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The critical role of the donor polymer in the stability of high-performance non-fullerene acceptor organic solar cells
Wang, Yiwen; Luke, Joel; Privitera, Alberto et al.
2023In Joule, 7 (4), p. 810 - 829
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Keywords :
electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy; material degradation; non-fullerene electron acceptor; organic solar cell; polaron pairs; Raman spectroscopy; stability; transient absorption spectroscopy; Commercial applications; Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy; Electron-acceptor; Electron-acceptor components; Materials degradation; Non-fullerene electron acceptor; Operational stability; Performance; Polaron pairs; Transient absorption spectroscopies; Energy (all); General Energy
Abstract :
[en] The poor operational stability of non-fullerene electron acceptor (NFA) organic solar cells (OSCs) currently limits their commercial application. While previous studies have primarily focused on the degradation of the NFA component, we also consider here the electron donor material. We examine the stability of three representative donor polymers, PM6, D18, and PTQ10, paired with the benchmark NFA, Y6. After light soaking PM6 and D18 in air, we find an enhanced conversion of singlet excitons into trapped interchain polaron pairs on sub-100 femtosecond timescales. This process outcompetes electron transfer to Y6, significantly reducing the charge generation yield. However, this pathway is absent in PTQ10. We identify twisting in the benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene (BDT)-thiophene motif shared by PM6 and D18 as the cause. By contrast, PTQ10 does not contain this structural motif and has improved stability. Thus, we show that the donor polymer can be a weak link for OSC stability, which must be addressed collectively with the NFA.
Disciplines :
Chemistry
Author, co-author :
Wang, Yiwen;  School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Luke, Joel;  Department of Physics and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, South Kensington, United Kingdom
Privitera, Alberto;  Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” and INSTM RU, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Rolland, Nicolas ;  Université de Mons - UMONS > Facult?des Sciences > Service de Chimie des mat?iaux nouveaux
Labanti, Chiara;  Department of Physics and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, South Kensington, United Kingdom
Londi, Giacomo;  Laboratory for Computational Modelling of Functional Materials, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, Université de Namur, Namur, Belgium
Lemaur, Vincent  ;  Université de Mons - UMONS > Facult?des Sciences > Service de Chimie des mat?iaux nouveaux
Toolan, Daniel T.W.;  Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Sneyd, Alexander J.;  Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Jeong, Soyeong;  Department of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Qian, Deping;  Department of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Olivier, Yoann;  Laboratory for Computational Modelling of Functional Materials, Namur Institute of Structured Matter, Université de Namur, Namur, Belgium
Sorace, Lorenzo;  Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” and INSTM RU, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Kim, Ji-Seon;  Department of Physics and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, South Kensington, United Kingdom
Beljonne, David ;  Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Science > Service de Chimie des matériaux nouveaux ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Sciences > Chimie des matériaux nouveaux ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Chimie des matériaux nouveaux
Li, Zhe;  School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Gillett, Alexander J. ;  Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Language :
English
Title :
The critical role of the donor polymer in the stability of high-performance non-fullerene acceptor organic solar cells
Publication date :
19 April 2023
Journal title :
Joule
eISSN :
2542-4351
Publisher :
Cell Press
Volume :
7
Issue :
4
Pages :
810 - 829
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Research unit :
S817 - Chimie des matériaux nouveaux
Research institute :
R400 - Institut de Recherche en Science et Ingénierie des Matériaux
Funding text :
A.J.G. thanks the Leverhulme Trust for an Early Career Fellowship (ECF-2022-445). Y.W. and Z.L. acknowledge the funding of UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) ( EP/S020748/1 and EP/S020748/2 ). J.-S.K., J.L., and C.L. also acknowledge the UK EPSRC for the Plastic Electronics Centre for Doctoral Training grant ( EP/L016702/1 ) and the ATIP Program Grant ( EP/T028513/1 ). A.P. acknowledges funding by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research (MIUR) under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.2—Call for tender no. 247 of 19/08/2022 (project ID: SOE_0000064, photodriven spin selectivity in chiral organic molecules and devices—PHOTOCODE). L.S. and A.P. acknowledge support from the MIUR through PRIN project 2017 “quantum detection of chiral-induced spin selectivity at the molecular level” ( 2017Z55KCW ) and Progetto Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2018-2022 (ref. B96C1700020008 ). Computational resources were provided by the Consortium des Équipements de Calcul Intensif (CÉCI), funded by the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifiques de Belgique (F.R.S. – FNRS) under grant no. 2.5020.11 , as well as the Tier-1 supercomputer of the Fedération Wallonie-Bruxelles, infrastructure funded by the Walloon Region under grant agreement no. 1117545 . G.L. and Y.O. acknowledge funding by the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique – FNRS under grant no. F.4534.21 (MIS-IMAGINE). This work has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 964677 . D.B. is a FNRS Research Director. We thank Richard Friend for helpful discussions. We also acknowledge the research group of James Durrant at Imperial College London, in particular Pabitra Shakya Tuladhar.A.J.G. thanks the Leverhulme Trust for an Early Career Fellowship (ECF-2022-445). Y.W. and Z.L. acknowledge the funding of UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (EP/S020748/1 and EP/S020748/2). J.-S.K. J.L. and C.L. also acknowledge the UK EPSRC for the Plastic Electronics Centre for Doctoral Training grant (EP/L016702/1) and the ATIP Program Grant (EP/T028513/1). A.P. acknowledges funding by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research (MIUR) under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.2—Call for tender no. 247 of 19/08/2022 (project ID: SOE_0000064, photodriven spin selectivity in chiral organic molecules and devices—PHOTOCODE). L.S. and A.P. acknowledge support from the MIUR through PRIN project 2017 “quantum detection of chiral-induced spin selectivity at the molecular level” (2017Z55KCW) and Progetto Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2018-2022 (ref. B96C1700020008). Computational resources were provided by the Consortium des Équipements de Calcul Intensif (CÉCI), funded by the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifiques de Belgique (F.R.S. – FNRS) under grant no. 2.5020.11, as well as the Tier-1 supercomputer of the Fedération Wallonie-Bruxelles, infrastructure funded by the Walloon Region under grant agreement no. 1117545. G.L. and Y.O. acknowledge funding by the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique – FNRS under grant no. F.4534.21 (MIS-IMAGINE). This work has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 964677. D.B. is a FNRS Research Director. We thank Richard Friend for helpful discussions. We also acknowledge the research group of James Durrant at Imperial College London, in particular Pabitra Shakya Tuladhar. A.J.G. Y.W. and Z.L. conceived the work. A.J.G. performed the TA and PLQE measurements. Y.W. characterized the OSC devices, prepared the samples for the spectroscopy studies, and performed the steady-state absorption measurements. J.L. and C.L. performed the Raman, APS measurements, and simulated the Raman spectra. A.P. conducted the L-EPR studies. N.R. V.L. and D.B. performed and analyzed the MD and excited-state calculations. G.L. and Y.O. carried out the magnetic property calculations. A.J.S. measured the PDS. D.T.W.T. carried out the GIWAXS measurements. S.J. helped prepare the D18 and PTQ10 films and devices. D.Q. performed the PL measurements. Y.O. L.S. J.-S.K. D.B. and Z.L. supervised their group members involved in the project. A.J.G. Y.W. and Z.L. wrote the manuscript with input from all authors. The authors declare no competing interests.
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