Converting solar energy to fuels has attracted substantial interest over the past decades
because it has the potential to sustainably meet the increasing global energy demand …

Electrons are the workhorses of solar energy conversion. Conversion of the energy of light to
electricity in photovoltaics, or to energy-rich molecules (solar fuel) through photocatalytic …

Carbon nitride (g-C3N4) as a benchmark polymer photocatalyst is attracting significant
research interest because of its visible light photocatalytic performance combined with good …

A crucial issue facing polymer-based solar cells is how to manage the energetics of the
polymer/fullerene blends to maximize short-circuit current density and open-circuit voltage at …

Singlet exciton diffusion plays a central role in the photovoltaic conversion in organic
photovoltaics (OPVs). Upon light absorption, singlet excitons are promptly generated in …

Polymer/polymer blend solar cells based on a blend of two types of conjugated polymers
acting as an electron donor (hole transport) and acceptor (electron transport) have recently …

In this work, we demonstrated a single device of gC 3 N 4/GaN NRs heterostructure with
dual functionality for self-powered ultraviolet light photodetector and selective NO 2 gas …

This article reviews some of our recent progress on materials design guidelines for
photoinduced charge generation in bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells. Over the last 7 …

Understanding interfacial charge transfer processes such as trap-mediated recombination
and injection into charge transport layers (CTLs) is crucial for the improvement of perovskite …

This chapter starts with a description of the characteristic electronic structure and charge
transport properties of organic semiconductors. These introductory parts are followed by …