Non‐radiative recombination energy losses in non‐fullerene organic solar cells

D He, F Zhao, C Wang, Y Lin - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Impressive short‐circuit current density and fill factor have been achieved simultaneously in
single‐junction organic solar cells (OSCs) with the emergence of high‐performance non …

Open circuit voltage of organic solar cells: an in-depth review

NK Elumalai, A Uddin - Energy & Environmental Science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic solar cells (OSCs) have developed progressively in efficiency over the last two
decades. Though it is promising, this technology is still far from realizing its full prospect …

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 …

Design rules for minimizing voltage losses in high-efficiency organic solar cells

D Qian, Z Zheng, H Yao, W Tress, TR Hopper… - Nature materials, 2018 - nature.com
The open-circuit voltage of organic solar cells is usually lower than the values achieved in
inorganic or perovskite photovoltaic devices with comparable bandgaps. Energy losses …

Recent advances in perovskite solar cells: efficiency, stability and lead-free perovskite

S Yang, W Fu, Z Zhang, H Chen, CZ Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
With the rapid growth of efficiency from 3.8% to 22.1% in recent years, perovskite solar cells
(PVSCs) have drawn significant attention of researchers from both academia and industry …

Recent progress and perspective in solution-processed Interfacial materials for efficient and stable polymer and organometal perovskite solar cells

CC Chueh, CZ Li, AKY Jen - Energy & Environmental Science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we summarize the latest developments in solution-processed interfacial layers
that have contributed to the significantly improved performance of polymer and perovskite …

Recent progress in cathode interlayer materials for non‐fullerene organic solar cells

N Ahmad, H Zhou, P Fan, G Liang - EcoMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐fullerene acceptors are currently a hot research area in the development of organic
solar cells (OSCs). At present, the‐state‐of‐the‐art power conversion efficiency (PCE) of non …

Perylene diimides: a thickness-insensitive cathode interlayer for high performance polymer solar cells

ZG Zhang, B Qi, Z **, D Chi, Z Qi, Y Li… - Energy & Environmental …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
With the power conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells (PSCs) approaching the
milestone value of 10%, their instability associated with a low work function metal cathode …

Small molecule organic semiconductors on the move: promises for future solar energy technology

A Mishra, P Bäuerle - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This article is written from an organic chemist's point of view and provides an up‐to‐date
review about organic solar cells based on small molecules or oligomers as absorbers and in …

π-Conjugated polymers for organic electronics and photovoltaic cell applications

A Facchetti - Chemistry of Materials, 2011 - ACS Publications
The optoelectronic properties of polymeric semiconductor materials can be utilized for the
fabrication of organic electronic and photonic devices. When key structural requirements are …