Controlling mass and energy diffusion with metamaterials

F Yang, Z Zhang, L Xu, Z Liu, P Jin, P Zhuang… - Reviews of Modern …, 2024 - APS
Diffusion driven by temperature or concentration gradients is a fundamental mechanism of
energy and mass transport that inherently differs from wave propagation in both physical …

Stability of organic solar cells: challenges and strategies

P Cheng, X Zhan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic solar cells (OSCs) present some advantages, such as simple preparation, light
weight, low cost and large-area flexible fabrication, and have attracted much attention in …

Delineation of thermodynamic and kinetic factors that control stability in non-fullerene organic solar cells

M Ghasemi, H Hu, Z Peng, JJ Rech, I Angunawela… - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
Although non-fullerene small molecular acceptors (NF-SMAs) are dominating current
research in organic solar cells (OSCs), measurements of thermodynamics drivers and …

Removal of residual diiodooctane improves photostability of high-performance organic solar cell polymers

BJ Tremolet de Villers, KA O'Hara… - Chemistry of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Solvent additives such as diiodooctane (DIO) are becoming ubiquitous in processing high
performance organic photovoltaic (OPV) active layers. Here, we investigate the effects of …

On the glass transition of polymer semiconductors and its impact on polymer solar cell stability

C Müller - Chemistry of Materials, 2015 - ACS Publications
The glass transition temperature is a critical processing parameter that governs the kinetics
of molecular organization of polymer semiconductors during solidification. Yet, little attention …

[PDF][PDF] Alloy acceptor: superior alternative to PCBM toward efficient and stable organic solar cells

P Cheng, C Yan, Y Wu, J Wang, M Qin, Q An, J Cao… - Adv. Mater, 2016 - researchgate.net
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201602067 molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level, which decreases
the open-circuit voltage (VOC) and increases the energy loss of charge transfer (relatively …

[HTML][HTML] Flexible solar and thermal energy conversion devices: Organic photovoltaics (OPVs), organic thermoelectric generators (OTEGs) and hybrid PV-TEG systems

A Sharma, S Masoumi, D Gedefaw… - Applied Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar and thermal energy conversion are two major renewable energy technologies highly
sought after in the past two decades by academia, industry, and policymakers. Besides the …

Diffusion-limited crystallization: a rationale for the thermal stability of non-fullerene solar cells

L Yu, D Qian, S Marina, FAA Nugroho… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Organic solar cells are thought to suffer from poor thermal stability of the active layer
nanostructure, a common belief that is based on the extensive work that has been carried …

Glass forming acceptor alloys for highly efficient and thermally stable ternary organic solar cells

AD de Zerio, C Müller - Advanced Energy Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The stability of donor: acceptor (D: A) semiconductor blends plays a key role in the
development of solution‐processed organic solar cells. One essential condition for both high …

Stability of organic solar cells: The influence of nanostructured carbon materials

I Fraga Domínguez, A Distler… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells (OSCs) are lightweight, have adaptable colors, and can be produced in
low‐cost procedures on transparent and flexible surfaces. This makes them attractive for …