Recent advances in bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells

L Lu, T Zheng, Q Wu, AM Schneider, D Zhao… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
It is clear that the current energy regimen, which relies on nonrenewable and polluting
energy sources, has unsustainable consequences for societal, economical, geopolitical, and …

Recent progress in π-conjugated polymers for organic photovoltaics: solar cells and photodetectors

C Liu, L Shao, S Chen, Z Hu, H Cai, F Huang - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract π-Conjugated polymers show promising potential in the application of organic
photovoltaics, including organic solar cells (OSCs) and organic photodetectors (OPDs) …

Interfacial materials for organic solar cells: recent advances and perspectives

Z Yin, J Wei, Q Zheng - Advanced Science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells (OSCs) have shown great promise as low‐cost photovoltaic devices for
solar energy conversion over the past decade. Interfacial engineering provides a powerful …

ZnO cathode buffer layers for inverted polymer solar cells

Z Liang, Q Zhang, L Jiang, G Cao - Energy & Environmental Science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This article provides an overview of the design, fabrication and characterization of the most
widely used cathode buffer layers (CBLs) constructed using pristine zinc oxide (ZnO), doped …

Functionalized graphene and other two-dimensional materials for photovoltaic devices: device design and processing

Z Liu, SP Lau, F Yan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene is the thinnest two-dimensional (2D) carbon material and has many advantages
including high carrier mobilities and conductivity, high optical transparency, excellent …

Fused ring A–DA′ D–A (Y-series) non-fullerene acceptors: recent developments and design strategies for organic photovoltaics

P Murugan, T Hu, X Hu, Y Chen - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we aim to explore the structure–property relationships of a library of Y-series
non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs), their current advances, and present systematic (chemical …

A Novel Naphtho[1,2‐c:5,6‐c′]Bis([1,2,5]Thiadiazole)‐Based Narrow‐Bandgap π‐Conjugated Polymer with Power Conversion Efficiency Over 10%

Y Jin, Z Chen, S Dong, N Zheng, L Ying… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201603178 π-conjugated polymers, since the energy-level
hybridization of the donor and acceptor moieties will generate extraordinarily narrow …

Achieving a high fill factor for organic solar cells

MH Jao, HC Liao, WF Su - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have developed rapidly in the last decades due to their
potential for providing cost-efficient, low-energy consumption, and environmentally friendly …

Solution‐processable ultrathin black phosphorus as an effective electron transport layer in organic photovoltaics

S Lin, S Liu, Z Yang, Y Li, TW Ng, Z Xu… - Advanced Functional …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
2D van der Waals crystals, possessing excellent electronic and physical properties, have
been intriguing building blocks for organic optoelectronic devices. Most of the 2D materials …

Highly efficient flexible quantum dot solar cells with improved electron extraction using MgZnO nanocrystals

X Zhang, PK Santra, L Tian, MB Johansson… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Colloidal quantum dot (CQD) solar cells have high potential for realizing an efficient and
lightweight energy supply for flexible or wearable electronic devices. To achieve highly …