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 …

Key molecular perspectives for high stability in organic photovoltaics

J Luke, EJ Yang, C Labanti, SY Park… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have rapidly improved in efficiency, with single-junction cells
now exceeding 18% efficiency. These improvements have been driven by the adoption of …

Elucidate the Thermal Degradation Mechanism of Y6‐Based Organic Solar Cells by Establishing Structure‐Property Correlation

J Xin, C Zhao, Z Geng, W Xue, Z Chen… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells (OSCs) achieved performance booming benefiting from the emerging of
non‐fullerene acceptors, while inadequate device stability hampers their further application …

Accelerating organic solar cell material's discovery: high-throughput screening and big data

X Rodríguez-Martínez, E Pascual-San-José… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The discovery of novel high-performing materials such as non-fullerene acceptors and low
band gap donor polymers underlines the steady increase of record efficiencies in organic …

Mechanism of the photodegradation of A‐D‐A acceptors for organic photovoltaics

Y Che, MR Niazi, R Izquierdo… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we elucidate the photodegradation pathway of A‐D‐A‐type non‐fullerene acceptors
for organic photovoltaics. Using IT‐4F as a benchmark example, we isolated the …

Emerging chemistry in enhancing the chemical and photochemical stabilities of fused‐ring electron acceptors in organic solar cells

H Liu, Y Li, S Xu, Y Zhou, Z Li - Advanced Functional Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs) has made exceptionally rapid
progress in the past five years owing to the emergence of fused‐ring electron acceptors …

Molecular packing of non-fullerene acceptors for organic solar cells: Distinctive local morphology in Y6 vs. ITIC derivatives

G Kupgan, XK Chen, JL Bredas - Materials Today Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Since a couple of years ago, Y6 has emerged as one of the main non-fullerene acceptors for
organic solar cells, as its use leads to superior power conversion efficiencies. It is thus of …

Design of all-fused-ring electron acceptors with high thermal, chemical, and photochemical stability for organic photovoltaics

X Zhu, S Liu, Q Yue, W Liu, S Sun, S Xu - CCS Chemistry, 2021 - chinesechemsoc.org
High-performance donor–acceptor electron acceptors containing 2-(3-oxo-2, 3-dihydro-1 H-
inden-1-ylidene) malononitrile (INCN)-type terminals are labile toward photooxidation and …

Revealing Design Rules for Improving The Photostability of Non‐Fullerene Acceptors from Molecular to Aggregation Level

W Zhang, X Du, Y Ma, J Qiao… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
With the rapid increase in power conversion efficiency of organic photovoltaics due to the
development of non‐fullerene acceptors (NFAs), prolonging the operational lifetime of …

Polymorphism in non‐fullerene acceptors based on indacenodithienothiophene

S Marina, AD Scaccabarozzi… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells incorporating non‐fullerene acceptors (NFAs) have reached remarkable
power conversion efficiencies of over 18%. Unlike fullerene derivatives, NFAs tend to …