π-Conjugated gradient copolymers suppress phase separation and improve stability in bulk heterojunction solar cells

Understanding the origin of the S-curve in conjugated polymer/fullerene photovoltaics from drift-diffusion simulations

(2013) B. Y. Finck et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Developing understanding of organic photovoltaic devices: kinetic Monte Carlo models of geminate and non-geminate recombination, charge transport and charge extraction

(2013) Chris Groves   Energy & Environmental Science

Conjugated Polymer Synthesis via Catalyst-Transfer Polycondensation (CTP): Mechanism, Scope, and Applications

(2013) Zachary J. Bryan et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Thermally Stable Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Based on Cross-Linkable Acrylate-Functionalized Polythiophene Diblock Copolymers

(2013) Farid Ouhib et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Additives for morphology control in high-efficiency organic solar cells

(2013) Hsueh-Chung Liao et al.   Materials Today

Impact of π-conjugated gradient sequence copolymers on polymer blend morphology

(2013) Edmund F. Palermo et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Efficiency of bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells

(2013) M.C. Scharber et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Simple experimental test to distinguish extraction and injection barriers at the electrodes of (organic) solar cells with S-shaped current–voltage characteristics

(2013) Wolfgang Tress et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

The case for organic photovoltaics

(2013) Seth B. Darling et al.   RSC Advances

Improving the Performance of P3HT–Fullerene Solar Cells with Side-Chain-Functionalized Poly(thiophene) Additives: A New Paradigm for Polymer Design

(2012) Jose M. Lobez et al.   ACS Nano

Manipulating the Morphology of P3HT–PCBM Bulk Heterojunction Blends with Solvent Vapor Annealing

(2012) Eric Verploegen et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

The relative importance of domain size, domain purity and domain interfaces to the performance of bulk-heterojunction organic photovoltaics

(2012) Benjamin P. Lyons et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Morphology characterization in organic and hybrid solar cells

(2012) Wei Chen et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Identification of different origins for s-shaped current voltage characteristics in planar heterojunction organic solar cells

(2012) Julia Wagner et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Monte Carlo Studies on the Interfacial Properties and Interfacial Structures of Ternary Symmetric Blends with Gradient Copolymers

(2012) Dachuan Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Understanding S-Shaped Current–Voltage Characteristics in Organic Solar Cells Containing a TiOx Interlayer with Impedance Spectroscopy and Equivalent Circuit Analysis

(2012) Bernhard Ecker et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

On the morphology of polymer-based photovoltaics

(2012) Feng Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Rationalizing Phase Transitions with Thermal Annealing Temperatures for P3HT:PCBM Organic Photovoltaic Devices

(2012) Andrew J. Pearson et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Controlled Synthesis of Fullerene-Attached Poly(3-alkylthiophene)-Based Copolymers for Rational Morphological Design in Polymer Photovoltaic Devices

(2012) Shoji Miyanishi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Photo-Cross-Linkable Azide-Functionalized Polythiophene for Thermally Stable Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2012) Chang-Yong Nam et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Impact of Copolymer Sequence on Solid-State Properties for Random, Gradient and Block Copolymers containing Thiophene and Selenophene

(2012) Edmund F. Palermo et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Side-chain substitution of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) by PCBM via postpolymerization: an intramolecular hybrid of donor and acceptor

(2012) Muqing Chen et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Rod–coil and all-conjugated block copolymers for photovoltaic applications

(2012) Abderrahim Yassar et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Precision Synthesis of n-Type π-Conjugated Polymers in Catalyst-Transfer Condensation Polymerization

(2012) Tsutomu Yokozawa et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Morphological Stabilization by In Situ Polymerization of Fullerene Derivatives Leading to Efficient, Thermally Stable Organic Photovoltaics

(2011) Yen-Ju Cheng et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

P3HT:PCBM, Best Seller in Polymer Photovoltaic Research

(2011) Minh Trung Dang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Kumada Catalyst-Transfer Polycondensation: Mechanism, Opportunities, and Challenges

(2011) Anton Kiriy et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Charge accumulation induced S-shape J–V curves in bilayer heterojunction organic solar cells

(2011) J.C. Wang et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Effect of copolymer compatibilizer sequence on the dynamics of phase separation of immiscible binary homopolymer blends

(2011) Ravish Malik et al.   Soft Matter

Recent progress in the morphology of bulk heterojunction photovoltaics

(2011) Michael A. Brady et al.   Soft Matter

Influence of Annealing and Interfacial Roughness on the Performance of Bilayer Donor/Acceptor Polymer Photovoltaic Devices

(2010) Hongping Yan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Influence of blend microstructure on bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic performance

(2010) Christoph J. Brabec et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Small-Molecule Thiophene-C60Dyads As Compatibilizers in Inverted Polymer Solar Cells

(2010) Jong Bok Kim et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Correlation between the morphology and photo-physical properties of P3HT:fullerene blends

(2010) David E. Motaung et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Syntheses of Gradient π-Conjugated Copolymers of Thiophene

(2010) Jonas R. Locke et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Morphology control of a polythiophene–fullerene bulk heterojunction for enhancement of the high-temperature stability of solar cell performance by a new donor–acceptor diblock copolymer

(2010) Jea Uk Lee et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

S-shaped current-voltage characteristics of organic solar devices

(2010) A. Wagenpfahl et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

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

(2010) Almantas Pivrikas et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Polymerizable fullerene-based material for organic solar cells

(2010) Vladislav A. Kostyanovsky et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

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

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

The Role of Mesoscopic PCBM Crystallites in Solvent Vapor Annealed Copolymer Solar Cells

(2009) Tricia A. Bull et al.   ACS Nano

Well-defined donor–acceptor rod–coil diblock copolymers based on P3HT containing C60: the morphology and role as a surfactant in bulk-heterojunction solar cells

(2009) Changduk Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Gradient copolymers

(2008) Uwe Beginn   COLLOID AND POLYMER SCIENCE

Critical micelle concentrations of block and gradient copolymers in homopolymer: Effects of sequence distribution, composition, and molecular weight

(2008) Robert W. Sandoval et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Processing Additives for Improved Efficiency from Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

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

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

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

Compatibilized polymer blends with nanoscale or sub-micron dispersed phases achieved by hydrogen-bonding effects: Block copolymer vs blocky gradient copolymer addition

(2008) Jungki Kim et al.   POLYMER