Next-generation organic photovoltaics based on non-fullerene acceptors

P Cheng, G Li, X Zhan, Y Yang - Nature Photonics, 2018 - nature.com
Over the past three years, a particularly exciting and active area of research within the field
of organic photovoltaics has been the use of non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs). Compared …

Molecular design of benzodithiophene-based organic photovoltaic materials

H Yao, L Ye, H Zhang, S Li, S Zhang, J Hou - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Advances in the design and application of highly efficient conjugated polymers and small
molecules over the past years have enabled the rapid progress in the development of …

Tandem organic solar cell with 20.2% efficiency

Z Zheng, J Wang, P Bi, J Ren, Y Wang, Y Yang, X Liu… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
As a promising strategy for enhancing light utilization, constructing cell with tandem structure
exhibits great potential in achieving high efficiency, which encourages the field of organic …

Efficient organic solar cells processed from hydrocarbon solvents

J Zhao, Y Li, G Yang, K Jiang, H Lin, H Ade, W Ma… - Nature Energy, 2016 - nature.com
Organic solar cells have desirable properties, including low cost of materials, high-
throughput roll-to-roll production, mechanical flexibility and light weight. However, all top …

[HTML][HTML] High-efficiency and air-stable P3HT-based polymer solar cells with a new non-fullerene acceptor

S Holliday, RS Ashraf, A Wadsworth, D Baran… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Solution-processed organic photovoltaics (OPV) offer the attractive prospect of low-cost, light-
weight and environmentally benign solar energy production. The highest efficiency OPV at …

Stability of organic solar cells: challenges and strategies

P Cheng, X Zhan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic solar cells (OSCs) present some advantages, such as simple preparation, light
weight, low cost and large-area flexible fabrication, and have attracted much attention in …

Fused nonacyclic electron acceptors for efficient polymer solar cells

S Dai, F Zhao, Q Zhang, TK Lau, T Li… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We design and synthesize four fused-ring electron acceptors based on 6, 6, 12, 12-tetrakis
(4-hexylphenyl)-indacenobis (dithieno [3, 2-b; 2′, 3′-d] thiophene) as the electron-rich unit …

Design, synthesis, and photovoltaic characterization of a small molecular acceptor with an ultra‐narrow band gap

H Yao, Y Cui, R Yu, B Gao, H Zhang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The design of narrow band gap (NBG) donors or acceptors and their application in organic
solar cells (OSCs) are of great importance in the conversion of solar photons to electrons …

Interface engineering for highly efficient organic solar cells

H Tang, Y Bai, H Zhao, X Qin, Z Hu, C Zhou… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells (OSCs) have made dramatic advancements during the past decades
owing to the innovative material design and device structure optimization, with power …

Solution-processed organic tandem solar cells with power conversion efficiencies> 12%

M Li, K Gao, X Wan, Q Zhang, B Kan, R **a, F Liu… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
An effective way to improve the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells is to use a
tandem architecture consisting of two subcells, so that a broader part of the solar spectrum …