Despite the recent breakthroughs of polymer solar cells (PSCs) exhibiting a power
conversion efficiency of over 17%, toxic and hazardous organic solvents such as chloroform …

Water/alcohol-soluble conjugated polymers (WSCPs) and small molecules (WSCSs) are
materials that can be processed from water or other polar solvents. They provide good …

Side chains in conjugated polymers have been primarily utilized as solubilizing groups.
However, these side chains have roles that are far beyond. We advocate using side chain …

While the unique optical properties of liquid crystals (LCs) are already well exploited for flat‐
panel displays, their intrinsic ability to self‐organize into ordered mesophases, which are …

Polymer–inorganic semiconductor hybrid solar cells have attracted extensive research and
attention as a promising approach to achieve cost effective solar energy. Power conversion …

Conjugated polyelectrolytes comprise an electronically delocalized backbone with pendant
groups bearing ionic functionalities. Important new developments regarding their use to …

Fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) is a commonly used transparent conducting oxide in
optoelectronic device applications. The work function of FTO is commonly cited as 4.4 eV …

Indium tin oxide (ITO) is commonly used as the transparent bottom electrode for organic
solar cells. However, it is known that the cost of the ITO is quite high due to the indium …

Polymer solar cells, a highly innovative research area for the last decade until today, are
currentlymaturing with respect to understanding of their fundamental processes of operation …

We review recent developments and applications of computational modelling techniques in
the field of materials for energy technologies including hydrogen production and storage …