High performance tandem organic solar cells via a strongly infrared-absorbing narrow bandgap acceptor

Zhenrong Jia; Shucheng Qin; Lei Meng; Qing Ma; Indunil Angunawela; Jinyuan Zhang; Xiaojun Li; Yakun He; Wenbin Lai; Ning Li; Harald Ade; Christoph J. Brabec; Yongfang Li

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20431-6

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

High performance tandem organic solar cells via a strongly infrared-absorbing narrow bandgap acceptor

Zhenrong Jia,
Shucheng Qin,
Lei Meng,
Qing Ma,
Indunil Angunawela,
Jinyuan Zhang,
Xiaojun Li,
Yakun He,
Wenbin Lai,
Ning Li,
Harald Ade,
Christoph J. Brabec,
Yongfang Li

Affiliations

Zhenrong Jia: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shucheng Qin: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lei Meng: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qing Ma: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Indunil Angunawela: Department of Physics and Organic and Carbon Electronics Laboratories (ORaCEL), North Carolina State University
Jinyuan Zhang: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaojun Li: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yakun He: Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Wenbin Lai: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ning Li: Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Harald Ade: Department of Physics and Organic and Carbon Electronics Laboratories (ORaCEL), North Carolina State University
Christoph J. Brabec: Institute of Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Yongfang Li: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20431-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Development of tandem organic solar cells has been limited by the choice of near-infrared absorbing materials for the rear cell. Here, the authors report a simple strategy to extend the conjugation length of acceptor Y6 and broaden its absorption range to near-infrared region. A tandem organic solar cell with efficiency of 16.4% was achieved.

Published in Nature Communications

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