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Dopant‐Free, Donor–Acceptor‐Type Polymeric Hole‐Transporting Materials for the Perovskite Solar Cells with Power Conversion Efficiencies over 20%
Author(s) -
You Guofeng,
Zhuang Qixin,
Wang Lijun,
Lin Xinyu,
Zou Ding,
Lin Zhenghuan,
Zhen Hongyu,
Zhuang Wenliu,
Ling Qidan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201903146
Subject(s) - materials science , energy conversion efficiency , dopant , electron mobility , acceptor , perovskite (structure) , polymer , thiophene , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , doping , organic chemistry , composite material , physics , engineering , condensed matter physics , chemistry
The rich molecular design of electron donor (D)–acceptor (A) polymers offers many valuable clues to obtain high‐efficiency hole‐transporting materials (HTMs) for use in perovskite solar cells (PVSCs). The fused aromatic or heteroaromatic units can increase the conjugation of the polymer backbone to facilitate electron delocalization, which increases the rigidity of adjacent units to prevent rotational disorder and lower the reorganization energy, leading to improved carrier mobility and optimized film morphology. In this work, fused‐ring ladder‐type indacenodithiophene and indacenodithieno[3,2‐b]thiophene are used as D units, benzodithiophene‐4,8‐dione as the A unit, and thienothiophene as a π‐bridge to form the D–A polymers PBDTT and PBTTT, respectively. Both polymers exhibit favorable properties as HTMs including suitable energy levels, high hole mobility, and excellent film quality. Both dopant‐free HTMs endow n‐i‐p PVSCs with promising performance and stability. A maximum power conversion efficiency of 20.28% is achieved for PBDTT‐based devices, which is among the highest values reported to date.