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Oligomer Molecules for Efficient Organic Photovoltaics

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Asymmetrical Squaraines Bearing Fluorine-Substituted Indoline Moieties for High-Performance Solution-Processed Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells

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Enhanced Performance of Organic Solar Cells with Increased End Group Dipole Moment in Indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene-Based Molecules

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Rational Design of Small Molecular Donor for Solution-Processed Organic Photovoltaics with 8.1% Efficiency and High Fill Factor via Multiple Fluorine Substituents and Thiophene Bridge

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Wide-Bandgap Benzodithiophene-Benzothiadiazole Copolymers for Highly Efficient Multijunction Polymer Solar Cells

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Oligomeric Donor Material for High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells: Breaking Down a Polymer

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An All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cell with High Efficiency Nonfullerene Acceptor

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High-Performance Organic Solar Cells Based on a Small Molecule with Alkylthio-Thienyl-Conjugated Side Chains without Extra Treatments

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An Electron Acceptor Challenging Fullerenes for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

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Series of Quinoidal Methyl-Dioxocyano-Pyridine Based π-Extended Narrow-Bandgap Oligomers for Solution-Processed Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells

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Solution-Processed Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Containing Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells with 7.0% Efficiency: In-Depth Investigation on the Effects of Structure Modification and Solvent Vapor Annealing

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High Quantum Efficiencies in Polymer Solar Cells at Energy Losses below 0.6 eV

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Chalcogenophene Comonomer Comparison in Small Band Gap Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Conjugated Polymers for High-Performing Field-Effect Transistors and Organic Solar Cells

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Influence of Backbone Fluorination in Regioregular Poly(3-alkyl-4-fluoro)thiophenes

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Organic Solid Solution Composed of Two Structurally Similar Porphyrins for Organic Solar Cells

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Conjugated Polymer–Small Molecule Alloy Leads to High Efficient Ternary Organic Solar Cells

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Deep Absorbing Porphyrin Small Molecule for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells with Very Low Energy Losses

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A Series of Simple Oligomer-like Small Molecules Based on Oligothiophenes for Solution-Processed Solar Cells with High Efficiency

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Single-junction polymer solar cells with high efficiency and photovoltage

(2015) Zhicai He et al.   Nature Photonics

A molecular nematic liquid crystalline material for high-performance organic photovoltaics

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Dithienogermole-Containing Small-Molecule Solar Cells with 7.3% Efficiency: In-Depth Study on the Effects of Heteroatom Substitution of Si with Ge

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Nonfullerene acceptors based on extended fused rings flanked with benzothiadiazolylmethylenemalononitrile for polymer solar cells

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Rational design of diketopyrrolopyrrole-based oligomers for high performance small molecular photovoltaic materials via an extended framework and multiple fluorine substitution

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Functional tuning of A–D–A oligothiophenes: the effect of solvent vapor annealing on blend morphology and solar cell performance

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An electron acceptor based on indacenodithiophene and 1,1-dicyanomethylene-3-indanone for fullerene-free organic solar cells

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Molecular Design toward Highly Efficient Photovoltaic Polymers Based on Two-Dimensional Conjugated Benzodithiophene

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Evaluation of Heterocycle-Modified Pentathiophene-Based Molecular Donor Materials for Solar Cells

(2014) Qing-Cai Yu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Organic Solar Cells Using a High-Molecular-Weight Benzodithiophene-Benzothiadiazole Copolymer with an Efficiency of 9.4%

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An Efficient Triple-Junction Polymer Solar Cell Having a Power Conversion Efficiency Exceeding 11%

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Mobility Guidelines for High Fill Factor Solution-Processed Small Molecule Solar Cells

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Molecular Materials for Organic Photovoltaics: Small is Beautiful

(2014) Jean Roncali et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High performance asymmetrical push–pull small molecules end-capped with cyanophenyl for solution-processed solar cells

(2014) Hang Gao et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Effects of heteroatom substitution in conjugated heterocyclic compounds on photovoltaic performance: from sulfur to tellurium

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Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: Morphology and Performance Relationships

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High-Performance Organic Solar Cells with Efficient Semiconducting Small Molecules Containing an Electron-Rich Benzodithiophene Derivative

(2014) Namwoo Lim et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Benzotriazole-Containing Planar Conjugated Polymers with Noncovalent Conformational Locks for Thermally Stable and Efficient Polymer Field-Effect Transistors

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Highly Efficient 2D-Conjugated Benzodithiophene-Based Photovoltaic Polymer with Linear Alkylthio Side Chain

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Semi-crystalline photovoltaic polymers with efficiency exceeding 9% in a ∼300 nm thick conventional single-cell device

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Solution-processed bulk heterojunction solar cells based on a porphyrin small molecule with 7% power conversion efficiency

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Tailored Donor–Acceptor Polymers with an A–D1–A–D2 Structure: Controlling Intermolecular Interactions to Enable Enhanced Polymer Photovoltaic Devices

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Design and Properties of Intermediate-Sized Narrow Band-Gap Conjugated Molecules Relevant to Solution-Processed Organic Solar Cells

(2014) Xiaofeng Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Silaindacenodithiophene-Based Molecular Donor: Morphological Features and Use in the Fabrication of Compositionally Tolerant, High-Efficiency Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2014) John A. Love et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Solution-Processed Organic Solar Cells Based on Dialkylthiol-Substituted Benzodithiophene Unit with Efficiency near 10%

(2014) Bin Kan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Mobility-Controlled Performance of Thick Solar Cells Based on Fluorinated Copolymers

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Aggregation and morphology control enables multiple cases of high-efficiency polymer solar cells

(2014) Yuhang Liu et al.   Nature Communications

Efficiency Improvement of Solution-Processed Dithienopyrrole-Based A-D-A Oligothiophene Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells by Solvent Vapor Annealing

(2014) Cordula D. Wessendorf et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

π-Extended Narrow-Bandgap Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Oligomers for Solution-Processed Inverted Organic Solar Cells

(2014) Woong Shin et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

High efficiency solution-processed two-dimensional small molecule organic solar cells obtained via low-temperature thermal annealing

(2014) Zhengkun Du et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

The role of solvent vapor annealing in highly efficient air-processed small molecule solar cells

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High Performance Photovoltaic Applications Using Solution-Processed Small Molecules

(2013) Yongsheng Chen et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Design and Synthesis of Molecular Donors for Solution-Processed High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells

(2013) Jessica E. Coughlin et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Nongeminate Recombination and Charge Transport Limitations in Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Solution-Processed Small Molecule Solar Cells

(2013) Christopher M. Proctor et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Dithienocarbazole and Isoindigo based Amorphous Low Bandgap Conjugated Polymers for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

(2013) Yunfeng Deng et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tri-Diketopyrrolopyrrole Molecular Donor Materials for High-Performance Solution-Processed Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2013) Jianhua Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Synergistic Effect of Fluorination on Molecular Energy Level Modulation in Highly Efficient Photovoltaic Polymers

(2013) Maojie Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Fluorinated Phenylene Unit as a Building Block for High-Performance n-Type Semiconducting Polymer

(2013) Jung Ha Park et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Influence of the Position of the Side Chain on Crystallization and Solar Cell Performance of DPP-Based Small Molecules

(2013) Veronique S. Gevaerts et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Structure–property relationships of oligothiophene–isoindigo polymers for efficient bulk-heterojunction solar cells

(2013) Zaifei Ma et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Development of Large Band-Gap Conjugated Copolymers for Efficient Regular Single and Tandem Organic Solar Cells

(2013) Kai Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Fluorinated Benzothiadiazole-Based Conjugated Polymers for High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells without Any Processing Additives or Post-treatments

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Solution-Processed and High-Performance Organic Solar Cells Using Small Molecules with a Benzodithiophene Unit

(2013) Jiaoyan Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Naphthodithiophene–Naphthobisthiadiazole Copolymers for Solar Cells: Alkylation Drives the Polymer Backbone Flat and Promotes Efficiency

(2013) Itaru Osaka et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Linear Side Chains in Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene–Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione Polymers Direct Self-Assembly and Solar Cell Performance

(2013) Clément Cabanetos et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Improved Light Harvesting and Improved Efficiency by Insertion of an Optical Spacer (ZnO) in Solution-Processed Small-Molecule Solar Cells

(2013) Aung Ko Ko Kyaw et al.   NANO LETTERS

Barium: An Efficient Cathode Layer for Bulk-heterojunction Solar Cells

(2013) Vinay Gupta et al.   Scientific Reports

Solution-processed small-molecule solar cells: breaking the 10% power conversion efficiency

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

(2012) Yongfang Li   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Small-Molecule Photovoltaics Based on Functionalized Squaraine Donor Blends

(2012) Xin Xiao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Small Molecule Organic Semiconductors on the Move: Promises for Future Solar Energy Technology

(2012) Amaresh Mishra et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Small molecule semiconductors for high-efficiency organic photovoltaics

(2012) Yuze Lin et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Bithiopheneimide–Dithienosilole/Dithienogermole Copolymers for Efficient Solar Cells: Information from Structure–Property–Device Performance Correlations and Comparison to Thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione Analogues

(2012) Xugang Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Small Molecules Based on Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene Unit for High-Performance Solution-Processed Organic Solar Cells

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High-Performance Solution-Processed Solar Cells and Ambipolar Behavior in Organic Field-Effect Transistors with Thienyl-BODIPY Scaffoldings

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Rational Design of High Performance Conjugated Polymers for Organic Solar Cells

(2012) Huaxing Zhou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

High-Performance Solar Cells using a Solution-Processed Small Molecule Containing Benzodithiophene Unit

(2011) Yongsheng Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Solution-Processable Star-Shaped Molecule for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells

(2011) Huixia Shang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Efficient Solution-Processed Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells by Antiparallel Supramolecular Arrangement of Dipolar Donor-Acceptor Dyes

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

(2011) Maojie Zhang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Molecular Design and Ordering Effects in π-Functional Materials for Transistor and Solar Cell Applications

(2011) Pierre M. Beaujuge et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

Indacenodithiophene-co-benzothiadiazole Copolymers for High Performance Solar Cells or Transistors via Alkyl Chain Optimization

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

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Solvent-Annealed Crystalline Squaraine: PC70BM (1:6) Solar Cells

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Indacenodithiophene Semiconducting Polymers for High-Performance, Air-Stable Transistors

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Alternating Polyfluorenes Collect Solar Light in Polymer Photovoltaics

(2009) Olle InganÄs 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

Nanoscale Phase Separation and High Photovoltaic Efficiency in Solution-Processed, Small-Molecule Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2009) Bright Walker et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Polymer-Fullerene Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2009) Gilles Dennler et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Precise construction of PCBM aggregates for polymer solar cellsvia multi-step controlled solvent vapor annealing

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Polymer solar cells with enhanced open-circuit voltage and efficiency

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