1, 1-Dicyanomethylene-3-indanone end-cap engineering for fused-ring electron acceptor-based high-performance organic photovoltaics

J Huang, H Tang, C Yan, G Li - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2021 - cell.com
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have developed rapidly since the advent of fused-ring
electron acceptors (FREAs). FREAs bearing bulky fused-ring cores, end-capped with …

Recent progress in the design of fused-ring non-fullerene acceptors─ relations between molecular structure and optical, electronic, and photovoltaic properties

B Schweda, M Reinfelds, P Hofstadler… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Organic solar cells are on the dawn of the next era. The change of focus toward non-
fullerene acceptors has introduced an enormous amount of organic n-type materials and …

Single-layered organic photovoltaics with double cascading charge transport pathways: 18% efficiencies

M Zhang, L Zhu, G Zhou, T Hao, C Qiu, Z Zhao… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The chemical structure of donors and acceptors limit the power conversion efficiencies
achievable with active layers of binary donor-acceptor mixtures. Here, using quaternary …

Random Polymerization Strategy Leads to a Family of Donor Polymers Enabling Well‐Controlled Morphology and Multiple Cases of High‐Performance Organic Solar …

J Liang, M Pan, G Chai, Z Peng, J Zhang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Developing high‐performance donor polymers is important for nonfullerene organic solar
cells (NF‐OSCs), as state‐of‐the‐art nonfullerene acceptors can only perform well if they are …

Designs and understanding of small molecule-based non-fullerene acceptors for realizing commercially viable organic photovoltaics

M Kim, SU Ryu, SA Park, YJ Pu, T Park - Chemical Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have emerged as a promising next-generation technology
with great potential for portable, wearable, and transparent photovoltaic applications. Over …

Modification on the Indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene Core to Achieve Higher Current and Reduced Energy Loss for Nonfullerene Solar Cells

Z Zhang, H Wang, J Yu, R Sun, J Xu, L Yang… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Modification on the indacenodithieno [3, 2-b] thiophene (IT) core was used in the central
phenyl moiety to explore efficient fused-ring acceptors (FRAs). By replacing two free H …

10.13% Efficiency All‐Polymer Solar Cells Enabled by Improving the Optical Absorption of Polymer Acceptors

Q Fan, R Ma, T Liu, W Su, W Peng, M Zhang… - Solar …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The limited light absorption capacity for most polymer acceptors hinders the improvement of
the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of all‐polymer solar cells (all‐PSCs). Herein, by …

A Theoretical Study on the Underlying Factors of the Difference in Performance of Organic Solar Cells Based on ITIC and Its Isomers

SQ Huang, LL Wang, QQ Pan, ZW Zhao, Y Gao, ZM Su - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, non-fullerene-based organic solar cells (OSCs) have made great breakthroughs,
and small structural differences can have dramatic impacts on the power conversion …

Annealing-free efficient organic solar cells via an alkylbenzene side-chain strategy of small-molecule electron acceptors

Y Han, W Song, J Zhang, L Xie, J Xiao, Y Li… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Research on alkylbenzene side-chain engineering of acceptors, which can affect the
crystallinity of molecules and packing orientations of blend films, has deeply promoted the …

Terminal alkyl substitution in an A–D–A-type nonfullerene acceptor: simultaneous improvements in the open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current for efficient indoor …

HS Ryu, HG Lee, SC Shin, J Park, SH Kim… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Two types of small molecule nonfullerene acceptors (IDICO1 and IDICO2) based on 2, 2′-
((2Z, 2′ Z)-((4, 4, 9, 9-tetrahexyl-4, 9-dihydro-s-indaceno [1, 2-b: 5, 6-b′] dithiophene-2, 7 …