Organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices offer a number of unique advantages over conventional single crystal silicon solar cells, such as simple and low‐cost fabrication, significantly reduced weight, high flexibility, and semitransparency. However, OPV devices exhibit poor durability to mechanical deformations. Here, the use of an elastic semi‐interpenetrating network is studied to improve the mechanical durability of the active layer of OPV devices based on the high‐performance poly[(2,6‐(4,8‐bis(5‐(2‐ethylhexyl‐3‐fluoro)thiophen‐2‐yl)‐benzo[1,2‐b:4,5‐b′]dithiophene))‐
The synthesis and characterization of new semiconducting materials is essential for developing high‐efficiency organic solar cells. Here, the synthesis, physiochemical properties, thin film morphology, and photovoltaic response of ITN‐F4 and ITzN‐F4, the first indacenodithienothiophene nonfullerene acceptors that combine π‐extension and fluorination, are reported. The neat acceptors and bulk‐heterojunction blend films with fluorinated donor polymer poly{[4,8‐bis[5‐(2‐ethylhexyl)‐4‐fluoro‐2‐thienyl]benzo[1,2‐b:4,5‐
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10457560
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Advanced Energy Materials
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 23
- ISSN:
- 1614-6832
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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