Polymer semiconductors composed of a carbon-based π conjugated backbone have been
studied for several decades as active layers of multifarious organic electronic devices. They …

Organic semiconductors offer the potential for large-area deposition on substrates of flexible
or unique form factors and can be deposited at ambient conditions at low cost. They can be …

PTB7 semiconducting copolymer comprising thieno [3, 4-b] thiophene and
benzodithiophene alternating repeat units set a historic record of solar energy conversion …

Organic and hybrid organic–inorganic photovoltaics are among the most promising options
for low-cost and highly scalable renewable energy. In order to fully realize the potential of …

Abstract Domain purity and interface structure are known to be critical for fullerene‐based
bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells, yet have been very difficult to study. Using novel soft X …

Layer-by-layer (LbL) processing, otherwise known as sequential deposition, is emerging as
the most promising strategy for fabrication of active layers in organic photovoltaic (OPV) …

In the past decade, great successes have been achieved in bulk hetero-junction (BHJ)
polymer solar cells (PSCs) in which donor/acceptor (D/A) bi-continuous interpenetrating …

The blending of two semiconducting polymers with offset energy levels enables efficient
charge generation in thin-film 'all-polymer'solar cells. A key requirement for efficient charge …

In an ideal model, ap–n junction is formed by two stacked slabs of semiconductors. Although
the construction of actual devices is generally more complex, we show that such a simple …

To better understand the physics of the photoactive layer in the organic photovoltaic devices,
it is necessary to gain a quantitative understanding of the morphology and the manner in …