Organic solar cells (OSCs) present some advantages, such as simple preparation, light
weight, low cost and large-area flexible fabrication, and have attracted much attention in …

The advance in lifestyle, modern industrialization and future technological revolution are
always at high expense of energy consumption. Unfortunately, there exist serious issues …

Abstract Charge-transfer (CT) complexes, formed by electron transfer from a donor to an
acceptor, play a crucial role in organic semiconductors. Excited-state CT complexes, termed …

The thermal stability of organic solar cells is critical for practical applications of this emerging
technology. Thus, effective approaches and strategies need to be found to alleviate their …

Fullerene dimerization has been linked to short circuit current (Jsc) losses in organic solar
cells comprised of certain polymer–fullerene systems. We investigate several polymer …

Solution‐processed organic solar cells (OSCs) are promising low‐cost, flexible, portable
renewable sources for future energy supply. The state‐of‐the‐art OSCs are typically …

The active layer of a polymer photovoltaic cell is mainly based on a blend of two
components: a semiconducting polymer (electron donor) and a fullerene derivative (electron …

Organic photovoltaic devices are on the verge of commercialization with power conversion
efficiencies exceeding 10% in laboratory cells and above 8.5% in modules. However, one of …

Noise spectroscopy is essentially focused on the investigation of electric fluctuations
produced by physical mechanisms intrinsic to conductor materials. Very complex electrical …

The use of fullerene as acceptor limits the thermal stability of organic solar cells at high
temperatures as their diffusion inside the donor leads to phase separation via Ostwald …