Renewed prospects for organic photovoltaics

G Zhang, FR Lin, F Qi, T Heumüller, A Distler… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have progressed steadily through three stages of photoactive
materials development:(i) use of poly (3-hexylthiophene) and fullerene-based acceptors …

The principles, design and applications of fused-ring electron acceptors

J Wang, P Xue, Y Jiang, Y Huo, X Zhan - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Fused-ring electron acceptors (FREAs) have a donor–acceptor–donor structure comprising
an electron-donating fused-ring core, electron-accepting end groups, π-bridges and side …

From solution to thin film: molecular assembly of π-conjugated systems and impact on (opto) electronic properties

A Khasbaatar, Z Xu, JH Lee… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The assembly of conjugated organic molecules from solution to solid-state plays a critical
role in determining the thin film morphology and optoelectronic properties of solution …

Recent progress in organic solar cells based on non-fullerene acceptors: materials to devices

D Luo, W Jang, DD Babu, MS Kim, DH Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic solar cells (OSCs) were dominated by donor–acceptor blends based on polymer
donors and fullerene acceptors for nearly two decades. In the past, apprehensions about the …

Near‐infrared materials: the turning point of organic photovoltaics

D Meng, R Zheng, Y Zhao, E Zhang, L Dou… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Near‐infrared (NIR)‐absorbing organic semiconductors have opened up many
exciting opportunities for organic photovoltaic (OPV) research. For example, new …

Fused-ring electron acceptors for photovoltaics and beyond

J Wang, X Zhan - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Emerging solar cells that convert clean and renewable solar energy to
electricity, such as organic solar cells (OSCs) and perovskite solar cells (PSCs), have …

New phase for organic solar cell research: emergence of Y-series electron acceptors and their perspectives

S Li, CZ Li, M Shi, H Chen - ACS Energy Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
With the recent emergence of a new class of high-performance nonfullerene acceptors
(NFAs), organic solar cells (OSCs) have entered a new phase of research featuring high …

Single-junction organic solar cell with over 15% efficiency using fused-ring acceptor with electron-deficient core

J Yuan, Y Zhang, L Zhou, G Zhang, HL Yip, TK Lau… - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
Recently, non-fullerene n-type organic semiconductors have attracted significant attention
as acceptors in organic photovoltaics (OPVs) due to their great potential to realize high …

Fine-tuning energy levels via asymmetric end groups enables polymer solar cells with efficiencies over 17%

Z Luo, R Ma, T Liu, J Yu, Y **ao, R Sun, G **e, J Yuan… - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
Generally, it is important to fine-tune the energy levels of donor and acceptor materials in the
field of polymer solar cell (PSCs) to achieve a minimal highest occupied molecular orbital …

Recent progress in low‐cost noncovalently fused‐ring electron acceptors for organic solar cells: Special Issue: Emerging Investigators

Q Bai, Q Liang, H Li, H Sun, X Guo, L Niu - Aggregate, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of organic solar cells (OSCs) have improved
considerably in recent years with the development of fused‐ring electron acceptors (FREAs) …