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Stepwise heating in Stille polycondensation toward no batch-to-batch variations in polymer solar cell performance

Author(s)
Lee, Sang MyeonPark, Kwang HyunJung, SeungonPark, HyesungYang, Changduk
Issued Date
2018-05
DOI
10.1038/s41467-018-03718-7
URI
https://scholarworks.unist.ac.kr/handle/201301/23999
Fulltext
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03718-7
Citation
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, v.9, pp.1867
Abstract
For a given π-conjugated polymer, the batch-to-batch variations in molecular weight (Mw) and polydispersity index (Ð) can lead to inconsistent process-dependent material properties and consequent performance variations in the device application. Using a stepwise-heating protocol in the Stille polycondensation in conjunction with optimized processing, we obtained an ultrahigh-quality PTB7 polymer having high Mw and very narrow Ð. The resulting ultrahigh-quality polymer-based solar cells demonstrate up to 9.97% power conversion efficiencies (PCEs), which is over 24% enhancement from the control devices fabricated with commercially available PTB7. Moreover, we observe almost negligible batch-to-batch variations in the overall PCE values from ultrahigh-quality polymer-based devices. The proposed stepwise polymerization demonstrates a facile and effective strategy for synthesizing high-quality semiconducting polymers that can significantly improve device yield in polymer-based solar cells, an important factor for the commercialization of organic solar cells, by mitigating device-to-device variations.
Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
ISSN
2041-1723
Keyword
POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCYCROSS-COUPLING REACTIONSMOLECULAR-WEIGHTCONJUGATED POLYMERSPHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCEPALLADIUMENABLESPOLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE)OPTIMIZATIONTRANSISTORS

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