Physical insights into non-fullerene organic photovoltaics

J Wang, Y **e, K Chen, H Wu, JM Hodgkiss… - Nature Reviews …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Boosted by the fast development of non-fullerene acceptors, organic photovoltaics (OPVs)
have achieved breakthrough power conversion efficiencies—in excess of 20% and …

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 …

Organic solar cells using oligomer acceptors for improved stability and efficiency

Y Liang, D Zhang, Z Wu, T Jia, L Lüer, H Tang, L Hong… - Nature energy, 2022‏ - nature.com
The power conversion efficiencies of organic solar cells (OSCs) have reached over 19%.
However, the combination of high efficiency and long-term stability is still a major …

Auxiliary sequential deposition enables 19%-efficiency organic solar cells processed from halogen-free solvents

S Luo, C Li, J Zhang, X Zou, H Zhao, K Ding… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
High-efficiency organic solar cells are often achieved using toxic halogenated solvents and
additives that are constrained in organic solar cells industry. Therefore, it is important to …

Organic solar cells with over 19% efficiency enabled by a 2D‐conjugated non‐fullerene acceptor featuring favorable electronic and aggregation structures

K Liu, Y Jiang, F Liu, G Ran, F Huang… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The π‐expansion of non‐fullerene acceptors is a promising method for boosting the organic
photovoltaic performance by allowing the fine‐tuning of electronic structures and molecular …

Semitransparent organic photovoltaics for building-integrated photovoltaic applications

Y Li, X Huang, HKM Sheriff Jr, SR Forrest - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023‏ - nature.com
The narrow and intense absorption spectra of organic materials open up the opportunity to
develop efficient organic photovoltaic devices that are qualitatively different from other …

Electrostatic force promoted intermolecular stacking of polymer donors toward 19.4% efficiency binary organic solar cells

Z Gan, L Wang, J Cai, C Guo, C Chen, D Li… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Conjugated polymers are generally featured with low structural order due to their aromatic
and irregular structural units, which limits their light absorption and charge mobility in …

Achieving 19.4% organic solar cell via an in situ formation of pin structure with built-in interpenetrating network

Y Zhang, W Deng, CE Petoukhoff, X **a, Y Lang, H **a… - Joule, 2024‏ - cell.com
Vibrant research has demonstrated that the layer-by-layer (LBL) approach can achieve a
preferable vertical microstructure; however, the lack of precise control over vertical …

Improved photovoltaic performance and robustness of all-polymer solar cells enabled by a polyfullerene guest acceptor

H Yu, Y Wang, X Zou, J Yin, X Shi, Y Li, H Zhao… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Fullerene acceptors typically possess excellent electron-transporting properties and can
work as guest components in ternary organic solar cells to enhance the charge extraction …

Semi-transparent organic photovoltaics

H Yu, J Wang, Q Zhou, J Qin, Y Wang, X Lu… - Chemical Society …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
As an economical solar energy conversion technology, organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are
regarded as a promising solution to environmental problems and energy challenges. With …