Efficient Ternary Organic Photovoltaic Films for Fast Exciton Separation to Generate Free Radicals for Wastewater Treatment

ABSTRACT Given the effectiveness of organic pollutants photodegradation and the excellent photovoltaic nature of organic solar cells (OSCs), this work first innovatively integrated the cross‐fields of OSCs and environmental photocatalysis. Using knowledge of OSC morphology, an insertion strategy inv...

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Main Authors: Linji Yang, Ciyuan Huang, Yang Zhou, Libin Zhang, Ke Sun, Houjin Luo, Yinna Liang, Yilin Wang, Tao Yang, Wei Ma, Donglou Ren, Cong Liu, Heng Zhang, Kai Chen, Hongxiang Zhu, Jianhua Xiong, Bingsuo Zou, Shuangfei Wang, Tao Liu
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Ciyuan Huang
Yang Zhou
Libin Zhang
Ke Sun
Houjin Luo
Yinna Liang
Yilin Wang
Tao Yang
Wei Ma
Donglou Ren
Cong Liu
Heng Zhang
Kai Chen
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Jianhua Xiong
Bingsuo Zou
Shuangfei Wang
Tao Liu
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Cong Liu
Heng Zhang
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Jianhua Xiong
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description ABSTRACT Given the effectiveness of organic pollutants photodegradation and the excellent photovoltaic nature of organic solar cells (OSCs), this work first innovatively integrated the cross‐fields of OSCs and environmental photocatalysis. Using knowledge of OSC morphology, an insertion strategy involved adding a suitable quantity of guest acceptor (Y6‐O) to the PM6 donor polymer and BTP‐2F‐ThCl host small molecule acceptor system. Y6‐O leads to tighter π–π packing, reduced domain size, and improved domain purity, resulting in favorable morphology for charge generation and transfer in devices and an improved power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 17.1% to 18.1%. Moreover, terpolymer organic photovoltaic films were applied to wastewater treatment, gaining ions Sb(III) and Sb(V) removals of 100% in 15 min, and guaiacol photodegradations of 90% in 1 h. This work significantly prompts the development of organic photovoltaics and wastewater treatment and opens views for multifunctional organic photovoltaic material applications.
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Structures School of Resources Environment and Materials Guangxi University Nanning ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‐ferrous Metals and Featured Materials State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite Structures School of Resources Environment and Materials Guangxi University Nanning ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‐ferrous Metals and Featured Materials State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite Structures School of Resources Environment and Materials Guangxi University Nanning ChinaDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities Baise ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‐ferrous Metals and Featured Materials State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite Structures School of Resources Environment and Materials Guangxi University Nanning ChinaDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities Baise ChinaState Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an ChinaCentre for Mechanical Technology and Automation Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Aveiro Aveiro PortugalState Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‐ferrous Metals and Featured Materials State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite Structures School of Resources Environment and Materials Guangxi University Nanning ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‐ferrous Metals and Featured Materials State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite Structures School of Resources Environment and Materials Guangxi University Nanning ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‐ferrous Metals and Featured Materials State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite Structures School of Resources Environment and Materials Guangxi University Nanning ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‐ferrous Metals and Featured Materials State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite Structures School of Resources Environment and Materials Guangxi University Nanning ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‐ferrous Metals and Featured Materials State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite Structures School of Resources Environment and Materials Guangxi University Nanning ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‐ferrous Metals and Featured Materials State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite Structures School of Resources Environment and Materials Guangxi University Nanning ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‐ferrous Metals and Featured Materials State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite Structures School of Resources Environment and Materials Guangxi University Nanning ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‐ferrous Metals and Featured Materials State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite Structures School of Resources Environment and Materials Guangxi University Nanning ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non‐ferrous Metals and Featured Materials State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life‐cycle Safety for Composite Structures School of Resources Environment and Materials Guangxi University Nanning ChinaABSTRACT Given the effectiveness of organic pollutants photodegradation and the excellent photovoltaic nature of organic solar cells (OSCs), this work first innovatively integrated the cross‐fields of OSCs and environmental photocatalysis. Using knowledge of OSC morphology, an insertion strategy involved adding a suitable quantity of guest acceptor (Y6‐O) to the PM6 donor polymer and BTP‐2F‐ThCl host small molecule acceptor system. Y6‐O leads to tighter π–π packing, reduced domain size, and improved domain purity, resulting in favorable morphology for charge generation and transfer in devices and an improved power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 17.1% to 18.1%. Moreover, terpolymer organic photovoltaic films were applied to wastewater treatment, gaining ions Sb(III) and Sb(V) removals of 100% in 15 min, and guaiacol photodegradations of 90% in 1 h. This work significantly prompts the development of organic photovoltaics and wastewater treatment and opens views for multifunctional organic photovoltaic material applications.https://doi.org/10.1002/EXP.70001insertion strategymorphologyorganic solar cellspower conversion efficiencywater purification
spellingShingle Linji Yang
Ciyuan Huang
Yang Zhou
Libin Zhang
Ke Sun
Houjin Luo
Yinna Liang
Yilin Wang
Tao Yang
Wei Ma
Donglou Ren
Cong Liu
Heng Zhang
Kai Chen
Hongxiang Zhu
Jianhua Xiong
Bingsuo Zou
Shuangfei Wang
Tao Liu
Efficient Ternary Organic Photovoltaic Films for Fast Exciton Separation to Generate Free Radicals for Wastewater Treatment
Exploration
insertion strategy
morphology
organic solar cells
power conversion efficiency
water purification
title Efficient Ternary Organic Photovoltaic Films for Fast Exciton Separation to Generate Free Radicals for Wastewater Treatment
title_full Efficient Ternary Organic Photovoltaic Films for Fast Exciton Separation to Generate Free Radicals for Wastewater Treatment
title_fullStr Efficient Ternary Organic Photovoltaic Films for Fast Exciton Separation to Generate Free Radicals for Wastewater Treatment
title_full_unstemmed Efficient Ternary Organic Photovoltaic Films for Fast Exciton Separation to Generate Free Radicals for Wastewater Treatment
title_short Efficient Ternary Organic Photovoltaic Films for Fast Exciton Separation to Generate Free Radicals for Wastewater Treatment
title_sort efficient ternary organic photovoltaic films for fast exciton separation to generate free radicals for wastewater treatment
topic insertion strategy
morphology
organic solar cells
power conversion efficiency
water purification
url https://doi.org/10.1002/EXP.70001
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