Bulk-heterojunction polymer solar cells have emerged as an attractive type of cost-effective
solar energy–electrical power transforming device. Recently, great progress in the …

Polymers based upon 2, 7-disubstituted carbazole have recently become of great interest as
electron-donating materials in organic photovoltaic devices. In this tutorial review the …

A new alternating copolymer of dithienosilole and thienopyrrole-4, 6-dione (PDTSTPD)
possesses both a low optical bandgap (1.73 eV) and a deep highest occupied molecular …

Over the last five years, organic photovoltaic devices have emerged as a new competitor to
silicon-based solar cells. In particular, the bulk heterojunction architecture (BHJ), in which …

The precise mechanism and dynamics of charge generation and recombination in bulk
heterojunction polymer: fullerene blend films typically used in organic photovoltaic devices …

Since its inception in 1995, significant advances in the field of bulk heterojunction (BHJ)
solar cells have been made and polymeric semiconductors are now considered to be one of …

The present review gives an overview of four of the most promising classes of conjugated
polymers for plastic solar cells. The latest developments on poly (2, 7-carbazole) s, poly (1, 4 …

Recently, an intermixed phase has been identified within organic photovoltaic (OPV) bulk
heterojunction (BHJ) systems that can exist in addition to relatively phase-pure regions …

World energy needs grow each year. To address global warming and climate changes the
search for renewable energy sources with limited greenhouse gas emissions and the …

In photovoltaic devices, the photo-generated charge carriers are typically assumed to be in
thermal equilibrium with the lattice. In conventional materials, this assumption is …