Nature Communications (Aug 2020)
Delocalization of exciton and electron wavefunction in non-fullerene acceptor molecules enables efficient organic solar cells
- Guichuan Zhang,
- Xian-Kai Chen,
- Jingyang Xiao,
- Philip C. Y. Chow,
- Minrun Ren,
- Grit Kupgan,
- Xuechen Jiao,
- Christopher C. S. Chan,
- Xiaoyan Du,
- Ruoxi Xia,
- Ziming Chen,
- Jun Yuan,
- Yunqiang Zhang,
- Shoufeng Zhang,
- Yidan Liu,
- Yingping Zou,
- He Yan,
- Kam Sing Wong,
- Veaceslav Coropceanu,
- Ning Li,
- Christoph J. Brabec,
- Jean-Luc Bredas,
- Hin-Lap Yip,
- Yong Cao
Affiliations
- Guichuan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology
- Xian-Kai Chen
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Jingyang Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology
- Philip C. Y. Chow
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
- Minrun Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology
- Grit Kupgan
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Xuechen Jiao
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
- Christopher C. S. Chan
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay
- Xiaoyan Du
- Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Ruoxi Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology
- Ziming Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology
- Jun Yuan
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University
- Yunqiang Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University
- Shoufeng Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Yidan Liu
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Yingping Zou
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University
- He Yan
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay
- Kam Sing Wong
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay
- Veaceslav Coropceanu
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Ning Li
- Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Christoph J. Brabec
- Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Jean-Luc Bredas
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Hin-Lap Yip
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology
- Yong Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17867-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
Y6, as a non-fullerene acceptor for organic solar cells, has attracted intensive attention because of the low voltage loss and high charge generation efficiency. Here, Zhang et al. find that the delocalization of exciton and electron wavefunction due to strong π-π packing of Y6 is the key for the high performance.
