Polymer semiconductors: synthesis, processing, and applications

L Ding, ZD Yu, XY Wang, ZF Yao, Y Lu… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer semiconductors composed of a carbon-based π conjugated backbone have been
studied for several decades as active layers of multifarious organic electronic devices. They …

Semitransparent organic photovoltaics for building-integrated photovoltaic applications

Y Li, X Huang, HKM Sheriff Jr, SR Forrest - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
The narrow and intense absorption spectra of organic materials open up the opportunity to
develop efficient organic photovoltaic devices that are qualitatively different from other …

Organic solar cells using oligomer acceptors for improved stability and efficiency

Y Liang, D Zhang, Z Wu, T Jia, L Lüer, H Tang, L Hong… - Nature energy, 2022 - nature.com
The power conversion efficiencies of organic solar cells (OSCs) have reached over 19%.
However, the combination of high efficiency and long-term stability is still a major …

Over 17% efficiency all-small-molecule organic solar cells based on an organic molecular donor employing a 2D side chain symmetry breaking strategy

Z Li, X Wang, N Zheng, A Saparbaev… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The symmetry breaking strategy has been broadly applied in the design of organic
photovoltaic materials; however, a comprehensive understanding of the effects of two …

The performance-stability conundrum of BTP-based organic solar cells

Y Qin, N Balar, Z Peng, A Gadisa, I Angunawela… - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
As the power conversion efficiency of organic photovoltaic has been dramatically improved
to over 18%, achieving long-term stability is now crucial for applications of this promising …

Importance of structural hinderance in performance–stability equilibrium of organic photovoltaics

B Fan, W Gao, X Wu, X **a, Y Wu, FR Lin, Q Fan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Power conversion efficiency and long-term stability are two critical metrics for evaluating the
commercial potential of organic photovoltaics. Although the field has witnessed a rapid …

Recent progress and challenges toward highly stable nonfullerene acceptor‐based organic solar cells

Y Wang, J Lee, X Hou, C Labanti, J Yan… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells (OSCs) based on nonfullerene acceptors (NFAs) have made significant
breakthrough in their device performance, now achieving a power conversion efficiency of≈ …

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 …

Challenges and recent advances in photodiodes-based organic photodetectors

J Liu, M Gao, J Kim, Z Zhou, DS Chung, H Yin, L Ye - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic photodetectors (OPDs) have drawn extensive research efforts due to their tailorable
spectral response, ease of processing, compatibility with flexible devices and cooling-free …

Hexanary blends: a strategy towards thermally stable organic photovoltaics

SHK Paleti, S Hultmark, J Han, Y Wen, H Xu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Non-fullerene based organic solar cells display a high initial power conversion efficiency but
continue to suffer from poor thermal stability, especially in case of devices with thick active …