Organic and polymeric semiconductors enhanced by noncovalent conformational locks

H Huang, L Yang, A Facchetti, TJ Marks - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Constructing highly planar, extended π-electron systems is an important strategy for
achieving high-mobility organic semiconductors. In general, there are two synthetic …

The curious case of fluorination of conjugated polymers for solar cells

Q Zhang, MA Kelly, N Bauer, W You - Accounts of Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Organic solar cells (OSCs) have been a rising star in the field of renewable
energy since the introduction of the bulk heterojunction (BHJ) in 1992. Recent advances …

Polythiophenes for organic solar cells with efficiency surpassing 17%

X Yuan, Y Zhao, D **e, L Pan, X Liu, C Duan, F Huang… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Polythiophenes (PTs) are promising electron donors for organic solar cells (OSCs) due to
their low production cost. However, the device performance of PTs in OSCs is rather poor …

A Large-Bandgap Conjugated Polymer for Versatile Photovoltaic Applications with High Performance.

M Zhang, X Guo, W Ma, H Ade, J Hou - … Materials (Deerfield Beach …, 2015 - europepmc.org
A new copolymer PM6 based on fluorothienyl-substituted benzodithiophene is synthesized
and characterized. The inverted polymer solar cells based on PM6 exhibit excellent …

Synergistic effect of fluorination on both donor and acceptor materials for high performance non-fullerene polymer solar cells with 13.5% efficiency

Q Fan, W Su, Y Wang, B Guo, Y Jiang, X Guo… - Science China …, 2018 - Springer
A high performance polymer solar cells (PSCs) based on polymer donor PM6 containing
fluorinated thienyl benzodithiophene unit and n-type organic semiconductor acceptor IT-4F …

Ordering structure control of polythiophene-based donors for High-Efficiency organic solar cells

H Ma, Z Sun, M Jeong, S Yang, S Jeong, S Lee… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of high-performance organic solar cells (OSCs) from the low-cost and
highly scalable polythiophene family has been garnering a fast-growing interest for their …

Implication of fluorine atom on electronic properties, ordering structures, and photovoltaic performance in naphthobisthiadiazole-based semiconducting polymers

K Kawashima, T Fukuhara, Y Suda… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The development of semiconducting polymers is imperative to improve the performance of
polymer-based solar cells (PSCs). In this study, new semiconducting polymers based on …

Polymer acceptor based on double B← N bridged bipyridine (BNBP) unit for high-efficiency all-polymer solar cells.

X Long, Z Ding, C Dou, J Zhang, J Liu… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2016 - europepmc.org
Polymer Acceptor Based on Double B←N Bridged Bipyridine (BNBP) Unit for High-Efficiency
All-Polymer Solar Cells. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org …

Molecular Engineering and Morphology Control of Polythiophene: Nonfullerene Acceptor Blends for High‐Performance Solar Cells

Q Wang, Y Qin, M Li, L Ye… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With the advances in organic photovoltaics (OPVs), the development of low‐cost and easily
accessible polymer donors is of vital importance for OPV commercialization. Polythiophene …

Influence of Backbone Fluorination in Regioregular Poly (3-alkyl-4-fluoro) thiophenes

Z Fei, P Boufflet, S Wood, J Wade… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We report two strategies toward the synthesis of 3-alkyl-4-fluorothiophenes containing
straight (hexyl and octyl) and branched (2-ethylhexyl) alkyl groups. We demonstrate that …