Polymer semiconductors composed of a carbon-based π conjugated backbone have been
studied for several decades as active layers of multifarious organic electronic devices. They …

Abstract π-Conjugated polymers show promising potential in the application of organic
photovoltaics, including organic solar cells (OSCs) and organic photodetectors (OPDs) …

A nonfullerene-based polymer solar cell (PSC) that significantly outperforms fullerene-based
PSCs with respect to the power-conversion efficiency is demonstrated for the first time. An …

Most discoveries in materials science have been made empirically, typically through one-
variable-at-a-time (Edisonian) experimentation. The characteristics of materials-based …

The performance of organic solar cells is determined by the delicate, meticulously optimized
bulk-heterojunction microstructure, which consists of finely mixed and relatively separated …

The rise in power conversion efficiency of organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices over the last
few years has been driven by the emergence of new organic semiconductors and the …

Polymer solar cells (PSCs) continue to be a promising low‐cost and lead‐free photovoltaic
technology. Of critical importance to PSCs is understanding and manipulating the …

The rapidly increasing population and decreasing supply of fossil fuels have resulted in a
growing demand for energy, which has brought on an energy crisis. Accordingly, harvesting …

Molecular packing and texture of semiconducting polymers are often critical to the
performance of devices using these materials. Although frameworks exist to quantify the …

Conspectus Bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs) have attracted intensive
research attention over the past two decades owing to their unique advantages including …