Small is powerful: recent progress in solution‐processed small molecule solar cells

SD Collins, NA Ran, MC Heiber… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last 5 years, research on the synthesis, device engineering, and device physics of
solution‐processed small molecule solar cells (SMSCs) has rapidly expanded …

Solution‐processed semitransparent organic photovoltaics: From molecular design to device performance

VV Brus, J Lee, BR Luginbuhl, SJ Ko… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent research efforts on solution‐processed semitransparent organic solar cells (OSCs)
are presented. Essential properties of organic donor: acceptor bulk heterojunction blends …

A review of non-fullerene polymer solar cells: from device physics to morphology control

RS Gurney, DG Lidzey, T Wang - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The rise in power conversion efficiency of organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices over the last
few years has been driven by the emergence of new organic semiconductors and the …

Colloidal inorganic ligand-capped nanocrystals: fundamentals, status, and insights into advanced functional nanodevices

W Wang, M Zhang, Z Pan, GM Biesold, S Liang… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) are intriguing building blocks for assembling various functional
thin films and devices. The electronic, optoelectronic, and thermoelectric applications of …

Key Parameters Requirements for Non‐Fullerene‐Based Organic Solar Cells with Power Conversion Efficiency> 20%

Y Firdaus, VM Le Corre, JI Khan, Z Kan… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The reported power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of nonfullerene acceptor (NFA) based
organic photovoltaics (OPVs) now exceed 14% and 17% for single‐junction and two …

Mixed-quantum-dot solar cells

Z Yang, JZ Fan, AH Proppe, FPG Arquer… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Colloidal quantum dots are emerging solution-processed materials for large-scale and low-
cost photovoltaics. The recent advent of quantum dot inks has overcome the prior need for …

Review on charge carrier transport in inorganic and organic semiconductors

S Morab, MM Sundaram, A Pivrikas - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inorganic semiconductors like silicon and germanium are the foundation of modern
electronic devices. However, they have certain limitations, such as high production costs …

Key tradeoffs limiting the performance of organic photovoltaics

I Ramirez, M Causa', Y Zhong… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2017 saw the publication of several new material systems that challenge the long‐
held notion that a driving force is necessary for efficient exciton dissociation in organic …

A New Framework for Understanding Recombination-Limited Charge Extraction in Disordered Semiconductors

AM Kay, DB Riley, P Meredith, A Armin… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Recombination of free charges is a key loss mechanism limiting the performance of organic
semiconductor-based photovoltaics such as solar cells and photodetectors. The carrier …

Effect of thickness and temperature on flexible organic P3HT: PCBM solar cell performance

MN Zidan, T Ismail, IS Fahim - Materials Research Express, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
A blend of poly 3-hexylthiophene (P3HT) and [6, 6]-phenyl-C 61-butyric acid methyl ester
(PCBM) is used as a photoactive layer for simulating a bulk heterojunction organic solar …