Solar fuels: research and development strategies to accelerate photocatalytic CO 2 conversion into hydrocarbon fuels

E Gong, S Ali, CB Hiragond, HS Kim… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic production of solar fuels from CO2 is a promising strategy for addressing
global environmental problems and securing future energy supplies. Although extensive …

Functional fiber materials to smart fiber devices

C Chen, J Feng, J Li, Y Guo, X Shi, H Peng - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of fiber materials has accompanied the evolution of human civilization for
centuries. Recent advances in materials science and chemistry offered fibers new …

Covalent organic frameworks for direct photosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide from water, air and sunlight

F Liu, P Zhou, Y Hou, H Tan, Y Liang, J Liang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Solar-driven photosynthesis is a sustainable process for the production of hydrogen
peroxide, the efficiency of which is plagued by side reactions. Metal-free covalent organic …

Dimerized small-molecule acceptors enable efficient and stable organic solar cells

C Sun, JW Lee, C Lee, D Lee, S Cho, SK Kwon, BJ Kim… - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of small-molecule acceptor (SMA)-based organic
solar cells (OSCs) have increased remarkably, but their long-term stability is insufficient for …

Single-Atom Cu Channel and N-Vacancy Engineering Enables Efficient Charge Separation and Transfer between C3N4 Interlayers for Boosting Photocatalytic …

J Shen, C Luo, S Qiao, Y Chen, Y Tang, J Xu, K Fu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymeric carbon nitride (C3N4) has attracted great attention in photocatalysis due to its low-
cost, visible-light response, and environment-friendly merits. However, the catalytic …

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 …

Achieving record-efficiency organic solar cells upon tuning the conformation of solid additives

C Li, X Gu, Z Chen, X Han, N Yu, Y Wei… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Volatile solid additives (SADs) are considered as a simple yet effective approach to tune the
film morphology for high-performance organic solar cells (OSCs). However, the structural …

Volatilizable solid additive‐assisted treatment enables organic solar cells with efficiency over 18.8% and fill factor exceeding 80%

S Bao, H Yang, H Fan, J Zhang, Z Wei… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Controlling the self‐assembling of organic semiconductors to form well‐developed
nanoscale phase separation in the bulk‐heterojunction active layer is critical yet challenging …

A history and perspective of non‐fullerene electron acceptors for organic solar cells

A Armin, W Li, OJ Sandberg, Z **ao… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells are composed of electron donating and accepting organic
semiconductors. Whilst a significant palette of donors has been developed over three …

Polymer photocatalysts for solar-to-chemical energy conversion

T Banerjee, F Podjaski, J Kröger, BP Biswal… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Solar-to-chemical energy conversion for the generation of high-energy chemicals is one of
the most viable solutions to the quest for sustainable energy resources. Although long …