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Anthracene‐Assisted Morphology Optimization in Photoactive Layer for High‐Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells
Author(s) -
Fan Hongyu,
Yang Hang,
Wu Yue,
Yildiz Okan,
Zhu Xianming,
Marszalek Tomasz,
Blom Paul W.M.,
Cui Chaohua,
Li Yongfang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202103944
Subject(s) - anthracene , materials science , crystallinity , acceptor , photoactive layer , energy conversion efficiency , active layer , organic solar cell , chemical engineering , ternary operation , polymer solar cell , fullerene , polymer , nanotechnology , photochemistry , layer (electronics) , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , composite material , computer science , chemistry , physics , engineering , programming language , condensed matter physics , thin film transistor
Currently, morphology optimization methods for the fused‐ring nonfullerene acceptor‐based polymer solar cells (PSCs) empirically follow the treatments originally developed in fullerene‐based systems, being unable to meet the diverse molecular structures and strong crystallinity of the nonfullerene acceptors. Herein, a new and universal morphology controlling method is developed by applying volatilizable anthracene as solid additive. The strong crystallinity of anthracene offers the possibility to restrict the over aggregation of fused‐ring nonfullerene acceptor in the process of film formation. During the kinetic process of anthracene removal in the blend under thermal annealing, donor can imbed into the remaining space of anthracene in the acceptor matrix to form well‐developed nanoscale phase separation with bi‐continuous interpenetrating networks. Consequently, the treatment of anthracene additive enables the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of PM6:Y6‐based devices to 17.02%, which is a significant improvement with regard to the PCE of 15.60% for the reference device using conventional treatments. Moreover, this morphology controlling method exhibits general application in various active layer systems to achieve better photovoltaic performance. Particularly, a remarkable PCE of 17.51% is achieved in the ternary PTQ10:Y6:PC 71 BM‐based PSCs processed by anthracene additive. The morphology optimization strategy established in this work can offer unprecedented opportunities to build state‐of‐the‐art PSCs.