Conspectus In the last three decades, p-type (hole-transporting) organic and polymeric
semiconductors have achieved great success in terms of materials diversity and device …

Constructing highly planar, extended π-electron systems is an important strategy for
achieving high-mobility organic semiconductors. In general, there are two synthetic …

It is clear that the current energy regimen, which relies on nonrenewable and polluting
energy sources, has unsustainable consequences for societal, economical, geopolitical, and …

Improving the power conversion efficiency of polymer-based bulk-heterojunction solar cells
is a critical issue. Here, we show that high efficiencies of∼ 10% can be obtained using the …

With the hope of solving the present energy crisis and associated environmental issues,
much research has been focused on solar cells that can harvest energy directly from …

Organic molecular and polymeric semiconductors are attractive for fabrication of cost-
effective, large-area, and mechanically flexible electronic devices via solution-based high …

The fabrication of electronic devices based on organic materials, known as' printed
electronics', is an emerging technology due to its unprecedented advantages involving …

Conjugated polymers have attracted an increasing amount of attention in recent years for
various organic electronic devices because of their potential advantages over inorganic and …

Recent advances in polymer solar cell (PSC) performance have resulted from compressing
the bandgap to enhance the short-circuit current while lowering the highest occupied …

Harvesting solar energy from sunlight to generate electricity is considered as one of the most
important technologies to address the future sustainability of humans. Polymer solar cells …