The path to 20% power conversion efficiencies in nonfullerene acceptor organic solar cells

A Karki, AJ Gillett, RH Friend… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of single‐junction organic solar cells (OSC) have
now reached over 18%. This rapid recent progress can be attributed to the development of …

Preparation, characterization, evaluation and mechanistic study of organic polymer nano-photocatalysts for solar fuel production

MV Pavliuk, S Wrede, A Liu, A Brnovic… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Production of renewable fuels from solar energy and abundant resourses, such as water
and carbon dioxide, via photocatalytic reactions is seen as a promising strategy to …

Efficient all-small-molecule organic solar cells processed with non-halogen solvent

W Gao, R Ma, TA Dela Peña, C Yan, H Li, M Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
All-small-molecule organic solar cells with good batch-to-batch reproducibility combined
with non-halogen solvent processing show great potential for commercialization. However …

Cathode engineering with perylene-diimide interlayer enabling over 17% efficiency single-junction organic solar cells

J Yao, B Qiu, ZG Zhang, L Xue, R Wang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
In organic solar cells (OSCs), cathode interfacial materials are generally designed with
highly polar groups to increase the capability of lowering the work function of cathode …

The role of charge recombination to triplet excitons in organic solar cells

AJ Gillett, A Privitera, R Dilmurat, A Karki, D Qian… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The use of non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) in organic solar cells has led to power
conversion efficiencies as high as 18%. However, organic solar cells are still less efficient …

Subtle molecular tailoring induces significant morphology optimization enabling over 16% efficiency organic solar cells with efficient charge generation

Z Zhou, W Liu, G Zhou, M Zhang, D Qian… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Manipulating charge generation in a broad spectral region has proved to be crucial for
nonfullerene‐electron‐acceptor‐based organic solar cells (OSCs). 16.64% high efficiency …

The role of exciton lifetime for charge generation in organic solar cells at negligible energy-level offsets

A Classen, CL Chochos, L Lüer, VG Gregoriou… - Nature energy, 2020 - nature.com
Organic solar cells utilize an energy-level offset to generate free charge carriers. Although a
very small energy-level offset increases the open-circuit voltage, it remains unclear how …

Light harvesting for organic photovoltaics

GJ Hedley, A Ruseckas, IDW Samuel - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
The field of organic photovoltaics has developed rapidly over the last 2 decades, and small
solar cells with power conversion efficiencies of 13% have been demonstrated. Light …

A volatile solid additive enables oligothiophene all‐small‐molecule organic solar cells with excellent commercial viability

D Hu, H Tang, S Karuthedath, Q Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The commercial viability of all‐small‐molecule (ASM) organic solar cells (OSCs) requires
high efficiency, long‐term stability, and low‐cost production. However, satisfying all these …

Charge carrier recombination in organic solar cells

CM Proctor, M Kuik, TQ Nguyen - Progress in Polymer Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Solution deposited bulk heterojunction organic solar cells are viewed as one of the most
promising alternative energy sources because of their ease of processing and their potential …