Covalent and noncovalent phthalocyanine− carbon nanostructure systems: synthesis, photoinduced electron transfer, and application to molecular photovoltaics

G Bottari, G de la Torre, DM Guldi, T Torres - Chemical reviews, 2010 - ACS Publications
Photosynthesis is used by nature to convert light energy into chemical energy in some living
systems. In such a process, a cascade of very efficient, short-range energy and electron …

Organic tandem solar cells: A review

T Ameri, G Dennler, C Lungenschmied… - Energy & Environmental …, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
In this article some brief theoretical considerations addressing the potential of single and
tandem solar cells, the main experimental achievements reported in the literature so far and …

[HTML][HTML] Lighting porphyrins and phthalocyanines for molecular photovoltaics

MV Martinez-Diaz, G de la Torre, T Torres - Chemical Communications, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The field of organic photovoltaics (OPV) represents one of the most promising technological
areas. Porphyrins and phthalocyanines are perfectly suited for their integration in light …

Organic solar cells: a review of materials, limitations, and possibilities for improvement

OA Abdulrazzaq, V Saini, S Bourdo… - Particulate science …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Significant attention has been given during the last few years to overcome technological and
material barriers in order to develop organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs) with comparable …

Parallel-like bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells

L Yang, H Zhou, SC Price, W You - Journal of the American …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Here we demonstrate a conceptually new approach, the parallel-like bulk heterojunction
(PBHJ), which maintains the simple device configuration and low-cost processing of single …

Organic solar cells beyond one pair of donor–acceptor: ternary blends and more

L Yang, L Yan, W You - The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2013 - ACS Publications
Ternary solar cells enjoy both an increased light absorption width, and an easy fabrication
process associated with their simple structures. Significant progress has been made for such …

Organic/organic′ heterojunctions: organic light emitting diodes and organic photovoltaic devices

NR Armstrong, W Wang, DM Alloway… - Macromolecular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Heterojunctions created from thin films of two dissimilar organic semiconductor materials
organic/organic′(O/O′) heterojunctions are an essential component of organic light …

Phthalocyanines and subphthalocyanines: Perfect partners for fullerenes and carbon nanotubes in molecular photovoltaics

G de la Torre, G Bottari, T Torres - Advanced Energy Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The huge interest towards fullerenes and carbon nanotubes in molecular materials and
materials science is closely related to the intriguing properties of these carbon …

A review of polymer multijunction solar cells

MK Siddiki, J Li, D Galipeau, Q Qiao - Energy & Environmental Science, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer solar cells are one of the most promising prospects for widespread renewable
energy due to their low cost, light weight, and mechanical flexibility. However, to date, low …

Complementary absorbing star‐shaped small molecules for the preparation of ternary cascade energy structures in organic photovoltaic cells

H Cha, DS Chung, SY Bae, MJ Lee… - Advanced Functional …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Two anthracene‐based star‐shaped conjugated small molecules, 5′, 5 ″‐(9, 10‐bis ((4‐
hexylphenyl) ethynyl) anthracene‐2, 6‐diyl) bis (5‐hexyl‐2, 2′‐bithiophene), HBantHBT …