25th anniversary article: a decade of organic/polymeric photovoltaic research

L Dou, J You, Z Hong, Z Xu, G Li, RA Street… - Advanced …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology has been developed and improved from a fancy
concept with less than 1% power conversion efficiency (PCE) to over 10% PCE, particularly …

Small molecule semiconductors for high-efficiency organic photovoltaics

Y Lin, Y Li, X Zhan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs) are a promising cost-effective alternative to silicon-based
solar cells, and possess light-weight, low-cost, and flexibility advantages. Significant …

Design of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)‐Based small molecules for organic‐solar‐cell applications

A Tang, C Zhan, J Yao, E Zhou - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
After the first report in 2008, diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)‐based small‐molecule photovoltaic
materials have been intensively explored. The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) for the …

Molecular design and ordering effects in π-functional materials for transistor and solar cell applications

PM Beaujuge, JMJ Fréchet - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Organic electronics are broadly anticipated to impact the development of flexible thin-film
device technologies. Among these, solution-processable π-conjugated polymers and small …

Molecular materials for organic photovoltaics: small is beautiful

J Roncali, P Leriche, P Blanchard - Advanced Materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
An overview of some recent developments of the chemistry of molecular donor materials for
organic photovoltaics (OPV) is presented. Although molecular materials have been used for …

High mobility diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based organic semiconductor materials for organic thin film transistors and photovoltaics

Y Li, P Sonar, L Murphy, W Hong - Energy & Environmental Science, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, the electron-accepting diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) moiety has been
receiving considerable attention for constructing donor–acceptor (D–A) type organic …

Polymer–fullerene bulk‐heterojunction solar cells

CJ Brabec, S Gowrisanker, JJM Halls… - Advanced …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Solution‐processed bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices have gained
serious attention during the last few years and are established as one of the leading next …

Fabrication and processing of polymer solar cells: A review of printing and coating techniques

FC Krebs - Solar energy materials and solar cells, 2009 - Elsevier
Polymer solar cells are reviewed in the context of the processing techniques leading to
complete devices. A distinction is made between the film-forming techniques that are used …

Controlling the Morphology and Performance of Bulk Heterojunctions in Solar Cells. Lessons Learned from the Benchmark Poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-Phenyl-C61 …

MT Dang, L Hirsch, G Wantz, JD Wuest - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Photovoltaic cells are an established and increasingly important technology for the
production of renewable energy. 1 Despite the expanding use of inorganic semiconductors …

Stability/degradation of polymer solar cells

M Jørgensen, K Norrman, FC Krebs - Solar energy materials and solar cells, 2008 - Elsevier
Polymer and organic solar cells degrade during illumination and in the dark. This is in
contrast to photovoltaics based on inorganic semiconductors such as silicon. Long …