From solution to thin film: molecular assembly of π-conjugated systems and impact on (opto) electronic properties

A Khasbaatar, Z Xu, JH Lee… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The assembly of conjugated organic molecules from solution to solid-state plays a critical
role in determining the thin film morphology and optoelectronic properties of solution …

Recent progress in organic solar cells based on non-fullerene acceptors: materials to devices

D Luo, W Jang, DD Babu, MS Kim, DH Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic solar cells (OSCs) were dominated by donor–acceptor blends based on polymer
donors and fullerene acceptors for nearly two decades. In the past, apprehensions about the …

[HTML][HTML] Dimerized small-molecule acceptors enable efficient and stable organic solar cells

C Sun, JW Lee, C Lee, D Lee, S Cho, SK Kwon, BJ Kim… - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of small-molecule acceptor (SMA)-based organic
solar cells (OSCs) have increased remarkably, but their long-term stability is insufficient for …

Oligomerized Fused‐Ring Electron Acceptors for Efficient and Stable Organic Solar Cells

X Gu, X Zhang, H Huang - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells (OSCs) have attracted wide research attention in the past decades. Very
recently, oligomerized fused‐ring electron acceptors (OFREAs) have emerged as a …

Nonfullerene acceptor molecules for bulk heterojunction organic solar cells

G Zhang, J Zhao, PCY Chow, K Jiang, J Zhang… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The bulk-heterojunction blend of an electron donor and an electron acceptor material is the
key component in a solution-processed organic photovoltaic device. In the past decades, a p …

Non-fullerene acceptors for organic solar cells

C Yan, S Barlow, Z Wang, H Yan, AKY Jen… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) are currently a major focus of research in the development
of bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells (OSCs). In contrast to the widely used fullerene …

[HTML][HTML] Trimerized small-molecule acceptors enable high-performance organic solar cells with high open-circuit voltage and prolonged life-time

JW Lee, C Sun, TNL Phan, DC Lee, Z Tan… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Although the recent development of Y-series small-molecule acceptors (SMAs) has led to a
dramatic increase in the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells (OSCs) …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Non-fused ring electron acceptors for high-performance and low-cost organic solar cells: Structure-function, stability and synthesis complexity analysis

D Luo, CJ Brabec, AKK Kyaw - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the development of non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) has led to rapid
advances in organic solar cells (OSCs), resulting in power conversion efficiency (PCE) …

Morphology control in organic solar cells

F Zhao, C Wang, X Zhan - Advanced Energy Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Organic solar cells (OSCs) can directly convert the sunlight into electrical energy and
present some advantages, such as low cost, light weight, flexibility, semitransparency, and …