a.Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
b.Hubei Engineering Technology Research Center of Optoelectronic and New Energy Materials, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
c.Department of Materials and Food, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Zhongshan Institute, Zhongshan 528402, China
kevinlin1990@163.com (K.W.L.)
able.ztliu@wit.edu.cn (Z.T.L.)
duanchunhui@scut.edu.cn (C.H.D.)
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Zhao, Y. L.; Zhang, Y.; Yuan, X. Y.; Deng, W. Y.; Zhang, B.; Pang, S. T.; Yin, B. Y.; Wu, H. B.; Lin, K. W.; Liu, Z. T.; Duan, C. H.; Huang, F.; Cao, Y. Halogen-free polymer donors based on 3,4-dicyanothiophene for high-performance polymer solar cells. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 40, 905–913
Yun-Li Zhao, Yue Zhang, Xi-Yue Yuan, et al. Halogen-free Polymer Donors Based on 3,4-Dicyanothiophene for High-performance Polymer Solar Cells[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2022, 40(8): 905-913.
Zhao, Y. L.; Zhang, Y.; Yuan, X. Y.; Deng, W. Y.; Zhang, B.; Pang, S. T.; Yin, B. Y.; Wu, H. B.; Lin, K. W.; Liu, Z. T.; Duan, C. H.; Huang, F.; Cao, Y. Halogen-free polymer donors based on 3,4-dicyanothiophene for high-performance polymer solar cells. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2022, 40, 905–913 DOI: 10.1007/s10118-022-2721-5.
Yun-Li Zhao, Yue Zhang, Xi-Yue Yuan, et al. Halogen-free Polymer Donors Based on 3,4-Dicyanothiophene for High-performance Polymer Solar Cells[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2022, 40(8): 905-913. DOI: 10.1007/s10118-022-2721-5.
A set of halogen-free polymers (PBCNT25
PBCNT50
and PBCNT75) based on 3
4-dicyanothiophene (DCT) have been constructed via ternary random copolymerization for high-performance polymer solar cells (PSCs). A remarkable efficiency of 15.7% has been achieved in PBCNT75:Y6-BO blend
which is one of the best results achieved by halogen-free polymers.
Polymer solar cells (PSCs) consisting of a polymer donor and a small molecular acceptor is a promising photovoltaic technology
whose device performance is determined by both polymer donor and small molecular acceptor. Halogen atoms such as fluorine or chlorine atoms were usually introduced onto the polymer donors to downshift the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy levels and improve the open-circuit voltage (
V
OC
) of the PSCs. However
the introduction of the halogen atoms especially fluorine atoms greatly complicates the polymer synthesis. Herein
we report the use of a structural simple and easily synthesized building block
3
4-dicyanothiophene (DCT)
to construct a set of halogen-free polymer donors PBCNT
x
(
x
=25
50
75)
via
ternary random copolymerization. The introduction of DCT units not only simplified the synthesis
but also downshifted the HOMO energy levels of the polymers and improved the
V
OC
of PSCs effectively. Encouragingly
the PBCNT75 afforded a power conversion efficiency up to 15.7% with a
V
OC
of 0.83 V
which are among the top values for halogen-free polymer donors. This work shows that the introduction of DCT units is a simple yet effective strategy to construct halogen-free and low-cost polymer donors for high-performance PSCs.
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