High‐Performance Ultrathin Flexible Organic Solar Cells Through the Modification of Self‐Assembled Monolayers
Abstract Ultrathin flexible organic solar cells (OSCs) have emerged as promising a power source for wearable technologies owing to their solution‐processability, excellent mechanical flexibility, and conformability. In recent years, self‐assembled monolayers (SAMs) have garnered considerable attention in the fabrication of high‐performance thin‐film solar cells owing to their tunable interfacial properties. However, research on the application of SAMs in ultrathin flexible OSCs remains insufficient. A critical limitation arises from the aggregation of SAMs on flexible indium tin oxide (ITO) surfaces, leading to poor surface coverage. In this manuscript, a facile strategy is developed through the modification of Br‐2PACz SAMs using H‐TPAc, which enables the formation of uniform and dense SAMs on flexible ITO electrodes, thus simultaneously enhancing device optoelectronic and mechanical properties. Based on the modified SAMs, the PM6:L8‐BO:BTP‐eC9 ternary rigid and ultrathin flexible OSCs devices achieve efficiencies of 19.7% and 17.5%, respectively. The use of modified SAMs by mixing with H‐TPAc small‐molecules exhibits exceptional potential for pioneering next‐generation hole transport layer (HTL) materials and advancing high‐performance flexible organic solar cells.
Authors
- Xueyuan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1519-6830)
- Xiangfeng Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4898-7951)
- Yuwei Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7282-4143)
- Rui Hu
- Xiaojie Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2532-7600)
- Lidong Liang
- Yitong Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9633-5769)
- Di Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8827-0248)
- Wenchao Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4992-1727)
- Yizheng Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2485-0064)
- Mai Mao
- Xiaotong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9256-297X)
- Yiming Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7829-1141)
- Tong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3692-2256)
Institutions
- Wuhan University of Technology (CN)
- Sanya University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Energy Materials
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202501698
- Citations
- 17
- Primary Topic
- Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.42
Funders
- Science and Technology Program of Hubei Province