Compatibilizer‐Mediated Aggregation Suppression Enables High‐Performance Organic Photovoltaic Modules Processed From Green Solvents
ABSTRACT Prolonged film formation from green solvents often induces excessive aggregation. This remains a critical challenge for the scalable fabrication of high‐performance organic photovoltaic (OPV) modules. Herein, we show that a rationally designed giant molecule, D‐IO, can serve as an effective third component to suppress aggregation. Employing PM6:BTP‐eC9 as a representative host blend, D‐IO effectively modulates donor‐acceptor interactions by enhancing their compatibility, thereby promoting cooperative assembly and inhibiting the uncontrolled growth of large aggregates during film formation. This yields a well‐defined fibrillar network morphology while preserving desired molecular packing and charge transport pathways. Consequently, small‐area devices processed with the green solvent o ‐xylene achieve a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.71%. More importantly, this strategy is readily applicable to large‐area fabrication. Blade‐coated modules with active areas of 9.97 and 26.6 cm 2 achieved PCEs of 17.26% and 15.49%, respectively. This work provides an effective morphological regulator for high‐performance OPV modules processed from green solvents.
Authors
- Yingping Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1901-7243)
- Jiangbin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6565-5962)
- Jun Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2580-4665)
- Songting Liang
- Ming Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6809-8938)
- Weikun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1004-1602)
- Zhiyun Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9883-3616)
- Bigui Zhou
- Jianwen Zeng
- Siqing He
- Yanyi Zhong
- Siqi Li
- Jiage Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5274-1495)
- Hui Yang
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- National University of Defense Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2026-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.75705
- Primary Topic
- Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province