Side-chain engineering of nonfullerene small-molecule acceptors for organic solar cells

Z Luo, T Xu, C Yang - Energy & Environmental Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Thanks to their broad absorption spectra, easily modifiable molecular energy levels and
chemical structures, nonfullerene small-molecule acceptors (SMAs) have attracted …

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 …

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 …

Controlling morphology and voltage loss with ternary strategy triggers efficient all-small-molecule organic solar cells

M Jiang, HF Zhi, B Zhang, C Yang… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, an emerging acceptor L8-BO as the third component was combined with the B1: BO-
4Cl system for constructing efficient ternary all-small-molecule organic solar cells (ASM …

High‐Performance Organic Solar Cells Containing Pyrido[2,3‐b]quinoxaline‐Core‐Based Small‐Molecule Acceptors with Optimized Orbit Overlap Lengths and …

T Xu, Z Luo, R Ma, Z Chen, TA Dela Peña… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The central core in A‐DA1D‐A‐type small‐molecule acceptor (SMAs) plays an important
role in determining the efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs), while the principles …

Asymmetric side-chain substitution enables a 3D network acceptor with hydrogen bond assisted crystal packing and enhanced electronic coupling for efficient organic …

Z Luo, Y Gao, H Lai, Y Li, Z Wu, Z Chen… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Side chain modification on small-molecule acceptors (SMAs) is an effective method to
realize high device efficiencies for organic solar cells (OSCs), among which the asymmetric …

Efficient and stable organic solar cells enabled by multicomponent photoactive layer based on one-pot polymerization

B Liu, H Sun, JW Lee, Z Jiang, J Qiao, J Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Degradation of the kinetically trapped bulk heterojunction film morphology in organic solar
cells (OSCs) remains a grand challenge for their practical application. Herein, we …

Approaching 20% Efficiency in Ortho‐Xylene Processed Organic Solar Cells by a Benzo[a]phenazine‐Core‐Based 3D Network Acceptor with Large Electronic …

Z Luo, W Wei, R Ma, G Ran, MH Jee, Z Chen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High‐performance organic solar cells often rely on halogen‐containing solvents, which
restrict the photovoltaic industry. Therefore, it is imperative to develop efficient organic …

Recent progress in low‐cost noncovalently fused‐ring electron acceptors for organic solar cells: Special Issue: Emerging Investigators

Q Bai, Q Liang, H Li, H Sun, X Guo, L Niu - Aggregate, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of organic solar cells (OSCs) have improved
considerably in recent years with the development of fused‐ring electron acceptors (FREAs) …

Achieving 15.81% and 15.29% efficiency of all-polymer solar cells based on layer-by-layer and bulk heterojunction structures

W Xu, X Zhu, X Ma, H Zhou, X Li, SY Jeong… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Wide bandgap polymer donor PM6 and narrow bandgap polymer acceptor PY-IT were
selected to construct all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs) with a layer-by-layer (LbL) or bulk …