Physical insights into non-fullerene organic photovoltaics

J Wang, Y **e, K Chen, H Wu, JM Hodgkiss… - Nature Reviews …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Boosted by the fast development of non-fullerene acceptors, organic photovoltaics (OPVs)
have achieved breakthrough power conversion efficiencies—in excess of 20% and …

The principles, design and applications of fused-ring electron acceptors

J Wang, P Xue, Y Jiang, Y Huo, X Zhan - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022‏ - nature.com
Fused-ring electron acceptors (FREAs) have a donor–acceptor–donor structure comprising
an electron-donating fused-ring core, electron-accepting end groups, π-bridges and side …

Recent progress in organic solar cells (Part I material science)

Y Liu, B Li, CQ Ma, F Huang, G Feng, H Chen… - Science China …, 2022‏ - Springer
During past several years, the photovoltaic performances of organic solar cells (OSCs) have
achieved rapid progress with power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) over 18 …

Semi-transparent organic photovoltaics

H Yu, J Wang, Q Zhou, J Qin, Y Wang, X Lu… - Chemical Society …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
As an economical solar energy conversion technology, organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are
regarded as a promising solution to environmental problems and energy challenges. With …

Side-chain engineering of nonfullerene small-molecule acceptors for organic solar cells

Z Luo, T Xu, C Yang - Energy & Environmental Science, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Thanks to their broad absorption spectra, easily modifiable molecular energy levels and
chemical structures, nonfullerene small-molecule acceptors (SMAs) have attracted …

Fused-ring electron acceptors for photovoltaics and beyond

J Wang, X Zhan - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Conspectus Emerging solar cells that convert clean and renewable solar energy to
electricity, such as organic solar cells (OSCs) and perovskite solar cells (PSCs), have …

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 …

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 …

Non-fullerene acceptors for organic solar cells

C Yan, S Barlow, Z Wang, H Yan, AKY Jen… - Nature Reviews …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) are currently a major focus of research in the development
of bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells (OSCs). In contrast to the widely used fullerene …

Critical review of the molecular design progress in non-fullerene electron acceptors towards commercially viable organic solar cells

A Wadsworth, M Moser, A Marks, MS Little… - Chemical Society …, 2019‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Fullerenes have formed an integral part of high performance organic solar cells over the last
20 years, however their inherent limitations in terms of synthetic flexibility, cost and stability …