Abstract

In order to utilize the near-infrared (NIR) solar photons like silicon-based solar cells, extensive research efforts have been devoted to the development of organic donor and acceptor materials with strong NIR absorption. However, single-junction organic solar cells (OSCs) with photoresponse extending into >1000 nm and power conversion efficiency (PCE) >11% have rarely been reported. Herein, three fused-ring electron acceptors with varying core size are reported. These three molecules exhibit strong absorption from 600 to 1000 nm and high electron mobility (>1 × 10-3 cm2 V-1 s-1 ). It is proposed that core engineering is a promising approach to elevate energy levels, enhance absorption and electron mobility, and finally achieve high device performance. This approach can maximize both short-circuit current density ( JSC ) and open-circuit voltage (VOC ) at the same time, differing from the commonly used end group engineering that is generally unable to realize simultaneous enhancement in both VOC and JSC . Finally, the single-junction OSCs based on these acceptors in combination with the widely polymer donor PTB7-Th yield JSC as high as 26.00 mA cm-2 and PCE as high as 12.3%.

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