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 …

The bulk heterojunction in organic photovoltaic, photodetector, and photocatalytic applications

A Wadsworth, Z Hamid, J Kosco, N Gasparini… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Organic semiconductors require an energetic offset in order to photogenerate free charge
carriers efficiently, owing to their inability to effectively screen charges. This is vitally …

Additive-induced miscibility regulation and hierarchical morphology enable 17.5% binary organic solar cells

J Lv, H Tang, J Huang, C Yan, K Liu, Q Yang… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to barrierless free charge generation, low charge trap**, and high charge mobilities,
the PM6: Y6 organic solar cell (OSC) achieves an excellent power conversion efficiency …

High-efficiency small-molecule ternary solar cells with a hierarchical morphology enabled by synergizing fullerene and non-fullerene acceptors

Z Zhou, S Xu, J Song, Y **, Q Yue, Y Qian, F Liu… - Nature Energy, 2018 - nature.com
Using combinatory photoactive blends is a promising approach to achieve high power
conversion efficiency in ternary organic photovoltaics. However, the fundamental challenge …

All-small-molecule organic solar cells with over 14% efficiency by optimizing hierarchical morphologies

R Zhou, Z Jiang, C Yang, J Yu, J Feng, MA Adil… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The high efficiency all-small-molecule organic solar cells (OSCs) normally require optimized
morphology in their bulk heterojunction active layers. Herein, a small-molecule donor is …

Morphology control in organic solar cells

F Zhao, C Wang, X Zhan - Advanced Energy Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells (OSCs) can directly convert the sunlight into electrical energy and
present some advantages, such as low cost, light weight, flexibility, semitransparency, and …

Charge-transfer electronic states in organic solar cells

V Coropceanu, XK Chen, T Wang, Z Zheng… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
In organic solar cells, the charge-transfer (CT) electronic states that form at the interface
between the electron-donor (D) and electron-acceptor (A) materials have a crucial role in …

Efficient organic solar cells processed from hydrocarbon solvents

J Zhao, Y Li, G Yang, K Jiang, H Lin, H Ade, W Ma… - Nature Energy, 2016 - nature.com
Organic solar cells have desirable properties, including low cost of materials, high-
throughput roll-to-roll production, mechanical flexibility and light weight. However, all top …

Low‐bandgap organic bulk‐heterojunction enabled efficient and flexible perovskite solar cells

S Wu, Z Li, J Zhang, X Wu, X Deng, Y Liu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lead halide perovskite and organic solar cells (PSCs and OSCs) are considered as the
prime candidates currently for clean energy applications due to their solution and low …

Recent advances in bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells

L Lu, T Zheng, Q Wu, AM Schneider, D Zhao… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
It is clear that the current energy regimen, which relies on nonrenewable and polluting
energy sources, has unsustainable consequences for societal, economical, geopolitical, and …