Morphology control in organic solar cells

F Zhao, C Wang, X Zhan - Advanced Energy Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells (OSCs) can directly convert the sunlight into electrical energy and
present some advantages, such as low cost, light weight, flexibility, semitransparency, and …

Solvent additives: key morphology‐directing agents for solution‐processed organic solar cells

C McDowell, M Abdelsamie, MF Toney… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Organic photovoltaics (OPV) have the advantage of possible fabrication by energy‐efficient
and cost‐effective deposition methods, such as solution processing. Solvent additives can …

The crucial role of confined residual additives on the photostability of P3HT: PCBM active layers

A Tournebize, A Rivaton, H Peisert… - The Journal of Physical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We have investigated the impact of residual additives such as diiodooctane (DIO) and
octanedithiol (ODT) on the photostability of state of the art P3HT: PCBM active layers. A …

Low boiling point solvent additives for improved photooxidative stability in organic photovoltaics

S Holliday, CK Luscombe - Advanced Electronic Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The efficiency of organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells is rapidly increasing. However, many of
the highest performance OPV devices are also the most unstable, including the two widely …

Influence of the acceptor crystallinity on the open-circuit voltage in PTB7-Th: ITIC organic solar cells

X Wang, Y Yang, Z He, H Wu, Y Cao - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The influence of the solution property on both the morphology and the device performance is
discussed through various investigation methods based on ITO/ZnO/PTB7-Th …

Thin-film nanocomposite devices for renewable energy current status and challenges

S Devasahayam, CM Hussain - Sustainable materials and technologies, 2020 - Elsevier
This work reviews the applications of thin film nanocomposites for renewable energy.
Current and futures research directions in this area are explored. Relevant characteristics …

Updating the role of reduced graphene oxide ink on field emission devices in synergy with charge transfer materials

MM Stylianakis, G Viskadouros, C Polyzoidis… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hydroiodic acid (HI)-treated reduced graphene oxide (rGO) ink/conductive polymeric
composites are considered as promising cold cathodes in terms of high geometrical aspect …

Nanocomposite for solar energy application

G Tessema Mola, XG Mbuyise, SO Oseni… - Nano hybrids and …, 2018 - Trans Tech Publ
Organic and inorganic nanocomposites have been successfully used in the preparation of
thin film organic solar cells with the view either to enhance the harvesting of solar energy or …

PEIE capped ZnO as cathode buffer layer with enhanced charge transfer ability for high efficiency polymer solar cells

P Li, L Cai, G Wang, J Xiang, YJ Zhang, BF Ding… - Synthetic Metals, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, a cathode buffer layer (CBL) with higher charge transfer ability was fabricated
by using polyethylenimine ethoxylated (PEIE) covered ZnO nanoparticles (NPs)(ZnO/PEIE) …

Volatile Solvent Additives Enabling High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells without Thermal Annealing

H Lin, X Yao, M Li, X Yu, X Du, G Yang… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Additive strategy is considered to be an effective way to achieve high-efficiency organic
solar cells (OSCs). However, for heat-sensitive material systems, such as D18 and its …