Subtle Balance Between Length Scale of Phase Separation and Domain Purification in Small-Molecule Bulk-Heterojunction Blends under Solvent Vapor Treatment.

Li, Miaomiao; Liu, Feng; Wan, Xiangjian; Ni, Wang; Kan, Bin; Feng, Huanran; Zhang, Qian; Yang, Xuan et al. · Adv Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A series of solvents with different solubilities for DR3TBDTT and PC71 BM, and different boiling points, is used for solvent vapor annealing (SVA) treatment to systematically investigate the solvent-morphology-performance relationship. The presence of solvent molecules inside bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) thin films promotes the mobility of both donor and acceptor molecules, leading to crystallization and aggregation, which are important in modulating morphology.