Dual‐Fibril Network Engineering for Scalable and Sustainable Organic Photovoltaics
Green-printed, high-efficiency organic photovoltaics modules are critical to the commercial expansion and practical deployment of organic photovoltaics. Since the emergence of Y6-based non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs), the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of OSCs is remarkable progress. However, a considerable performance gap remains between devices processed with halogenated versus non-halogenated (green) solvents, primarily due to difficulties in controlling molecular aggregation. Here, hydroxyl-rich cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) is introduced as a multifunctional additive to enhance the morphology and performance of modules fabricated via large-area green printing. CAB suppresses excessive molecular aggregation and modulates the film-formation dynamics. Crucially, its hydroxyl side groups interact synergistically with both donor and acceptor materials to induce a dual-fibril network, providing abundant interfacial area for exciton dissociation and continuous pathways for efficient charge transport. As a result, green-printed PM6:PTP-eC9 devices achieve PCE of 19.04%. Moreover, ternary PM6:PTQ-10:PTP-eC9 devices and modules with an active area of 16.94 cm<sup>2</sup> exhibit PCEs of 20.23% and 17.26%, respectively. This work demonstrates a viable additive engineering strategy for realizing scalable, environmentally benign, and high-performance organic photovoltaics.
Authors
- Chenzhuo Zhang
- Shaohua Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8485-2814)
- Xiaotian Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5483-8800)
- Shumin Zeng
- Qianjin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0195-2789)
- Yongting Cui
- Yiwang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4709-7623)
- Haojie Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3408-2249)
- Hanlin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5416-9392)
- Hongxiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1032-1583)
- Min Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4466-3036)
- Siqi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4184-175X)
Institutions
- Nanchang University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Jiangxi Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202514052
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.61