TY - JOUR
T1 - Elucidating the optimal material combinations of organic photovoltaics for maximum industrial viability
AU - Tang, Hua
AU - Liao, Zhihui
AU - Chen, Qianqian
AU - Xu, Han
AU - Huang, Jiaming
AU - Han, Jianhua
AU - Hu, Dingqin
AU - Luo, Ying
AU - Lu, Shirong
AU - Baran, Derya
AU - Li, Gang
AU - Brabec, Christoph J.
AU - Laquai, Frédéric
AU - He, Yakun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2024/8/21
Y1 - 2024/8/21
N2 - The choice of donor (D) and acceptor (A) materials in organic solar cells (OSCs) determines the so-called golden triangle of organic photovoltaics (OPV), namely, cost, power conversion efficiency (PCE), and device stability. However, despite the recent advancements in material and device development, determining the optimal material combination for industrialization remains a challenge. Herein, we unveil the optimal material combination that exhibits maximum industrial viability. Specifically, the industrial figure of merit (i-FoM) of seven OPV categories is calculated and further analyzed, including blends of small-molecule donor (SMD):fullerene acceptor, SMD:non-fullerene acceptor (NFA), oligomer donor:NFA, terpolymer:NFA, polymer donor:NFA, polymer donor:polymer acceptor, and single-component materials. Because OPV is approaching wide-scale industrialization, insights into the successes and challenges of these material combinations, particularly their PCE, photostability, and synthetic complexity (SC) index, offer guidance toward accelerating the industrialization of OPV.
AB - The choice of donor (D) and acceptor (A) materials in organic solar cells (OSCs) determines the so-called golden triangle of organic photovoltaics (OPV), namely, cost, power conversion efficiency (PCE), and device stability. However, despite the recent advancements in material and device development, determining the optimal material combination for industrialization remains a challenge. Herein, we unveil the optimal material combination that exhibits maximum industrial viability. Specifically, the industrial figure of merit (i-FoM) of seven OPV categories is calculated and further analyzed, including blends of small-molecule donor (SMD):fullerene acceptor, SMD:non-fullerene acceptor (NFA), oligomer donor:NFA, terpolymer:NFA, polymer donor:NFA, polymer donor:polymer acceptor, and single-component materials. Because OPV is approaching wide-scale industrialization, insights into the successes and challenges of these material combinations, particularly their PCE, photostability, and synthetic complexity (SC) index, offer guidance toward accelerating the industrialization of OPV.
KW - industrial viability
KW - material combinations
KW - organic photovoltaics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85200998049&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.022
DO - 10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.022
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85200998049
SN - 2542-4351
VL - 8
SP - 2208
EP - 2219
JO - Joule
JF - Joule
IS - 8
ER -