Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have progressed steadily through three stages of photoactive
materials development:(i) use of poly (3-hexylthiophene) and fullerene-based acceptors …

Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is a critical global challenge; it
demands advances—at the materials, devices and systems levels—for the efficient …

The ternary blend is demonstrated as an effective strategy to promote the device
performance of organic photovoltaics (OPVs) due to the dilution effect. While the …

Technologies such as batteries, biomaterials and heterogeneous catalysts have functions
that are defined by mixtures of molecular and mesoscale components. As yet, this multi …

Accelerating the discovery of new molecules and materials, as well as develo** green
and sustainable ways to synthesize them, will help to address global challenges in energy …

Many properties of nanoparticles are governed by their shape, size, polydispersity and
surface chemistry. To apply nanoparticles in chemical sensing, medical diagnostics …

The performance of organic solar cells (OSCs) has increased substantially over the past 10
years, owing to the development of various high-performance organic electron–acceptor …

Organic solar cells are composed of electron donating and accepting organic
semiconductors. Whilst a significant palette of donors has been developed over three …

Self-driving laboratories (SDLs) promise an accelerated application of the scientific method.
Through the automation of experimental workflows, along with autonomous experimental …

As materials researchers increasingly embrace machine-learning (ML) methods, it is natural
to wonder what lessons can be learned from other fields undergoing similar developments …