Recent Advances in Single‐Junction Organic Solar Cells

Polymerized Small Molecular Acceptor with Branched Side Chains for All Polymer Solar Cells with Efficiency over 16.7%

(2022) Yun Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Realizing 19.05% Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells by Progressively Improving Charge Extraction and Suppressing Charge Recombination

(2022) Kaien Chong et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Delicate crystallinity control enables high-efficiency P3HT organic photovoltaic cells

(2022) Kaihu Xian et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Single-junction organic solar cells with over 19% efficiency enabled by a refined double-fibril network morphology

(2022) Lei Zhu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency Surpassing 15%

(2022) Jianhua Jing et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Polythiophenes for organic solar cells with efficiency surpassing 17%

(2022) Xiyue Yuan et al.   Joule

Desired open-circuit voltage increase enables efficiencies approaching 19% in symmetric-asymmetric molecule ternary organic photovoltaics

(2022) Lingling Zhan et al.   Joule

18.55% Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells Based on a Small Molecule Acceptor with Alkylthienyl Outer Side Chains and a Low-Cost Polymer Donor PTQ10

(2022) Xiaolei Kong et al.   CCS Chemistry

A New Polymer Donor Enables Binary All‐Polymer Organic Photovoltaic Cells with 18% Efficiency and Excellent Mechanical Robustness

(2022) Jingwen Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

100 cm2 Organic Photovoltaic Cells with 23% Efficiency under Indoor Illumination

(2022) Yong Cui et al.   CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE

A molecular interaction–diffusion framework for predicting organic solar cell stability

(2021) Masoud Ghasemi et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Carbon-Bridged 1,2-Bis(2-thienyl)ethylene: An Extremely Electron Rich Dithiophene Building Block Enabling Electron Acceptors with Absorption above 1000 nm for Highly Sensitive NIR Photodetectors

(2021) Yongjie Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Molecular design revitalizes the low-cost PTV-polymer for highly efficient organic solar cells

(2021) Junzhen Ren et al.   National Science Review

A New Conjugated Polymer that Enables the Integration of Photovoltaic and Light‐Emitting Functions in One Device

(2021) Ye Xu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Impact of electrostatic interaction on bulk morphology in efficient donor‐acceptor photovoltaic blends

(2021) Lijiao Ma et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Non-fullerene acceptors with branched side chains and improved molecular packing to exceed 18% efficiency in organic solar cells

(2021) Chao Li et al.   Nature Energy

Achieving over 17% efficiency of ternary all-polymer solar cells with two well-compatible polymer acceptors

(2021) Rui Sun et al.   Joule

High-Performance Simple Nonfused Ring Electron Acceptors with Diphenylamino Flanking Groups

(2021) Xiaodong Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Single‐Junction Organic Photovoltaic Cell with 19% Efficiency

(2021) Yong Cui et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Organic solar cells based on small molecule donor and polymer acceptor

(2021) Wanru Xu et al.   CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS

Polymerized small molecular acceptor based all-polymer solar cells with an efficiency of 16.16% via tuning polymer blend morphology by molecular design

(2021) Jiaqi Du et al.   Nature Communications

Completely non-fused electron acceptor with 3D-interpenetrated crystalline structure enables efficient and stable organic solar cell

(2021) Lijiao Ma et al.   Nature Communications

Molecular insights of exceptionally photostable electron acceptors for organic photovoltaics

(2021) Zhi-Xi Liu et al.   Nature Communications

The performance-stability conundrum of BTP-based organic solar cells

(2021) Yunpeng Qin et al.   Joule

The role of charge recombination to triplet excitons in organic solar cells

(2021) Alexander J. Gillett et al.   NATURE

18% Efficiency organic solar cells

(2020) Qishi Liu et al.   Science Bulletin

Single‐Junction Organic Photovoltaic Cells with Approaching 18% Efficiency

(2020) Yong Cui et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tuning the Hybridization of Local Exciton and Charge‐Transfer States in Highly Efficient Organic Photovoltaic Cells

(2020) Ye Xu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Distannylated Bithiophene Imide: Enabling High‐Performance n‐Type Polymer Semiconductors with an Acceptor‐Acceptor Backbone

(2020) Yongqiang Shi et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

14.4% efficiency all-polymer solar cell with broad absorption and low energy loss enabled by a novel polymer acceptor

(2020) Tao Jia et al.   Nano Energy

Controlling Molecular Mass of Low-Band-Gap Polymer Acceptors for High-Performance All-Polymer Solar Cells

(2020) Wei Wang et al.   Joule

Polymerized Small Molecule Acceptors for High Performance All‐polymer Solar Cells

(2020) Zhi-Guo Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Fully Non‐fused Ring Acceptor with Planar Backbone and Near‐IR Absorption for High Performance Polymer Solar Cells

(2020) Ya‐Nan Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Intrinsic efficiency limits in low-bandgap non-fullerene acceptor organic solar cells

(2020) Safakath Karuthedath et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Achieving over 16% efficiency for single-junction organic solar cells

(2019) Baobing Fan et al.   Science China-Chemistry

Achieving Over 15% Efficiency in Organic Photovoltaic Cells via Copolymer Design

(2019) Yong Cui et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

14.7% Efficiency Organic Photovoltaic Cells Enabled by Active Materials with a Large Electrostatic Potential Difference

(2019) Huifeng Yao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Simple non-fused electron acceptors for efficient and stable organic solar cells

(2019) Zhi-Peng Yu et al.   Nature Communications

A Narrow-Bandgap n-Type Polymer Semiconductor Enabling Efficient All-Polymer Solar Cells

(2019) Shengbin Shi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Small Molecular Donor/Polymer Acceptor Type Organic Solar Cells: Effect of Molecular Weight on Active Layer Morphology

(2019) Zijian Zhang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

17% efficiency organic photovoltaic cell with superior processability

(2019) Yong Cui et al.   National Science Review

Organic Photovoltaics over Three Decades

(2018) Olle Inganäs   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Critical Role of Molecular Electrostatic Potential on Charge Generation in Organic Solar Cells

(2018) Huifeng Yao et al.   CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Design rules for minimizing voltage losses in high-efficiency organic solar cells

(2018) Deping Qian et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Organic solar cells based on non-fullerene acceptors

(2018) Jianhui Hou et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Non-fullerene acceptors for organic solar cells

(2018) Cenqi Yan et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Polymer Donors for High-performance Non-fullerene Organic Solar Cells

(2018) Yanming Sun et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

High-efficiency small-molecule ternary solar cells with a hierarchical morphology enabled by synergizing fullerene and non-fullerene acceptors

(2018) Zichun Zhou et al.   Nature Energy

High-Performance Ternary Organic Solar Cell Enabled by a Thick Active Layer Containing a Liquid Crystalline Small Molecule Donor

(2017) Guichuan Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Conjugated polymers containing B←N unit as electron acceptors for all-polymer solar cells

(2017) Chuandong Dou et al.   Science China-Chemistry

Quantitative Morphology-Performance Correlations in Organic Solar Cells: Insights from Soft X-Ray Scattering

(2017) Xuechen Jiao et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Molecular electrostatic potentials and noncovalent interactions

(2017) Jane S. Murray et al.   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Computational Molecular Science

Highly Efficient Fullerene-Free Polymer Solar Cells Fabricated with Polythiophene Derivative

(2016) Yunpeng Qin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Molecular Design of Benzodithiophene-Based Organic Photovoltaic Materials

(2016) Huifeng Yao et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Non-Fullerene Polymer Solar Cells Based on Alkylthio and Fluorine Substituted 2D-Conjugated Polymers Reach 9.5% Efficiency

(2016) Haijun Bin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

11.4% Efficiency non-fullerene polymer solar cells with trialkylsilyl substituted 2D-conjugated polymer as donor

(2016) Haijun Bin et al.   Nature Communications

Efficient organic solar cells processed from hydrocarbon solvents

(2016) Jingbo Zhao et al.   Nature Energy

A Large-Bandgap Conjugated Polymer for Versatile Photovoltaic Applications with High Performance

(2015) Maojie Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

An Electron Acceptor Challenging Fullerenes for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

(2015) Yuze Lin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Low-Bandgap Near-IR Conjugated Polymers/Molecules for Organic Electronics

(2015) Letian Dou et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

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

(2015) Kuan Sun et al.   Nature Communications

Low Band-Gap Conjugated Polymers with Strong Interchain Aggregation and Very High Hole Mobility Towards Highly Efficient Thick-Film Polymer Solar Cells

(2014) Zhenhui Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: Morphology and Performance Relationships

(2014) Ye Huang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Fullerene Derivative-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanofilm as the Cathode of Inverted Polymer Solar Cells with Low-Bandgap Polymer (PTB7-Th) for High Performance

(2013) Sih-Hao Liao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Recent development of push–pull conjugated polymers for bulk-heterojunction photovoltaics: rational design and fine tailoring of molecular structures

(2012) Chunhui Duan et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Design, Application, and Morphology Study of a New Photovoltaic Polymer with Strong Aggregation in Solution State

(2012) Deping Qian et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Consensus stability testing protocols for organic photovoltaic materials and devices

(2011) Matthew O. Reese et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

π-Conjugated Polymers for Organic Electronics and Photovoltaic Cell Applications†

(2010) Antonio Facchetti   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

A high-mobility electron-transporting polymer for printed transistors

(2009) He Yan et al.   NATURE