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Introducing methoxy or fluorine substitutions on the conjugated side chain to reduce the voltage loss of organic solar cells†
Jiacheng Wang,Ailing Tang,Xingguo Chen,Zhixiang Wei
Journal of Materials Chemistry C Pub Date : 07/13/2021 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D1TC02700J
Abstract

Developing an effective method to decrease the voltage loss (Vloss) and increase the short-circuit current density (JSC) simultaneously is of vital importance to realize high-efficiency organic photovoltaics (OPVs). Herein, we adopted three material combinations based on three medium bandgap (1.91 eV) benzotriazole (BTA)-based polymer donors (J52, J52-F, J52-OMe) and a narrow bandgap (1.48 eV) thiophene-fused benzotriazole containing a small molecule acceptor (JC2) to balance the JSC and open-circuit voltage (VOC). JC2 extended the light harvesting region, affording a high JSC. Methoxy or fluorine substitutions effectively decrease ΔV2 and ΔV3 due to their decreased charge transfer (CT) state absorption and enhanced EL external quantum efficiency (EQEEL). Consequently, a significant reduction of total voltage loss of 0.589 V is realized in both J52-OMe and J52-F based devices compared to a large one (0.725 V) for J52:JC2. J52-F and J52-OMe achieved high VOC values of 0.991 V and 0.986 V, much higher than that of the J52:JC2 combination (0.850 V). On the other hand, in the substituted two blend films a slower charge transfer process and lower hole/electron mobilities than those of the J52:JC2 blend occurred, leading to their slightly lower JSC. Finally, J52-F:JC2 and J52-OMe:JC2 reach a fine balance between VOC and JSC, producing power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 11.4% and 11.2%, respectively. This work not only expands the accessible material combinations used in high VOC systems, but also provides a deep insight into how the subtle substitutions affect their OPV performances.

Graphical abstract: Introducing methoxy or fluorine substitutions on the conjugated side chain to reduce the voltage loss of organic solar cells
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