Organic solar cells—the path to commercial success
Organic solar cells have the potential to become the cheapest form of electricity, beating
even silicon photovoltaics. This article summarizes the state of the art in the field …
even silicon photovoltaics. This article summarizes the state of the art in the field …
Models and mechanisms of ternary organic solar cells
In ternary organic solar cells (TOSCs), three different components are mixed to form the
photoactive layer, opening up opportunities to boost the power conversion efficiency—for …
photoactive layer, opening up opportunities to boost the power conversion efficiency—for …
Reduced non-radiative charge recombination enables organic photovoltaic cell approaching 19% efficiency
Reducing non-radiative charge recombination is of critical importance to achieving high-
performance organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. The correlation between the exciton …
performance organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. The correlation between the exciton …
Over 16% efficiency organic photovoltaic cells enabled by a chlorinated acceptor with increased open-circuit voltages
Broadening the optical absorption of organic photovoltaic (OPV) materials by enhancing the
intramolecular push-pull effect is a general and effective method to improve the power …
intramolecular push-pull effect is a general and effective method to improve the power …
A well‐mixed phase formed by two compatible non‐fullerene acceptors enables ternary organic solar cells with efficiency over 18.6%
Y Cai, Y Li, R Wang, H Wu, Z Chen, J Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The ternary strategy, introducing a third component into a binary blend, opens a simple and
promising avenue to improve the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells …
promising avenue to improve the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells …
Vertically optimized phase separation with improved exciton diffusion enables efficient organic solar cells with thick active layers
The development of organic solar cells (OSCs) with thick active layers is of crucial
importance for the roll-to-roll printing of large-area solar panels. Unfortunately, increasing …
importance for the roll-to-roll printing of large-area solar panels. Unfortunately, increasing …
A Vinylene‐Linker‐Based Polymer Acceptor Featuring a Coplanar and Rigid Molecular Conformation Enables High‐Performance All‐Polymer Solar Cells with Over …
State‐of‐art Y‐series polymer acceptors are typically based on a mono‐thiophene linker,
which can cause some twisted molecular conformations and thus limit the performance of all …
which can cause some twisted molecular conformations and thus limit the performance of all …
Small reorganization energy acceptors enable low energy losses in non-fullerene organic solar cells
Y Shi, Y Chang, K Lu, Z Chen, J Zhang, Y Yan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Minimizing energy loss is of critical importance in the pursuit of attaining high-performance
organic solar cells. Interestingly, reorganization energy plays a crucial role in photoelectric …
organic solar cells. Interestingly, reorganization energy plays a crucial role in photoelectric …
Wide-gap non-fullerene acceptor enabling high-performance organic photovoltaic cells for indoor applications
Organic photovoltaic cells are potential candidates to drive low power consumption off-grid
electronics for indoor applications. However, their power conversion efficiency is still limited …
electronics for indoor applications. However, their power conversion efficiency is still limited …
The role of exciton lifetime for charge generation in organic solar cells at negligible energy-level offsets
Organic solar cells utilize an energy-level offset to generate free charge carriers. Although a
very small energy-level offset increases the open-circuit voltage, it remains unclear how …
very small energy-level offset increases the open-circuit voltage, it remains unclear how …