较敏感,最优化的条件为,旋涂浓度为3 mg·mL^-1,100 ℃退火30 min,其电池的开路电压(V_oc)达到0.45 V,短路电流密度(J_sc)为7.9 mA·cm^-2,填充因子(FF)为0.46,与没有界面缓冲材料的器件相比,光电转换效率(PCE)由0.85%提高到1.64%。     

用CdSe/ZnS量子点提高体异质结有机太阳电池的效率

通过掺杂吸收光谱在可见光波段的量子点可提高聚合物对可见光的吸收,因此掺杂CdSe/ZnS核-壳结构量子点(CQDs)能提高聚(3-己基噻吩):[6,6]-苯基-C61-丁酸甲酯(P3HT:PCBM)体异质结太阳电池的能量转换效率.本文研究了CdSe/ZnS量子点在P3HT:PCBM中的不同掺杂比例及其表面配体对太阳电池光伏性能的影响,优化器件ITO(氧化铟锡)/PEDOT:PSS(聚(3,4-乙撑二氧噻吩:聚苯乙烯磺酸)/P3HT:PCBM:(CdSe/ZnS)/Al的能量转换效率达到了3.99%,与相同条件下没有掺杂量子点的参考器件ITO/PEDOT:PSS/P3HT:PCBM/Al相比,其能量转换效率提高了45.1%.     

高性能聚合物光伏材料的设计与应用

高性能聚合物光伏材料对于推动聚合物太阳能电池领域的发展具有十分重要的作用.随着研究的深入,聚合物光伏材料从早期的聚噻吩体系逐步发展到具有推拉电子作用的给体-受体(D-A)交替共聚物,其相应的器件光伏效率也从最初的1%左右提升到如今超过11%.近十年来,种类繁多的给受体单元被开发并应用于聚合物材料的构建中,其中基于苯并二噻吩(BDT)单元的聚合物材料因为具有良好的光伏性能,得到了十分广泛的应用.近年来,非富勒烯受体的迅速发展给聚合物太阳能电池的研究注入了新的活力,BDT类聚合物在基于非富勒烯受体的聚合物太阳能电池中也展现出重要的作用,已经获得了超过11%的光电转化效率.本文简要介绍了我们在高性能聚合物光伏材料的设计与应用中的相关工作,主要分为聚噻吩和苯并二噻吩材料的设计与应用、活性层形貌调控以及非富勒烯聚合物太阳能电池的相关研究.     

基于聚合物给体/有机小分子/富勒烯受体的三元共混有机太阳能电池

成功构筑了基于聚合物给体P3HT/有机小分子TT-TTPA/富勒烯受体PC₆₁BM的三元共混有机太阳能电池. 共轭有机小分子TT-TTPA与PC₆₁BM有很好的相容性, 相分离很小. 溶剂退火和热退火时, 含量相对较少的TT-TTPA容易从P3HT相中脱离出来进入PC₆₁BM相, 增加P3HT的结晶空间, 从而提高P3HT的结晶度和相纯度. 通过引入少量的第三组分TT-TTPA, 制备的三元共混有机太阳能电池获得了4.41%的能量转换效率, 相对于P3HT/PC₆₁BM二元共混体系的效率(3.85%)提高显著.     

聚3-己基噻吩：非富勒烯太阳能电池中的量子效率损失和电压损失

From the industrial perspective, poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) is one of the most attractive donor materials in organic photovoltaics. The large bandgap in P3HT makes it particularly promising for efficient indoor light harvesting, a unique advantage of organic photovoltaic (PV) devices, and this has started to gain considerable attention in the field of PV technology. In addition, the up-scalability and long material stability associated with the simple chemical structure make P3HT one of the most promising materials for the mass production of organic solar cells. However, the solar cells based on P3HT has a low power conversion efficiency (PCE), which is less than 11%, mainly due to significant voltage losses. In this study, we identified the origin of the high quantum efficiency and voltage losses in the P3HT: non-fullerene based solar cells, and we proposed a strategy to reduce the losses. More specifically, we observed that: 1) the non-radiative decay rate of the charge transfer (CT) states formed at the donor–acceptor interfaces was much higher for the P3HT: non-fullerene solar cells than that for the P3HT: fullerene solar cells, which was the main reason for the more severely limited photovoltage; 2) the origin of the high non-radiative decay rate in the P3HT: non-fullerene solar cell could be ascribed to the short packing distance between the P3HT and non-fullerene acceptor molecules at the donor–acceptor interfaces (DA distance), which is a rarely studied interfacial structural property, highly important in determining the decay rate of CT states; 3) the lower voltage loss in the state-of-the-art P3HT solar cell based on the 2, 2'-((12, 13-bis(2-butyldecyl)-3, 9-diundecyl-12, 13-dihydro-[1, 2, 5]-thiadiazolo[3, 4-e]thieno[2', 3': 4', 5']thieno[2', 3': 4, 5]p-yrolo[3, 2-g]thieno[2', 3': 4, 5]thieno[3, 2-b]indole-2, 10-diyl)bis(methanelylidene))bis(5, 6-dichloro-1H-indene-1, 3(2H)-dion-e) (ZY-4Cl) acceptor could be associated with the better alignment of the energy levels of the active materials and the longer DA distance, compared to those based on the commonly used acceptors. However, the DA distance was still very short, limiting the device voltage. Thus, improving the performance of the P3HT based solar cells requires a further increase in the DA distance. Our findings are expected to pave the way for breaking the performance bottleneck of the P3HT based solar cells.     

A chlorinated non-fullerene acceptor for efficient polymer solar cells

After additive and thermal annealing treatment, the PM6:Y15 based device obtains a high power conversion efficiency of 14.13%.     

A non-fullerene acceptor enables efficient P3HT-based organic solar cells with small voltage loss and thickness insensitivity

The large D core of DFPCBR results in efficient P3HT-based OSCs with a high V_OC and thickness insensitivity.     

基于一种新型聚噻吩衍生物为给体的非富勒烯聚合物太阳能电池

With the development of non-fullerene small-molecule acceptors, non-fullerene polymer solar cells (PSCs) have garnered increased attention due to their high performance. While photons are absorbed and converted to free charge carriers in the active layer, the donor and acceptor materials both play a critical role in determining the performance of PSCs. Among the various conjugated-polymer donor materials, polythiophene (PT) derivatives such as poly(3-hexylthiophene), have attracted considerable interest due to their high hole mobility and simple synthesis. However, there are limited studies on the applications of PT derivatives in non-fullerene PSCs. Fabrication of highly efficient non-fullerene PSCs utilizing PT derivatives as the donor is a challenging topic. In this study, a new PT derivative, poly[5, 5′-4, 4′-bis(2-butyloctylsulphanyl)-2, 2′-bithiophene-alt-5, 5′-4, 4′-difluoro-2, 2′-bithiophene] (PBSBT-2F), with alkylthio groups and fluorination was synthesized for use as the donor in non-fullerene PSC applications. The absorption spectra, electrochemical properties, molecular packing, and photovoltaic properties of PBSBT-2F were investigated and compared with those of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT). The polymer exhibited a wide bandgap of 1.82 eV, a deep highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of -5.02 eV, and an ordered molecular packing structure. Following this observation, PSCs based on a blend of PBSBT-2F as the donor and 3, 9-bis(2-methylene-(3-(1, 1-dicyanomethylene)-indanone)-5, 5, 11, 11-tetrakis(4-hexylphenyl)-dithieno-[2, 3-d:2′, 3′-d′]-s-indaceno[1, 2-b:5, 6-b′]dithiophene (ITIC) as the acceptor were fabricated. The absorption spectra were collected and the energy levels were found to be well matched. These devices exhibited a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 6.7% with an open-circuit voltage (V_OC) of 0.75 V, a short-circuit current density (J_SC) of 13.5 mA·cm^-2, and a fill factor (FF) of 66.6%. These properties were superior to those of P3HT (1.2%) under the optimal conditions. This result indicates that PBSBT-2F is a promising donor material for non-fullerene PSCs.     

D-A Copolymers Based on a Pentacyclic Acceptor Unit and a 3,3′-Difluoro-2,2′-bithiophene for Solar Cells

A D-A copolymer, P2FBTTPTI, was developed by copolymerizing a pentacyclic acceptor unit, thieno[2′,3′:5,6]pyrido[3,4-g]thieno[3,2-c]isoquinoline-5,11(4 H,10 H)-dione(TPTI), with 3,3′-difluoro-2,2′-bithiophene(2 FBT). P2 FBTTPTI possessed a low highest occupied molecular orbital(HOMO) energy level(-5.50 e V) and a good hole mobility(4.14 × 10~(-4) cm~2·V~(-1)·s~(-1)). P2FBTTPTI:PC_(71)BM solar cells gave a decent power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 7.64% and a high open-circuit voltage(V_(oc)) of 0.95 V.     

Combining chlorination and sulfuration strategies for high-performance all-small-molecule organic solar cells

Three small-molecule donors based on dithieno [2,3-d:2’,3 ’-d’]-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b’] dithiophene(DTBDT)unit were designed and synthesized by side chain regulation with chlorinated or/and sulfurated substitutions(namely ZR1,ZR1-Cl,and ZR1-S-Cl respectively),along with a crystalline non-fullerene acceptor IDIC-4 Cl with a chlorinated 1,1-dicyanomethylene-3-indanone(IC) end group.Energy levels,molar extinction coefficients and crystallinities of three donor molecules can be effectively altered by combining chlorination and sulfuration strategies.Especially,the ZR1-S-Cl exhibited the best absorption ability,lowest higher occupied molecular orbital(HOMO) energy level and highest crystallinity among three donors,resulting in the corresponding all-small-molecule organic solar cells to produce a high power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 12.05% with IDIC-4 Cl as an acceptor.     

A chlorinated non-fullerene acceptor for efficient polymer solar cells

Improving the performance and reducing the manufacturing costs are the main directions for the development of organic solar cells in the future. Here, the strategy that uses chemical structure modification to optimize the photoelectric properties is reported. A new narrow bandgap (1.30 eV) chlorinated non-fullerene electron acceptor (Y15), based on benzo[d][1,2,3] triazole with two 3-undecyl-thieno[2′,3′:4,5] thieno[3,2-b] pyrrole fused -7-heterocyclic ring, with absorption edge extending to the near-infrared (NIR) region, namely A-DA'D-A type structure, is designed and synthesized. Its electrochemical and optoelectronic properties are systematically investigated. Benefitting from its NIR light harvesting, the fabricated photovoltaic devices based on Y15 deliver a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 14.13%, when blending with a wide bandgap polymer donor PM6. Our results show that the A-DA'D-A type molecular design and application of near-infrared electron acceptors have the potential to further improve the PCE of polymer solar cells (PSCs).     

Small bandgap non-fullerene acceptor enables efficient PTB7-Th solar cell with near 0 eV HOMO offset

Three small bandgap non-fullerene(SBG NFAs) acceptors,BDTI,BDTI-2 F and BDTI-4 F,based on a carbon-oxygen bridged central core and thieno[3,4-b]thiophene linker,end-capped with varied electronwithdrawing terminal groups,were designed and synthesized.The acceptors exhibit strong absorption from 600 nm to 1000 nm.The optimal device incorporating designed NFA and PTB7-Th polymer donor achieves a power conversion efficiency of 9.11% with near 0 eV HOMO offset.The work presents a case study of efficient non-fullerene solar cells with small HOMO offsets,which is achieved by blending PTB7-Th with fine-tuned SBG acceptor.     

Effects of various donor: acceptor blend ratios on photophysical properties in non-fullerene organic bulk heterojunctions

In this work, the donor:acceptor ratio effected photophysical properties of non-fullerene organic solar cells are comparatively investigated. Effective transportation of the photo-generated charge carriers can be obtained with the PDBD-T:ITIC ratio variation. There is no significant energy loss variation exists in the process of changing the D:A ratio.     

All-polymer solar cells utilizing low band gap polymers as donor and acceptor

All-polymer solar cells based on blends of the low band gap polymers poly{[4,8-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene-2,6-diyl][3-fluoro-2-[(2-ethylhexyl)carbonyl]thieno[3,4-b]thiophenediyl]} (PTB7) and poly{[N,N-9-bis(2-octyldodecyl)-naphthalene-1,4,5,8-bis(dicarboximide)-2,6-diyl]-alt-5,59-(2,29-bithiophene)} (P(NDI2OD-T2)) are demonstrated. The use of the donor polymer PTB7 instead of poly(3-hexylthiophene) results in a higher open-circuit voltage and an overall spectral response better matched to the solar spectrum. A power conversion efficiency of 1.1% is reported with a peak external quantum efficiency of 18% at a wavelength of 680 nm. The microstructure of PTB7:P(NDI2OD-T2) blends is also investigated using a combination of grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS), near-edge X-ray fine-structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM). GIWAXS measurements show that PTB7:P(NDI2OD-T2) blends contain P(NDI2OD-T2) crystallites with a (100) thickness of 9.5 nm dispersed in an amorphous PTB7 matrix. STXM measurements indicate a lack of mesoscale phase separation, with AFM and NEXAFS measurements revealing a P(NDI2OD-T2)-rich top surface with fibrillar morphology. These results indicate that the pairing of low band gap polymers as both donor and acceptor polymers in all-polymer solar cells may be an effective strategy for realizing high-efficiency all-polymer solar cells. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2013