Charge photogeneration in organic solar cells

TM Clarke, JR Durrant - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
In recent years, organic solar cells utilizing π-conjugated polymers have attracted
widespread interest in both the academic and, increasingly, the commercial communities …

Polymer–fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells

C Deibel, V Dyakonov - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Organic solar cells have the potential to be low-cost and efficient solar energy converters,
with a promising energy balance. They are made of carbon-based semiconductors, which …

One-dimensional nanostructures of π-conjugated molecular systems: assembly, properties, and applications from photovoltaics, sensors, and nanophotonics to …

FS Kim, G Ren, SA Jenekhe - Chemistry of Materials, 2011 - ACS Publications
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the literature on one-dimensional (1D)
nanostructures (nanowires, nanoribbons, nanotubes, nanobelts, and nanofibers) of π …

Influence of blend microstructure on bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic performance

CJ Brabec, M Heeney, I McCulloch… - Chemical Society …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The performance of organic photovoltaic devices based upon bulk heterojunction blends of
donor and acceptor materials has been shown to be highly dependent on the thin film …

A review of charge transport and recombination in polymer/fullerene organic solar cells

A Pivrikas, NS Sariciftci, G Juška… - Progress in …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The charge carrier transport and recombination in two types of thermally treated bulk‐
heterojunction solar cells is reviewed: in regioregular poly (3‐hexylthiophene)(RRP3HT) …

Revealing the dynamics of charge carriers in polymer: fullerene blends using photoinduced time-resolved microwave conductivity

TJ Savenije, AJ Ferguson, N Kopidakis… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
During the past decade, time-resolved microwave conductivity (TRMC) has evolved to an
established, powerful technique to study photoactive layers. With this feature paper, we aim …

[PDF][PDF] How high local charge carrier mobility and an energy cascade in a three‐phase bulk heterojunction enable> 90% Quantum Efficiency

TM Burke, MD McGehee - Advanced Materials, 2014 - stanford.edu
The best organic photovoltaics (OPV) with bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) morphologies based
on partially phase separated donor: acceptor blends now have over 9% power conversion …

Materials design considerations for charge generation in organic solar cells

SD Dimitrov, JR Durrant - Chemistry of Materials, 2014 - ACS Publications
This article reviews some of our recent progress on materials design guidelines for
photoinduced charge generation in bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells. Over the last 7 …

Poly (3‐hexylthiophene) fibers for photovoltaic applications

S Berson, R De Bettignies, S Bailly… - Advanced Functional …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
A new method for the preparation of active layers of polymeric solar cells without the need
for thermal post‐treatment to obtain optimal performance is presented. Poly (3 …

Vertically Aligned Graphene-Like SnS2 Ultrathin Nanosheet Arrays: Excellent Energy Storage, Catalysis, Photoconduction, and Field-Emitting Performances

H Zhong, G Yang, H Song, Q Liao, H Cui… - The Journal of …, 2012 - ACS Publications
New layered SnS2 nanosheet arrays consisting of 1–5 atomic layers were synthesized
directly on Sn foil as both the tin source and the metal current collector substrates by a …