Maojie Zhang

Efficient Polymer Solar Cells Based on Benzothiadiazole and Alkylphenyl Substituted Benzodithiophene with a Power Conversion Efficiency over 8

A new copolymer PBDTP-DTBT based on benzothiadiazole and alkylphenyl substituted benzodithiophene is synthesized and characterized. The correlation of the evolution of the morphology and photovoltaic performance is investigated. The power conversion efficiency of the polymer solar cells based on PBDTP-DTBT/PC71 BM (1:1.5, w/w) reaches up to 8.07%, under the irradiation of AM 1.5G, 100 mW/cm(2) .

Synergistic Effect of Fluorination on Molecular Energy Level Modulation in Highly Efficient Photovoltaic Polymers

The synergistic effect of fluorination on molecular energy level modulation is realized by introducing fluorine atoms onto both the donor and the acceptor moieties in a D-A polymer, and as a result, the polymer solar cell device based on the trifluorinated polymer, PBT-3F, shows a high efficiency of 8.6%, under illumination of AM 1.5G, 100 mW cm(-) (2) .

High efficiency polymer solar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene)/indene-C70 bisadduct with solvent additive

The photovoltaic performance of the polymer solar cells (PSCs) based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) as donor and indene-C70 bisadduct (IC70BA) as acceptor was optimized by using 3 vol% high boiling point solvent additive of 1-chloronaphthalene (CN), N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP), 1,8-octanedithiol (OT) or 1,8-diiodooctane (DIO) without solvent annealing. The optimized PSC based on P3HT : IC70BA (1 : 1, w/w) with 3 vol% CN and pre-thermal annealing at 150 °C for 10 min, exhibits a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 7.40% with Voc of 0.87 V, Jsc of 11.35 mA cm−2 and FF of 75.0%, under the illumination of AM1.5G, 100 mW cm−2. The PCE of 7.40%, the Voc of 0.87 V, and the FF of 75.0% are all the highest values reported in the literature so far for P3HT-based PSCs. The high efficiency is due to the optimized P3HT/IC70BA interpenetrating network and stronger absorption of the active layer by using the additive treatment. Taking into account the advantages of thickness-insensitivity and good reproducibility of the photovoltaic performance of the P3HT-based PSCs as well as the simple device fabrication processes without the need of solvent annealing, the high-efficiency PSCs based on P3HT : IC70BA using CN additive are very promising for future commercialization of PSC devices.

Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance by Modulating Surface Composition in Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells Based on PBDTTT-C-T/PC71BM

For the blend film of PBDTTT-C-T:PC71 BM, the use of 1,8-diiodooctane as the solvent additive enriches the polymer at the top surface, so that a power conversion efficiency of 9.13% is recorded in the inverted polymer solar cell based on the blend, which is much higher than that of the device with conventional structure.

Influence of D/A Ratio on Photovoltaic Performance of a Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cell System

A new copolymer PIDTDTQx based on indacenodithiophene and quinoxaline is synthesized and characterized. The correlation between the D/A ratio, mobility, and photovoltaic properties, as well as morphology of the D/A blend based on a PIDTDTQx:PC(70) BM system is investigated. The power conversion efficiency of the polymer solar cells based on PIDTDTQx/PC(70) BM (1:4, w/w) reaches 7.51%.

PDT‐S‐T: A New Polymer with Optimized Molecular Conformation for Controlled Aggregation and π–π Stacking and Its Application in Efficient Photovoltaic Devices

The correlation among molecular conformation, the crystallinity of the morphology, propensity for π-π stacking, J- versus H-aggregation, and photovoltaic performance have been studied based on two newly designed polymers, PBDTTT-S-T and PDT-S-T. The results show that more linear backbone structure is helpful to improve photovoltaic properties of the polymer, and therefore, molecular conformation should be considered for molecular design of photovoltaic polymers.

A Large‐Bandgap Conjugated Polymer for Versatile Photovoltaic Applications with High Performance

A new copolymer PM6 based on fluorothienyl-substituted benzodithiophene is synthesized and characterized. The inverted polymer solar cells based on PM6 exhibit excellent performance with Voc of 0.98 V and power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.2% for a thin-film thickness of 75 nm. Furthermore, the single-junction semitransparent device shows a high PCE of 5.7%.

Highly Efficient Tandem Polymer Solar Cells with a Photovoltaic Response in the Visible Light Range

Highly efficient polymer solar cells with a tandem structure are fabricated by using two excellent photovoltaic polymers and a highly transparent intermediate recombination layer. Power conversion -efficiencies over 10% can be realized with a photovoltaic response within 800 nm.

An Easy and Effective Method to Modulate Molecular Energy Level of the Polymer Based on Benzodithiophene for the Application in Polymer Solar Cells

Attaching meta-alkoxy-phenyl groups as conjugated side chains is an easy and effective way to modulate the molecular energy level of D-A polymer for photovoltaic application, and the polymer solar cells based on the polymer consisting meta-alkoxy-phenyl groups as conjugated side chain, PBT-OP, shows an enhanced open circuit voltage and thus higher efficiency of 7.50%, under the illumination of AM 1.5G, 100 mW/cm(2) .

A Polythiophene Derivative with Superior Properties for Practical Application in Polymer Solar Cells

A polythiophene derivative called PDCBT, which has a backbone of thiophene units and just carboxylate functional groups to modulate its properties, exhibits properties superior to those of poly(3-hexylthiophene), the classic polythiophene derivative, when used as an electron donor in polymer solar cells (PSCs). The best device, based on PDCBT/PC71BM (1:1), develops a good power conversion efficiency of 7.2%.