Stability of organic solar cells: challenges and strategies
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 …
weight, low cost and large-area flexible fabrication, and have attracted much attention in …
Controlling the Morphology and Performance of Bulk Heterojunctions in Solar Cells. Lessons Learned from the Benchmark Poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-Phenyl-C61 …
Photovoltaic cells are an established and increasingly important technology for the
production of renewable energy. 1 Despite the expanding use of inorganic semiconductors …
production of renewable energy. 1 Despite the expanding use of inorganic semiconductors …
Recent advances in morphology optimization for organic photovoltaics
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 …
technology that uses a practically infinite pollutant‐free energy source. They have the …
Morphology evolution via self-organization and lateral and vertical diffusion in polymer: fullerene solar cell blends
M Campoy-Quiles, T Ferenczi, T Agostinelli… - Nature materials, 2008 - nature.com
Control of blend morphology at the microscopic scale is critical for optimizing the power
conversion efficiency of plastic solar cells based on blends of conjugated polymer with …
conversion efficiency of plastic solar cells based on blends of conjugated polymer with …
Low band gap polymers for organic photovoltaics
E Bundgaard, FC Krebs - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2007 - Elsevier
Low band gap polymer materials and their application in organic photovoltaics (OPV) are
reviewed. We detail the synthetic approaches to low band gap polymer materials starting …
reviewed. We detail the synthetic approaches to low band gap polymer materials starting …
Modulation of crystallization kinetics using a guest acceptor for high-performance organic solar cells with 19.8% efficiency
Controlling the aggregation and crystallization kinetics of donors and acceptors is crucial for
forming the desired morphology of the active layer, which heavily determines the power …
forming the desired morphology of the active layer, which heavily determines the power …
A new model for the morphology of P3HT/PCBM organic photovoltaics from small-angle neutron scattering: rivers and streams
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have attracted increasing interest as a lightweight, low-cost,
and easy to process replacement for inorganic solar cells. Moreover, the morphology of the …
and easy to process replacement for inorganic solar cells. Moreover, the morphology of the …
A review on the development of the inverted polymer solar cell architecture
The increase in energy production costs for fossil fuels has led to a search for an
economically viable alternative energy source. One alternative energy source of particular …
economically viable alternative energy source. One alternative energy source of particular …
Bimolecular crystals of fullerenes in conjugated polymers and the implications of molecular mixing for solar cells
AC Mayer, MF Toney, SR Scully… - Advanced Functional …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The performance of polymer: fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells is heavily influenced
by the interpenetrating nanostructure formed by the two semiconductors because the size of …
by the interpenetrating nanostructure formed by the two semiconductors because the size of …
Phase diagram of P3HT/PCBM blends and its implication for the stability of morphology
J Zhao, A Swinnen, G Van Assche… - The Journal of …, 2009 - ACS Publications
In this work, the phase diagram of poly (3-hexyl thiophene)(P3HT) and [6, 6]-phenyl C61-
butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) blends is measured by means of standard and modulated …
butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) blends is measured by means of standard and modulated …