TY - JOUR
T1 - Over 19% Efficiency in Ternary Organic Solar Cells Enabled by n-Type Dopants
AU - Ling, Zhaoheng
AU - Nugraha, Mohamad Insan
AU - Hadmojo, Wisnu Tantyo
AU - Lin, Yuanbao
AU - Jeong, Sang Young
AU - Yengel, Emre
AU - Faber, Hendrik
AU - Tang, Hua
AU - Laquai, Frédéric
AU - Emwas, Abdul-Hamid M.
AU - Chang, Xiaoming
AU - Maksudov, Temur
AU - Gedda, Murali
AU - Woo, Han Young
AU - McCulloch, Iain
AU - Heeney, Martin
AU - Tsetseris, Leonidas
AU - Anthopoulos, Thomas D.
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2023-09-13
Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): OSR-2018-CARF/CCF-3079, OSR-2019-CRG8-4095
Acknowledgements: This publication is based upon work supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) under Award Nos. OSR-2018-CARF/CCF-3079 and OSR-2019-CRG8-4095.
PY - 2023/9/11
Y1 - 2023/9/11
N2 - Molecular doping has become a valuable technique for enhancing the efficiency of high-performance organic photovoltaic systems (OPVs). However, the number of known dopant molecules, especially n-type ones, that enhance the PCE of OPVs remains limited. In this study, two n-type dopants, ethyl viologen (EV) and methyl viologen (MV), are synthesized and incorporated into ternary PM6:BTP-eC9:PC71BM bulk heterojunction (BHJ) OPVs. Both dopants are found to enhance the OPV performance, yielding maximum PCE values of 19.03% and 18.61%, respectively. We show that EV and MV function as n-type dopants and microstructure modifiers, enhancing π–π stacking while increasing the absorption coefficient of the BHJs. Moreover, the n-doping balances the carrier mobility while increasing the carrier lifetime and reducing bimolecular recombination. Our results demonstrate the potential of EV and MV to improve the performance of highly efficient OPVs to levels beyond those achievable by the pristine BHJ.
AB - Molecular doping has become a valuable technique for enhancing the efficiency of high-performance organic photovoltaic systems (OPVs). However, the number of known dopant molecules, especially n-type ones, that enhance the PCE of OPVs remains limited. In this study, two n-type dopants, ethyl viologen (EV) and methyl viologen (MV), are synthesized and incorporated into ternary PM6:BTP-eC9:PC71BM bulk heterojunction (BHJ) OPVs. Both dopants are found to enhance the OPV performance, yielding maximum PCE values of 19.03% and 18.61%, respectively. We show that EV and MV function as n-type dopants and microstructure modifiers, enhancing π–π stacking while increasing the absorption coefficient of the BHJs. Moreover, the n-doping balances the carrier mobility while increasing the carrier lifetime and reducing bimolecular recombination. Our results demonstrate the potential of EV and MV to improve the performance of highly efficient OPVs to levels beyond those achievable by the pristine BHJ.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/694396
UR - https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01254
U2 - 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01254
DO - 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01254
M3 - Article
SN - 2380-8195
SP - 4104
EP - 4112
JO - ACS Energy Letters
JF - ACS Energy Letters
ER -
