articleNational Science ReviewMar 30, 2023GOLD OA

Tandem organic solar cells with 20.6% efficiency enabled by reduced voltage losses

Chinese Academy of Sciences · Soochow University · +7 more institutions

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Abstract

Large voltage losses are the main obstacle for achieving high efficiency in organic solar cells (OSCs). Here we construct ternary OSCs by introducing an asymmetric small molecule acceptor AITC into PBDB-TCl : BTP-eC9 system and demonstrate the effectiveness in simultaneously decreasing energy disorder and non-radiative voltage losses. It is found that the introduction of AITC can modify domain size and increase the degree of crystallinity, which enhances open-circuit voltage and power conversion efficiency (19.1%, certified as 18.9%). Inspiringly, an output efficiency of 20.6% of the constructed tandem OSCs based on PBDB-TCl : AITC : BTP-eC9 ternary active layer output a recorded efficiency of 20.6% (certified…

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Keywords
  • Tandem
  • Ternary operation
  • Energy conversion efficiency
  • Materials science
  • Open-circuit voltage
  • Acceptor
  • Voltage
  • Photovoltaic system
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Affordable and clean energy
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