Guest Donor With High Electrostatic Potential Enables Low‐Energy‐Loss Ternary All‐Polymer Solar Cells

ABSTRACT In ternary all‐polymer organic solar cells (all‐PSCs), while the short‐circuit current density ( J SC ) and fill factor (FF) are enhanced, further device efficiency improvement is constrained by the large energy loss. Here, a wide‐bandgap guest donor PTO2 with deeper energy level is introduced into the PM6:PYIT system to resolve this issue. Theoretical calculations indicate that PTO2 exhibits a more negative electrostatic potential (ESP), enabling the formation of a strong intermolecular electric field when paired with the acceptor that displays a positive surface ESP, thereby facilitating efficient exciton dissociation. Experimentally, PTO2 endows complementary light absorption, optimizes the vertical composition distribution, balances the crystallization kinetics, and promotes tighter π – π stacking. Meanwhile, PTO2 can effectively enhance the built‐in electric field and reduce charge generation/recombination associated energy loss. Consequently, the ternary device achieves an optimal efficiency of 19.12% with an enhanced open circuit voltage ( V OC ) of 0.963 V without sacrificing J SC and FF compared to PM6:PYIT. This work highlights the crucial role of ESP modulation and provides a novel matching approach for high‐performance ternary all‐PSCs.

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Advanced Functional Materials
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2026-10-30
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.79393
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Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
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ABSTRACT In ternary all‐polymer organic solar cells (all‐PSCs), while the short‐circuit current density ( J SC ) and fill factor (FF) are enhanced, further device efficiency improvement is constrained by the large energy loss. Here, a wide‐bandgap guest donor PTO2 with deeper energy level is introduced into the PM6:PYIT system to resolve this issue. Theoretical calculations indicate that PTO2 exhibits a more negative electrostatic potential (ESP), enabling the formation of a strong intermolecular electric field when paired with the acceptor that displays a positive surface ESP, thereby facilitating efficient exciton dissociation. Experimentally, PTO2 endows complementary light absorption, optimizes the vertical composition distribution, balances the crystallization kinetics, and promotes tighter π – π stacking. Meanwhile, PTO2 can effectively enhance the built‐in electric field and reduce charge generation/recombination associated energy loss. Consequently, the ternary device achieves an optimal efficiency of 19.12% with an enhanced open circuit voltage ( V OC ) of 0.963 V without sacrificing J SC and FF compared to PM6:PYIT. This work highlights the crucial role of ESP modulation and provides a novel matching approach for high‐performance ternary all‐PSCs.

Advanced Functional Materials
Shanghai Polytechnic University (CN), Donghua University (CN)
Salt Science Research Foundation, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai Education Development Foundation, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission
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