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 …

From solution to thin film: molecular assembly of π-conjugated systems and impact on (opto) electronic properties

A Khasbaatar, Z Xu, JH Lee… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The assembly of conjugated organic molecules from solution to solid-state plays a critical
role in determining the thin film morphology and optoelectronic properties of solution …

A Polycrystalline Polymer Donor as Pre‐Aggregate toward Ordered Molecular Aggregation for 19.3% Efficiency Binary Organic Solar Cells

C Guo, Y Fu, D Li, L Wang, B Zhou, C Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Organic semiconductors are generally featured with low structure order in solid‐state films,
which leads to low charge‐transport mobility and strong charge recombination in their …

Controlling morphology and microstructure of conjugated polymers via solution-state aggregation

ZF Yao, JY Wang, J Pei - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The macroscopic functions and properties of conjugated polymers depend on their
microcosmic morphology and microstructure in the solid state. However, such morphology …

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 …

Cold‐aging and solvent vapor mediated aggregation control toward 18% efficiency binary organic solar cells

C Guo, D Li, L Wang, B Du, ZX Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The molecular ordering and pre‐aggregation of photovoltaic materials in solution can
significantly affect the nanoscale morphology in solid photoactive layers, and play a vital role …

Control of aggregated structure of photovoltaic polymers for high‐efficiency solar cells

M Gao, W Wang, J Hou, L Ye - Aggregate, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract π‐Conjugated organic/polymer materials‐based solar cells have attracted
tremendous research interest in the fields of chemistry, physics, materials science, and …

Determinant Role of Solution‐State Supramolecular Assembly in Molecular Orientation of Conjugated Polymer Films

J Deng, L Zheng, C Ding, Y Guo, Y Xie… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The solid‐state molecular orientation of conjugated polymers is of vital importance for their
charge transport properties, where the edge‐on orientation with π‐stacking direction parallel …

Stability: next focus in organic solar cells based on non-fullerene acceptors

Y Li, T Li, Y Lin - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) have been widely developed to improve the power
conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of organic solar cells (OSCs). The highest PCE has reached …

Aggregation state tuning via controlling molecular weights of D–A 1–A 2 type polymer donors for efficient organic photovoltaics

S Wang, T Chen, S Li, L Ye, Y Fu, X Lu, H Zhu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Thiophene ring-based polymer donors generally face the challenges of high-lying energy
levels and unfavorable aggregation states, thus limiting the performances of thiophene …