Single-layered organic photovoltaics with double cascading charge transport pathways: 18% efficiencies

Efficiency of organic solar cells is determined by the physical properties of donors and acceptors in bulk heterojunction film. The authors optimise quaternary blends to realize a double cascading energy level alignment enabling efficient carrier dissociation and transport, achieving 18% efficiency.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ming Zhang, Lei Zhu, Guanqing Zhou, Tianyu Hao, Chaoqun Qiu, Zhe Zhao, Qin Hu, Bryon W. Larson, Haiming Zhu, Zaifei Ma, Zheng Tang, Wei Feng, Yongming Zhang, Thomas P. Russell, Feng Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20580-8