The halide perovskite blue light emitting diodes(PeLEDs)attracted many researchers because of its fascinating optoelectrical properties.This review introduces the recent progress of blue PeLEDs which focuses on emissi...The halide perovskite blue light emitting diodes(PeLEDs)attracted many researchers because of its fascinating optoelectrical properties.This review introduces the recent progress of blue PeLEDs which focuses on emissive layers and interlayers.The emissive layer covers three types of perovskite structures:perovskite nanocrystals(PeNCs),2-dimensional(2D)and quasi-2D perovskites,and bulk(3D)perovskites.We will discuss about the remaining challenges of blue PeLEDs,such as limited performances,device instability issues,which should be solved for blue PeLEDs to realize next generation displays.展开更多
All-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs)have made significant progress recently,but few studies have been conducted to investigate the lab-to-manufacturing translation from the spin-coating method to the printing process.Her...All-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs)have made significant progress recently,but few studies have been conducted to investigate the lab-to-manufacturing translation from the spin-coating method to the printing process.Here,the random copolymerization method and non-conjugated backbone approach are integrated to manipulate the morphology and photoelectric properties of the active layer for large-area printed all-PSCs.A series of non-conjugated terpolymer acceptors PYSe-TC_(6)T(x)(x=5,10,and 20,refers to the molar ratio of TC_(6)T unit)are developed by covalently introducing non-conjugated unit TC_(6)T into the PYSe host bipolymer by random copolymerization.The spin-coated PYSe-TC_(6)T(10)-based all-PSC demonstrates the best power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 13.54%,superior to the PYSe-based one(12.45%).More intriguingly,morphological studies reveal that a combination of the random polymerization and non-conjugated backbone strategy can effectively prevent the active layer from overaggregation and improve the film quality during the printing process,thereby minimizing the efficiency and technology gap between spin-coated small-area devices and blade-coated large-area devices.By directly using the same preparation condition of spin-coating,the blade-coated small-area(0.04 cm^(2))delivers a PCE of 12.83%and the large-area(1.21 cm^(2))device achieves a PCE of 11.96%with a small PCE loss.Both PCE value and PCE loss are one of the most outstanding performances of the bladecoated all-PSCs.These findings reveal that a combination of the non-conjugated flexible backbone with random copolymerization to develop non-conjugated terpolymers is an attractive design concept to smoothly realize the lab-to-manufacturing translation.展开更多
Organic solar cells based on narrow bandgap small-molecule acceptors(SMAs)with highly crystalline characteristics have attracted great attentions for their superiority in obtaining high photovoltaic efficiency.Employi...Organic solar cells based on narrow bandgap small-molecule acceptors(SMAs)with highly crystalline characteristics have attracted great attentions for their superiority in obtaining high photovoltaic efficiency.Employing highly crystalline SMAs to enhance power conversion efficiencies(PCEs)by regulating and controlling morphology and compatibility of donor and acceptor materials has turned out to be an effective approach.In this study,we synthesized three different crystalline SMAs by using fluorine substitution on alkoxyphenyl conjugated side chains to modulate the relationship of crystallinity and morphologies,namely ZY1(zero F atoms),ZY2(two F atoms),and ZY3(four F atoms).The three SMAs show the broad absorption edges and similar frontier orbital energy levels,generating the analogical(over 0.9 V)open circuit voltage(VOC)of the polymer solar cells(PSCs).As a result,the PM6:ZY2-based PSCs yield a PCE of 10.81%with a VOC of 0.95 V,a short-circuit current density(JSC)of 16.154 mA cm^(-2),and a fill factor(FF)of 0.71,which is higher than that of 9.17%(PM6:ZY1)and 6.37%(PM6:ZY3).And the PCE(17.23%)of the PM6:Y6:ZY2 based ternary PSCs is also higher than that of 16.32%PM6:Y6 based binary device.Obviously,the results demonstrate that adding fluorine atoms on the conjugated side chains to construct high crystalline materials is a positive strategy to effectively increase the efficiencies of binary and ternary PSCs.展开更多
Metal halide perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have made substantial progress in power conversion efficiency(PCE)and stability in the past decade thanks to the advancements in perovskite deposition methodology,charge transp...Metal halide perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have made substantial progress in power conversion efficiency(PCE)and stability in the past decade thanks to the advancements in perovskite deposition methodology,charge transport layer(CTL)optimization,and encapsulation technology.Solution-based methods have been intensively investigated and a 25.7% certified efficiency has been achieved.Vacuum vapor deposition protocols were less studied,but have nevertheless received increasing attention from industry and academia due to the great potential for large-area module fabrication,facile integration with tandem solar cell architectures,and compatibility with industrial manufacturing approaches.In this article,we systematically discuss the applications of several promising vacuum vapor deposition techniques,namely thermal evaporation,chemical vapor deposition(CVD),atomic layer deposition(ALD),magnetron sputtering,pulsed laser deposition(PLD),and electron beam evaporation(e-beam evaporation)in the fabrication of CTLs,perovskite absorbers,encapsulants,and connection layers for monolithic tandem solar cells.展开更多
Polythiophenes(PTs)are prospective polymer donors for large-scale manufacturing and industrialization owing to their simple structures and low synthetic cost.However,the fabrication of PT solar cells depends on highly...Polythiophenes(PTs)are prospective polymer donors for large-scale manufacturing and industrialization owing to their simple structures and low synthetic cost.However,the fabrication of PT solar cells depends on highly toxic chlorinated solvents,and less research has been done on the use of more environmentally friendly non-halogenated solvents.Herein,highly efficient PT solar cells based on top-performance polythiophene,P5TCN-F25,processed from a non-halogenated solvent are reported by delicate aggregation control.A power conversion efficiency of up to 15.68%was achieved by depositing the active layer from a hot o-xylene solution,which is the record efficiency of non-halogenated processed PT solar cells up to date.The appropriate solution temperature is beneficial to the formation of ordered polymer stacking and desirable phase separation size,which thereby contributes to enhanced charge transfer efficiency,more balanced hole/electron mobility,and reduced trap-assisted recombination.These results provide valuable implications for improving the efficiency of PT solar cells via environmentallyfriendly processing.展开更多
Despite the significant progress made recently in all-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs),it is still quite challenging to achieve high open-circuit voltage(V_(oc))and short-circuit current density(J_(sc))simultaneously in ...Despite the significant progress made recently in all-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs),it is still quite challenging to achieve high open-circuit voltage(V_(oc))and short-circuit current density(J_(sc))simultaneously in order to further improve their performance.The recent strategy of using selenophene to replace thiophene on the Y6 based polymer acceptors has resulted in significantly improved J_(sc)s of the resulting all-PSCs.However,such modifications have also depressed V_(oc),which compromises the overall performance of the devices.Herein,we present the design and synthesis of a novel polymer acceptor,PYT-1S1Se,created by inserting an asymmetrical selenophene-fused framework to precisely manipulate optical absorption and electronic properties.Compared with the selenium-free analog,PYT-2S,and symmetrical selenium-fused analog,PYT-2Se,the PYT-1S1Se derived all-PSCs not only deliver optimized J_(sc)(24.1 mA cm^(−2))and V_(oc)(0.926 V)metrics,but also exhibit a relatively low energy loss of 0.502 eV.Consequently,these devices obtain a record-high power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 16.3%in binary all-PSCs.This work demonstrates an effective molecular design strategy for balancing the trade-off between V_(oc) and J_(sc) to achieve highefficiency all-PSCs.展开更多
The power conversion efficiencies(PCEs)of all-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs),usually processed from low-boiling-point and toxic sol-vents,have reached high values of 18%.However,poor miscibility and uncontrollable crys...The power conversion efficiencies(PCEs)of all-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs),usually processed from low-boiling-point and toxic sol-vents,have reached high values of 18%.However,poor miscibility and uncontrollable crystallinity in polymer blends lead to a nota-ble drop in the PCEs when using green solvents,limiting the practical development of all-PSCs.Herein,a third component(vip)BTO was employed to optimize the miscibility and enhance the crystallinity of PM6/PY2Se-F host film processed from green solvent toluene(TL),which can effectively suppress the excessive aggregation of PY2Se-F and facilitate a nano-scale interpenetrating net-work morphology for exciton dissociation and charge transport.As a result,TL-processed all-polymer hosted solar cells(all-PHSCs)exhibited an impressive PCE of 17.01%.Moreover,the strong molecular interaction between the host and vip molecules also en-hances the thermal stability of the devices.Our host-vip strategy provides a unique approach to developing high-efficiency and stable all-PHSCs processed from green solvents,paving the way for the industrial development of all-PHSCs.展开更多
Tin oxide has made a major breakthrough in high-efficiency perovskite solar cells(PSCs)as an efficient electron transport layer by the low-temperature chemical bath deposition method.However,tin oxide often contains p...Tin oxide has made a major breakthrough in high-efficiency perovskite solar cells(PSCs)as an efficient electron transport layer by the low-temperature chemical bath deposition method.However,tin oxide often contains pernicious defects,resulting in unsatisfactory performance.Herein,we develop high-quality tin oxide films via a nitrogen-doping strategy for high-efficiency and stable planar PSCs.The aligned energy level at the interface of doped SnO_(2)/perovskite,more excellent charge extraction and reduced nonradiative recombination contribute to the enhanced efficiency and stability.Correspondingly,the power conversion efficiency of the devices based on N‐SnO_(2) film increases to 23.41% from 20.55% of the devices based on the pristine SnO_(2).The N-SnO_(2) devices show an outstanding stability retaining 97.8% of the initial efficiency after steady-state output at a maximum power point for 600s under standard AM1.5G continuous illumination without encapsulation,while less than 50% efficiency remains for the devices based on pristine SnO_(2).This simple scalable strategy has shown great promise toward highly efficient and stable PSCs.展开更多
Given the crucial role of film morphology in determining the photovoltaic parameters of organic solar cells(OSCs),solvent or solid additives have been widely used to realize fine-tuned film morphological features to f...Given the crucial role of film morphology in determining the photovoltaic parameters of organic solar cells(OSCs),solvent or solid additives have been widely used to realize fine-tuned film morphological features to further improve the performance of OSCs.However,most high-performance OSCs are processed only using single component additive,either solvent additive or solid additive.Herein,a simple molecular building block,namely thieno[3,4-b]thiophene(TT),was utilized as the solid additive to coordinate with the widely used solvent additive,1-chloronaphthalene(CN),to modulate the film morphology.Systematical investigations revealed that the addition of TT could prevent the excessive aggregation to form a delicate nanoscale phase separation,leading to enhanced charge transport and suppressed charge recombination,as well as superior photovoltaic performance.Consequently,the PM6:Y6 based OSCs with the addition of hybrid additive of CN+TT demonstrated the optimal PCE of 18.52%,with a notable FF of 79.6%.More impressively,the PM6:Y6:PC71BM based ternary OSCs treated with the hybrid additives delivered a remarkable efficiency of 19.05%,which ranks among the best values of Y6-based OSCs reported so far.This work highlights the importance of the hybrid additive strategy in regulating the active layer morphology towards significantly improved performance.展开更多
基金"the Research Project Funded by U-K Brand"(1.210037.01,1.200041.01)of UNIST(Ulsan National Institute of Science&Technology)Nano Material Technology Development Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)funded by Ministry of Science and ICT(NRF-2021M3H4A1A02049634).
文摘The halide perovskite blue light emitting diodes(PeLEDs)attracted many researchers because of its fascinating optoelectrical properties.This review introduces the recent progress of blue PeLEDs which focuses on emissive layers and interlayers.The emissive layer covers three types of perovskite structures:perovskite nanocrystals(PeNCs),2-dimensional(2D)and quasi-2D perovskites,and bulk(3D)perovskites.We will discuss about the remaining challenges of blue PeLEDs,such as limited performances,device instability issues,which should be solved for blue PeLEDs to realize next generation displays.
基金the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(51973087,52173170 and 22169012)Thousand Talents Plan of Jiangxi Province(jxsq2019201004)。
文摘All-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs)have made significant progress recently,but few studies have been conducted to investigate the lab-to-manufacturing translation from the spin-coating method to the printing process.Here,the random copolymerization method and non-conjugated backbone approach are integrated to manipulate the morphology and photoelectric properties of the active layer for large-area printed all-PSCs.A series of non-conjugated terpolymer acceptors PYSe-TC_(6)T(x)(x=5,10,and 20,refers to the molar ratio of TC_(6)T unit)are developed by covalently introducing non-conjugated unit TC_(6)T into the PYSe host bipolymer by random copolymerization.The spin-coated PYSe-TC_(6)T(10)-based all-PSC demonstrates the best power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 13.54%,superior to the PYSe-based one(12.45%).More intriguingly,morphological studies reveal that a combination of the random polymerization and non-conjugated backbone strategy can effectively prevent the active layer from overaggregation and improve the film quality during the printing process,thereby minimizing the efficiency and technology gap between spin-coated small-area devices and blade-coated large-area devices.By directly using the same preparation condition of spin-coating,the blade-coated small-area(0.04 cm^(2))delivers a PCE of 12.83%and the large-area(1.21 cm^(2))device achieves a PCE of 11.96%with a small PCE loss.Both PCE value and PCE loss are one of the most outstanding performances of the bladecoated all-PSCs.These findings reveal that a combination of the non-conjugated flexible backbone with random copolymerization to develop non-conjugated terpolymers is an attractive design concept to smoothly realize the lab-to-manufacturing translation.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51763017,21602150).
文摘Organic solar cells based on narrow bandgap small-molecule acceptors(SMAs)with highly crystalline characteristics have attracted great attentions for their superiority in obtaining high photovoltaic efficiency.Employing highly crystalline SMAs to enhance power conversion efficiencies(PCEs)by regulating and controlling morphology and compatibility of donor and acceptor materials has turned out to be an effective approach.In this study,we synthesized three different crystalline SMAs by using fluorine substitution on alkoxyphenyl conjugated side chains to modulate the relationship of crystallinity and morphologies,namely ZY1(zero F atoms),ZY2(two F atoms),and ZY3(four F atoms).The three SMAs show the broad absorption edges and similar frontier orbital energy levels,generating the analogical(over 0.9 V)open circuit voltage(VOC)of the polymer solar cells(PSCs).As a result,the PM6:ZY2-based PSCs yield a PCE of 10.81%with a VOC of 0.95 V,a short-circuit current density(JSC)of 16.154 mA cm^(-2),and a fill factor(FF)of 0.71,which is higher than that of 9.17%(PM6:ZY1)and 6.37%(PM6:ZY3).And the PCE(17.23%)of the PM6:Y6:ZY2 based ternary PSCs is also higher than that of 16.32%PM6:Y6 based binary device.Obviously,the results demonstrate that adding fluorine atoms on the conjugated side chains to construct high crystalline materials is a positive strategy to effectively increase the efficiencies of binary and ternary PSCs.
基金financial support of the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFB3803304)The project supported by Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program(20221080065,20223080044)+9 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21872080)State Key Laboratory of Power System and Generation Equipment(Nos.SKLD21Z03 and SKLD20M03)The Chinese Thousand Talents Program for Young Professionals,State Grid Corporation of China,National Bio Energy Co.,Ltd.Grant Number 52789922000DChina Huaneng Group Co.,Ltd.,and grant no.HNKJ20-H88financial support of the European Research Council(ERC)under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme(Grant agreement No.834431)the Spanish Agencia estatal de investigacion(AEI)Grant PDC2021-121317-I00funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033by the“European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR”the support from the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate Universitythe support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52232008).
文摘Metal halide perovskite solar cells(PSCs)have made substantial progress in power conversion efficiency(PCE)and stability in the past decade thanks to the advancements in perovskite deposition methodology,charge transport layer(CTL)optimization,and encapsulation technology.Solution-based methods have been intensively investigated and a 25.7% certified efficiency has been achieved.Vacuum vapor deposition protocols were less studied,but have nevertheless received increasing attention from industry and academia due to the great potential for large-area module fabrication,facile integration with tandem solar cell architectures,and compatibility with industrial manufacturing approaches.In this article,we systematically discuss the applications of several promising vacuum vapor deposition techniques,namely thermal evaporation,chemical vapor deposition(CVD),atomic layer deposition(ALD),magnetron sputtering,pulsed laser deposition(PLD),and electron beam evaporation(e-beam evaporation)in the fabrication of CTLs,perovskite absorbers,encapsulants,and connection layers for monolithic tandem solar cells.
基金supported by the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2022B1515120008)the Guangdong Innovative and Entrepreneurial Research Team Program(2019ZT08L075)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22275058,U20A6002)supported by the National Research Foundation of the Republic of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Republic of Korea Government(MSIP)(2021R1A2C3004202)。
文摘Polythiophenes(PTs)are prospective polymer donors for large-scale manufacturing and industrialization owing to their simple structures and low synthetic cost.However,the fabrication of PT solar cells depends on highly toxic chlorinated solvents,and less research has been done on the use of more environmentally friendly non-halogenated solvents.Herein,highly efficient PT solar cells based on top-performance polythiophene,P5TCN-F25,processed from a non-halogenated solvent are reported by delicate aggregation control.A power conversion efficiency of up to 15.68%was achieved by depositing the active layer from a hot o-xylene solution,which is the record efficiency of non-halogenated processed PT solar cells up to date.The appropriate solution temperature is beneficial to the formation of ordered polymer stacking and desirable phase separation size,which thereby contributes to enhanced charge transfer efficiency,more balanced hole/electron mobility,and reduced trap-assisted recombination.These results provide valuable implications for improving the efficiency of PT solar cells via environmentallyfriendly processing.
基金supported by the APRC Grant of the City University of Hong Kong(9380086)Innovation and Technology Fund(ITS/497/18FP,GHP/021/18SZ)+7 种基金the Office of Naval Research(N00014-201-2191)the GRF grant(11307621)from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kongthe National Natural Science Foundation of China(21905103)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2019A1515010761,2019A1515011131)Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research(2019B030302007)Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials(2019B121205002)the Fundamental Research(Discipline Arrangement)Project funding from the Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee(JCYJ20180507181718203)US Office of Naval Research Contract N0001420-1-2116 for support。
文摘Despite the significant progress made recently in all-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs),it is still quite challenging to achieve high open-circuit voltage(V_(oc))and short-circuit current density(J_(sc))simultaneously in order to further improve their performance.The recent strategy of using selenophene to replace thiophene on the Y6 based polymer acceptors has resulted in significantly improved J_(sc)s of the resulting all-PSCs.However,such modifications have also depressed V_(oc),which compromises the overall performance of the devices.Herein,we present the design and synthesis of a novel polymer acceptor,PYT-1S1Se,created by inserting an asymmetrical selenophene-fused framework to precisely manipulate optical absorption and electronic properties.Compared with the selenium-free analog,PYT-2S,and symmetrical selenium-fused analog,PYT-2Se,the PYT-1S1Se derived all-PSCs not only deliver optimized J_(sc)(24.1 mA cm^(−2))and V_(oc)(0.926 V)metrics,but also exhibit a relatively low energy loss of 0.502 eV.Consequently,these devices obtain a record-high power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 16.3%in binary all-PSCs.This work demonstrates an effective molecular design strategy for balancing the trade-off between V_(oc) and J_(sc) to achieve highefficiency all-PSCs.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52273188,22075194,51820105003,52203233)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2020YFB1506400)+3 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(Grant No.20KJA430010)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD),the National Postdoctoral Program forInnovative Talents(Grant Nos.BX2021205,BX20220221)project funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2022M710102)Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology,and the Key Laboratory of Polymeric Materials Design and Synthesis for Biomedical Function,Soochow University.
文摘The power conversion efficiencies(PCEs)of all-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs),usually processed from low-boiling-point and toxic sol-vents,have reached high values of 18%.However,poor miscibility and uncontrollable crystallinity in polymer blends lead to a nota-ble drop in the PCEs when using green solvents,limiting the practical development of all-PSCs.Herein,a third component(vip)BTO was employed to optimize the miscibility and enhance the crystallinity of PM6/PY2Se-F host film processed from green solvent toluene(TL),which can effectively suppress the excessive aggregation of PY2Se-F and facilitate a nano-scale interpenetrating net-work morphology for exciton dissociation and charge transport.As a result,TL-processed all-polymer hosted solar cells(all-PHSCs)exhibited an impressive PCE of 17.01%.Moreover,the strong molecular interaction between the host and vip molecules also en-hances the thermal stability of the devices.Our host-vip strategy provides a unique approach to developing high-efficiency and stable all-PHSCs processed from green solvents,paving the way for the industrial development of all-PHSCs.
基金This study is financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Plan(2019YFE0107200,2017YFE0131900)National Natural Science Foundation of China(21875178,52172230,91963209)+1 种基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(WUT:202443004)Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory(XDT2020-001,XHT2020-005).
文摘Tin oxide has made a major breakthrough in high-efficiency perovskite solar cells(PSCs)as an efficient electron transport layer by the low-temperature chemical bath deposition method.However,tin oxide often contains pernicious defects,resulting in unsatisfactory performance.Herein,we develop high-quality tin oxide films via a nitrogen-doping strategy for high-efficiency and stable planar PSCs.The aligned energy level at the interface of doped SnO_(2)/perovskite,more excellent charge extraction and reduced nonradiative recombination contribute to the enhanced efficiency and stability.Correspondingly,the power conversion efficiency of the devices based on N‐SnO_(2) film increases to 23.41% from 20.55% of the devices based on the pristine SnO_(2).The N-SnO_(2) devices show an outstanding stability retaining 97.8% of the initial efficiency after steady-state output at a maximum power point for 600s under standard AM1.5G continuous illumination without encapsulation,while less than 50% efficiency remains for the devices based on pristine SnO_(2).This simple scalable strategy has shown great promise toward highly efficient and stable PSCs.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Nos.52103235 and 22005270)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.LQ22E030017).
文摘Given the crucial role of film morphology in determining the photovoltaic parameters of organic solar cells(OSCs),solvent or solid additives have been widely used to realize fine-tuned film morphological features to further improve the performance of OSCs.However,most high-performance OSCs are processed only using single component additive,either solvent additive or solid additive.Herein,a simple molecular building block,namely thieno[3,4-b]thiophene(TT),was utilized as the solid additive to coordinate with the widely used solvent additive,1-chloronaphthalene(CN),to modulate the film morphology.Systematical investigations revealed that the addition of TT could prevent the excessive aggregation to form a delicate nanoscale phase separation,leading to enhanced charge transport and suppressed charge recombination,as well as superior photovoltaic performance.Consequently,the PM6:Y6 based OSCs with the addition of hybrid additive of CN+TT demonstrated the optimal PCE of 18.52%,with a notable FF of 79.6%.More impressively,the PM6:Y6:PC71BM based ternary OSCs treated with the hybrid additives delivered a remarkable efficiency of 19.05%,which ranks among the best values of Y6-based OSCs reported so far.This work highlights the importance of the hybrid additive strategy in regulating the active layer morphology towards significantly improved performance.