Recent advances in molecular design of functional conjugated polymers for high-performance polymer solar cells

CC Chueh, AKY Jen - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
… , a power conversion efficiency (… conjugated polymers developed recently for both high-performance
fullerene- and non-fullerene-based PSCs, including both p-type and n-type polymers

π-Conjugated polymers and molecules enabling small photon energy loss simultaneously with high efficiency in organic photovoltaics

M Saito, H Ohkita, I Osaka - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
… systems, simultaneously with efficient charge generation. Here, we summarize recent
progress in π-conjugated polymers and molecules that enable small E loss and high PCE at the …

Molecular engineering of conjugated polymers for solar cells: an updated report

S Xiao, Q Zhang, W You - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
… been made in molecularly engineering conjugated polymers toward high efficiency solar
cells in the past five years, highlighted by the recently reported record high efficiency (11.5%) – …

Conjugated polymers–Problems and promises

Z Qiu, BAG Hammer, K Müllen - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
… to a higher efficiency; ii) high luminescence quantum yields are sought in an LED; furthermore,
accumulating as many as possible excitons on a CP, achieving stimulated emission and …

All‐polymer solar cells based on a conjugated polymer containing siloxane‐functionalized side chains with efficiency over 10%

B Fan, L Ying, P Zhu, F Pan, F Liu, J Chen… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
efficiency (PCE) of 10.1%, which is the highesthigh efficiency is attributed to a combination
of high and balanced bulky charge carrier mobility, favorable face-on orientation, and high

The curious case of fluorination of conjugated polymers for solar cells

Q Zhang, MA Kelly, N Bauer, W You - Accounts of Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
… NFA) and achieved much higher efficiency than PTFB-P. This study indicates that the design
rationale of conjugated polymers for NFAs can be quite different from the one for fullerenes. …

Conjugated polymers for visible-light-driven photocatalysis

C Dai, B Liu - Energy & Environmental Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Conjugated polymers have recently been under active investigation as promising alternatives
to traditional inorganic semiconductors for photocatalysis. This is due to their unique …

11.4% Efficiency non-fullerene polymer solar cells with trialkylsilyl substituted 2D-conjugated polymer as donor

H Bin, L Gao, ZG Zhang, Y Yang, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
… big challenge for achieving high efficiency polymer solar cells … 2D-conjugated polymer with
the highest occupied molecular … The polymer solar cells obtained by pairing this polymer with …

Ladder-like conjugated polymers used as hole-transporting materials for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells

L Zhang, J Wu, D Li, W Li, Q Meng, Z Bo - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
… In summary, we designed and synthesized a series of planar conjugated polymers P1, P2,
and P3, which mainly consisted of benzodithiophene and/or bis(alkyloxy)benzene units. …

High-performance polymer solar cells based on a 2D-conjugated polymer with an alkylthio side-chain

C Cui, Z He, Y Wu, X Cheng, H Wu, Y Li… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
… The EQE curves cover a broad wavelength ranging from 300 to 800 nm, and the EQE values
reached 60–70% in the wavelength range of 400–700 nm, demonstrating a high efficiency