Random terpolymer based on thiophene-thiazolothiazole unit enabling efficient non-fullerene organic solar cells

Jingnan Wu; Guangwei Li; Jin Fang; Xia Guo; Lei Zhu; Bing Guo; Yulong Wang; Guangye Zhang; Lingeswaran Arunagiri; Feng Liu; He Yan; Maojie Zhang; Yongfang Li

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18378-9

Nature Communications (Sep 2020)

Random terpolymer based on thiophene-thiazolothiazole unit enabling efficient non-fullerene organic solar cells

Jingnan Wu,
Guangwei Li,
Jin Fang,
Xia Guo,
Lei Zhu,
Bing Guo,
Yulong Wang,
Guangye Zhang,
Lingeswaran Arunagiri,
Feng Liu,
He Yan,
Maojie Zhang,
Yongfang Li

Affiliations

Jingnan Wu: Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
Guangwei Li: Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
Jin Fang: Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
Xia Guo: Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
Lei Zhu: Department of Physics and Astronomy and Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Bing Guo: Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
Yulong Wang: Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
Guangye Zhang: eFlexPV Limited, Flat/RM B, 12/F, Hang Seng Causeway Bay BLDG
Lingeswaran Arunagiri: Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Feng Liu: Department of Physics and Astronomy and Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
He Yan: Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Maojie Zhang: Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University
Yongfang Li: Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18378-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The batch reproducibility of polymer donor materials limits the performance of polymer solar cells. Here Wu et al. develop a polymer donor PM1 by random terpolymerization strategy with a high efficiency of 17.6% in the device and excellent batch-to-batch reproducibility.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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