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ArticleNature communications2025

Fused-ring isomerism modulates molecular packing and device performance in non-halogenated organic solar cells.

Jun Zhang, Ruijie Ma, Ruipeng Li, Jie Tang, Dou Luo, Lu Chen, Zhanxiang Chen, Yingyi Wang, Haiyang Chen, Jintao Feng and 7 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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17 authors.

Jun ZhangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials Service Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, PR China.
Ruijie MaDepartment of Electronic and Information Engineering, Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao (GHM) Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7227-5164
Ruipeng LiNational Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA.
Jie TangResearch Institute of Frontier Science, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, PR China.
Dou LuoDepartment of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and Research Institute for Smart Energy The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, PR China.
Lu ChenCollege of New Materials and New Energies, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, PR China.
Zhanxiang ChenGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials Service Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8264-0460
Yingyi WangLaboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, PR China.
Haiyang ChenLaboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9144-0631
Jintao FengSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Intelligent Sensing, Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuits, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin, PR China.
Guangye ZhangCollege of New Materials and New Energies, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2750-7720
Liyang YuResearch Institute of Frontier Science, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, PR China.
Long YeSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Intelligent Sensing, Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuits, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5884-0083
Yaowen LiLaboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-optoelectronics Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Bioinspired Interfacial Materials Science, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7229-582X
Gang LiDepartment of Electronic and Information Engineering, Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao (GHM) Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8399-7771
Chuluo YangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials Service Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, PR China.
Zhenghui LuoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Energy Materials Service Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of New Information Display and Storage Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, PR China. zhhuiluo@szu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3503-828X

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22309119
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subtle changes in molecular backbone geometry impact intermolecular interactions and performance of organic solar cells. Here, three isomeric small-molecule acceptors (NaO1, NaO2, and NaO3) are investigated to reveal how different fused-ring configurations control molecular packing, electronic coupling, and film formation. Structural and spectroscopic analyses show that the linearly fused NaO1 forms a compact three-dimensional packing network with large and balanced electronic couplings (>24 meV) across multiple directions, while the more curved analogues exhibit excessive crystallization and phase segregation. In-situ optical measurements demonstrate that NaO1 promotes fast and continuous structural evolution during film formation, resulting in smooth morphology and homogeneous phase distribution. These structural and dynamic advantages facilitate efficient charge generation and transport, accompanied by reduced non-radiative energy loss, ultimately achieving an efficiency of 20.07% for non-halogenated ternary devices. Our findings highlight how fused-ring isomerism decisively governs structure-packing-performance relationships in organic solar cells.

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