Organic Solar Cells Research Articles

Effects of Alkyl Spacer Length in Carbazole-Based Self-Assembled Monolayer Materials on Molecular Conformation and Organic Solar Cell Performance.

Carbazole-based self-assembled monolayer (SAM) materials as hole transport layers (HTL) have led organic solar cells (OSCs) to state-of-the-art photovoltaic performance. Nonetheless, the impact of the alkyl spacer length of SAMs remains inadequately understood. To improve the knowledge, four dichloride-substituted carbazole-based SAMs (from 2Cl-2PACz to 2Cl-5PACz) with spacer lengths of 2-5 carbon atoms is developed. Single crystal analyses reveal that SAMs with shorter spacers exhibit stronger intermolecular interactions and denser packing. The molecular conformation of SAMs significantly impacts their molecular footprint and coverage on ITO. These factors result in the highest coverage of 2Cl-2PACz and the lowest coverage for 2Cl-3PACz on ITO. OSCs based on PM6:L8-BO with 2Cl-2PACz as HTL achieved high efficiencies of 18.95% and 18.62% with and without methanol rinsing of the ITO/SAMs anodes, corresponding to monolayer and multilayer structures, respectively. In contrast, OSCs utilizing the other SAMs showed decreased efficiencies as spacer length increased. The superior performance of 2Cl-2PACz can be attributed to its shorter spacer, which reduces series resistance, hole tunneling distance, and barrier. This work provides valuable insights into the design of SAMs for high-performance OSCs.

Suppressing Exciton-Vibration Coupling via Intramolecular Noncovalent Interactions for Low-Energy-Loss Organic Solar Cells.

Minimizing energy loss is crucial for breaking through the efficiency bottleneck of organic solar cells (OSCs). The main mechanism of energy loss can be attributed to non-radiative recombination energy loss (ΔEnr) that occurs due to exciton-vibration coupling. To tackle this challenge, tuning intramolecular noncovalent interactions is strategically utilized to tailor novel fused ring electron acceptors (FREAs). Upon comprehensive analysis of both theoretical and experimental results, this approach can effectively enhance molecular rigidity, suppress structural relaxation, reduce exciton reorganization energy, and weakens exciton-vibration coupling strength. Consequently, the binary OSC device based on Y-SeSe, which features dual strong intramolecular Se···O noncovalent interactions, achieves an outstanding power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.49%, accompanied by an extremely small ΔEnr of 0.184 eV, much lower than those of Y-SS and Y-SSe based devices with weaker intramolecular noncovalent interactions. These achievements not only set an efficiency record for selenium-containing OSCs, but also mark the lowest reported ΔEnr value among high-performance binary devices. Furthermore, the ternary blend device showcases a remarkable PCE of 20.51%, one of the highest PCEs for single-junction OSCs. This work demonstrates the effectiveness of intramolecular noncovalent interactions in suppressing exciton-vibration coupling, thereby achieving low-energy-loss and high-efficiency OSCs.

Highly accurate, efficient, and fabrication tolerance-aware nanostructure prediction for high-performance optoelectronic devices

Despite extensive efforts to predict optimal nanostructures for enhancing optical devices, a more accurate, efficient, and practical method for nanostructure optimisation is required. In particular, fabrication tolerance is a promising avenue for significantly improving manufacturing efficiency; however, research in this area is limited. In this study, we introduce a practical approach for enhancing the performance of optoelectronic devices using an artificial intelligence (AI)-based nanostructure optimisation strategy. We optimised a support vector regression (SVR) model to capture the complex and nonlinear relationships between the transmittance and nanograting structure variables with the goal of improving optoelectronic devices. Our versatile model accurately predicted the continuous transmittance data with high precision (R2 = 0.995) using only 216 training data points. It can also make predictions under untrained conditions, thereby enabling the creation of a transmittance nanostructure contour map (R2 = 0.949). This method facilitates the design of nanostructures tailored to specific optical properties and provides valuable insights into fabrication tolerance. Through experimental validation, we identified an optimal nanograting structure with the highest transmittance in the visible-light spectrum. When integrated into optoelectronic devices such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic solar cells (OSCs), their performance is significantly improved by increasing the light transmittance. Specifically, devices using the fabricated nanograting film exhibited a 17% improvement in external quantum efficiency (EQE) for solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes (SP-OLEDs) and a 10.7% improvement in power-conversion efficiency (PCE) for OSCs.

Helical π‐Extended Terrylene Diimide Dimer Based on Ring‐Fused Ethylene Bridge for Organic Solar Cells

AbstractTerrylene diimides (TDIs), as the higher homologues of perylene diimide (PDI) in the series of rylene diimides (RDIs), exhibit several especial properties including enhanced absorption ability in the near infrared (NIR) region, higher fluorescence quantum yields as well as stronger π–π stacking in comparison to naphthalene diimides (NDIs) and perylene diimides (PDIs). However, TDIs have been largely overlooked in terms of their photovoltaic applications because of the chemical inaccessibility and poor solubility. In this contribution, a helical π‐extended terrylene diimide dimer based on ring‐fused ethylene bridge, namely FTDI2 is designed and synthesized. The photovoltaic performances of FTDI2 and the parent TDI are investigated using the commercially available PTB7‐Th as the electron donor. A significantly improved power‐conversion efficiency (PCE) of 5.11 % compared to that of TDI based ones (0.5 %) is achieved for FTDI2‐based device, demonstrating the potential of terrylene dyes in the photovoltaics field.

Tuning of the Polymeric Nanofibril Geometry via Side-Chain Interaction toward 20.1% Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells.

Constructing fibril morphology has been believed to be an effective method of achieving efficient exciton dissociation and charge transport in organic solar cells (OSCs). Despite emerging endeavors on the fibrillization of organic semiconductors via chemical structural design or physical manipulation, tuning of the fibril geometry, i.e., width and length, for tailored optoelectronic properties remains to be studied in depth. In this work, a series of alkoxythiophene additives featuring varied alkyl side chains connected to thiophene are designed to modulate the growth of fibril aggregates in cutting-edge polymer donors PM6 and D18. Molecular dynamics simulations and morphological characterizations reveal that these additives preferentially locate near and entangle with the side chains of polymer donors, which enhance the conjugated backbone stacking of polymer donors to form nanofibrils with the width expanding from 12.6 to 21.8 nm and the length increasing from 98.3 to 232.7 nm. This nanofibril structure is feasible to acquire efficient exciton dissociation and charge transport simultaneously. By integrating the fibril PM6 and L8-BO as the donor and acceptor layers in pseudo-bulk heterojunction (p-BHJ) OSCs via layer-by-layer deposition, an improvement of power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 18.7% to 19.8% is observed, contributed by enhanced light absorption, charge transport, and reduced charge recombination. The versatility of these additives is also verified in D18:L8-BO OSCs, with enhanced PCE from 19.3% to 20.1%, which is among the highest values reported for OSCs.

Examining the Impact of 3D Multi-Arm Small Molecules on PM6 : Y6 Blend Reveals the Key Requirements for Their Electronic Properties.

While the emergence of PM6 : Y6 active layer re-energized the organic photovoltaic community, excessive aggregation of Y6 molecules induced by their strong intermolecular interactions has limited the performance of PM6 : Y6-based organic solar cells (OSCs). Adding 3D multi-arm small-molecule acceptors is an effective strategy to inhibit such aggregation. However, to maximize OSC efficiency, these molecules should also contribute to the electronic processes. Here, by taking a benzotriazole-based 3D four-arm small molecule (i.e., SF-BTA1) as representative example, we combine molecular dynamics simulations and density functional theory calculations to examine the molecular-scale impact of 3D multi-arm small molecules on morphological characteristics (especially at the nanoscale) and electronic properties of PM6 : Y6 blends. By considering the intermolecular packing distances, density, and patterns among PM6, Y6, and SF-BTA1 components, exciton transfer rates from SF-BTA1 to Y6 or PM6, charge transfer rates from Y6 or PM6 to SF-BTA1, electron/hole transfer rates among adjacent Y6/PM6 pairs, and radiative and non-radiative recombination processes, we draw a comprehensive picture that describes how 3D multi-arm small molecules improve morphological and electronic properties of PM6 : Y6 blends and thus the OSC efficiency. Furthermore, successful rationalization of these aspects allows us to point out key requirements regarding the electronic properties of 3D multi-arm small molecules.

Modelling of (N-vinylcarbazole)/Fullerene nanoheterojunction for organic solar cells and photovoltaics applications – A DFT Approach

The current manuscript depicts the construction of a novel hybrid carbon nanomaterials with fascinating electronic and chemical properties and tunable energy bandgap of a nano heterojunction comprising (9-vinyl carbazole), VK and fullerene, C60. A comprehensive investigation of VK/C60 adsorption surface is conducted using ab-initio density functional theory calculations with van der Waals corrections (GGA+vdW) implemented. The novel nanoheterostructure interfaces synthesized by DFT methods have low-bandgap characteristics (1.112–1.223 eV), broaden absorption wavelengths and photovoltaic characteristics. This novel VK/C60 nanoheterostructure composites have finite bandgaps and good stability and, therefore, have promising applications for photovoltaic devices. Optoelectronic features of all three developed systems are recommended for future solar cell applications. The studies reveal that the VK/C60 nanoheterojunctions can behave as efficient electron donor-acceptor components in organic solar cells (OSCs) that make them potential candidates for the development of low-cost optoelectronic devices. The band gap values calculated in this work are low enough to make the nanoheterostructures exceedingly promising for photovoltaic applications.

Polymer photosupercapacitors: combined nanoarchitectonics with polymer solar cell and supercapacitor for emerging powerpacks in next-generation energy applications

Polymer photosupercapacitors: combined nanoarchitectonics with polymer solar cell and supercapacitor for emerging powerpacks in next-generation energy applications

Dimeric Acceptors Using Different Central Linkers to Manipulate Electronic and Morphological Properties

AbstractDimerized acceptors show promise in combining the high performance of small‐molecule non‐fullerene acceptors (NFAs) with the excellent stability of polymer acceptors. The central linking units that connect two acceptor molecules together have a profound impact on dimeric acceptor properties and structure‐performance relationships in blended thin films. It is seen that different linkers significantly affect the electronic properties and morphology in blended thin film. The electron‐donating linker elevates the absorption coefficient, affords a lower bandgap, and reduces energy loss, and thus better photovoltaic device performance. Better fibrillar morphology can be obtained. The best material DY‐EDOT‐based device shows a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 18.21%, an open‐circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.924 V, a short‐circuit current density (Jsc) of 25.20 mA cm−2, a fill factor (FF) of 78.19%, which is among the highest value for dimerized acceptors. This study reveals the fundamental importance of linker units in determining the dimerized acceptor properties and provides useful strategies for developing oligomeric and polymeric acceptors, which is critical in simultaneously improving the performance and stability of organic solar cells (OSCs).

Exploring photophysical behavior and fullerene-induced quenching in difluoroboron flavanone [formula omitted]-diketonates for application in organic electronic devices: Experimental and theoretical analysis

The photophysical properties of two difluoroboron flavanone β-diketonates (DK1 and DK2) and their interaction with fullerene (C60) in toluene solution and spin-coated films were investigated using time-correlated single-photon counting, absorption spectroscopy, and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy. In molecular crystal, the complexes exhibited red-shifted absorption and emission relative to their spectra in solution. Additionally, both complexes displayed bi-exponential decay behavior in time-resolved fluorescence measurements, indicating their capability to form both H and J types of aggregates in the solid state. The introduction of C60 resulted in significant fluorescence quenching and reduced excited-state lifetimes for both complexes. This quenching, observed in both solution and spin-coated films, was primarily driven by photo-induced electron transfer (PET) processes, underscoring the potential of these complexes as donors in fullerene-based heterojunction organic solar cells. To elucidate the process of aggregate formation and the impacts of different dimerization types within the crystalline structure of the complexes, first-principles calculations using Density Functional Theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) were performed. We also employed DFT to explore various DK configurations on the fullerene surface, evaluating intermolecular distances and formation energies. These calculations highlighted the energetically favourable gap between the low-lying LUMO levels of the complexes and C60, confirming their suitability for such applications.

Applications of organic solar cells in wearable electronics

Applications of organic solar cells in wearable electronics

A Survey Paper on Plastic Solar Cell Technology

The demand of energy is increasing day by day so non-conventional source of energy has to be used. Sun is the nonconventional source of energy. Conventional solar panels convert solar energy into electrical energy. A plastic solar cell is the type of photovoltaic that makes use of organic electronics dealing with conductive organic polymers or small molecules for light absorption and charge transport to produce electricity from sunlight by the photovoltaic effect. Polymers Provide the Advantage of Solution Processing at Room Temperature, which is Less Expensive and Enables One to Use Plastics. Therefore, If Silicon Is Replaced with Polymer Nanowires, The Solar Cell Would Be Much Lighter and Ultimately Less Costly. These Solar Cells are Thin, Several Microns in Diameter, and Scavenge All the Rays from the Sun's Radiation. Plastic Solar Cell Technology is Based on Conjugated Polymers and Molecules. Polymer Solar Cells have Generated Considerable Interest Since it Provides Environmentally Friendly, Flexible, Lightweight, Low Cost, Possibility of High-Efficiency Solar Cells in the Last Couple of Decades. Plastic Solar Cells are More Efficient and Viable in Usage. This dissertation focuses on the development and optimization of plastic solar cell technology, in particular this potential towards flexible, lightweight, and cost-effective alternative sources to traditional silicon-based solar cells. The focus of the present research work is to find optimum organic materials for higher efficiency and stability in plastic solar cells, varying from conjugated polymers to small organic molecules. Some of the main goals are improving the charge transport mechanisms and optimizing the architecture of devices through state-of-the-art techniques of fabrication, like roll-to-roll printing and layer-by-layer deposition. The other key aspect is that the project assesses the environmental aspects and lifecycle of plastic solar cells to ensure an environmentally friendly production process. Huge preliminary results were achieved at high power conversion efficiencies and durability has been greatly improved, targeting very wide spread application from portable electronics up to building-integrated photovoltaics. Therefore, the discovery of plastic solar cells might be a major step for applicable solutions in renewable energy and towards overcoming the world's increasing energy challenges.

Achieving 31.16 % efficiency in perovskite solar cells via synergistic Dion-Jacobson 2D-3D layer design

Among environmental friendly energy sources solar energy is prominent one that can be harnessed via photovoltaic (PV) cells. The hybrid organic & inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs), have shown appealing PV performance. Halide-based perovskites (PVSK) offer several advantages, including low cost, high efficiency, and ease of fabrication. However, there are stability issues with these 3D perovskite materials. The solar device based on 2D PVSK materials are being used more and more in modern applications to address these problems. Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) & Dion-Jacobson (DJ) phases are the two main forms of 2D PVSK. These materials offer significantly greater stability compared to 3D perovskites, making them a promising alternative. In this study, we combine 2D and 3D perovskites to strengthen both reliability as well as efficiency of 3D PSCs. The present work explores the combined effect of DJ 2D-3D PVSK layers on device performance. The DJ 2D material used is PeDAMA4Pb5I16, while the 3D material is the lead-free, stable CsGeI3-xBrx (with x = 1). The optimized solar cell structure developed in this work consists of (Au/Cu2O/PeDAMA4Pb5I16/CsGeI3-xBrx/PCBM/FTO). A thorough analysis was performed on the impact of various ETLs and HTLs, as well as factors such as defect density (Nt), 2D-3D layer thickness, shallow acceptor density (NA), series (RS) and shunt resistances (RSh), and temperature variations. In the present work, PCE has significantly improved, reaching an amazing 31.16 %. Other noteworthy metrics include a JSC 22.55 mA.cm−2, FF 88.47 % and VOC 1.5617 V, all demonstrating exceptional performance. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach in strengthening the efficiency and performance of DJ 2D-3D PSCs, highlighting their potential for future applications.

Benzothiadiazole-Fused Cyanoindone: A Superior Building Block for Designing Ultra-Narrow Bandgap Electron Acceptor with Long-Range Ordered Stacking.

There are great demands of developing ultra-narrow bandgap electron acceptors for multifunctional electronic devices, particularly semi-transparent organic photovoltaics (OPVs) for building-integrated applications. However, current ultra-narrow bandgap materials applied in OPVs, primarily based on electron-rich cores, exhibit defects of high-lying energy levels and inferior performance. We herein proposed a novel strategy by designing the benzothiazole-fused cyanoindone (BTC) unit with ultra-strong electron-withdrawing ability as the terminal to synthesize the acceptor BTC-2. The BTC unit imparts red-shifted absorption up to 1000 nm to BTC-2, attributed to enhanced intramolecular charge transfer and the quinoid resonance effect. Additionally, BTC-2 features deep-lying energy levels with the highest occupied molecular orbital level of -5.81 eV, due to the ultra-strong electron-withdrawing ability of BTC. Furthermore, BTC-2 exhibits long-range ordering in both molecular packing and macroscopic blend morphology, resulting from shoulder-to-shoulder packing of two BTC units, leading to an ultra-long exciton lifetime over 1.1 ns. These superiorities facilitated a 17.17 % efficiency in the binary OPV device with an extremely high photocurrent of 30.34 mA cm-2, representing the best performance for ultra-narrow bandgap electron acceptors, and a record light utilization efficiency of 4.88 % in binary semi-transparent systems. Overall, BTC is a superior building block for designing ultra-narrow bandgap electron acceptors.

Organosilica Nanodots Doped ZnO Cathode Interface Layer for Highly Efficient and Stable Inverted Polymer Solar Cells.

Interfacial engineering is essential to achieve optical efficiencies and facilitate the industrialization of organic solar cells (OSCs). By doping organosilica nanodots (OSiNDs) into zinc oxide (ZnO), we have developed a hybrid ZnO/OSiNDs (4 wt %) cathode interface layer (CIL) that significantly enhances the overall performance of inverted organic solar cells (i-OSCs). In the PM6/BTP-eC9 active layer system, i-OSC devices with a ZnO/OSiNDs (4 wt %) CIL exhibit a superior power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 17.49%, surpassing that of reference devices with a pure ZnO CIL (15.88%). The OSiNDs not only modulate the work function of ZnO, thereby facilitating the carrier transport between ZnO interface and active layer, but also enhance device stability. After exposure to 1200 min of 100 mW/cm2 illumination, including UV light, the devices retain 89.4% of their initial PCE, whereas devices based solely on ZnO retain only 57.7% under identical conditions. In this study, we present pioneering insights into the selection of environmentally friendly and cost-effective OSiNDs for modifying ZnO to create organic-inorganic hybrid coordination complexes as effective CILs.

Enhancing Mechanical Durability and Long-Term Stability in Organic Solar Cells via Flexible Linker-Sequential Block Copolymerized Donors.

Multi-component copolymerized donors (MCDs) hold great promise for improving both the efficiency and mechanical robustness of flexible organic solar cells (f-OSCs) owing to their facile molecular tunability and advantageous one-pot copolymerization. However, despite the excellent crystallinity imparted by their highly conjugated polymer backbone, MCDs often struggle to retain photovoltaic performance under large external deformations, limiting their applicability in wearable devices. Herein, we developed a novel series of flexible linker-sequential block MCDs (Fs-MCDs), specifically PM6-Cl0.8-b-D18-Cl0.2-BTB, PM6-Cl0.8-b-D18-Cl0.2-BTH, and PM6-Cl0.8-b-D18-Cl0.2-BTD, by precisely incorporating flexible functional groups into the conjugated polymer skeleton. This design strategy introduced highly effective tensile active sites, resulting in remarkable mechanical durability, with PM6-Cl0.8-b-D18-Cl0.2-BTD achieving crack-onset strain (COS) values of 49.88 % in pristine films and 31.29 % in blends. The nearly 50 % COS in pristine films represents one of the highest values reported for Fs-MCD-based OSCs, marking a significant milestone in advancing f-OSC. Additionally, PM6-Cl0.8-b-D18-Cl0.2-BTD demonstrated excellent photovoltaic performance, with efficiencies of 18.09 % in rigid binary and 19.05 % in ternary, as well as 16.63 % in flexible OSCs. It also showed impressive device stability in invert OSC (T80=9,078 h). This unique molecular design strategy provides a promising avenue for synergistically improving the photovoltaic performance, mechanical properties, and device stability of f-OSCs.

Tuning the morphology and energy levels in organic solar cells with metal–organic framework nanosheets

Metal–organic framework nanosheets (MONs) have proved themselves to be useful additives for enhancing the performance of a variety of thin film solar cell devices. However, to date only isolated examples have been reported. In this work we take advantage of the modular structure of MONs in order to resolve the effect of their different structural and optoelectronic features on the performance of organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices. Three different MONs were synthesized using different combinations of two porphyrin-based ligands meso-tetracarboxyphenyl porphyrin (TCPP) or tetrapyridyl-porphyrin (TPyP) with either zinc and/or copper ions and the effect of their addition to polythiophene-fullerene (P3HT-PC71BM) OPV devices was investigated. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of devices was found to approximately double with the addition of MONs of Zn2(ZnTCPP) -4.7% PCE, 10.45 mA/cm2 short-circuit current density (JSC), 0.69 open-circuit voltage (VOC), 64.20% fill-factor (FF), but was unchanged with the addition of Cu2(ZnTPyP) (2.6% PCE, 3.68 mA/cm2JSC, 0.59 VOC, 46.27% FF) and halved upon the addition of Cu2(CuTCPP) (1.24% PCE, 6.72 mA/cm2JSC, 0.59 VOC, 56.24% FF) compared to devices without nanosheets (2.6% PCE, 6.61 mA/cm2JSC, 0.58 VOC, 56.64% FF). Our analysis indicates that there are three different mechanisms by which MONs can influence the photoactive layer – light absorption, energy level alignment, and morphological changes. Analysis of external quantum efficiency, UV–vis and photoelectron spectroscopy data found that MONs have similar effects on light absorption and energy level alignment. However, atomic force and Raman microscopy studies revealed that the nanosheet thickness and lateral size are crucial parameters in enabling the MONs to act as beneficial additives resulting in an improvement of the OPV device performance. We anticipate this study will aid in the design of MONs and other 2D materials for future use in other light harvesting and emitting devices.

A–D–A′–D–A-type non-fused ring electron acceptors for organic solar cells and photodetectors

A–D–A′–D–A-type non-fused ring electron acceptors for organic solar cells and photodetectors

U-Shaped Dimeric Acceptors for Balancing Efficiency and Stability in Organic Solar Cells.

Despite significant improvements in power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of organic solar cells (OSCs), achieving excellent stability remains a great challenge to their commercial feasibility. Here, U-shaped dimeric acceptors (5-IDT and 6-IDT) with different molecular lengths are introduced into the binary OSCs as a third component, respectively. The introduction of the third component effectively reduces the energetic disorder and non-radiative voltage losses and improves the exciton dissociation and charge transport of the devices. Consequently, the PCEs of the 6-IDT- and 5-IDT-treated OSCs are significantly improved to 19.32% and 19.96%, respectively, which is the highest PCE for oligomeric acceptors-based ternary OSCs to date. Meanwhile, the thermal stability of the treated devices is dramatically improved, with the initial efficiency retention of the 6-IDT- and 5-IDT-treated devices increasing from 18% to 32% and 75%, respectively, after 1000h of thermal stress. This is mainly attributed to the ability of the smaller molecular length of 5-IDT to stabilize the phase-separated morphology of the polymeric donor and small molecular acceptor, rather than the high glass transition temperature and low diffusion coefficient.

Improving the efficiency of polymer solar cells based on chitosan@PVA@rGO composites via gamma-irradiated treatment of rGO nanoparticles

Polymer solar cells (PSCs) are growing as attractive contenders for renewable energy technologies given their low cost, adaptability, and environmental sustainability, rendering them valuable in combating climate change. Interestingly, this work investigates the augmentation of photon absorption and overall efficiency in low-cost, effective active layers (ALs) via gamma irradiation treatment, thereby raising the number of active absorption sites. For the first time, novel Chitosan@PVA@rGO (CPG) composite sheets were created as AL materials and treated to varied dosages of in-situ gamma irradiation (0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 KGy) to optimize their microstructural and physicochemical characteristics. The processed ALs were subjected to comprehensive tests, which included J–V variable evaluation as well as evaluations of microstructure, porosity, morphology, contact angle, optical characteristics, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The findings reveal that the composites' surface properties got better gradually as gamma irradiation dosages grew; peak performance was reached at 30 KGy (75.9 % apparent porosity and roughness parameter Ra = 6.22 μm). Extended gamma irradiation resulted in increased DSSC efficiency, which reached 6.85 % after 10 KGy and 7.63 % after 20 KGy. High-energy gamma photons boosted mobility and decreased resistive limits by reducing carrier recombination and facilitating charge carrier movement inside CPG compounds. This increased the longevity and charge transfer efficiency of the solar cell. After 30 KGy alteration, the CPG AL's optimized efficiency of 8.78 % and Jsc of 20.23 mA/cm2 indicate a 44.3 % improvement in efficacy over the pristine material. The insertion of oxygen-enriched free radicals into the CPG structure is responsible for the improvement in photovoltaic efficiency because it creates continuous pathways for fast electron transport. This work provides an innovative perspective on the use of heteroatom-doped ALs in PSCs by highlighting the benefits of co-doping and regulated heteroatom species.