A review of grazing incidence small‐and wide‐angle x‐ray scattering techniques for exploring the film morphology of organic solar cells

A Mahmood, JL Wang - Solar RRL, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, a rapid evolution of organic solar cells (OSCs) has been achieved by virtue
of structural design of active layer materials and optimization of film morphology. Along with …

Nanoscale heterogeneous distribution of surface energy at interlayers in organic bulk-heterojunction solar cells

Y Li, J Ding, C Liang, X Zhang, J Zhang, DS Jakob… - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Surface energy of the underneath interlayer plays a crucial role in determining the
morphology of bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) film in solution-processed organic solar cells …

Stability of nonfullerene organic solar cells: from built‐in potential and interfacial passivation perspectives

Y Wang, W Lan, N Li, Z Lan, Z Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Remarkable progress has been made in the development of high‐efficiency solution‐
processable nonfullerene organic solar cells (OSCs). However, the effect of the vertical …

Tackling performance challenges in organic photovoltaics: An overview about compatibilizers

A Bonasera, G Giuliano, G Arrabito, B Pignataro - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs) based on Bulk Heterojunction (BHJ) blends are a mature
technology. Having started their intensive development two decades ago, their low cost …

Inverted PTB7-Th: PC71BM organic solar cells with 11.8% PCE via incorporation of gold nanoparticles in ZnO electron transport layer

B Usmani, R Ranjan, SK Gupta, RK Gupta, KS Nalwa… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In bulk hetero-junction organic solar cells (BHJOSCs), light absorption can be improved by
employing techniques such as plasmonic effects which can lead to improved device …

Additive‐Free Organic Solar Cells with Power Conversion Efficiency over 10%

H Li, D He, P Mao, Y Wei, L Ding… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, solvent additives are widely used in organic solar cells (OSCs) to tune the nano‐
morphology of the active blend film and enhance the device performance. With their help …

Förster resonance energy transfer and energy cascade in broadband photodetectors with ternary polymer bulk heterojunction

WL Xu, B Wu, F Zheng, XY Yang, HD **… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
With the purpose to extend the photoresponse region of the photodetector based on poly (3-
hexylthiophene)/[6, 6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT/PC70BM) host system, a …

Improvement of charge collection and performance reproducibility in inverted organic solar cells by suppression of ZnO subgap states

B Wu, Z Wu, Q Yang, F Zhu, TW Ng… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Organic solar cells (OSCs) with inverted structure usually exhibit higher power conversion
efficiency (PCE) and are more stable than corresponding devices with regular configuration …

Improving the compatibility of donor polymers in efficient ternary organic solar cells via post-additive soaking treatment

X Yang, F Zheng, W Xu, P Bi, L Feng… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2017 - ACS Publications
In dual-donor ternary organic solar cells, the compatibility between the donor polymers plays
important roles to control the conformational change and govern the photophysical behavior …

3D nanoscale morphology characterization of ternary organic solar cells

T Yu, W He, M Jafari, T Guner, P Li, M Siaj… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It is highly desired to develop advanced characterization techniques to explore the 3D
nanoscale morphology of the complicated blend film of ternary organic solar cells (OSCs) …