Design of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)‐Based small molecules for organic‐solar‐cell applications

A Tang, C Zhan, J Yao, E Zhou - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
After the first report in 2008, diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)‐based small‐molecule photovoltaic
materials have been intensively explored. The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) for the …

Non-fullerene small molecule acceptors based on perylene diimides

Z Liu, Y Wu, Q Zhang, X Gao - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Great advances in the subfield of non-fullerene acceptors have been achieved in the last
few years. Perylene diimides are among the most investigated due to their excellent electron …

Recent advances in high performance donor-acceptor polymers for organic photovoltaics

S Holliday, Y Li, CK Luscombe - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Organic photovoltaic cells made with semiconducting polymers remain one of the most
promising technologies for low-cost solar energy due to their compatibility with roll-to-roll …

Recent advances in wide‐bandgap photovoltaic polymers

Y Cai, L Huo, Y Sun - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The past decade has witnessed significant advances in the field of organic solar cells
(OSCs). Ongoing improvements in the power conversion efficiency of OSCs have been …

Ternary Organic Solar Cells Based on Two Compatible Nonfullerene Acceptors with Power Conversion Efficiency> 10.

T Liu, Y Guo, Y Yi, L Huo, X Xue, X Sun… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla …, 2016 - europepmc.org
Two different nonfullerene acceptors and one copolymer are used to fabricate ternary
organic solar cells (OSCs). The two acceptors show unique interactions that reduce …

Molecular Engineering and Morphology Control of Polythiophene: Nonfullerene Acceptor Blends for High‐Performance Solar Cells

Q Wang, Y Qin, M Li, L Ye… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With the advances in organic photovoltaics (OPVs), the development of low‐cost and easily
accessible polymer donors is of vital importance for OPV commercialization. Polythiophene …

[PDF][PDF] Alkyl side‐chain engineering in wide‐bandgap copolymers leading to power conversion efficiencies over 10%

T Liu, X Pan, X Meng, Y Liu, D Wei, W Ma, L Huo… - Advanced …, 2017 - eee.hku.hk
Basically, from the viewpoint of fundamental polymer design, three key constituting
components, including polymeric backbones, conjugated functional substituents, and alkyl …

A novel thiophene‐fused ending group enabling an excellent small molecule acceptor for high‐performance fullerene‐free polymer solar cells with 11.8% efficiency

D Xie, T Liu, W Gao, C Zhong, L Huo, Z Luo, K Wu… - Solar Rrl, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we designed and synthesized a novel small molecule acceptor of ITCPTC with
thiophene‐fused ending group by employing a new active methylene precursor of CPTCN …

Delicate morphology control triggers 14.7% efficiency all‐small‐molecule organic solar cells

H Tang, H Chen, C Yan, J Huang… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Morphology is a critical factor to determine the photovoltaic performance of organic solar
cells (OSCs). However, delicately fine‐tuning the morphology involving only small …

Benzodithiophenedione-based polymers: recent advances in organic photovoltaics

B Zheng, L Huo, Y Li - NPG Asia Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Over the past 20 years, significant progress has been made in organic photovoltaics (OPVs)
due to its advantages of being cost-effective, being lightweight, and having flexible …