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 …

The future of organic photovoltaics

KA Mazzio, CK Luscombe - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Increasing global demand for energy, along with dwindling fossil fuel resources and a better
understanding of the hidden costs associated with these energy sources, have spurred …

Surface plasmonic effects of metallic nanoparticles on the performance of polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells

JL Wu, FC Chen, YS Hsiao, FC Chien, P Chen… - ACS …, 2011 - ACS Publications
We have systematically explored how plasmonic effects influence the characteristics of
polymer photovoltaic devices (OPVs) incorporating a blend of poly (3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT …

Polymer–fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells

C Deibel, V Dyakonov - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Organic solar cells have the potential to be low-cost and efficient solar energy converters,
with a promising energy balance. They are made of carbon-based semiconductors, which …

Recent advances in morphology optimization for organic photovoltaics

H Lee, C Park, DH Sin, JH Park, K Cho - Advanced Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Organic photovoltaics are an important part of a next‐generation energy‐harvesting
technology that uses a practically infinite pollutant‐free energy source. They have the …

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 …

P3HT/PCBM bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics: correlating efficiency and morphology

D Chen, A Nakahara, D Wei, D Nordlund… - Nano letters, 2011 - ACS Publications
Controlling thin film morphology is key in optimizing the efficiency of polymer-based
photovoltaic (PV) devices. We show that morphology and interfacial behavior of the …

Interdiffusion of PCBM and P3HT reveals miscibility in a photovoltaically active blend

ND Treat, MA Brady, G Smith, MF Toney… - Advanced Energy …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Developing a better understanding of the evolution of morphology in plastic solar cells is the
key to designing new materials and structures that achieve photoconversion efficiencies …

Controlled synthesis and energy applications of one‐dimensional conducting polymer nanostructures: an overview

Z Yin, Q Zheng - Advanced Energy Materials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The past decade has witnessed increasing attention in the synthesis, properties, and
applications of one‐dimensional (1D) conducting polymer nanostructures. This overview first …

On the morphology of polymer‐based photovoltaics

F Liu, Y Gu, JW Jung, WH Jo… - Journal of Polymer …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We review the morphologies of polymer‐based solar cells and the parameters that govern
the evolution of the morphologies and describe different approaches to achieve the optimum …