Nonfullerene acceptor molecules for bulk heterojunction organic solar cells

G Zhang, J Zhao, PCY Chow, K Jiang, J Zhang… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The bulk-heterojunction blend of an electron donor and an electron acceptor material is the
key component in a solution-processed organic photovoltaic device. In the past decades, a p …

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 …

Organic optoelectronic materials: mechanisms and applications

O Ostroverkhova - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Organic (opto) electronic materials have received considerable attention due to their
applications in thin-film-transistors, light-emitting diodes, solar cells, sensors, photorefractive …

Models and mechanisms of ternary organic solar cells

M Günther, N Kazerouni, D Blätte, JD Perea… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
In ternary organic solar cells (TOSCs), three different components are mixed to form the
photoactive layer, opening up opportunities to boost the power conversion efficiency—for …

Small is powerful: recent progress in solution‐processed small molecule solar cells

SD Collins, NA Ran, MC Heiber… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last 5 years, research on the synthesis, device engineering, and device physics of
solution‐processed small molecule solar cells (SMSCs) has rapidly expanded …

Abnormal strong burn-in degradation of highly efficient polymer solar cells caused by spinodal donor-acceptor demixing

N Li, JD Perea, T Kassar, M Richter… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The performance of organic solar cells is determined by the delicate, meticulously optimized
bulk-heterojunction microstructure, which consists of finely mixed and relatively separated …

Extraction of photogenerated electrons and holes from a covalent organic framework integrated heterojunction

M Calik, F Auras, LM Salonen, K Bader… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) offer a strategy to position molecular semiconductors
within a rigid network in a highly controlled and predictable manner. The π-stacked columns …

High‐efficiency nonfullerene organic solar cells: critical factors that affect complex multi‐length scale morphology and device performance

L Ye, W Zhao, S Li, S Mukherjee… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells (OSCs) made of donor/acceptor bulk‐heterojunction active layers have
been of widespread interest in converting sunlight to electricity. Characterizing of the …

Recent advances in non-fullerene organic solar cells: From lab to fab

L Ma, S Zhang, J Wang, Y Xu, J Hou - Chemical Communications, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, the laboratory-scale power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells
(OSCs) has reached 18% in single-junction devices due to a combination of the rapid …

From lab to fab: how must the polymer solar cell materials design change?–an industrial perspective

R Po, A Bernardi, A Calabrese, C Carbonera… - Energy & …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices, in particular polymer solar cells, made by solution
processed organic materials have shown great promise as a disruptive technology for …