The principles, design and applications of fused-ring electron acceptors

J Wang, P Xue, Y Jiang, Y Huo, X Zhan - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Fused-ring electron acceptors (FREAs) have a donor–acceptor–donor structure comprising
an electron-donating fused-ring core, electron-accepting end groups, π-bridges and side …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Fine-tuning energy levels via asymmetric end groups enables polymer solar cells with efficiencies over 17%

Z Luo, R Ma, T Liu, J Yu, Y Xiao, R Sun, G Xie, J Yuan… - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
Generally, it is important to fine-tune the energy levels of donor and acceptor materials in the
field of polymer solar cell (PSCs) to achieve a minimal highest occupied molecular orbital …

Side-chain engineering of nonfullerene small-molecule acceptors for organic solar cells

Z Luo, T Xu, C Yang - Energy & Environmental Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Thanks to their broad absorption spectra, easily modified molecular energy levels and
chemical structures, nonfullerene small-molecule acceptors (SMAs) have attracted a …

High‐Performance Organic Solar Cells Containing Pyrido[2,3‐b]quinoxaline‐Core‐Based Small‐Molecule Acceptors with Optimized Orbit Overlap Lengths and …

T Xu, Z Luo, R Ma, Z Chen, TA Dela Peña… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The central core in A‐DA1D‐A‐type small‐molecule acceptor (SMAs) plays an important
role in determining the efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs), while the principles …

High‐performance noncovalently fused‐ring electron acceptors for organic solar cells enabled by noncovalent intramolecular interactions and end‐group engineering

X Zhang, L Qin, J Yu, Y Li, Y Wei, X Liu… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Noncovalently fused‐ring electron acceptors (NFREAs) have attracted much attention in
recent years owing to their advantages of simple synthetic routes, high yields and low costs …

Improving open-circuit voltage by a chlorinated polymer donor endows binary organic solar cells efficiencies over 17%

R Ma, T Liu, Z Luo, Q Guo, Y Xiao, Y Chen, X Li… - Science China …, 2020 - Springer
Power conversion efficiency (PCE) of single-junction polymer solar cells (PSCs) has made a
remarkable breakthrough recently. Plenty of work was reported to achieve PCEs higher than …

Rational anode engineering enables progresses for different types of organic solar cells

R Ma, M Zeng, Y Li, T Liu, Z Luo, Y Xu… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Anode modification is vital for improving device performance of organic solar cells (OSCs).
PEDOT: PSS is the most widely applied hole transport layer (HTL) in OSCs. In this work …

Asymmetric acceptors with fluorine and chlorine substitution for organic solar cells toward 16.83% efficiency

T Liu, Y Zhang, Y Shao, R Ma, Z Luo… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Small‐molecule acceptors (SMAs)‐based organic solar cells (OSCs) have
exhibited great potential for achieving high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) …

Side‐chain engineering for enhancing the molecular rigidity and photovoltaic performance of noncovalently fused‐ring electron acceptors

X Zhang, C Li, L Qin, H Chen, J Yu, Y Wei… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Side‐chain engineering is an effective strategy to regulate the solubility and packing
behavior of organic materials. Recently, a unique strategy, so‐called terminal side‐chain (T …