When Electronically Inert Polymers Meet Conjugated Polymers: Emerging Opportunities in Organic Photovoltaics

Jing-Jing Wang; Long Ye

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When Electronically Inert Polymers Meet Conjugated Polymers: Emerging Opportunities in Organic Photovoltaics

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- When Electronically Inert Polymers Meet Conjugated Polymers: Emerging Opportunities in Organic Photovoltaics
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 40, Issue 8, Pages: 861-869(2022)
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  a.School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300350, China
  b.State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
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  yelong@tju.edu.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s10118-022-2762-9
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Jing-Jing Wang, Long Ye. When Electronically Inert Polymers Meet Conjugated Polymers: Emerging Opportunities in Organic Photovoltaics. [J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 40(8):861-869(2022)
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Jing-Jing Wang, Long Ye. When Electronically Inert Polymers Meet Conjugated Polymers: Emerging Opportunities in Organic Photovoltaics. [J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science 40(8):861-869(2022) DOI： 10.1007/s10118-022-2762-9.

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This paper presents recent advances in green-solvent-processable all-PSCs from the material design and morphological control perspective. And further reviews progress in using more environmentally friendly solvents (i.e., water or alcohol) to achieve genuinely sustainable and environmentally friendly manufacturing all-PSCs.

Abstract

Insulating polymers (commodity plastics in particular) are a major category of polymeric materials widely used in our daily life, but they exhibit abysmal electrical conductivity. Instead, conjugated polymers are gaining tremendous interest due to their excellent electrical properties and versatile applications in organic electronics. In this perspective, we provide a concise account of the added value in organic solar cells, as brought by the combined use of conjugated and insulating polymers. The challenging tasks and prospective directions are given to the potential benefits of employing insulating polymer additives, which spans from common commodity plastics to high-temperature resistant resins and thermoplastic elastomers. Particularly, the inert polymers can improve many important properties such as mechanical and thermal robustness but not sacrifice optoelectronic performance.

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Organic solar cellsInsulating polymersPhotovoltaic polymersMiscibilityMorphology

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State Key Laboratory of Fluorinated Functional Membrane Materials and Dongyue Future Hydrogen Energy Materials Company

School of Chemistry, Beihang University

State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University

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