Donor-acceptor semiconducting polymers for organic solar cells

Molecular Design of Photovoltaic Materials for Polymer Solar Cells: Toward Suitable Electronic Energy Levels and Broad Absorption

(2012) Yongfang Li   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Thiazole-Based Organic Semiconductors for Organic Electronics

(2012) Yuze Lin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Synthesis of a 4,8-dialkoxy-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]difuran unit and its application in photovoltaic polymer

(2012) Lijun Huo et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Conjugated Side-Chain-Isolated D–A Copolymers Based on Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene-alt-dithienylbenzotriazole: Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties

(2012) Jie Min et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene derivative-based polymers with deep HOMO levels

(2012) Heung Gyu Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

A comparison between dithienosilole and dithienogermole donor–acceptor type co-polymers for organic bulk heterojunction photovoltaic devices

(2012) Jong Soo Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Structures and properties of conjugated Donor–Acceptor copolymers for solar cell applications

(2012) Zhi–Guo Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-based donor-acceptor Copolymers

(2012) Shanpeng Wen et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Synthesis and optoelectronic properties of novel benzodifuran semiconducting polymers

(2012) Prakash Sista et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Enhancing the Photocurrent in Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Polymer Solar Cells via Energy Level Control

(2012) Weiwei Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Fluorinated Copolymer PCPDTBT with Enhanced Open-Circuit Voltage and Reduced Recombination for Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

(2012) Steve Albrecht et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Influence of the Alkyl Substituents Spacing on the Solar Cell Performance of Benzodithiophene Semiconducting Polymers

(2012) Prakash Sista et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]difuran-Based Donor–Acceptor Copolymers for Polymer Solar Cells

(2012) Bo Liu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Conjugated and Nonconjugated Substitution Effect on Photovoltaic Properties of Benzodifuran-Based Photovoltaic Polymers

(2012) Lijun Huo et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Application of Two-Dimensional Conjugated Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene in Quinoxaline-Based Photovoltaic Polymers

(2012) Ruomeng Duan et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Rational Design of High Performance Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cells

(2012) Huaxing Zhou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis and characterizations of benzotriazole based donor–acceptor copolymers for organic photovoltaic applications

(2012) Vajjiravel Murugesan et al.   SYNTHETIC METALS

Evolved Phase Separation toward Balanced Charge Transport and High Efficiency in Polymer Solar Cells

(2011) Haijun Fan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Novel Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene-Benzothiadiazole Derivatives with Variable Side Chains for High-Performance Solar Cells

(2011) Qiang Peng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Simultaneous Enhancement of Open-Circuit Voltage, Short-Circuit Current Density, and Fill Factor in Polymer Solar Cells

(2011) Zhicai He et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Development of Fluorinated Benzothiadiazole as a Structural Unit for a Polymer Solar Cell of 7 % Efficiency

(2011) Huaxing Zhou et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Replacing Alkoxy Groups with Alkylthienyl Groups: A Feasible Approach To Improve the Properties of Photovoltaic Polymers

(2011) Lijun Huo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A D–A copolymer of dithienosilole and a new acceptor unit of naphtho[2,3-c]thiophene-4,9-dione for efficient polymer solar cells

(2011) Chaohua Cui et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Alkyl chain engineering on a dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]silole-alt-dithienylthiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole copolymer toward high performance bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2011) Zhi-Guo Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Alternating Copolymers of Dithienyl-s-Tetrazine and Cyclopentadithiophene for Organic Photovoltaic Applications

(2011) Zhao Li et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Efficient donor–acceptor type polymer semiconductors with well-balanced energy levels and enhanced open circuit voltage properties for use in organic photovoltaics

(2011) Jang-Yong Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Nanoscale Correlation between Exciton Dissociation and Carrier Transport in Silole-Containing Cyclopentadithiophene-Based Bulk Heterojunction Films

(2011) Jen-Hsien Huang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

5,6-Bis(decyloxy)-2,1,3-benzooxadiazole-Based Polymers with Different Electron Donors for Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2011) Ping Ding et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Alkyl Side Chain Impact on the Charge Transport and Photovoltaic Properties of Benzodithiophene and Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Copolymers

(2011) Zhao Li et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory Study on Benzothiadiazole-Based Low-Band-Gap Fused-Ring Copolymers for Organic Solar Cell Applications

(2011) Jamin Ku et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Conjugated Polymers Based on 1,3-Dithien-2-yl-thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione: Synthesis, Characterization, and Solvent Effects on Photovoltaic Performance

(2011) Erjun Zhou et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

How Far Can Polymer Solar Cells Go? In Need of a Synergistic Approach

(2011) Feng He et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Enhancement of OFET performance of semiconducting polymers containing benzodithiophene upon surface treatment with organic silanes

(2011) Prakash Sista et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Polymer Based on Naphtho[1,2-c:5,6-c]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole for High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells

(2011) Ming Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Fluorine Substituted Conjugated Polymer of Medium Band Gap Yields 7% Efficiency in Polymer−Fullerene Solar Cells

(2011) Samuel C. Price et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Using Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione and Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]silole Copolymer with a Power Conversion Efficiency of 7.3%

(2011) Ta-Ya Chu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of Fluorinated Polythienothiophene-co-benzodithiophenes and Effect of Fluorination on the Photovoltaic Properties

(2011) Hae Jung Son et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Soluble High Molecular Weight Copolymer of Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene and Benzoxadiazole for Efficient Organic Photovoltaics

(2011) Wanyi Nie et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Nickel(II) α-Diimine Catalyst for Grignard Metathesis (GRIM) Polymerization

(2011) Harsha D. Magurudeniya et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene Building Block for the Synthesis of Semiconducting Polymers

(2011) Prakash Sista et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Benzobisthiazole-Based Donor–Acceptor Copolymer Semiconductors for Photovoltaic Cells and Highly Stable Field-Effect Transistors

(2011) Eilaf Ahmed et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A Copolymer of Benzodithiophene with TIPS Side Chains for Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance

(2011) Qinqin Shi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Controlling Blend Film Morphology by Varying Alkyl Side Chain in Highly Coplanar Donor–Acceptor Copolymers for Photovoltaic Application

(2011) Yaowen Li et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of D–A Copolymers Based on Dithienosilole and Benzotriazole

(2011) Jie Min et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Side Chain Engineering of Copolymers Based on Bithiazole and Benzodithiophene for Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance

(2011) Qinqin Shi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

PBDTTTZ: A Broad Band Gap Conjugated Polymer with High Photovoltaic Performance in Polymer Solar Cells

(2011) Lijun Huo et al.   MACROMOLECULES

D–A copolymers based on dithienosilole and phthalimide for photovoltaic materials

(2011) Maojie Zhang et al.   POLYMER

Grignard metathesis (GRIM) polymerization for the synthesis of conjugated block copolymers containing regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)

(2011) Mihaela C. Stefan et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Effects of Side Chains on Thiazolothiazole-Based Copolymer Semiconductors for High Performance Solar Cells

(2011) Selvam Subramaniyan et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

A New Class of Semiconducting Polymers for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells with Exceptionally High Performance

(2010) Yongye Liang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

A Weak Donor−Strong Acceptor Strategy to Design Ideal Polymers for Organic Solar Cells

(2010) Huaxing Zhou et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Synthesis and Characterization of New Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione Derivatives for Photovoltaic Applications

(2010) Ahmed Najari et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Polymer Photovoltaics with Alternating Copolymer/Fullerene Blends and Novel Device Architectures

(2010) Olle Inganäs et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

For the Bright Future-Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells with Power Conversion Efficiency of 7.4%

(2010) Yongye Liang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance of Low-Bandgap Polymers with Deep LUMO Levels

(2010) Huaxing Zhou et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Polybenzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene Derivative with Deep HOMO Level and Its Application in High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells

(2010) Lijun Huo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene-dioxopyrrolothiophen copolymers for high performance solar cells

(2010) Guobing Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Donor−Acceptor Copolymers Based on 5,8-Dithien-2-yl-2,3-diphenylquinoxaline

(2010) Erjun Zhou et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Cyclopentadithiophene-Based Low-Bandgap Copolymers That Contain Electron-Withdrawing Thiazole Derivatives

(2010) In Hwan Jung et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Electronic and Optical Properties of 4H-Cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b′]bithiophene Derivatives and Their 4-Heteroatom-Substituted Analogues: A Joint Theoretical and Experimental Comparison†

(2010) Stephen Barlow et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Synthesis and characterization of cyclopentadithiophene-based low bandgap copolymers containing electron-deficient benzoselenadiazole derivatives for photovoltaic devices

(2010) In Hwan Jung et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Development of a New s-Tetrazine-Based Copolymer for Efficient Solar Cells§

(2010) Zhao Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-Based Copolymer for Efficient Solar Cells

(2010) Yingping Zou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthetic Control of Structural Order inN-Alkylthieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-Based Polymers for Efficient Solar Cells

(2010) Claudia Piliego et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A High-Mobility Low-Bandgap Copolymer for Efficient Solar Cells

(2010) Ping Ding et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Conjugated Copolymers with Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene and Bis(thiophene)phthalimide Units

(2010) Guobing Zhang et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Syntheses of New 3,6-Carbazole-Based Donor/Acceptor Conjugated Copolymers for Optoelectronic Device Applications

(2010) Mei-Hsiu Lai et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Synthesis of New Pyridazine-Based Monomers and Related Polymers for Photovoltaic Applications

(2010) David Gendron et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Synthesis and Electronic Properties of Semiconducting Polymers Containing Benzodithiophene with Alkyl Phenylethynyl Substituents

(2010) Prakash Sista et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Low Band Gap Polymers Based on Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene: Rational Design of Polymers Leads to High Photovoltaic Performance

(2010) Samuel C. Price et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of a Copolymer of Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene and Bithiazole

(2010) Maojie Zhang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Photovoltaic Performance of Polymers Based on Dithienylthienopyrazines Bearing Thermocleavable Benzoate Esters

(2010) Martin Helgesen et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Bithiazole-Based Donor−Acceptor Copolymers

(2010) Maojie Zhang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-Based Donor−Acceptor Conjugated Polymers for Solar Cells

(2010) Xugang Guo et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Tailoring side chains of low band gap polymers for high efficiency polymer solar cells

(2010) Weiwei Li et al.   POLYMER

Development of Semiconducting Polymers for Solar Energy Harvesting

(2010) Yongye Liang et al.   Polymer Reviews

Influence of processing additives to nano-morphology and efficiency of bulk-heterojunction solar cells: A comparative review

(2010) Almantas Pivrikas et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Development of Novel Conjugated Donor Polymers for High-Efficiency Bulk-Heterojunction Photovoltaic Devices

(2009) Junwu Chen et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

“Plastic” Solar Cells: Self-Assembly of Bulk Heterojunction Nanomaterials by Spontaneous Phase Separation

(2009) Jeffrey Peet et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Molecular Understanding of Organic Solar Cells: The Challenges

(2009) Jean-Luc Brédas et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Copolymers of Cyclopentadithiophene and Electron-Deficient Aromatic Units Designed for Photovoltaic Applications

(2009) Johan C. Bijleveld et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Efficient Polymer Solar Cells with Thin Active Layers Based on Alternating Polyfluorene Copolymer/Fullerene Bulk Heterojunctions

(2009) Mei-Hsin Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Silicon Atom Substitution Enhances Interchain Packing in a Thiophene-Based Polymer System

(2009) Hsiang-Yu Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Low band gap dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]silole-containing polymers, synthesis, characterization and photovoltaic application

(2009) Lijun Huo et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Donor−Acceptor Copolymers

(2009) Erjun Zhou et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Synthesis, Characterization, and Devices of a Series of Alternating Copolymers for Solar Cells

(2009) Lars J. Lindgren et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Novel NIR-absorbing conjugated polymers for efficient polymer solar cells: effect of alkyl chain length on device performance

(2009) Wei Yue et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Highly efficient organic solar cells based on a poly(2,7-carbazole) derivative

(2009) Salem Wakim et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Dithienopyrrole-based donor–acceptor copolymers: low band-gap materials for charge transport, photovoltaics and electrochromism

(2009) Xuan Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of Two Benzo[1,2-b:3,4-b′]dithiophene-Based Conjugated Polymers

(2009) Jianhui Hou et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Low bandgap π-conjugated copolymers based on fused thiophenes and benzothiadiazole: Synthesis and structure-property relationship study

(2009) Shiming Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of a Low Band Gap Polymer and Its Application in Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

(2009) Jianhui Hou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Planar Copolymer for High Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells

(2009) Ruiping Qin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Highly Efficient Solar Cell Polymers Developed via Fine-Tuning of Structural and Electronic Properties

(2009) Yongye Liang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Tunable Novel Cyclopentadithiophene-Based Copolymers Containing Various Numbers of Bithiazole and Thienyl Units for Organic Photovoltaic Cell Applications

(2009) Kuang-Chieh Li et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Streamlined microwave-assisted preparation of narrow-bandgap conjugated polymers for high-performance bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2009) Robert C. Coffin et al.   Nature Chemistry

Polymer solar cells with enhanced open-circuit voltage and efficiency

(2009) Hsiang-Yu Chen et al.   Nature Photonics

Bulk heterojunction solar cells with internal quantum efficiency approaching 100%

(2009) Sung Heum Park et al.   Nature Photonics

Two Novel Cyclopentadithiophene-Based Alternating Copolymers as Potential Donor Components for High-Efficiency Bulk-Heterojunction-Type Solar Cells

(2008) Adam J. Moulé et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

High photovoltage achieved in low band gap polymer solar cells by adjusting energy levels of a polymer with the LUMOs of fullerene derivatives

(2008) Fengling Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Synthesis, Characterization, and Photovoltaic Properties of a Low Band Gap Polymer Based on Silole-Containing Polythiophenes and 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole

(2008) Jianhui Hou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Processing Additives for Improved Efficiency from Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2008) Jae Kwan Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Development of New Semiconducting Polymers for High Performance Solar Cells

(2008) Yongye Liang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of a Novel Low Band Gap Polymer Based on N-Substituted Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyrrole

(2008) Erjun Zhou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Bandgap and Molecular Energy Level Control of Conjugated Polymer Photovoltaic Materials Based on Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene

(2008) Jianhui Hou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Polymer–Fullerene Composite Solar Cells

(2007) Barry C. Thompson et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Toward a Rational Design of Poly(2,7-Carbazole) Derivatives for Solar Cells

(2007) Nicolas Blouin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY