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ArticleNature communications2024

Efficient all-small-molecule organic solar cells processed with non-halogen solvent.

Wei Gao, Ruijie Ma, Top Archie Dela Peña, Cenqi Yan, Hongxiang Li, Mingjie Li, Jiaying Wu, Pei Cheng, Cheng Zhong, Zhanhua Wei and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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Wei Gao *Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Institute of Luminescent Materials and Information Displays, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China.
Ruijie Ma *Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China. ruijie.ma@polyu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7227-5164
Top Archie Dela Peña *Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0023-4793
Cenqi YanCollege of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China.
Hongxiang LiCollege of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China. lihongxiang@scu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-3951-1484
Mingjie LiDepartment of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0417-5089
Jiaying WuAdvanced Materials Thrust, Function Hub, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Nansha, Guangzhou, 511442, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9674-2903
Pei ChengCollege of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1012-749X
Cheng ZhongDepartment of Chemistry, Hubei Key Lab on Organic and Polymeric Optoelectronic Materials, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Zhanhua WeiXiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Institute of Luminescent Materials and Information Displays, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2687-0293
Alex K-Y JenDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong, China. alexjen@cityu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9219-7749
Gang LiDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China. gang.w.li@polyu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8399-7771

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 51961165102Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (RGC, UGC) 15320216, 15221320, C5037-18GShenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission JCYJ20200109105003940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

All-small-molecule organic solar cells with good batch-to-batch reproducibility combined with non-halogen solvent processing show great potential for commercialization. However, non-halogen solvent processing of all-small-molecule organic solar cells are rarely reported and its power conversion efficiencies are very difficult to improve. Herein, we designed and synthesized a small molecule donor BM-ClEH that can take advantage of strong aggregation property induced by intramolecular chlorine-sulfur non-covalent interaction to improve molecular pre-aggregation in tetrahydrofuran and corresponding micromorphology after film formation. Tetrahydrofuran-fabricated all-small-molecule organic solar cells based on BM-ClEH:BO-4Cl achieved high power conversion efficiencies of 15.0% in binary device and 16.1% in ternary device under thermal annealing treatment. In contrast, weakly aggregated BM-HEH without chlorine-sulfur non-covalent bond is almost inefficient under same processing conditions due to poor pre-aggregation induced disordered π-π stacking, indistinct phase separation and exciton dissociation. This work promotes the development of non-halogen solvent processing of all-small-molecule organic solar cells and provides further guidance.

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