Polymer semiconductors: synthesis, processing, and applications

L Ding, ZD Yu, XY Wang, ZF Yao, Y Lu… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

Renewed prospects for organic photovoltaics

G Zhang, FR Lin, F Qi, T Heumüller, A Distler… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have progressed steadily through three stages of photoactive
materials development:(i) use of poly (3-hexylthiophene) and fullerene-based acceptors …

In situ removable additive assisted organic solar cells achieving efficiency over 19% and fill factor exceeding 81%

L Kong, Z Zhang, N Zhao, Z Cai, J Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Additive engineering can precisely regulate the bulk‐heterojunction active layer morphology
with ideal domain size and purity, playing a critical role in development of organic solar cells …

Benzothiadiazole-based polymer donors

P Cong, Z Wang, Y Geng, Y Meng, C Meng, L Chen… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
As the most classic electron-accepting building block, 2, 1, 3-benzothiadiazole (BT) and the
derived structures have achieved great success to construct photovoltaic materials …

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) …

High-efficiency small-molecule ternary solar cells with a hierarchical morphology enabled by synergizing fullerene and non-fullerene acceptors

Z Zhou, S Xu, J Song, Y Jin, Q Yue, Y Qian, F Liu… - Nature Energy, 2018 - nature.com
Using combinatory photoactive blends is a promising approach to achieve high power
conversion efficiency in ternary organic photovoltaics. However, the fundamental challenge …

Siloxane-induced robust photoactive materials with high humidity tolerance for ambient processing of organic solar cells

H Liu, D Yuan, H Jiang, S Li, L Zhang… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Solution processing of a bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) active layer in air with high relative
humidity (RH) usually results in an inferior power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic …

Large‐area organic solar cells: material requirements, modular designs, and printing methods

G Wang, MA Adil, J Zhang, Z Wei - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The printing of large‐area organic solar cells (OSCs) has become a frontier for organic
electronics and is also regarded as a critical step in their industrial applications. With the …

Large‐area flexible organic solar cells

S Huang, Y Wang, L Hou, L Chen - Organic Solar Cells …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells generally are fabricated by spin coating in the laboratory, but such
process is inappropriate for large‐scale and flexible production. This chapter focuses on …

Optimization of charge management and energy loss in all‐small‐molecule organic solar cells

L Zhang, D Deng, K Lu, Z Wei - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
All‐small‐molecule organic solar cells (ASM‐OSCs) have received tremendous attention in
recent decades because of their advantages over their polymer counterparts. These …