A naphthalene diimide side-chain polymer as an electron-extraction layer for stable perovskite solar cells
Poly(N-(5-(5-norbornene-2-carbonyl)oxy)pentyl)-N'-n-hexyl-naphthalene-1,8:4,5-bis(dicarboximide) has been synthesized by esterification of (N-(5-hydroxypentyl)-N'-n-hexyl-naphthalene-1,8:4,5-bis(dicarboximide)) with exo-5-norbornene-2-carboxylic acid, and has been polymerized using the fir...
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Published in | Materials chemistry frontiers |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Royal Society of Chemistry
01.01.2020
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Summary: | Poly(N-(5-(5-norbornene-2-carbonyl)oxy)pentyl)-N'-n-hexyl-naphthalene-1,8:4,5-bis(dicarboximide) has been synthesized by esterification of (N-(5-hydroxypentyl)-N'-n-hexyl-naphthalene-1,8:4,5-bis(dicarboximide)) with exo-5-norbornene-2-carboxylic acid, and has been polymerized using the first-generation Grubbs initiator. This side-chain polymer exhibits good transparency throughout the visible (absorption onset at ca. 400 nm), good solubility in common low- and medium-polarity organic solvents, good resistance to dimethylformamide, and appropriate electron affinity for use as an electron-extraction layer in lead-halide perovskite solar cells. The performance of this polymer in n-i-p perovskite solar cells was compared to that of several small-molecule naphthalene-1,8:4,5-bis(dicarboximide) derivatives and of SnO2. Solar cells using the polymer exhibited open-circuit voltages of up to 1.02 V, short-circuit currents of over 21 mA cm–2, and power conversion efficiencies (PCE) reaching 14% which stabilize at 13.8% upon 90 s of illumination. Meanwhile control SnO2 devices exhibited a PCE of ca. 16%, and small-molecule devices gave PCE values of less than 10%. Here, the devices employing the polymer exhibited improved long-term stability relative to the SnO2 control devices under continuous illumination. |
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Bibliography: | EE0008747 USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office |
ISSN: | 2052-1537 2052-1537 |