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 …

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 …

Material insights and challenges for non-fullerene organic solar cells based on small molecular acceptors

J Zhang, HS Tan, X Guo, A Facchetti, H Yan - Nature Energy, 2018 - nature.com
The field of non-fullerene organic solar cells has experienced rapid development during the
past few years, mainly driven by the development of novel non-fullerene acceptors and …

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 …

Ternary strategy enabling high-efficiency rigid and flexible organic solar cells with reduced non-radiative voltage loss

X Duan, W Song, J Qiao, X Li, Y Cai, H Wu… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The ternary strategy has been identified as a feasible and effective way to obtain high-
efficiency organic solar cells (OSCs). However, for most ternary OSCs, the voltage loss …

Efficient Photocatalytic Cleavage of Lignin Models by a Soluble Perylene Diimide/Carbon Nitride S‐Scheme Heterojunction

X Xu, S Dai, S Xu, Q Zhu, Y Li - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 3, 4, 9, 10‐Perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (PDI) is one of the best n‐type
organic semiconductors and an ideal light‐driven catalyst for lignin depolymerization …

Over 18% efficiency of all‐polymer solar cells with long‐term stability enabled by Y6 as a solid additive

Z Ge, J Qiao, Y Li, J Song, C Zhang, Z Fu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Morphology control greatly influences the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and long‐term
stability of all‐polymer solar cells (all‐PSCs); however, it remains challenging owing to their …

Fullerene-free polymer solar cells with over 11% efficiency and excellent thermal stability.

W Zhao, D Qian, S Zhang, S Li, O Inganäs… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla …, 2016 - europepmc.org
A nonfullerene-based polymer solar cell (PSC) that significantly outperforms fullerene-based
PSCs with respect to the power-conversion efficiency is demonstrated for the first time. An …