New Avenues for Organic Solar Cells Using Intrinsically Charge-Generating Materials

PA Hume, MB Price, JM Hodgkiss - JACS Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
The molecular electron acceptor material Y6 has been a key part of the most recent surge in
organic solar cell sunlight-to-electricity power conversion efficiency, which is now …

Enhanced photocatalytic and photovoltaic performance arising from unconventionally low donor–Y6 ratios

A Dolan, X Pan, MJ Griffith, A Sharma… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Development of both organic photovoltaics (OPVs) and organic photocatalysts has
focused on utilizing the bulk heterojunction (BHJ). The BHJ promotes charge separation and …

From light to hydrogen: the complete life cycle of free charges in photocatalytic nanoparticles

JM de la Perrelle, RJ Hudson, A Dolan… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The blend of donor PM6 and non-fullerene acceptor Y6 is high performing as both an active
layer in organic photovoltaics and as a component of photocatalysts for the renewable …

Conjugated polymers as photocatalysts for hydrogen therapy

F Mi, N Zhao, L **, Z Zhang, X Wang, X Fang, W Li… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen as a therapeutic agent has attracted a great deal of attention because of its
superior therapeutic outcome on many diseases, including inflammatory injury, tumors …

Surfactant Effects on Hydrogen Evolution by Small-Molecule Nonfullerene Acceptor Nanoparticles

A Dolan, JM de la Perrelle, TD Small… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Organic donor: acceptor semiconductor nanoparticles (NPs) formed through the
miniemulsion method have been shown to be active photocatalysts. Here, we report …

Effect of nitro-substituted ending group on the photovoltaic and photocatalytic performance of non-fullerene acceptors

J Wang, J Zhu, C Li, Y Lin, X Li, H Zhang, Z Ma… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Y-series non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) significantly enhance organic photovoltaic
device efficiency, approaching 20%. Recent studies demonstrate their commendable …

Sub-4 nm map** of donor–acceptor organic semiconductor nanoparticle composition

I Persson, H Laval, S Chambon, G Bonfante… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We report, for the first time, sub-4 nm map** of donor: acceptor nanoparticle composition
in eco-friendly colloidal dispersions for organic electronics. Low energy scanning …

Impact of water solvation on the charge carrier dynamics of organic heterojunction photocatalyst nanoparticle dispersions

S Gonzalez-Carrero, J Kosco, T Fei, I McCulloch… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic heterojunction nanoparticles (NP) have recently gained significant interest as
photocatalysts for visible light-driven hydrogen production. Whilst promising photocatalytic …

Preparation-Dependent Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by Organic Semiconducting Nanoparticles

Z Goh, A Dolan, JM de la Perrelle… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The molecular packing, intermixing, and crystallinity of organic semiconductors are crucial in
determining the performance of photovoltaic and photocatalytic systems. The effects of these …

Quantifying Dual-Direction Energy Harvesting in Twisted Perylene Nonfullerene Acceptor Organic Photovoltaics

A Goldingay, AN Stuart, P Ghosh, S Yadav… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Perylene monomers (PDIs) and twisted dimers (TPDIs) are investigated here as
nonfullerene acceptors and are paired with the polymer donor PTB7-Th in organic …