Interlayers for non-fullerene based polymer solar cells: distinctive features and challenges

R Sorrentino, E Kozma, S Luzzati, R Po - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer solar cells based on fullerene acceptors have reached in recent years power
conversion efficiencies (PCEs) approaching 13%. The advent of non-fullerene acceptors …

Non-fused ring electron acceptors for high-performance and low-cost organic solar cells: Structure-function, stability and synthesis complexity analysis

D Luo, CJ Brabec, AKK Kyaw - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the development of non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) has led to rapid
advances in organic solar cells (OSCs), resulting in power conversion efficiency (PCE) …

Cathode engineering with perylene-diimide interlayer enabling over 17% efficiency single-junction organic solar cells

J Yao, B Qiu, ZG Zhang, L Xue, R Wang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
In organic solar cells (OSCs), cathode interfacial materials are generally designed with
highly polar groups to increase the capability of lowering the work function of cathode …

Harnessing the Structure‐Performance Relationships in Designing Non‐Fused Ring Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells

A Mishra, GD Sharma - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The prerequisite for commercially viable organic solar cells (OSC) is to reduce the efficiency‐
stability‐cost gap. Therefore, the cost of organic materials should be reduced by minimizing …

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 …

Stability of organic solar cells: challenges and strategies

P Cheng, X Zhan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic solar cells (OSCs) present some advantages, such as simple preparation, light
weight, low cost and large-area flexible fabrication, and have attracted much attention in …

Organic solar cell materials toward commercialization

R Xue, J Zhang, Y Li, Y Li - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bulk‐heterojunction organic solar cells (OSCs) have received considerable attention with
significant progress recently and offer a promising outlook for portable energy resources and …

Recent progress and perspective in solution-processed Interfacial materials for efficient and stable polymer and organometal perovskite solar cells

CC Chueh, CZ Li, AKY Jen - Energy & Environmental Science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we summarize the latest developments in solution-processed interfacial layers
that have contributed to the significantly improved performance of polymer and perovskite …

Solar electricity and solar fuels: status and perspectives in the context of the energy transition

N Armaroli, V Balzani - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables is already ongoing, but it will be a long
and difficult process because the energy system is a gigantic and complex machine. Key …

Polymer-based composites by electrospinning: Preparation & functionalization with nanocarbons

JKY Lee, N Chen, S Peng, L Li, L Tian, N Thakor… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Electrospinning is a straightforward yet versatile technique for the preparation of polymeric
nanofibers with diameters in the range of nanometers to micrometers, and has been rapidly …