Stability of organic solar cells: challenges and strategies

P Cheng, X Zhan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Key molecular perspectives for high stability in organic photovoltaics

J Luke, EJ Yang, C Labanti, SY Park… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have rapidly improved in efficiency, with single-junction cells
now exceeding 18% efficiency. These improvements have been driven by the adoption of …

Organic solar cell materials toward commercialization

R Xue, J Zhang, Y Li, Y Li - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bulk‐heterojunction organic solar cells (OSCs) have received considerable attention with
significant progress recently and offer a promising outlook for portable energy resources and …

Exploring the origin of high optical absorption in conjugated polymers

MS Vezie, S Few, I Meager, G Pieridou, B Dörling… - Nature materials, 2016 - nature.com
The specific optical absorption of an organic semiconductor is critical to the performance of
organic optoelectronic devices. For example, higher light-harvesting efficiency can lead to …

Design of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)‐Based small molecules for organic‐solar‐cell applications

A Tang, C Zhan, J Yao, E Zhou - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
After the first report in 2008, diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)‐based small‐molecule photovoltaic
materials have been intensively explored. The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) for the …

From fullerene acceptors to non-fullerene acceptors: prospects and challenges in the stability of organic solar cells

EM Speller, AJ Clarke, J Luke, HKH Lee… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The recent emergence of non-fullerene small molecule acceptors has reinvigorated the field
of organic solar cells, already resulting in significant breakthroughs in their power …

Non-fullerene acceptor photostability and its impact on organic solar cell lifetime

AJ Clarke, J Luke, R Meitzner, J Wu, Y Wang… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2021 - cell.com
The development of non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) has facilitated the realization of efficient
organic solar cells (OSCs) with minimal burn-in losses and excellent long-term stability …

Impact of molecular design on degradation lifetimes of degradable imine-based semiconducting polymers

JA Chiong, Y Zheng, S Zhang, G Ma, Y Wu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Transient electronics are a rapidly emerging field due to their potential applications in the
environment and human health. Recently, a few studies have incorporated acid-labile imine …

Twist and degrade—impact of molecular structure on the photostability of nonfullerene acceptors and their photovoltaic blends

J Luke, EM Speller, A Wadsworth… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nonfullerene acceptors (NFAs) dominate organic photovoltaic (OPV) research due to their
promising efficiencies and stabilities. However, there is very little investigation into the …

The role of fullerenes in the environmental stability of polymer: fullerene solar cells

HKH Lee, AM Telford, JA Röhr, MF Wyatt… - Energy & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Environmental stability is a common challenge for the commercialisation of low cost,
encapsulation-free organic opto-electronic devices. Understanding the role of materials …