Sustainable organic solar cells via renewable biomass and circular recycling

IF 17.5 1区材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Matter Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI:10.1016/j.matt.2025.102291

Longfei Jia , Maoheng Wu , Min Ru , Yaxiong Li , Sunsun Li , Changlei Xia , Wenchao Zhao

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With the rapid growth in power-conversion efficiency and extended lifetimes of organic solar cells (OSCs), their sustainability has emerged as a critical challenge in the path to commercialization. This review comprehensively explores three key strategies to enhance sustainability, reduce costs, and expedite market entry: eco-friendly manufacturing, renewable raw materials, and component recycling. We discuss the substitution of conventional halogen solvents with biomass-derived alternatives for processing organic semiconductor films, as well as the use of green additives in organic active layers. Additionally, we summarize recent research on renewable raw materials sourced from biological organisms for use as flexible substrates, electrodes, interlayers, and interfacial modifiers. The review also systematically addresses the recovery of valuable materials, such as transparent conductive substrates, metal electrodes, and active layers in OSCs. Finally, we offer perspectives on future material design, optimization, and recycling strategies to achieve OSCs' sustainability.

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可持续有机太阳能电池通过可再生生物质和循环利用

随着有机太阳能电池（OSCs）功率转换效率的快速增长和寿命的延长，其可持续性已成为商业化道路上的关键挑战。本文全面探讨了提高可持续性、降低成本和加速市场进入的三个关键策略：环保制造、可再生原材料和组件回收。我们讨论了用生物质衍生的替代品取代传统卤素溶剂来加工有机半导体薄膜，以及在有机活性层中使用绿色添加剂。此外，我们总结了来自生物有机体的可再生原料的最新研究，用于柔性衬底，电极，中间层和界面改性剂。该综述还系统地讨论了有价值材料的回收，如透明导电衬底，金属电极和OSCs中的有源层。最后，我们提出了未来材料设计、优化和回收策略的观点，以实现osc的可持续性。

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Matter MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

26.30

自引率

2.60%

发文量

367

期刊介绍： Matter, a monthly journal affiliated with Cell, spans the broad field of materials science from nano to macro levels,covering fundamentals to applications. Embracing groundbreaking technologies,it includes full-length research articles,reviews, perspectives,previews, opinions, personnel stories, and general editorial content. Matter aims to be the primary resource for researchers in academia and industry, inspiring the next generation of materials scientists.