Recent progress in organic solar cells (Part II device engineering)

Y Liu, B Liu, CQ Ma, F Huang, G Feng, H Chen… - Science China …, 2022 - Springer
Organic solar cells (OSCs) have gained a rapid development in the past two decades and
the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of single-junction OSC has recently approached …

Stability of non‐fullerene electron acceptors and their photovoltaic devices

W Li, D Liu, T Wang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐fullerene electron acceptors (NFAs) are recognized as “rising star” in recent years in
the organic solar cells (OSCs) community. In contrast to the traditional fullerene electron …

A-π-A structured non-fullerene acceptors for stable organic solar cells with efficiency over 17%

W Liu, J Yuan, C Zhu, Q Wei, S Liang, H Zhang… - Science China …, 2022 - Springer
With the development of photovoltaic materials, especially the small molecule acceptors
(SMAs), organic solar cells (OSCs) have made breakthroughs in power conversion …

Photochemical decomposition of Y‐series non‐fullerene acceptors is responsible for degradation of high‐efficiency organic solar cells

T Liu, QC Burlingame, MR Ivancevic… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Organic photovoltaic cells that employ Y‐series non‐fullerene acceptors (NFAs) have
recently achieved impressive power‐conversion efficiencies (> 18%). To fulfill their …

Recent advances of non‐fullerene organic solar cells: From materials and morphology to devices and applications

Y Zhang, Y Lang, G Li - EcoMat, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The innovation of non‐fullerene acceptors (NFAs) enables the rapid progress of organic
solar cells (OSCs) in power conversion efficiencies to over 19%, endowing OSCs with great …

On the stability of non‐fullerene acceptors and their corresponding organic solar cells: influence of side chains

B Zhou, L Wang, Y Liu, C Guo, D Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Side chain engineering is a widely explored strategy in the molecular design for non‐
fullerene acceptors (NFAs). Although the relationship between side chain structures and …

Traps and transport resistance are the next frontiers for stable non-fullerene acceptor solar cells

C Wöpke, C Göhler, M Saladina, X Du, L Nian… - nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Stability is one of the most important challenges facing material research for organic solar
cells (OSC) on their path to further commercialization. In the high-performance material …

Mechanism of the photodegradation of A‐D‐A acceptors for organic photovoltaics

Y Che, MR Niazi, R Izquierdo… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we elucidate the photodegradation pathway of A‐D‐A‐type non‐fullerene acceptors
for organic photovoltaics. Using IT‐4F as a benchmark example, we isolated the …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles as electron transporting interlayer in organic solar cells

C Liu, C **ao, W Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are among the well-known electron transporting layers
(ETLs) in flexible electronics, especially in organic solar cells (OSCs). This is due to their …

Suppressed Degradation Process of Green‐Solvent Based Organic Solar Cells Through ZnO Modification With Sulfhydryl Derivatives

Z Li, Y Li, J Zhang, R Guo, K Sun… - Advanced Energy …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The interface of organic solar cells plays a crucial role in device performance and stability.
Several investigations demonstrated that the interface will affect the morphology and …