Present Perspectives of Advanced Characterization Techniques in TiO2-Based Photocatalysts

C Luo, X Ren, Z Dai, Y Zhang, X Qi… - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
TiO2 is the most investigated photocatalyst because of its nontoxicity, low cost, chemical
stability, and strong photooxidative ability. Because of the morphology-and structure …

Functional scanning force microscopy for energy nanodevices

X Chen, J Lai, Y Shen, Q Chen, L Chen - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Energy nanodevices, including energy conversion and energy storage devices, have
become a major cross‐disciplinary field in recent years. These devices feature long‐range …

Bulk heterojunction morphologies with atomistic resolution from coarse-grain solvent evaporation simulations

R Alessandri, JJ Uusitalo, AH De Vries… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Control over the morphology of the active layer of bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar
cells is paramount to achieve high-efficiency devices. However, no method currently …

Nanoscale domain imaging of all-polymer organic solar cells by photo-induced force microscopy

KL Gu, Y Zhou, WA Morrison, K Park, S Park, Z Bao - ACS nano, 2018 - ACS Publications
Rapid nanoscale imaging of the bulk heterojunction layer in organic solar cells is essential
to the continued development of high-performance devices. Unfortunately, commonly used …

Nanomorphology evolution of P3HT/PCBM blends during solution-processing from coarse-grained molecular simulations

CK Lee, CW Pao - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014 - ACS Publications
Solvent screening is a critical aspect of the nanomorphological control of low-cost, all-
solution-processed bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cells. In order to reveal the …

[HTML][HTML] Visualizing band alignment across 2D/3D perovskite heterointerfaces of solar cells with light-modulated scanning tunneling microscopy

PC Huang, SK Huang, TC Lai, MC Shih, HC Hsu… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Graded 2D perovskite cap** shells with continuously upshifting valence bands, produced
by tailored dimensional engineering, can effectively extract holes from 3D perovskite cores …

Revealing aggregation of non-fullerene acceptors in intermixed phase by ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy

J Fang, Z Wang, Y Chen, Q Zhang, J Zhang… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2022 - cell.com
Non-fullerene acceptor (NFA) aggregation is crucial in determining bulk-heterojunction
(BHJ) organic photovoltaic (OPV) performance. However, it is still a big challenge to …

Map** the interfacial energetic landscape in organic solar cells reveals pathways to reducing non-radiative losses

GJ Thapa, M Chauhan, JP Mauthe, DB Dougherty… - Matter, 2025 - cell.com
Bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells have made remarkable inroads toward 20%
power conversion efficiency, yet non-radiative recombination losses (ΔV nr) remain high …

[HTML][HTML] Electronic characterization of supramolecular materials at the nanoscale by Conductive Atomic Force and Kelvin Probe Force microscopies

C Musumeci, A Liscio, V Palermo, P Samorì - Materials Today, 2014 - Elsevier
The performances of organic (opto) electronic devices strongly depend on the order at the
supramolecular level. Unraveling the relationship between structural and electronic …

A spectral density function approach for active layer design of organic photovoltaic cells

U Farooq Ghumman, A Iyer… - Journal of …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Organic photovoltaic cells (OPVCs), having received significant attention over the last
decade, are yet to be established as viable alternatives to conventional solar cells due to …