Inverted polymer solar cells with Zn2SnO4 nanoparticles as the electron extraction layer

In this study, we report narrow-size distribution Zn₂SnO₄ (ZSO) nanoparticles, which are produced by low-temperature solution-processed used as the electron extraction layer (EEL) in the inverted polymer solar cells (i-PSCs). Moreover, poly[(9,9-bis(3'-(N,N-dimethylamino)propyl)-2,7-fluorene)-alt-2,7-(9,9-dioctylfluorene)] (PFN) is used to modify the surface properties of ZSO thin film. By using the ZSO NPs/PFN as the EEL, the i-PSCs fabricated by poly[4,8-bis(2-ethylhexyloxyl)benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b'] dithio-phene-2,6-diyl-altethylhexyl-3-fluorothithieno [3,4-b]thiophene-2-carboxylate-4,6-diyl] (PTB7) blended with (6,6)-phenyl-C₇₁-butyric acid methylester (PC₇₁BM) bulk heterojunction (BHJ) composite, exhibits a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.44%, which is nearly 10% enhancement as compared with that of 7.75% observed from the i-PSCs by PTB7:PC₇₁BM BHJ composite using the ZnO/PFN EEL. The enhanced PCE is originated from improved interfacial contact between the EEL with BHJ active layer and good energy level alignment between BHJ active layer and the EEL. Our results indicate that we provide a simple way to boost efficiency of i-PSCs.     

Design optimized intermixed phase by tuning polymer-fullerene intercalation for free charge generation

The content of the polymer/PCBM intermixed phase was tuned through the polymer solution conformation by aging. Furthermore, the quantitative relationship between the charge separation and the content of intermixed phase was established.     

电极界面缓冲层对P3HT:PC61BM太阳能电池热稳定性的影响

基于溶液法加工制备的聚合物太阳能电池的高温热稳定性是决定器件能否兼容后续高温热封装工艺, 如热压封装、高温原子层沉积(ALD)等的一个关键. 本文分别利用聚(3, 4-乙烯二氧噻吩)-聚苯乙烯磺酸(PEDOT:PSS)和MoO₃作为阳极缓冲层, 以及ZnO和LiF 作为阴极缓冲层, 制备了结构为氧化铟锡(ITO)/阳极缓冲层/3-己基取代聚噻吩:(6, 6)-苯基C₆₁-丁酸甲酯(P3HT:PC₆₁BM)/阴极缓冲层/Al 的太阳能电池, 系统地比较研究了不同界面缓冲材料对器件光电转换性能及稳定性的影响, 特别是在高温煺火条件下器件的性能稳定性差异. 结果表明, 聚合物太阳能电池的热稳定性同器件的结构以及所用的缓冲层材料有密切的相关性. 其中, 利用MoO₃及ZnO分别作为阳极与阴极界面修饰层的P3HT:PC₆₁BM器件在120-150 ℃的温度范围内能够较好地保持器件的光电转换性能. 这一结果为后续需要高温封装工艺的器件提供了有意义的结构优化指导. 此外, 研究结果还表明利用ZnO作为阴极缓冲层能够改善器件的长时间稳定性.     

Semiempirical molecular dynamics studies of C60/C70 fullerene oxides: C60O, C60O2 and C70O

The spectral analysis indicates that all isomers of C₆₀O, C₇₀O and C₆₀O₂ have an epoxide-like structure (an oxygen atom bridging across a C–C bond). According to the geometrical structure analysis, there are two isomers of fullerene monoxide C₆₀O (the 5,6 bond and the 6,6 bond), eight isomers of fullerene monoxide C₇₀O and eight isomers of fullerene dioxide C₆₀O₂. In order to simulate the real reaction conditions at 300 K, the calculation of the different isomers of C₆₀O, C₆₀O₂ and C₇₀O fullerene oxides was carried out using the semiempirical molecular dynamics method with two different approaches: (a) consideration of the geometries and thermodynamic stabilities, and (b) consideration of the ozonolysis mechanism. According to the semiempirical molecular dynamic calculation analysis, the probable product of this ozonolysis reaction is C₆₀O with oxygen bridging over the 6–6 bond (C_2v). The most probable product in this reaction contains oxygen bridging across in the upper part of C₇₀ (6–6 bond in C₇₀O-2 or C₇₀O-4) an epoxide-like structure. C₆₀O₂-1, C₆₀O₂-3 and C₆₀O₂-5 are the most probable products for the fullerene dioxides. All of these reaction products are consistent with the experimental results. It is confirmed that the calculation results with the semiempirical molecular dynamics method are close to the experimental work. The semiempirical molecular dynamics method can offer both the reaction temperature effect by molecular dynamics and electronic structure, dipole moment by quantum chemistry calculation.     

基于侧链不对称喹喔啉聚合物的高效非富勒烯太阳电池

喹喔啉衍生物由于合成简单,易功能化,成本较低等特点在众多领域都有广泛应用。其自身具有平面刚性结构,也是构建光电聚合物的重要单体。基于喹喔啉单元的有机分子化学结构和电子结构可修饰性强,通过骨架、侧链和取代基等修饰,易于调控分子的能级和吸光光谱,因此,当使用喹喔啉体系的共轭给体与球形富勒烯受体(如PCBM)及弱结晶性非富勒烯受体(如ITIC)均可表现出优异的光伏性能。在本工作中,基于结晶性较强的非富勒烯受体(o-IDTBR),我们首次制备出侧链不对称喹喔啉(简称：不对称喹喔啉)基聚合物(TPQ-1)与之匹配。相比于侧链对称性喹喔啉(简称：对称喹喔啉)(HFQx-T)与o-IDTBR组合,“弱结晶给体-强结晶受体”组合能表现出更佳均匀的相分离尺度,从而获得更高的短路电流及能量转换效率。TPQ-1与o-IDTBR共混后器件效率为8.6%,加入15%的TB7-Th后,器件效率达到9.6%。     

Ternary organic solar cells based on polymer donor,polymer acceptor and PCBM components

In this work,ternary organic solar cells(OSCs)combining a fullerene derivative PC71BM with a nonfullerene acceptor N2200-F blended with a polymer donor PM6 were reported.Compared with the binary systems,the highest power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 8.11%was achieved in ternary solar cells with 30 wt%N2200-F content,mainly due to the improved short-circuit current density(Jsc)and fill factor(FF).Further studies showed that the improved Jsc could attribute to the complementary abso rption of the two acceptors and the enhanced FF was originated from the higher hole mobility and the fine-tuned morphology in the ternary system.These results demonstrate that the combination of fullere ne and nonfullerene acceptors in ternary organic solar cells is a promising approach to achieve high-performance OSCs.     

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%。     

理论研究BBPQ-PC61BM体系的光伏性质

探索和制备具有高能量转换效率（PCE）的有机太阳能电池体系是有机电子学的重要领域和研究热点。本文利用量子化学和分子动力学计算结合Marcus-Hush电荷传输模型理论研究了BBPQ-PC₆₁BM（BBPQ：7,12-二（（三异丙基甲硅烷基）乙炔基）苯并（g）吡啶并（2’,3’：5,6）吡嗪并（2,3-b）喹喔啉-2（1H）-酮;PC₆₁BM：（6,6）苯基-C₆₁-丁酸甲酯）体系的光伏性质。结果表明,BBPQ-PC₆₁BM体系具有相当大的开路电压（1.22 V）、高的填充因子（0.90）和高的光电转换效率（9%-10%）。此外,本文研究还发现BBPQ-PC₆₁BM体系拥有中等大小的激子结合能（0.607 eV）,但相对较小的激子分离和电荷复合重组能（0.345和0.355 eV）。借助于一个简单的分子复合物模型,本文预测BBPQ-PC₆₁BM体系的激子解离速率常数k_dis高达1.775×10¹³ s^-1,而预测的电荷复合速率常数k_rec相当小（<1.0 s^-1）,这表明在BBPQ-PC₆₁BM相界面上,激子解离效率非常高。总之,理论研究表明,BBPQ-PC₆₁BM是一个非常有前途的有机太阳能电池候选体系,值得实验上做出进一步研究。     

含萘并二噻吩小分子受体材料的带隙调控及其在非富勒烯太阳能电池中的应用

By using photovoltaic technology, ambient solar light can be directly converted to electricity. The photovoltaic technology has been regarded as one of the most important and promising strategies to resolve the worldwide energy and pollution problems. As one type of photovoltaic technology, polymer solar cells have attracted increasing interest due to their advantages of solution processing capability, low-cost, feasibility to be fabricated on flexible substrates etc. Not until a few years ago, the fullerene derivatives had been dominated the organic photovoltaic field as the most promising acceptor materials for polymer solar cells. However, fullerene-based polymer solar cells have a power conversion efficiency bottleneck due to the relatively fixed energy levels as well as the fixed bandgaps of fullerene derivatives. Therefore, researchers started to develop nonfullerene acceptors which can be used as alternatives to replace the traditional fullerene derivatives. Compared to the fullerene derivatives, nonfullerene acceptors offer several advantages such as stronger light absorption, tunable bandgaps and frontier molecular orbital energy levels. For nonfullerene acceptors, a ladder-type fused ring is usually used as the central core which is an essential building block to tailor the bandgaps and energy levels. Although many fused ring systems have been explored for efficient nonfullerene acceptors, ladder-type angular-shape dithienonaphthalene is seldom reported as the donor unit for nonfullerene acceptors. Furthermore, the impact of thiophene bridge on the optical and photovoltaic properties of the dithienonaphthalene-based nonfullerene acceptors has never been reported. In this context, we report on the design and synthesis of a dithienonaphthalene-based small-molecule acceptor which contains thiophene bridges in between the acceptor terminals and the fused-ring donor core. Compared to the dithienonaphthalene-based small-molecule without the thiophene bridges, the resulting acceptor (DTNIT) exhibits a reduced bandgap of 1.52 eV which makes it more suitable to be blended with the benchmark large bandgap copolymer, poly[(2, 6-(4, 8-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl)-benzo[1, 2-b: 4, 5-b']dithiophene))-alt-(5, 5-(1', 3'-di-2-thienyl-5', 7'-bis(2-ethylhexyl)benzo[1', 2'-c:4', 5'-c']dithiophene-4, 8-dione)] (PBDB-T). The reduced band-gap of the resulting nonfullerene acceptor can be attributed to its extended π-conjugation in comparison with the dithienonaphthalene-based acceptor without the thiophene bridges. Inverted polymer solar cells with a device configuration of indium tin oxide/ZnO/PBDB-T:DTNIT/MoO₃/Ag were fabricated and characterized. Polymer solar cells based on PBDB-T:DTNIT showed an open circuit voltage of 0.91 V, an enhanced short circuit current of 14.42 mA∙cm⁻², and a moderate PCE of 7.05% which is comparable to the PCE of 7.12% for the inverted device based on PBDB-T:PC₇₁BM. Our results not only provide a method to synthesize efficient nonfullerene acceptors with reduced bandgaps, but also offer a bandgap modulation strategy for nonfullerene acceptors.     

Native conjugation between proteins and [60]fullerene derivatives using SpyTag as a reactive handle

Herein,we report the facile conjugation between proteins and water-soluble [60]fullerene derivatives(DC₆₀) under native conditions using SpyTag as a reactive handle.Water-soluble [60] fullerene derivatives were first prepared via sequential Bingel-Hirsch reaction and "clicked" with SpyTag to give DC₆₀-SpyTag for native conjugation with proteins by the highly efficient SpyTag-SpyCatcher chemistry.The bioconjugation was confirmed by MALDI-TOF MS spectra and SDS-PAGE analysis.The TEM and UVvis spectroscopic study further revealed that the DC₆₀ could alter the optical performance and induce aggregation of the target proteins.It thus provides a general and robust method for modifying proteins with C₆₀ derivatives and could potentially be adapted for native conjugation between proteins and other nonbiological motifs as well.     

Anode Engineering of Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells Using Treated ITO

ITO substrates were treated with organic solvent cleaning(OSC), SC1 treatment[V(NH₄OH):V(H₂O₂): V(H₂O)=1:1:5], O₂ plasma and UV ozone, respectively. Combined investigations of atom force microscopy(AFM), water contact angle measurements, ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy(UPS) and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy(XPS) demonstrated that UV ozone treatment could give rise to the smoothest surface, the most hydrophilic property and the highest work function(WF) of ITO due to the removal of hydrophobic C-O impurity from the ITO surface and the enrichments of more oxygen on the ITO surface. When PEDOT:PSS film[(poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy- thiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate)] was deposited on the ITO substrates treated with UV ozone, it showed a lower root-mean- square roughness in AFM images, a higher transmission in UV-Vis transmission spectra and a higher WF in UPS spectra than the PEDOT:PSS films deposited on the ITO substrates treated by other three methods. As a result, the power conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells(PSCs) based on PTB7:PC₇₁BM as an active layer and ITO treated by UV ozone as an anode can reach 8.48% because of the simultaneously improved short circuit current, open circuit voltage and fill factor compared to the PSCs with ITO treated with other three methods.     

一些富勒烯C60双加成物稳定性的理论研究

Ｃ6 0 具有 30个等同的可参与化学反应的活泼双键 ,制备并表征富勒烯多加成产物是富勒烯化学中最前沿的课题之一 .Ｈｉｒｓｃｈ等[15 ]通过研究Ｃ6 0 亚甲基加成反应 ,提出了双加成物立体选择性的一般规律 .我们在Ｃ6 0 氧加成方面做了类似的研究工作[6 8].本文选取几类富勒烯环双加成衍生物即富勒烯氧化产物Ｃ6 0 Ｏ2 [6 ]( 1 )、富勒烯含氮衍生物Ｃ6 0 (ＮＨ) 2 [5 ]( 2 )、富勒烯含吡咯环衍生物Ｃ6 0 (ＣＨ2 ＮＨＣＨ2 ) 2 [9]( 3)和富勒醇前体Ｃ6 0 (ＳＯ4) 2 [10 ]( 4)作为模型分子进行理论研究 ,以探寻富勒烯多加成反应的一般性规律 .…     

新奇二茂铁甲基氮C60衍生物的合成、结构

尽管目前人们对富勒烯[C₆₀]的过渡金属有机物研究较多^[1],但通过氮卡宾方式连接的C₆₀二茂铁衍生物尚未见报道。鉴于对C₆₀反应的浓厚兴趣及二茂铁的广泛应用价值^[2]我们 利用C₆₀的缺电子性^[3]将其与二茂铁甲基氮卡宾进行[1+2]环加成反应,分离并表征了一种具有齿轮式结构的新奇C₆₀二茂铁衍生物(CpFeC₅H₄CH₂N)5C₆₀(l)。     

Effect of solvent polarity on the aggregation of fullerenes: a comparison between C60 and C70

Effect of solvent polarity on the aggregation behaviour of C₇₀ has been investigated in several mixed solvents using optical absorption, fluorescence, dynamic light scattering and scanning electron microscopic measurements and compared with those observed for the other fullerene analogue, C₆₀. It is seen that similar to C₆₀, aggregation of C₇₀ also requires the solvent polarity to exceed some critical value. In terms of solvent dielectric constant the critical solvent polarity, required for C₇₀ aggregation is found to be in the range of 27–31, which is much higher than that required for C₆₀ aggregation (12–14). The large difference in the critical solvent polarity required for C₆₀ and C₇₀ aggregation has been rationalized on the basis of the molecular shapes and the polarizabilities of two fullerene molecules.     

Palladium nanoflowers supported on amino-fullerene as novel catalyst for reduction of 4-nitrophenol

In this study,we report the synthesis of novel palladium nanoflowers(Pd NFs)on amino-functionalized fullerene(C60-NH2)by hydrothermal self-assembly growth using ethylenediamine(EA)as a functional reagent.The successful formation of Pd nanoflowers supported amino-functionalized fullerene(C60-NH2/Pd NFs)is evidenced by UV-vis and powder X-ray diffraction(XRD).The morphology of Pd NFs over the C60-NH2 surface has been investigated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and Fourier-transform infrared(FT-IR)techniques.The supported Pd nanoflowers(Pd NFs/C60-NH2)exhibit remarkably superior catalytic activity toward the reduction of 4-nitrophenol(4-NP).It exhibits remarkable UV-vis spectra response from 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol(4-AP)(99%in 2.0 min)with a turnover frequency of 12.35 min^-1.Its excellent catalytic stability and durability offer the promising application in catalysis.     

C_9H_(10)O_2-0.5ZnCl_2/Al_2O_3的制备及其氧化脱硫性能

通过将C_9H_(10)O_2-0.5ZnCl_2双酸型低共熔溶剂固载到Al_2O_3上制备了C_9H_(10)O_2-0.5ZnCl_2/Al_2O_3催化剂。该催化剂采用XRD、FT-IR、SEM、EDS、N_2吸附-脱附技术进行了分析。以C_9H_(10)O_2-0.5ZnCl_2/Al_2O_3为催化剂,过氧化氢为氧化剂研究模拟油中芳香族硫化物的脱除性能。考察反应参数如温度、催化剂加入量、O/S物质的量比、硫化物类型等对催化剂脱硫活性的影响。实验结果表明,在模拟油为5 mL、催化剂量为0.2 g、O/S比为8、反应温度为60℃、反应时间为180 min的条件下,模拟油中二苯并噻吩(DBT)脱硫率为99.2%。此外,在模拟油氧化脱硫中催化剂循环使用六次,其氧化脱硫活性略有降低。研究了C_9H_(10)O_2-0.5ZnCl_2/Al_2O_3催化氧化脱硫的反应机理。     

一种高迁移率聚合物太阳能电池材料的合成及其器件表征

设计合成了一种中等带隙共轭聚合物,聚[N-(2-己基癸基)-2,2'-二噻吩-3,3'-二甲酰亚胺-交替共聚-5,5-(2,5-双(3-癸氧基噻吩)-2-噻吩基)-噻吩)](PBTI3T-O),其光谱吸收覆盖波长从400 nm到720 nm,具有较宽的吸收范围,同时易溶于氯苯溶剂,利于溶液加工。 PBTI3T-O与[6,6]-苯基-C71-丁酸异甲酯(PC₇₁BM)复合薄膜的空穴迁移率为5.90×10^-3 cm²/(V·s),该迁移率高于其它大部分聚合物电池给体材料。 由于PBTI3T-O较高的空穴迁移率,基于PBTI3T-O/PC₇₁BM的器件在活性层厚度为237 nm时,效率可以达到5.56%。 即使活性层膜厚进一步增加到约300 nm时,器件的效率仍能够保持其最高器件效率的97%,可见其具有在大面积加工工艺中的应用潜力。     

Surface-enhanced vibrational Raman spectroscopy of C60 and C70 on rough silver surfaces

The observation of the surface-enhanced vibrational Raman spectra of vapor-deposited C₆₀ and C₇₀ on rough silver films is reported. Both near-monolayer and multilayer films of pure C₆₀ and of C₆₀/C₇₀ mixtures are studied. The films are obtained by evaporating fullerene samples at temperatures of 683–875 K in ultra-high vacuum. Mixed fullerene samples were greatly enriched in C₇₀ by making use of the slightly different vapor pressures of the two major components at the low end of this temperature range. The spectra contain all the lines of the normal Raman spectra as well as several additional lines caused by a reduction in the stringency of the normal Raman selection rules. These results demonstrate the potential of this technique for detecting small quantities of fullerenes and obtaining their vibrational spectra.     

Effective design of A-D-A small molecules for high performance organic solar cells via F atom substitution and thiophene bridge

Novel A-D-A-type small molecule donors employ thiophene bridge and F-substitution to improve the power conversion efficiency in organic solar cell.     

Dramatic persistence (minutes) of the triplet excited state and efficient singlet oxygen generation for C60 incorporated in Y zeolite and MCM-41 silicate

The triplet excited state of C₆₀ (λ_max=780 nm) lives minutes and can be monitored by conventional spectrophotometers when this fullerene is incorporated inside LiY, as opposed to C₆₀@HY and C₆₀@MCM-41 wherein C₆₀ triplet lives in the submillisecond time scale. C₆₀ adsorbed in LiY or MCM-41 efficiently generates ¹O₂ that was detected by its characteristic NIR emission (λ_em=1270 nm).