The role of in Silico/DFT investigations in analyzing dye molecules for enhanced solar cell efficiency and reduced toxicity

S Kaya, A Thakur, A Kumar - Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 2023 - Elsevier
Toxicity has been a significant concern for many materials used in the production of solar
cells and generally conflicts with its efficacy. Therefore, it is crucial to develop alternative …

Molecular level understanding of the chalcogen atom effect on chalcogen-based polymers through electrostatic potential, non-covalent interactions, excited state …

A Mahmood, A Irfan, JL Wang - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer donor materials have been considered as a game changer, especially in the early
history of polymer solar cells. However, much progress is the result of hard work resulting …

Photovoltaic properties and enhancement in near-infrared light absorption capabilities of acceptor materials for organic solar cell applications: A quantum chemical …

MRSA Janjua - Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2022 - Elsevier
More than 22% power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells (OSCs) has been
reported with efficient narrow bandgap acceptor materials as the active layers. And end …

How does bridging core modification alter the photovoltaic characteristics of triphenylamine‐based hole transport materials? Theoretical understanding and prediction

MRSA Janjua - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Perovskite solar cells have gained immense interest from researchers owing to their good
photophysical properties, low‐cost production, and high power conversion efficiencies. Hole …

Quantum chemical approach of donor− π–acceptor based arylborane–arylamine macrocycles with outstanding photovoltaic properties toward high-performance …

S Zahid, A Rasool, M Ans, M Yaseen, J Iqbal - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
A theoretical quantum chemical investigation of D− π–A conjugated molecules based on
arylborane–arylamine is proposed with the motive of suggesting new organic materials for …

End-capped modification of dithienosilole based small donor molecules for high performance organic solar cells using DFT approach

M Rafiq, M Salim, S Noreen, RA Khera, S Noor… - Journal of molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Considering the worth of molecular designing, ADA type four small donor (SM1-SM4)
photoactive materials comprised of DTS core, substituted with push-pull acceptors at …

Designing of benzodithiophene core-based small molecular acceptors for efficient non-fullerene organic solar cells

MY Mehboob, MU Khan, R Hussain, K Ayub… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, organic solar cells (OSCs) with non-fullerene electron acceptors provide the
highest efficiencies among all studied OSCs. To further improve the efficiencies of fullerene …

Molecular engineering of A–D–C–D–A configured small molecular acceptors (SMAs) with promising photovoltaic properties for high-efficiency fullerene-free organic …

R Hussain, F Hassan, MU Khan, MY Mehboob… - Optical and Quantum …, 2020 - Springer
Non fullerene small acceptor molecules in organic photovoltaics are proven beneficial than
the traditional fullerene based acceptors for their fine contribution in organic solar cells …

Efficient designing of triphenylamine-based hole transport materials with outstanding photovoltaic characteristics for organic solar cells

R Hussain, MY Mehboob, MU Khan, M Khalid… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
Hole transport materials (HTMs), especially dopant-free hole transport materials, are getting
attention in enhancing the power conversion efficiencies and stabilities of organic solar cells …

Molecular designing of high‐performance 3D star‐shaped electron acceptors containing a truxene core for nonfullerene organic solar cells

MU Khan, MY Mehboob, R Hussain… - Journal of Physical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
End‐capped modification is a convenient strategy to enhance the photovoltaic and
electronic properties of fullerene‐free acceptor materials. In this report, five novel star …