Photovoltaic Efficiency Enhancement by the Generation of an Embedded Silica‐Like Passivation Layer along the P3HT/PCBM Interface Using an Asymmetric Block‐Copolymer Additive

Han, Min-Gu; Kim, Hyungsoo; Seo, Hyungtak; Ma, Biwu; Park, Ji‐Woong

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“…225 In recent 5 years, various block copolymer compatibilizers were synthesized and used as the third component in OSCs. [226][227][228][229][230][231][232][233][234][235][236][237][238][239][240][241] Block copolymers with rodcoil structure were the most widely used polymer additives. Han et al 226 used an asymmetric rod-coil block copolymer P3HT-b-PTMSM in P3HT/PC 61 BM blend to form a passivation layer between the microscopically phase-separated D/A domains.…”

Section: Donor/polymer Additive/acceptormentioning

confidence: 99%

Versatile third components for efficient and stable organic solar cells

2015

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REVIEW This journal isOrganic solar cells (OSCs) with third component consisting of a donor material, an acceptor material and a third component (organic or inorganic, semiconductor or insulator) received increasing attention in recent five years and the power conversion efficiencies approached 10%. Compared with the traditional binary (two-component) blend, three-component OSCs presented some advantages: broader and stronger absorption, more efficient charge transfer, more efficient charge transport pathways, better charge extraction at electrodes and improved stability. Various types of third components, such as light-absorbing small molecules or polymers, fullerene or non-fullerene acceptors, metal-or carbon-based nano materials, quantum dots, and polymer or small molecule nonvolatile additives were used in OSCs. In this contribution, we review the recent developments in three-component OSCs using various third components. In particular, the absorption complementation, phase separation and nanostructure in three-component OSCs are addressed. Graphical contents entryThis review highlights the recent progress on the fabrication of organic solar cells with various third components which can improve the power conversion efficiency and stability.

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Section: Donor/polymer Additive/acceptormentioning

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Versatile third components for efficient and stable organic solar cells

2015

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“…BHJSCs were fabricated by adding an asymmetric rod − coil block copolymer P3HT‐ b ‐PTMSM ( P12 , Fig. ) consisting of P3HT as the majority block and poly[(3‐trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate] (PTMSM) as the minority block in a P3HT:PCBM mixture followed by brief thermal treatment . Upon evaporation of the solvent, the P3HT block of P12 cocrystallized with the P3HT chains and then phase separated from the PCBM domains, resulting in PTMSM blocks sitting at the interfacial regions between the P3HT and PCBM domains (Fig.…”

Section: Block Copolymer Compatibilizers In Polymer − Fullerene Solarmentioning

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“…(c) Thermal crosslinking of PTMSM domains to the silica‐containing layer in the P3HT : PCBM interface. Note that one among several P3HT chains contains a PTMSM tail …”

Section: Block Copolymer Compatibilizers In Polymer − Fullerene Solarmentioning

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Nanostructuring compatibilizers of block copolymers for organic photovoltaics

Yuan

Chen

2014

Polym. Int.

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The performance and stability of organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices based upon bulk heterojunction blends of donor and acceptor materials have been shown to be highly dependent on the morphology of the active layer. Block copolymers, which naturally self-assemble into periodic ordered nanostructures, can be utilized in diverse ways to control morphology on a length scale relevant for charge separation, recombination and transportation, which makes them promising candidates for high performance and thermally stable OPV devices. This minireview presents a brief statistical discussion of inter-study correlations and a summary of past interfacial research on block copolymer nanostructuring compatibilizers for OPVs.

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“…Controlling this feature of thermal stability is thus a key‐parameter in determining OPV efficiencies and lifetimes. Several approaches have been taken to manage this aggregation, and include processing techniques such as thermal and solvent annealing, and the employment of molecular additives, and macromolecular compatibilisers …”

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Oligo- and poly(fullerene)s for photovoltaic applications: Modeled electronic behaviors and synthesis

Silva

Ramanitra

Bregadiolli

et al. 2017

J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem.

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The atom transfer radical addition polymerization (ATRAP) of fullerene to give poly(fullerene)s (PFs) for organic electronics is explored. Quantum chemistry maps the expected electronic behavior of PFs with respect to common electron acceptors, namely fullerene, phenyl‐C61‐butyric acid methyl ester and its bis‐adduct, and mono‐ and bis‐indine‐fullerene derivatives. Surprisingly, it is found that PFs should demonstrate electron affinities and LUMO energy levels closer to the bis‐derivatives than the mono‐adducts, even though only one C60 double‐bond is used in PF chain formation. A self‐consistent library of PFs is synthesized and a correlation between structural characteristics and molecular weights is found. While comonomers with –OC16H33 linear side‐chains lead to the highest known ATRAP molecular weights of 21000 g mol−1, like‐for‐like, branched side‐chains permit syntheses of higher molecular weights and more soluble polymers. Of the series, however, PFs with ‐OC12 side‐chains are expected to be of the greatest interest for opto‐electronic applications due to their ease of handling and highest regioregularity. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 1345–1355

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Photovoltaic Efficiency Enhancement by the Generation of an Embedded Silica‐Like Passivation Layer along the P3HT/PCBM Interface Using an Asymmetric Block‐Copolymer Additive

Cited by 27 publications

References 49 publications

Versatile third components for efficient and stable organic solar cells

Versatile third components for efficient and stable organic solar cells

Nanostructuring compatibilizers of block copolymers for organic photovoltaics

Oligo- and poly(fullerene)s for photovoltaic applications: Modeled electronic behaviors and synthesis

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