Recent advances in bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells

L Lu, T Zheng, Q Wu, AM Schneider, D Zhao… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
It is clear that the current energy regimen, which relies on nonrenewable and polluting
energy sources, has unsustainable consequences for societal, economical, geopolitical, and …

Low bandgap semiconducting polymers for polymeric photovoltaics

C Liu, K Wang, X Gong, AJ Heeger - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In order to develop high performance polymer solar cells (PSCs), full exploitation of the sun-
irradiation from ultraviolet (UV) to near infrared (NIR) is one of the key factors to ensure high …

Generalized synthetic strategy for amorphous transition metal oxides‐based 2D heterojunctions with superb photocatalytic hydrogen and oxygen evolution

BX Zhou, SS Ding, KX Yang, J Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D amorphous transition metal oxides (a‐TMOs) heterojunctions that have the
synergistic effects of interface (efficiently promoting the separation of electron− hole pairs) …

ZnO cathode buffer layers for inverted polymer solar cells

Z Liang, Q Zhang, L Jiang, G Cao - Energy & Environmental Science, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This article provides an overview of the design, fabrication and characterization of the most
widely used cathode buffer layers (CBLs) constructed using pristine zinc oxide (ZnO), doped …

High-efficiency colloidal quantum dot photovoltaics via robust self-assembled monolayers

GH Kim, FP García de Arquer, YJ Yoon, X Lan… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The optoelectronic tunability offered by colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) is attractive for
photovoltaic applications but demands proper band alignment at electrodes for efficient …

Morphology changes upon scaling a high-efficiency, solution-processed solar cell

HW Ro, JM Downing, S Engmann… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Solution processing via roll-to-roll (R2R) coating promises a low cost, low thermal budget,
sustainable revolution for the production of solar cells. Poly [(5, 6-difluoro-2, 1, 3 …

Nanoscale ZnO/α‐Fe2O3 Heterostructures: Toward Efficient and Low‐Cost Photoanodes for Water Splitting

L Liccardo, E Lushaj, L Dal Compare, E Moretti… - Small …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Composite metal oxide semiconductors are promising candidates for photoelectrochemical
water splitting (PEC WS) toward environmentally friendly hydrogen production. Among them …

Amorphous tin oxide as a low-temperature-processed electron-transport layer for organic and hybrid perovskite solar cells

J Barbé, ML Tietze, M Neophytou, B Murali… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Chemical bath deposition (CBD) of tin oxide (SnO2) thin films as an electron-transport layer
(ETL) in a planar-heterojunction n–i–p organohalide lead perovskite and organic bulk …

Chloride passivation of ZnO electrodes improves charge extraction in colloidal quantum dot photovoltaics

J Choi, Y Kim, JW Jo, J Kim, B Sun… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The tunable bandgap of colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) makes them an attractive material
for photovoltaics (PV). The best present‐day CQD PV devices employ zinc oxide (ZnO) as …

Organic photovoltaics for simultaneous energy harvesting and high-speed MIMO optical wireless communications

I Tavakkolnia, LK Jagadamma, R Bian… - Light: Science & …, 2021 - nature.com
We show that organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are suitable for high-speed optical wireless data
receivers that can also harvest power. In addition, these OPVs are of particular interest for …