Journal Article10.1002/ADFM.200900832
Nanoscale Phase Separation and High Photovoltaic Efficiency in Solution-Processed, Small-Molecule Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells
Bright Walker,Arnold B. Tamayo,Xuan-Dung Dang,Peter Zalar,Jung Hwa Seo,Andres Garcia,Mananya Tantiwiwat,Thuc-Quyen Nguyen +7 more
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TL;DR: In this article, a non-polymeric, diketopyrrolopyrrole-based donor material that can be solution processed with a fullerene acceptor to produce good quality films is reported.
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Abstract: Research relating to organic solar cells based on solution-processed, bulk heterojunction (BHJ) films has been dominated by polymeric donor materials, as they typically have better film-forming characteristics and film morphology than their small-molecule counterparts. Despite these morphological advantages, semiconducting polymers suffer from synthetic reproducibility and difficult purification procedures, which hinder their commercial viability. Here, a non-polymeric, diketopyrrolopyrrole-based donor material that can be solution processed with a fullerene acceptor to produce good quality films is reported. Thermal annealing leads to suitable phase separation and material distribution so that highly effective BHJ morphologies are obtained. The frontier orbitals of the material are well aligned with those of the fullerene acceptor, allowing efficient electron transfer and suitable open-circuit voltages, leading to power conversion efficiencies of 4.4 ± 0.4% under AM1.5G illumination (100 mW cm−2). Small molecules can therefore be solution processed to form high-quality BHJ films, which may be used for low-cost, flexible organic solar cells.
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