Solar utilization beyond photosynthesis

J Lv, J Xie, AGA Mohamed, X Zhang, Y Feng… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Natural photosynthesis is an efficient biochemical process which converts solar energy into
energy-rich carbohydrates. By understanding the key photoelectrochemical processes and …

The bulk heterojunction in organic photovoltaic, photodetector, and photocatalytic applications

A Wadsworth, Z Hamid, J Kosco, N Gasparini… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Organic semiconductors require an energetic offset in order to photogenerate free charge
carriers efficiently, owing to their inability to effectively screen charges. This is vitally …

Selenium-containing organic photovoltaic materials

B Fan, F Lin, X Wu, Z Zhu, AKY Jen - Accounts of Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) with a photoactive layer containing a blend of
organic donor and acceptor species are considered to be a promising technology for clean …

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 …

Fluidic manipulating of printable zinc oxide for flexible organic solar cells

X Liu, Z Zheng, J Wang, Y Wang, B Xu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As a representative electron transporting layer in organic solar cells, zinc oxide (ZnO) can be
fabricated by the meniscus‐guided coating with the promotion of sol–gel technology. In …

A review of inorganic hole transport materials for perovskite solar cells

PK Kung, MH Li, PY Lin, YH Chiang… - Advanced Materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This review presents various hole transport layers (HTLs) employed in perovskite solar cells
(PSCs) in pursuing high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and functional stability. The …

High-performance fullerene-free polymer solar cells with 6.31% efficiency

Y Lin, ZG Zhang, H Bai, J Wang, Y Yao, Y Li… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A nonfullerene electron acceptor (IEIC) based on indaceno [1, 2-b: 5, 6-b′] dithiophene and
2-(3-oxo-2, 3-dihydroinden-1-ylidene) malononitrile was designed and synthesized. IEIC …

Nanoparticle self-assembly: from design principles to complex matter to functional materials

A Rao, S Roy, V Jain, PP Pillai - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The creation of matter with varying degrees of complexities and desired functions is one of
the ultimate targets of self-assembly. The ability to regulate the complex interactions …

High‐performance semitransparent perovskite solar cells with 10% power conversion efficiency and 25% average visible transmittance based on transparent CuSCN …

JW Jung, CC Chueh, AKY Jen - Advanced Energy Materials, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
(PC 61BM)/cathode, in which the PEDOT: PSS and PC 61BM function as hole-transporting
layer (HTL) and electron-transporting layer (ETL), respectively, for efficient charge extraction …

Simultaneously improved efficiency and stability in all-polymer solar cells by a P–i–N architecture

Y Xu, J Yuan, S Liang, JD Chen, Y Xia… - ACS Energy …, 2019 - ACS Publications
All-polymer organic solar cells offer exceptional stability. Unfortunately, the use of bulk
heterojunction (BHJ) structure has the intrinsic challenge to control the side-chain …