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 …

What we have learnt from PM6: Y6

S Shoaee, HM Luong, J Song, Y Zou… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past three years, remarkable advancements in organic solar cells (OSCs) have
emerged, propelled by the introduction of Y6—an innovative A‐DA'D‐A type small molecule …

Revealing the underlying solvent effect on film morphology in high-efficiency organic solar cells through combined ex situ and in situ observations

R Ma, X Jiang, J Fu, T Zhu, C Yan, K Wu… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The morphological features and the film formation processes in high-performance donor–
acceptor binary photovoltaic blends cast from three representative solvents are carefully …

Organic solar cells with 18% efficiency enabled by an alloy acceptor: a two‐in‐one strategy

F Liu, L Zhou, W Liu, Z Zhou, Q Yue… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The trade‐off between the open‐circuit voltage (Voc) and short‐circuit current density (Jsc)
has become the core of current organic photovoltaic research, and realizing the minimum …

Monolithic perovskite/organic tandem solar cells with 23.6% efficiency enabled by reduced voltage losses and optimized interconnecting layer

W Chen, Y Zhu, J **u, G Chen, H Liang, S Liu, H Xue… - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
Due to the large chemical composition and bandgap tunability of both perovskite and
organic semiconductors, perovskite/organic tandem solar cells are attractive for next …

High-efficiency ternary organic solar cells with a good figure-of-merit enabled by two low-cost donor polymers

R Ma, C Yan, J Yu, T Liu, H Liu, Y Li, J Chen… - ACS Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Here, we combine two donor polymers with a relatively short synthesis method and fabricate
ternary organic solar cells (OSCs) with a high efficiency and a decent figure-of-merit. A …

Layer‐by‐layer processed ternary organic photovoltaics with efficiency over 18%

L Zhan, S Li, X **a, Y Li, X Lu, L Zuo, M Shi… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Obtaining a finely tuned morphology of the active layer to facilitate both charge generation
and charge extraction has long been the goal in the field of organic photovoltaics (OPVs) …

Multiphase morphology with enhanced carrier lifetime via quaternary strategy enables high‐efficiency, thick‐film, and large‐area organic photovoltaics

L Zhan, S Yin, Y Li, S Li, T Chen, R Sun… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the continuous breakthrough of the efficiency of organic photovoltaics (OPVs), their
practical applications are on the agenda. However, the thickness tolerance and upscaling in …

Ternary blend organic solar cells: understanding the morphology from recent progress

X Xu, Y Li, Q Peng - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ternary blend organic solar cells (TB‐OSCs) incorporating multiple donor and/or acceptor
materials into the active layer have emerged as a promising strategy to simultaneously …

Recent developments of polymer solar cells with photovoltaic performance over 17%

J **, Q Wang, K Ma, W Shen… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the emergence of ADA'DA‐type (Y‐series) non‐fullerene acceptors (NFAs), the power
conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of organic photovoltaic devices have been constantly …