Recent Progress of Organic Photovoltaics with Efficiency over 17%
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Efficient Donor and Acceptor Materials
3. Device Architecture
3.1. Multicomponent OPVs with BHJ Structure
3.1.1. Working Mechanism in Multicomponents OPVs
3.1.2. Typical Works on Ternary OPVs
3.1.3. Typical Works on Quaternary OPVs
3.2. Tandem Structure OPVs
3.3. Interface Engineering in OPVs
4. Summary and Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Active Layer | Anode Modification Layer | Cathode Modification Layer | JSC (mA cm−2) | VOC (V) | FF (%) | PCE (%) | Years | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PM6:BTP-4Cl-12 | PP | PDINO | 25.60 | 0.858 | 77.60 | 17.00 | 2019 | [23] |
PM7:Y6 | PP | PNDIT-F3N | 25.61 | 0.882 | 73.30 | 17.04 | 2020 | [24] |
PM6:BTP-2F-ThCl | PP | PNDIT-F3N | 25.38 | 0.869 | 77.40 | 17.06 | 2020 | [20] |
PM6:Y6 | PP | PDINN | 25.89 | 0.847 | 78.59 | 17.23 | 2020 | [25] |
PM6-Ir1:Y6 | PP | PNDIT-F3N-Br | 26.12 | 0.845 | 78.41 | 17.24 | 2020 | [26] |
PM1:Y6 | PP | PFN-Br | 25.90 | 0.870 | 78.00 | 17.60 | 2020 | [27] |
PBQ6:Y6 | PP | PDINN | 26.58 | 0.851 | 77.91 | 17.62 | 2021 | [28] |
D18:Y6Se | PP | PNDIT-F3N-Br | 27.98 | 0.839 | 75.30 | 17.70 | 2020 | [29] |
PM6:BTP-eC9 | PP | PFN-Br | 26.20 | 0.841 | 78.30 | 17.80 | 2020 | [21] |
D18:Y6 | PP | PDIN | 27.70 | 0.859 | 76.60 | 18.22 | 2020 | [30] |
PM6:L8-BO | PP | PNDIT-F3N-Br | 25.72 | 0.870 | 81.50 | 18.32 | 2021 | [31] |
D18:N3 | PP | PDIN | 27.44 | 0.862 | 78.50 | 18.56 | 2021 | [32] |
PBDB-T-2F:Y6:PC71BM | WS2 | PFN-Br | 26.00 | 0.840 | 78.00 | 17.00 | 2019 | [33] |
PM6:DRTB-T-C4:Y6 | PP | PFN-Br | 24.79 | 0.850 | 81.30 | 17.13 | 2020 | [34] |
PM6:Y6:PC71BM | MoO3 | ZnO | 26.30 | 0.840 | 77.00 | 17.10 | 2020 | [35] |
PM6:Y6:PC71BM | MoO3 | OSiNDs | 26.02 | 0.850 | 77.54 | 17.15 | 2020 | [36] |
PM6:PYT:PY2F-T | PP | PNDIT-F3N | 25.20 | 0.900 | 76.00 | 17.20 | 2021 | [37] |
PM6:Y6:MF1 | PP | PDIN | 25.68 | 0.853 | 78.61 | 17.22 | 2020 | [38] |
PM6:BTP-4F-12:MeIC | PP | PDIN | 25.40 | 0.863 | 79.20 | 17.40 | 2020 | [39] |
PM6:Y6:ITCPTC | PP | PNDIT-F3N | 25.67 | 0.861 | 78.80 | 17.42 | 2020 | [40] |
PM6:Y6:BTP-S2 | PP | PFN-Br | 26.20 | 0.880 | 75.80 | 17.43 | 2020 | [41] |
PM6:Y6:C8-DTC | PP | PDINO | 26.50 | 0.873 | 75.61 | 17.52 | 2020 | [42] |
PM6:S3:Y6 | PP | PDIN | 25.86 | 0.856 | 79.19 | 17.53 | 2020 | [43] |
PM6:BTP-4F-12:Y6-1O | PP | PDIN | 26.13 | 0.860 | 78.26 | 17.59 | 2020 | [44] |
PM6:Y6-1O:PC71BM | PP | PNDIT-F3N | 24.90 | 0.900 | 78.50 | 17.60 | 2020 | [45] |
PM6:BTP-4F-12:IT-M | PP | PDIN | 25.95 | 0.875 | 78.02 | 17.71 | 2021 | [46] |
D18-Cl:Y6:Y6-1O | PP | PDIN | 25.87 | 0.900 | 76.92 | 17.91 | 2021 | [47] |
PM6:BTP-eC9:PC71BM | PP | PFN-Br | 26.93 | 0.856 | 79.40 | 18.30 | 2020 | [48] |
D18-Cl:N3:PC61BM | PP | PDIN | 28.22 | 0.849 | 78.00 | 18.69 | 2021 | [49] |
PM6:Y6:IDIC:PC71BM | PP | PDINO | 26.19 | 0.866 | 75.29 | 17.07 | 2020 | [50] |
PhI-Se:PM6:Y6:PC71BM | PP | PDINO | 26.30 | 0.851 | 76.80 | 17.20 | 2020 | [51] |
PM6:Y6:SR197:PC71BM | MoO3 | ZnO | 27.11 | 0.841 | 76.62 | 17.48 | 2021 | [52] |
PM6:PTQ10:PC71BM:N3 | PP | PNDIT-F3N | 26.78 | 0.852 | 77.70 | 17.73 | 2020 | [53] |
PM6:PM7:Y6:PC71BM | PP | PFNDI-Br | 26.55 | 0.859 | 79.23 | 18.07 | 2021 | [54] |
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Wang, X.; Sun, Q.; Gao, J.; Wang, J.; Xu, C.; Ma, X.; Zhang, F. Recent Progress of Organic Photovoltaics with Efficiency over 17%. Energies 2021, 14, 4200. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144200
Wang X, Sun Q, Gao J, Wang J, Xu C, Ma X, Zhang F. Recent Progress of Organic Photovoltaics with Efficiency over 17%. Energies. 2021; 14(14):4200. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144200
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Xuelin, Qianqian Sun, Jinhua Gao, Jian Wang, Chunyu Xu, Xiaoling Ma, and Fujun Zhang. 2021. "Recent Progress of Organic Photovoltaics with Efficiency over 17%" Energies 14, no. 14: 4200. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14144200