Polymer photocatalysts for solar-to-chemical energy conversion

T Banerjee, F Podjaski, J Kröger, BP Biswal… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Solar-to-chemical energy conversion for the generation of high-energy chemicals is one of
the most viable solutions to the quest for sustainable energy resources. Although long …

The role of chemical design in the performance of organic semiconductors

H Bronstein, CB Nielsen, BC Schroeder… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Organic semiconductors are solution-processable, lightweight and flexible and are
increasingly being used as the active layer in a wide range of new technologies. The …

Vertically optimized phase separation with improved exciton diffusion enables efficient organic solar cells with thick active layers

Y Cai, Q Li, G Lu, HS Ryu, Y Li, H Jin, Z Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The development of organic solar cells (OSCs) with thick active layers is of crucial
importance for the roll-to-roll printing of large-area solar panels. Unfortunately, increasing …

Current understanding and challenges of solar-driven hydrogen generation using polymeric photocatalysts

Y Wang, A Vogel, M Sachs, RS Sprick, L Wilbraham… - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
The use of hydrogen as a fuel, when generated from water using semiconductor
photocatalysts and driven by sunlight, is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. Polymeric …

Dynamics of excitons in conjugated molecules and organic semiconductor systems

OP Dimitriev - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The exciton, an excited electron–hole pair bound by Coulomb attraction, plays a key role in
photophysics of organic molecules and drives practically important phenomena such as …

Critical review of the molecular design progress in non-fullerene electron acceptors towards commercially viable organic solar cells

A Wadsworth, M Moser, A Marks, MS Little… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Fullerenes have formed an integral part of high performance organic solar cells over the last
20 years, however their inherent limitations in terms of synthetic flexibility, cost and stability …

The role of graphene and other 2D materials in solar photovoltaics

S Das, D Pandey, J Thomas, T Roy - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D materials have attracted considerable attention due to their exciting optical and
electronic properties, and demonstrate immense potential for next‐generation solar cells …

Intriguing optoelectronic properties of metal halide perovskites

JS Manser, JA Christians, PV Kamat - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
A new chapter in the long and distinguished history of perovskites is being written with the
breakthrough success of metal halide perovskites (MHPs) as solution-processed …

Simultaneously enhancing exciton/charge transport in organic solar cells by an organoboron additive

H Lu, K Chen, RS Bobba, J Shi, M Li… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient exciton diffusion and charge transport play a vital role in advancing the power
conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells (OSCs). Here, a facile strategy is …

Long-range exciton transport in conjugated polymer nanofibers prepared by seeded growth

XH Jin, MB Price, JR Finnegan, CE Boott, JM Richter… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Easily processed materials with the ability to transport excitons over length scales of more
than 100 nanometers are highly desirable for a range of light-harvesting and optoelectronic …