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Since the world-record power conversion efficiency of 15.7% was achieved for organic solar cells (OSCs) in 2019, the newly developed non-fullerene acceptor (NFA) Y6 with an A-DA′D-A structure (A denotes an electron-accepting moiety, D denotes an electron-donating moiety) has attracted increasing attention. Subsequently, many new A-DA′D-A NFAs have been designed and synthesized, and the A-DA′D-A NFAs have played a significant role in the development of high-performance non-fullerene organic solar cells (NF-OSCs). Compared with the classical A-D-A-type acceptors, A-DA′D-A NFAs contain an electron-deficient core (such as benzothiadiazole (BT), benzotriazole (BTA), quinoxaline (Qx), or their derivatives) in the ladder-type fused rings to fine-tune the energy levels, broaden light absorption and achieve higher electron mobility of the NFAs. This review emphasizes the recent progress on these emerging A-DA′D-A (including Y-series) NFAs. The synthetic methods of DA′D-fused rings are introduced. The relationships between the chemical structure of the A-DA′D-A NFAs and the photovoltaic performance of the corresponding OSCs are summarized and discussed. Finally, issues and prospects for further improving photovoltaic performance of the OSCs are also proposed.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21875286), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFA0206600), the Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hunan Province (2017JJ1029) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
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Wei, Q., Liu, W., Leclerc, M. et al. A-DA′D-A non-fullerene acceptors for high-performance organic solar cells. Sci. China Chem. 63, 1352–1366 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-020-9799-4
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