Renewed prospects for organic photovoltaics

G Zhang, FR Lin, F Qi, T Heumüller, A Distler… - Chemical …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have progressed steadily through three stages of photoactive
materials development:(i) use of poly (3-hexylthiophene) and fullerene-based acceptors …

From solution to thin film: molecular assembly of π-conjugated systems and impact on (opto) electronic properties

A Khasbaatar, Z Xu, JH Lee… - Chemical …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
The assembly of conjugated organic molecules from solution to solid-state plays a critical
role in determining the thin film morphology and optoelectronic properties of solution …

Over 19% efficiency organic solar cells by regulating multidimensional intermolecular interactions

C Han, J Wang, S Zhang, L Chen, F Bi… - Advanced …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Research on organic solar cells (OSCs) has progressed through material innovation and
device engineering. However, well‐known and ubiquitous intermolecular interactions, 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 research progress of organic small‐molecule semiconductors with high electron mobilities

J Chen, W Zhang, L Wang, G Yu - Advanced Materials, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Organic electronics has made great progress in the past decades, which is inseparable from
the innovative development of organic electronic devices and the diversity of organic …

Key molecular perspectives for high stability in organic photovoltaics

J Luke, EJ Yang, C Labanti, SY Park… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023‏ - nature.com
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have rapidly improved in efficiency, with single-junction cells
now exceeding 18% efficiency. These improvements have been driven by the adoption of …

3D acceptors with multiple A–D–A architectures for highly efficient organic solar cells

H Chen, Z Zhang, P Wang, Y Zhang, K Ma… - Energy & …, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Compared to the most-studied non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) with linear skeletons, multi-
dimensional NFAs with largely conjugated extensions in multiple directions may contribute …

Completely non-fused electron acceptor with 3D-interpenetrated crystalline structure enables efficient and stable organic solar cell

L Ma, S Zhang, J Zhu, J Wang, J Ren, J Zhang… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) based on non-fused conjugated structures have more
potential to realize low-cost organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. However, their power …

A history and perspective of non‐fullerene electron acceptors for organic solar cells

A Armin, W Li, OJ Sandberg, Z **ao… - Advanced Energy …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells are composed of electron donating and accepting organic
semiconductors. Whilst a significant palette of donors has been developed over three …

Complete peripheral fluorination of the small‐molecule acceptor in organic solar cells yields efficiency over 19%

Z Yao, X Cao, X Bi, T He, Y Li, X Jia… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Due to the intrinsically flexible molecular skeletons and loose aggregations, organic
semiconductors, like small molecular acceptors (SMAs) in organic solar cells (OSCs), greatly …