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 …

Surface crystallinity enhancement in organic solar cells induced by spinodal demixing of acceptors and additives

Z Shen, J Yu, G Lu, K Wu, Q Wang, L Bu… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Although non-volatile additives like 1, 8-diiodooctane (DIO) and 1-chloronaphthalene (CN)
are beneficial for improving the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells …

Recent advances of film–forming kinetics in organic solar cells

Q Liang, J Yao, Z Hu, P Wei, H Lu, Y Yin, K Wang, J Liu - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Solution–processed organic solar cells (OSC) have been explored widely due to their low
cost and convenience, and impressive power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) which have …

Not all aggregates are made the same: distinct structures of solution aggregates drastically modulate assembly pathways, morphology, and electronic properties of …

Z Xu, KS Park, JJ Kwok, O Lin, BB Patel… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tuning structures of solution‐state aggregation and aggregation‐mediated assembly
pathways of conjugated polymers is crucial for optimizing their solid‐state morphology and …

When assembly meets processing: tuning multiscale morphology of printed conjugated polymers for controlled charge transport

KS Park, JJ Kwok, P Kafle, Y Diao - Chemistry of Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conjugated polymers are rapidly emerging as an attractive class of semiconductors for next-
generation electronics thanks to their low-cost, high-throughput solution processability …

Molecular Origin of Strain‐Induced Chain Alignment in PDPP‐Based Semiconducting Polymeric Thin Films

S Zhang, A Alesadi, GT Mason, KL Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Donor–acceptor (D–A) type semiconducting polymers have shown great potential
for the application of deformable and stretchable electronics in recent decades. However …

Rapid Meniscus-Assisted Solution Printing of Large-Area Stripe Arrays of Highly Oriented Conjugated Polymers for Field-Effect Transistors

Y Dong, H Zheng, Z Lin, J Peng - ACS Macro Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
The ability to pattern semiconducting conjugated polymers (CPs) and concurrently enable
their highly oriented chains represents an important endeavor to render their high charge …

Surface etching of polymeric semiconductor films improves environmental stability of transistors

C Zhai, X Yang, S Han, G Lu, P Wei… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Solution-processed polymeric semiconductor films are attracting wide interest for
applications in flexible electronics, wherein environmental stability is still a big obstacle. In …

Tuning the Solution Aggregate Structure of a PM7-Based Conjugated Polymer to Enable Green Solvent Processing of Organic Solar Cells

A Khasbaatar, AL Jones, PS Fernando, H Sai… - Chemistry of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Understanding how solvents influence the solution-state aggregation of conjugated
polymers and film morphology is crucial for solution-processed organic solar cells (OSCs) …

Lyotropic Liquid Crystal (LLC)-Templated Nanofiltration Membranes by Precisely Administering LLC/Substrate Interfacial Structure

S Gu, L Zhang, L de Campo, LA O'Dell, D Wang… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mesoporous materials based on lyotropic liquid crystal templates with precisely defined and
flexible nanostructures offer an alluring solution to the age-old challenge of water scarcity. In …