Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 44, Issue 5, 052201(2023)

Optimizing the morphology of all-polymer solar cells for enhanced photovoltaic performance and thermal stability

Kang An1, Wenkai Zhong2, Chunguang Zhu1, Feng Peng3, Lei Xu1, Zhiwei Lin4, Lei Wang5, Cheng Zhou1, Lei Ying1、*, Ning Li1、**, and Fei Huang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
  • 2Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Center of Hydrogen Science, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 3South China Institute of Collaborative Innovation, Dongguan 523808, China
  • 4South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
  • 5School of Light Industry and Engineering & State Key Laboratory of Pulp & Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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    (Color online) (a) Chemical structures of the polymer donor PTzBI-oF and the polymer acceptor PS1. (b) Schematic diagram of all-PSCs fabricated by the blend casting (BC) and sequential deposition (SD) methods.
    (Color online) (a) Absorption spectra of neat PTzBI-oF and PS1 films without and with DBE additives. (b) Absorption profiles of blend-casting PTzBI-oF:PS1 and sequentially deposited PTzBI-oF/PS1 blend film. (c, d) Photoluminescent spectra of PTzBI-oF, PS1, blend-casting PTzBI-oF:PS1 and sequentially deposited PTzBI-oF/PS1 film, excited at 620 and 775 nm.
    (Color online) (a)J–V characteristics, (b) EQE spectra and corresponding integratedJSC curves of sequential deposition and blend casting all-PSCs.
    (Color online) (a) Impedance spectra with the equivalent circuits as inset, (b) normalized transient photovoltage and (c) transient photocurrent curves, (d)Jph−Veff characteristics, (e) dependence ofVOC and (f)JSC on light intensity (Plight) measurements for PTzBI-oF:PS1 based devices constructed by sequential deposition and blend casting methods.
    (Color online) GIWAXS (a) 2D images and (b) sector averaged curves in the IP (dotted lines) and OOP (solid lines) directions. (c) Summary of the peak area of lamellar stacking and π−π stacking reflections. (d) Pole figure of π−π stacking reflections, where the azimuthal angle χ is zero in theqxy direction and 90o in theqz direction.
    (Color online) Normalized parameters for optimized PTzBI-oF:PS1 based all-PSCs fabricated by sequential deposition and blend casting methods continuously thermal aging at 65 °C.
    • Table 1. Photovoltaic parameters of sequential deposition and blend casting all-PSCs.

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      Table 1. Photovoltaic parameters of sequential deposition and blend casting all-PSCs.

      All-PSCsVOC (V)JSC (mA/cm2)FF (%)PCEa (%)JSC, EQEb (mA/cm2)
      a Average values were obtained from 10 separate devices;b IntegratedJSC values from the EQE spectra.
      SD(as-cast)0.940.94 ± 0.0116.5116.49 ± 0.2045.9445.26 ± 1.387.136.90 ± 0.2316.28
      SD(optimized)0.910.91 ± 0.0123.1822.96 ± 0.2272.35 71.67 ± 0.6815.2114.96 ± 0.2523.01
      BC(optimized)0.900.90 ± 0.0121.9121.78 ± 0.1361.3960.28 ± 1.1112.0411.75 ± 0.2921.55
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    Kang An, Wenkai Zhong, Chunguang Zhu, Feng Peng, Lei Xu, Zhiwei Lin, Lei Wang, Cheng Zhou, Lei Ying, Ning Li, Fei Huang. Optimizing the morphology of all-polymer solar cells for enhanced photovoltaic performance and thermal stability[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2023, 44(5): 052201

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    Category: Articles

    Received: Dec. 4, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jun. 15, 2023

    The Author Email: Ying Lei (msleiying@scut.edu.cn), Li Ning (ningli2022@scut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/44/5/052201

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