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Triimide‐Functionalized n‐Type Polymer Semiconductors Enabling All‐Polymer Solar Cells with Power Conversion Efficiencies Approaching 9%
Author(s) -
Wang Yingfeng,
Yan Zhenglong,
Uddin Mohammad Afsar,
Zhou Xin,
Yang Kun,
Tang Yumin,
Liu Bin,
Shi Yongqiang,
Sun Huiliang,
Deng Aiying,
Dai Junfeng,
Woo Han Young,
Guo Xugang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
solar rrl
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.544
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2367-198X
DOI - 10.1002/solr.201900107
Subject(s) - materials science , polymer , semiconductor , energy conversion efficiency , diimide , polymer solar cell , band gap , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , composite material , organic chemistry , chemistry , molecule , perylene
Two triimide‐functionalized n‐type acceptor polymers are designed and synthesized, which show narrower bandgap, lower‐lying frontier molecular orbital energy levels, and improved film morphology than the diimide‐functionalized analogue polymers. When blended with a p‐type donor polymer semiconductor PTB7‐Th, an outstanding power conversion efficiency of 8.98% with a remarkable open‐circuit voltage of 1.03 V is attained. This efficiency is among the highest values in all‐polymer solar cells (all‐PSCs) reported till today, surpassing that (6.85%) of the diimide‐functionalized analogue polymers by a big margin and even higher than that (8.69%) of the fullerene‐based solar cells. The results demonstrate that the triimide‐functionalized f‐BTI3 is an excellent building block for developing n‐type polymer semiconductors, and the polymer f‐BTI3‐T is among the best‐performing n‐type polymers for applications in all‐PSCs. The structure–property correlations of these imide‐functionalized polymer semiconductors offer important guides for developing high‐performance n‐type polymer semiconductors.