Next-generation organic photovoltaics based on non-fullerene acceptors

P Cheng, G Li, X Zhan, Y Yang - Nature Photonics, 2018 - nature.com
Over the past three years, a particularly exciting and active area of research within the field
of organic photovoltaics has been the use of non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs). Compared …

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 …

Low bandgap semiconducting polymers for polymeric photovoltaics

C Liu, K Wang, X Gong, AJ Heeger - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In order to develop high performance polymer solar cells (PSCs), full exploitation of the sun-
irradiation from ultraviolet (UV) to near infrared (NIR) is one of the key factors to ensure high …

Designing π-conjugated polymers for organic electronics

X Guo, M Baumgarten, K Müllen - Progress in Polymer Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Conjugated polymers have attracted an increasing amount of attention in recent years for
various organic electronic devices because of their potential advantages over inorganic and …

Rational design of high performance conjugated polymers for organic solar cells

H Zhou, L Yang, W You - Macromolecules, 2012 - ACS Publications
The research on the polymer-based solar cells (PSCs) has attracted an increasing amount
of attention in recent years because PSCs pose potential advantages over mainstream …

Synthesis of conjugated polymers for organic solar cell applications

YJ Cheng, SH Yang, CS Hsu - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
Harvesting energy directly from sunlight using photovoltaic technology is considered as
being one of the most important ways to address growing global energy needs using a …

Polymer solar cells with enhanced open-circuit voltage and efficiency

HY Chen, J Hou, S Zhang, Y Liang, G Yang, Y Yang… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
Following the development of the bulk heterojunction structure, recent years have seen a
dramatic improvement in the efficiency of polymer solar cells. Maximizing the open-circuit …

Third-generation solar cells: a review and comparison of polymer: fullerene, hybrid polymer and perovskite solar cells

J Yan, BR Saunders - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The need for large scale low carbon solar electricity production has become increasingly
urgent for reasons of energy security and climate change mitigation. Third-generation solar …

Indene−C60 Bisadduct: A New Acceptor for High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells

Y He, HY Chen, J Hou, Y Li - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Polymer solar cells (PSCs) are commonly composed of a blend film of a conjugated polymer
donor and a soluble C60 derivative acceptor sandwiched between an ITO anode and a low …

Development of novel conjugated donor polymers for high-efficiency bulk-heterojunction photovoltaic devices

J Chen, Y Cao - Accounts of chemical research, 2009 - ACS Publications
Solar cells are one attractive method for harnessing inexhaustible clean energy from the
sun. Organic photovoltaic technology is emerging as a potential competitor to silicon-based …