Interlayers for non-fullerene based polymer solar cells: distinctive features and challenges

R Sorrentino, E Kozma, S Luzzati, R Po - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer solar cells based on fullerene acceptors have reached in recent years power
conversion efficiencies (PCEs) approaching 13%. The advent of non-fullerene acceptors …

Recent progress and challenges toward highly stable nonfullerene acceptor‐based organic solar cells

Y Wang, J Lee, X Hou, C Labanti, J Yan… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells (OSCs) based on nonfullerene acceptors (NFAs) have made significant
breakthrough in their device performance, now achieving a power conversion efficiency of≈ …

Cathode engineering with perylene-diimide interlayer enabling over 17% efficiency single-junction organic solar cells

J Yao, B Qiu, ZG Zhang, L Xue, R Wang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
In organic solar cells (OSCs), cathode interfacial materials are generally designed with
highly polar groups to increase the capability of lowering the work function of cathode …

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 …

Bulk‐heterojunction organic solar cells: five core technologies for their commercialization

H Kang, G Kim, J Kim, S Kwon, H Kim… - Advanced …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The past two decades of vigorous interdisciplinary approaches has seen tremendous
breakthroughs in both scientific and technological developments of bulk‐heterojunction …

Interfacial materials for organic solar cells: recent advances and perspectives

Z Yin, J Wei, Q Zheng - Advanced Science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells (OSCs) have shown great promise as low‐cost photovoltaic devices for
solar energy conversion over the past decade. Interfacial engineering provides a powerful …

Interfaces in perovskite solar cells

A Fakharuddin, L Schmidt‐Mende… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid improvement in photoconversion efficiency (PCE) of solution processable
organometallic hybrid halide based perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have taken the …

Polymer-metal hybrid transparent electrodes for flexible electronics

H Kang, S Jung, S Jeong, G Kim, K Lee - Nature communications, 2015 - nature.com
Despite nearly two decades of research, the absence of ideal flexible and transparent
electrodes has been the largest obstacle in realizing flexible and printable electronics for …

Recent advances in water/alcohol-soluble π-conjugated materials: new materials and growing applications in solar cells

C Duan, K Zhang, C Zhong, F Huang… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Water/alcohol-soluble conjugated polymers (WSCPs) and small molecules (WSCSs) are
materials that can be processed from water or other polar solvents. They provide good …

High‐efficiency polymer solar cells enhanced by solvent treatment

H Zhou, Y Zhang, J Seifter, SD Collins… - Advanced …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer solar cells (PSC) using polymer-fullerene bulk heterojunctions (BHJ) have been
extensively studied due to their promising advantages including low-cost manufacturability …