Open AccessCorrelating Electronic Structure and Device Physics with Mixing Region Morphology in High‐Efficiency Organic Solar Cells
Author(s) -
Leng Shifeng,
Hao Tianyu,
Zhou Guanqing,
Zhu Lei,
Zhong Wenkai,
Yang Yankang,
Zhang Ming,
Xu Jinqiu,
Zhan Junzhe,
Zhou Zichun,
Chen Jiajun,
Lu Shirong,
Tang Zheng,
Shi Zhiwen,
Zhu Haiming,
Zhang Yongming,
Liu Feng
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.202104613
Subject(s) - organic solar cell , mixing (physics) , materials science , ternary operation , photovoltaics , acceptor , fullerene , chemical physics , fermi level , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , electron , photovoltaic system , condensed matter physics , computer science , chemistry , physics , electrical engineering , quantum mechanics , composite material , programming language , engineering , polymer , organic chemistry
The donor/acceptor interaction in non‐fullerene organic photovoltaics leads to the mixing domain that dictates the morphology and electronic structure of the blended thin film. Initiative effort is paid to understand how these domain properties affect the device performances on high‐efficiency PM6:Y6 blends. Different fullerenes acceptors are used to manipulate the feature of mixing domain. It is seen that a tight packing in the mixing region is critical, which could effectively enhance the hole transfer and lead to the enlarged and narrow electron density of state (DOS). As a result, short‐circuit current ( J SC ) and fill factor (FF) are improved. The distribution of DOS and energy levels strongly influences open‐circuit voltage ( V OC ). The raised filling state of electron Fermi level is seen to be key in determining device V OC . Energy disorder is found to be a key factor to energy loss, which is highly correlated with the intermolecular distance in the mixing region. A 17.53% efficiency is obtained for optimized ternary devices, which is the highest value for similar systems. The current results indicate that a delicate optimization of the mixing domain property is an effective route to improve the V OC , J SC , and FF simultaneously, which provides new guidelines for morphology control toward high‐performance organic solar cells.