Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xuelin Wang, Kaixuan Yang, Xiaoling Ma, Chunyu Xu, Wenjing Xu, Shuping Zhang, Jian Wang, Jian Zhang, Fujun Zhang
Summary: By introducing a narrow bandgap acceptor N3 into polymer solar cells, the performance of PSCs can be significantly improved in terms of photon harvesting and fill factor. The ternary strategy using two Y6-series derivatives as alloyed acceptors shows great potential in enhancing the efficiency of PSCs.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yihan Zeng, Danqin Li, Hongbo Wu, Zeng Chen, Shifeng Leng, Tianyu Hao, Shaobing Xiong, Qifan Xue, Zaifei Ma, Haiming Zhu, Qinye Bao
Summary: Ternary architecture is an efficient strategy to improve the power conversion efficiency of single-junction organic solar cells. In this study, a ternary device with a power conversion efficiency of 18.13% and a fill factor of 80.10% was reported. The advantages of the designed ternary heterojunction are the complementary light absorption and the matched interfacial electronic structures, as well as the optimized microstructure and enhanced charge transport.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jianjun Yang, Xiansheng Wang, Xiaobao Yu, Jiaxuan Liu, Zhi Zhang, Jian Zhong, Junsheng Yu
Summary: In this study, a novel non-fullerene acceptor material, D18-Cl, was doped into the PM6:Y6 blend to fabricate the best-performing organic solar cell. The results indicate the critical importance of selecting an appropriate third component and optimizing the doping ratio to enhance the performance of ternary organic solar cells.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhenkun Lin, Jifa Wu, Feng Tang, Xiaobin Peng
Summary: The researchers synthesized two porphyrin electron acceptors with an A-2 pi-D-2 pi-A structure, which improve the crystallization of Y6 and the exciton dissociation, leading to enhanced fill factors (FF) and power conversion efficiencies (PCE) in ternary organic solar cells (OSCs).
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Suhyun Park, Chang Eun Song, Du Hyeon Ryu, Dakyeung Oh, Joonghan Kim, In-Nam Kang
Summary: A series of BT-rhodanine-based nonfullerene acceptors (NFAs) were designed and synthesized, with BT-rhoCN showing lower HOMO and LUMO levels compared to BT-rho. The ternary organic solar cell with 10% BT-rho exhibited a higher PCE and enhanced hole and electron mobilities, as well as high crystallinity.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiaoling Ma, Anping Zeng, Jinhua Gao, Zhenghao Hu, Chunyu Xu, Jae Hoon Son, Sang Young Jeong, Caixia Zhang, Mengyang Li, Kai Wang, He Yan, Zaifei Ma, Yongsheng Wang, Han Young Woo, Fujun Zhang
Summary: A series of ternary organic photovoltaics have been successfully fabricated by incorporating Y6-1O, which leads to an increase in open-circuit voltage and power conversion efficiency of the devices. By finely adjusting the content of Y6-1O, the optimal device with 30% Y6-1O achieves a conversion efficiency of 17.91%, with significantly improved short-circuit current density and fill factor.
NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiangyu Li, Ailing Tang, Helin Wang, Zongtao Wang, Mengzhen Du, Qiang Guo, Qing Guo, Erjun Zhou
Summary: In this study, 3D-structured molecules were introduced as guest acceptors to improve the photovoltaic performance of ternary organic solar cells (OSCs). Three four-arm molecules were successfully synthesized and added to the classical system, resulting in ultra-high power-conversion efficiencies. These molecules acted as energy donors to increase charge generation and also enhanced charge transfer between PM6 and the molecules. Introducing these molecules modified the molecular energy level and inhibited self-aggregation, reducing energy loss and balancing charge transport.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Laura Wieland, Han Li, Xuning Zhang, Jianhui Chen, Benjamin S. S. Flavel
Summary: An organic solar cell using single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) as the electron donor and fullerene derivatives as the acceptor is studied. Different combinations of SWCNTs and acceptors, including C-60 and three nonfullerene acceptors, are evaluated in bilayer solar cells. The results show that SWCNTs can extend the light absorption of the solar cells into the infrared region, but their concentration needs to be balanced with the solvent-induced changes to the active layer morphology.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Elifnaz Saglamkaya, Artem Musiienko, Mohammad Saeed Shadabroo, Bowen W. Sun, Sreelakshmi Chandrabose, Oleksandra Shargaieva, Giulia Lo M. Gerfo, Niek F. F. van Hulst, Safa Shoaee
Summary: Non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) have significantly increased the efficiency of bulk heterojunction organic solar cells, with a potential milestone of 20% approaching. However, the mechanisms of how these materials function challenge the conventional understanding of organic solar cells. This study presents a Y6 device with an efficiency over 4.5% and investigates the generation, recombination, and transport of charges to understand the unique properties of Y6. The data suggests that Y6 generates abundant bulk free charges with ambipolar mobility that can be extracted when transport layers are present.
MATERIALS HORIZONS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jose G. Sanchez, Andrea Cabrera-Espinoza, Eugenia Martinez-Ferrero, Juan Luis Delgado, Emilio Palomares
Summary: Ternary organic solar cells hold promise in enhancing power conversion efficiency through the combination of fullerene and non-fullerene acceptors for better charge dissociation and collection. The study on chalcogen-substituted PCBM derivatives revealed that the addition of PCBTh and PCBSe derivatives improved short circuit current density and fill factor, suppressing charge recombination. Surface and thermal analysis confirmed the importance of organized thin film nanomorphology in optimizing morphology and reducing carrier losses, with TOSC containing PCBTh exhibiting the highest power conversion efficiency at 14.6%.
MATERIALS ADVANCES
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jun Yuan, Yingping Zou
Summary: This Minireview presents a brief history of the design and synthesis of A-DA'D-A type non-fullerene acceptor molecules for organic solar cells (OSCs), with a focus on the progressive design and synthesis of the Y6 molecule in the Yingping Zou group.
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qing Guo, Qiang Guo, Yanfang Geng, Ailing Tang, Maojie Zhang, Mengzhen Du, Xiangnan Sun, Erjun Zhou
Summary: The past two years have seen rapid progress in organic solar cells, driven by the newly developed nonfullerene acceptor Y6. In addition to the development of donor/acceptor materials, other factors have also contributed to the advancement of OSCs. This review focuses on the classic PM6:Y6 material combination and summarizes recent progress in OSCs.
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhen-Chuan Wen, Hang Yin, Xiao-Tao Hao
Summary: The review summarizes the recent progress of high efficiency OSCs based on PM6:Y6, highlighting the important role of Y6 as a non-fullerene acceptor in enhancing solar cell efficiency. It also provides insights into the future directions and challenges for research in this area.
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ana Cetkovic, Alessandro Bellapianta, Mihai Irimia-Vladu, Jakob Hofinger, Cigdem Yumusak, Andrea Corna, Markus Clark Scharber, Gunther Zeck, Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci, Matthias Bolz, Ahmad Salti
Summary: A retinal prosthesis using organic photovoltaic semiconductors shows promising potential for restoring vision to patients with retinal dystrophies. In this study, cytotoxicity assessments were conducted on various organic materials, and the mixture of D18/Y6 was found to be non-toxic. This indicates that D18/Y6 can be further investigated as a safe retinal implant.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yunjie Xiang, Chunlin Xu, Shaohui Zheng
Summary: Researchers have designed four new acceptors, Y6-NO2, Y6-IN, Y6-ERHD, and Y6-CAO, with different terminal groups. The results show that with the enhanced electron-withdrawing ability of the terminal group, the fundamental gaps become lower, the wavelengths of the main absorption peaks red-shift, and the total oscillator strength increases. Additionally, the electron mobility of Y6-NO2, Y6-IN, and Y6-CAO is significantly higher than that of Y6.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Chunyu Xu, Haiyan Chen, Zijin Zhao, Jinhua Gao, Xiaoling Ma, Shirong Lu, Xiaoli Zhang, Zeyun Xiao, Fujun Zhang
Summary: In this study, small molecule organic photovoltaics (SMPVs) were fabricated using a liquid crystalline donor material BTR-Cl and two similar optical bandgap non-fullerene acceptor materials BTP-BO-4F and Y6. The ternary SMPVs with 30 wt% Y6 achieved a high power conversion efficiency of 14.46% due to a well trade-off between phase separation and photon harvesting. Incorporating Y6 into the acceptors improved the performance of SMPVs significantly.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Xuelin Wang, Qianqian Sun, Jinhua Gao, Jian Wang, Chunyu Xu, Xiaoling Ma, Fujun Zhang
Summary: The review article summarizes the typical donor and acceptor materials in efficient organic photovoltaics (OPVs), with a focus on the use of Y6 or its derivatives as electron acceptors, which have led to power conversion efficiencies exceeding 18%. The article also highlights the importance of ternary strategy in improving PCE and introduces typical research work on ternary strategies and tandem structures for efficient OPV device design and material selection.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qianqian Sun, Yujie Xu, Zhicheng Gao, Hang Zhou, Qian Zhang, Ruichong Xu, Chao Zhang, Haizi Yao, Mei Liu
Summary: This study successfully introduced core-satellite nanostructures of metal oxide/metal nanoparticles into SERS substrates, achieving an ultralow limit of detection and high enhancement factors. These structures have potential for low-cost mass production of large-area SERS substrates.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yujie Xu, Hang Zhou, Pengyi Duan, Baojie Shan, Wenjing Xu, Jian Wang, Mei Liu, Fujun Zhang, Qianqian Sun
Summary: This study demonstrates the great potential application of natural biomolecule methionine in improving the performance of organic solar cells (OSCs), by using it as the electron transport layer (ETL) in inverted OSCs. The surface modification effects of methionine on zinc oxide (ZnO) were analyzed, and it was found that methionine can significantly reduce surface defects, optimize surface morphology, improve compatibility, and enhance charge transport in OSCs.
Editorial Material
Energy & Fuels
Xinlei Wu, Yuanpeng Zhang, Kaihang Shi, Xiaoling Ma, Fujun Zhang
Article
Polymer Science
Yue Wang, Chunyu Xu, Chong Wang, Yutong Yan, Qianqian Sun, Xiaoling Ma, Fujun Zhang
Summary: The recombination of advantages from two binary-organic photovoltaics (OPVs) into a ternary cell, with ITIC as a photon harvesting reinforcing agent and morphology regulator, leads to over 11.5% improvement in power conversion efficiency. The good compatibility between BTP-4F-12 and ITIC allows for optimizing their relative content to achieve a well balanced three key photovoltaic parameters in ternary-OPVs.
JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yaning Zhou, Haizi Yao, Chundong Liu, Mengyu Chen, Chao Zhang, Mei Liu, Jian Wang, Fujun Zhang, Jing Yu, Baoyuan Man, Qianqian Sun
Summary: The study introduced micrometer-scale grating structure and nanometer-scale zinc oxide nano spikes into the SERS substrate, forming an optimized multiscale 3D structure with high sensitivity and enhancement factor for Rhodamine 6G as the probe molecule.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mei Liu, Yujie Xu, Zhicheng Gao, Chao Zhang, Jing Yu, Jian Wang, Xiaoling Ma, Haixia Hu, Hang Yin, Fujun Zhang, Baoyuan Man, Qianqian Sun
Summary: Sarcosine as an ETL successfully improved the performance of inverted organic solar cells by reducing the work function and increasing surface energy of ITO or ITO/ZnO, optimizing the morphology and molecular arrangement of the active layers, promoting charge transport and collection, and ultimately enhancing the power conversion efficiency.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wei Gao, Xiaoling Ma, Qiaoshi An, Jinhua Gao, Cheng Zhong, Fujun Zhang, Chuluo Yang
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiaoling Ma, Qiaoshi An, Olzhas A. Ibraikulov, Patrick Leveque, Thomas Heiser, Nicolas Leclerc, Xiaoli Zhang, Fujun Zhang
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2020)
