Understanding photochemical degradation mechanisms in photoactive layer materials for organic solar cells
Reviewartikel, 2024

Over the past decades, the field of organic solar cells (OSCs) has witnessed a significant evolution in materials chemistry, which has resulted in a remarkable enhancement of device performance, achieving efficiencies of over 19%. The photoactive layer materials in OSCs play a crucial role in light absorption, charge generation, transport and stability. To facilitate the scale-up of OSCs, it is imperative to address the photostability of these electron acceptor and donor materials, as their photochemical degradation process remains a challenge during the photo-to-electric conversion. In this review, we present an overview of the development of electron acceptor and donor materials, emphasizing the crucial aspects of their chemical stability behavior that are linked to the photostability of OSCs. Throughout each section, we highlight the photochemical degradation pathways for electron acceptor and donor materials, and their link to device degradation. We also discuss the existing interdisciplinary challenges and obstacles that impede the development of photostable materials. Finally, we offer insights into strategies aimed at enhancing photochemical stability and discuss future directions for developing photostable photo-active layers, facilitating the commercialization of OSCs.

Författare

Jianhua Han

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Julius-Maximilians Universität Würzburg

Han Xu

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Sri Harish Kumar Paleti

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Tillämpad kemi

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

A. Sharma

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Derya Baran

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Chemical Society Reviews

0306-0012 (ISSN) 1460-4744 (eISSN)

Vol. 53 14 7426-7454

Ämneskategorier

Polymerkemi

Materialkemi

Drivkrafter

Hållbar utveckling

DOI

10.1039/d4cs00132j

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2024-08-08