Document Type
Journal Article
Department/Unit
Department of Physics
Title
Efficient and Stable Operation of Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells: Retaining a High Built-in Potential
Language
English
Abstract
This work reports our research efforts to improve the operational stability of nonfullerene OSCs by retaining a stable and high built-in potential across the bulk heterojunction (BHJ). The stable built-in potential in the OSCs is realized through suppression of the interfacial reaction between the BHJ and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) hole transporting layer (HTL). The impact of interfacial modification, molybdenum oxide (MoO3) induced oxidation doping of the PEDOT:PSS HTL, on the operational stability of poly[(2,6-(4,8-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl-3-fluoro)thiophen-2-yl)-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b’]dithiophene))-alt-(5,5-(1’,3’-di-2-thienyl-5’,7’-bis(2-ethylhexyl)benzo[1’,2’-c:4’,5’-c’] dithiophene-4,8-dione)] (PBDB-T-2F): 3,9-bis(2-methylene-((3-(1,1-dicyanomethylene)-6,7-difluoro)-indanone))-5,5,11,11-tetrakis(4-hexylphenyl)-dithieno[2,3-d:2’,3’-d’]-s-indaceno [1,2-b:5,6-b’]dithiophene (IT-4F) nonfullerene OSCs has been analyzed. We found that the MoO3-induced oxidation doping in PEDOT:PSS can effectively suppress the interfacial chemical reactions between IT-4F and PEDOT:PSS, a recently identified major degradation mechanism in NFA with 2-(3-oxo-2,3-dihydroinden-1-ylidene)malononitrile moieties-based OSCs. Our findings highlight the importance of retaining high built-in potential to mitigate any associated degradation mechanisms, to accompany the rapid advance in the molecular synthesis of NFAs, toward enhanced operational stability of NFA-based OSCs.
Publication Date
2020
Source Publication Title
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI
10.1039/D0TA08018G
Link to Publisher's Edition
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TA08018G
ISSN (print)
20507488
ISSN (electronic)
20507496
APA Citation
Wang, Y., Han, J., Cai, L., Li, N., Li, Z., & Zhu, F. (2020). Efficient and Stable Operation of Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells: Retaining a High Built-in Potential. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TA08018G