Role of interface properties in organic solar cells: from substrate engineering to bulk-heterojunction interfacial morphology

H Zhang, Y Li, X Zhang, Y Zhang… - Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The performance of organic solar cells (OSCs) depends on a fine, carefully optimized bulk-
heterojunction (BHJ) microstructure. The understanding and manipulation of BHJ …

Towards high efficiency thin film solar cells

G Han, S Zhang, PP Boix, LH Wong, L Sun… - Progress in Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
As an alternative to single crystal silicon photovoltaics, thin film solar cells have been
extensively explored for miniaturized cost-effective photovoltaic systems. Though the fight to …

The crucial role of confined residual additives on the photostability of P3HT: PCBM active layers

A Tournebize, A Rivaton, H Peisert… - The Journal of Physical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We have investigated the impact of residual additives such as diiodooctane (DIO) and
octanedithiol (ODT) on the photostability of state of the art P3HT: PCBM active layers. A …

Quantifying organic solar cell morphology: a computational study of three-dimensional maps

O Wodo, JD Roehling, AJ Moulé… - Energy & …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Establishing how fabrication conditions quantitatively affect the morphology of organic
blends opens the possibility of rationally designing higher efficiency materials; yet such a …

Performance and reliability implications of two-dimensional shading in monolithic thin-film photovoltaic modules

S Dongaonkar, C Deline… - IEEE Journal of …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We analyze the problem of partial shading in monolithically integrated thin-film photovoltaic
(TFPV) modules, and explore how the shape and size of the shadows dictate their …

Controlling electronic transitions in fullerene van der waals aggregates via supramolecular assembly

S Das, F Herrmann-Westendorf… - … Applied Materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Morphologies crucially determine the optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductors.
Therefore, hierarchical and supramolecular approaches have been developed for targeted …

Supramolecular approaches to nanoscale morphological control in organic solar cells

AM Haruk, JM Mativetsky - International journal of molecular sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Having recently surpassed 10% efficiency, solar cells based on organic molecules are
poised to become a viable low-cost clean energy source with the added advantages of …

A self-powered photodetector through facile processing using polyethyleneimine/carbon quantum dots for highly sensitive UVC detection

VPH Huy, CW Bark - RSC advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Ultraviolet C (UVC) photodetectors have garnered considerable attention recently because
the detection of UVC is critical for preventing skin damage in humans, monitoring …

An illumination-and temperature-dependent analytical model for copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar cells

X Sun, T Silverman, R Garris, C Deline… - IEEE Journal of …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present a physics-based analytical model for copper indium gallium
diselenide (CIGS) solar cells that describes the illumination-and temperature-dependent …

PPV–PCBM bulk heterojunction organic solar cell to power modern pacemakers

P Chamola, P Mittal - Journal of Materials Research, 2023 - Springer
Biomedical electronics devices perform an important role in medical domain. Today's
pacemakers are driven by primary batteries and are required to be replaced periodically …