Solvent additives: key morphology‐directing agents for solution‐processed organic solar cells

C McDowell, M Abdelsamie, MF Toney… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Organic photovoltaics (OPV) have the advantage of possible fabrication by energy‐efficient
and cost‐effective deposition methods, such as solution processing. Solvent additives can …

Modifying the chemical structure of a porphyrin small molecule with benzothiophene groups for the reproducible fabrication of high performance solar cells

T Liang, L Xiao, K Gao, W Xu, X Peng… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A porphyrin-based molecule DPPEZnP-BzTBO with bulky benzothiophene groups was
designed and synthesized as an electron donor material for bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar …

Ternary organic solar cells with binary additives finely regulated active layer morphology and improved photovoltaic performance

Y Yan, X Li, F Zhang, M Li, J Zhou, T Lin, Y Zhu… - Solar RRL, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Solvent additive can be used to regulate active layer morphology and improve photovoltaic
performance of organic solar cells (OSCs). Herein, the PM6: Y6: PC71BM ternary bulk …

Performance improvement of polymer solar cells with binary additives induced morphology optimization and interface modification simultaneously

T Dai, X Li, Y Zhang, D Xu, A Geng, J Zhao, X Chen - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Active layer morphology optimization and electrode buffer layer interface modification are
commonly used strategies in improving the performance of polymer solar cells (PSCs). In …

Pyridine-based additive optimized P3HT: PC61BM nanomorphology for improved performance and stability in polymer solar cells

B Xu, G Sai-Anand, GE Unni, HM Jeong, JS Kim… - Applied Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) performance of bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells (BHJ PSCs) highly
depends on the optoelectronic properties of the photoactive layer. In this regard, additives …

Small-molecule organic photovoltaic modules fabricated via halogen-free solvent system with roll-to-roll compatible scalable printing method

YJ Heo, YS Jung, K Hwang, JE Kim… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
For the first time, the photovoltaic modules composed of small molecule were successfully
fabricated by using roll-to-roll compatible printing techniques. In this study, blend films of …

Subtle morphology control with binary additives for high-efficiency non-fullerene acceptor organic solar cells

Y Ding, X Zhang, H Feng, X Ke, L Meng… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Adding an additive is one of the effective strategies to fine-tune active layer morphology and
improve performance of organic solar cells. In this work, a binary additive 1, 8-diiodooctane …

Understanding the effects of a high surface area nanostructured indium tin oxide electrode on organic solar cell performance

B Cao, X He, JB Sorge, A Lalany, K Ahadi… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Organic solar cells (OSCs) are a complex assembly of disparate materials, each with a
precise function within the device. Typically, the electrodes are flat, and the device is …

Optimizing polymer solar cells using non-halogenated solvent blends

G Kocak, D Gedefaw, MR Andersson - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
More environmentally friendly polymer solar cells were constructed using a conjugated
polymer, poly (2, 5-thiophene-alt-4, 9-bis (2-hexyldecyl)-4, 9-dihydrodithieno [3, 2-c: 3′, 2 …

Synthesis of Alkoxyacene‐Based Random Copolymers and Binary Solvent Additive for High Efficiency Organic Photovoltaics

HJ Shin, C Sun, HW Cho, BR Lee… - Macromolecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis of three random copolymers—BD2FON‐OB30, BD2FON‐OB50, and BD2FON‐
OB70—comprised of different molar ratios of alkoxyphenylene and alkoxynaphthalene is …