Polythiophenes Comprising Conjugated Pendants for Polymer Solar Cells: A Review

25th Anniversary Article: A Decade of Organic/Polymeric Photovoltaic Research

(2013) Letian Dou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Side Chain Engineering in Solution-Processable Conjugated Polymers

(2013) Jianguo Mei et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

3-Fluoro-4-hexylthiophene as a Building Block for Tuning the Electronic Properties of Conjugated Polythiophenes

(2013) Frédéric Gohier et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Increasing the Open-Circuit Voltage in High-Performance Organic Photovoltaic Devices through Conformational Twisting of an Indacenodithiophene-Based Conjugated Polymer

(2013) Chih-Ping Chen et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Effect of Side-Chain Architecture on the Optical and Crystalline Properties of Two-Dimensional Polythiophenes

(2013) Cheng-Yu Kuo et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A polymer tandem solar cell with 10.6% power conversion efficiency

(2013) Jingbi You et al.   Nature Communications

Polythiophenes comprising conjugated pendants toward long-term air-stable inverted polymer solar cells with high open circuit voltages

(2013) Hsing-Ju Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

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

(2012) Yongfang Li   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Recent advances in solution-processed interfacial materials for efficient and stable polymer solar cells

(2012) Hin-Lap Yip et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Rational Design of High Performance Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cells

(2012) Huaxing Zhou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Enhanced power-conversion efficiency in polymer solar cells using an inverted device structure

(2012) Zhicai He et al.   Nature Photonics

Tandem polymer solar cells featuring a spectrally matched low-bandgap polymer

(2012) Letian Dou et al.   Nature Photonics

Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of two-dimensional conjugated polythiophene derivatives presenting conjugated triphenylamine/thiophene moieties

(2012) Hsing-Ju Wang et al.   POLYMER

Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of two-dimension-conjugated D–A copolymers based on benzodithiophene or benzodifuran units

(2012) Yi Zhang et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Increased open circuit voltage in a fluorinated quinoxaline-based alternating conjugated polymer

(2012) Chih-Ping Chen et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Novel polythiophene derivatives functionalized with conjugated side-chain pendants comprising triphenylamine/carbazole moieties for photovoltaic cell applications

(2012) Hsing-Ju Wang et al.   Polymer Chemistry

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

Synthesis of a polythieno[3,4-b]thiophene derivative with a low-lying HOMO level and its application in polymer solar cells

(2011) Lijun Huo et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of D–A Copolymers Based on Alkyl-Substituted Indacenodithiophene Donor Unit

(2011) Maojie Zhang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Indacenodithiophene and Quinoxaline-Based Conjugated Polymers for Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

(2011) Yong Zhang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

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

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

Conjugated Side-Chain Isolated Polythiophene: Synthesis and Photovoltaic Application

(2011) Zhi-Guo Zhang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

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

(2011) Qinqin Shi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Solution-processed small-molecule solar cells with 6.7% efficiency

(2011) Yanming Sun et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Photoconductivity measurements of the electronic structure of organic solar cells

(2011) R. A. Street et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Polythiophene derivative comprising carbazoles as pendant groups for polymer solar cell applications

(2011) Hsing-Ju Wang et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

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

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

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

(2010) Yongye Liang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

Low-bandgap conjugated polymer for high efficient photovoltaic applications

(2010) Yi-Chun Chen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Charge Photogeneration in Organic Solar Cells

(2010) Tracey M. Clarke et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Bulky side-chain density effect on the photophysical, electrochemical and photovoltaic properties of polythiophene derivatives

(2010) Hsing-Ju Wang et al.   POLYMER

Recent Progress in Polymer Solar Cells: Manipulation of Polymer:Fullerene Morphology and the Formation of Efficient Inverted Polymer Solar Cells

(2009) Li-Min Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cell Applications

(2009) Yen-Ju Cheng et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

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

Polymer solar cells with enhanced open-circuit voltage and efficiency

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

Two-dimensional regioregular polythiophenes with conjugated side chains for use in organic solar cells

(2009) Chao-Ying Yu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Advances in Molecular Design and Synthesis of Regioregular Polythiophenes

(2008) Itaru Osaka et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Intramolecular Donor-Acceptor Regioregular Poly(3-hexylthiophene)s Presenting Octylphenanthrenyl-Imidazole Moieties Exhibit Enhanced Charge Transfer for Heterojunction Solar Cell Applications

(2008) Yao-Te Chang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

High performance ambient processed inverted polymer solar cells through interfacial modification with a fullerene self-assembled monolayer

(2008) Steven K. Hau et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Synthesis and properties of polythiophene derivatives containing triphenylamine moiety and their photovoltaic applications

(2008) Yaowen Li et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Low-Bandgap Poly(Thiophene-Phenylene-Thiophene) Derivatives with Broaden Absorption Spectra for Use in High-Performance Bulk-Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells

(2008) Chih-Ping Chen 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, Photophysics, and Electroluminescence of Copolyfluorenes Containing Jacketed and Silyl Units

(2008) Ping Wang 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

Morphology evolution via self-organization and lateral and vertical diffusion in polymer:fullerene solar cell blends

(2008) Mariano Campoy-Quiles et al.   NATURE MATERIALS