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

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

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Acceptor–Donor–Acceptor Small Molecules Based on Indacenodithiophene for Efficient Organic Solar Cells

(2014) Huitao Bai et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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

(2014) Chun-Chao Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2014) Y. S. Park et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

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

(2014) Hongmei Qin et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

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

(2014) Tianshi Qin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

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

DTBDT-TTPD: a new dithienobenzodithiophene-based small molecule for use in efficient photovoltaic devices

(2014) Ye Rim Cheon et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

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

(2014) Kuan Sun et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

New dithienyl-diketopyrrolopyrrole-based conjugated molecules entailing electron withdrawing moieties for organic ambipolar semiconductors and photovoltaic materials

(2014) Chenmin Yu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

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

Solution-Processed DPP-Based Small Molecule that Gives High Photovoltaic Efficiency with Judicious Device Optimization

(2013) Jianhua Huang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

An Easy and Effective Method to Modulate Molecular Energy Level of the Polymer Based on Benzodithiophene for the Application in Polymer Solar Cells

(2013) Maojie Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The Influence of Polymer Purification on Photovoltaic Device Performance of a Series of Indacenodithiophene Donor Polymers

(2013) Raja Shahid Ashraf 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

A High-Performing Solution-Processed Small Molecule:Perylene Diimide Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell

(2013) Alexander Sharenko 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

High-Molecular-Weight Regular Alternating Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based Terpolymers for Efficient Organic Solar Cells

(2013) Koen H. Hendriks et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Molecular Weight Effect on the Absorption, Charge Carrier Mobility, and Photovoltaic Performance of an Indacenodiselenophene-Based Ladder-Type Polymer

(2013) Jeremy J. Intemann et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Effect of Fluorination on the Properties of a Donor–Acceptor Copolymer for Use in Photovoltaic Cells and Transistors

(2013) Hugo Bronstein et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Solution-Processable Organic Molecule Photovoltaic Materials with Bithienyl-benzodithiophene Central Unit and Indenedione End Groups

(2013) Suling Shen et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

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

(2013) Ning Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Fluorine Substituents Reduce Charge Recombination and Drive Structure and Morphology Development in Polymer Solar Cells

(2013) Andrew C. Stuart et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

Synthesis of 5H-Dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]pyran as an Electron-Rich Building Block for Donor–Acceptor Type Low-Bandgap Polymers

(2013) Letian Dou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

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

4,9-Dihydro-4,4,9,9-tetrahexyl-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b′]dithiophene as a π-Spacer of Donor−π–Acceptor Dye and Its Photovoltaic Performance with Liquid and Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

(2013) Liping Cai et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Enhanced Efficiency Parameters of Solution-Processable Small-Molecule Solar Cells Depending on ITO Sheet Resistance

(2013) Dong Hwan Wang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Solution-processed benzotrithiophene-based donor molecules for efficient bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2013) Dhananjaya Patra et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Solution-processed indacenodithiophene-based small molecule for bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2013) Weina Yong et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Constructing the nanointerpenetrating structure of PCDTBT:PC70BM bulk heterojunction solar cells induced by aggregation of PC70BM via mixed-solvent vapor annealing

(2013) Jiangang Liu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Indacenodithiophene core-based small molecules with tunable side chains for solution-processed bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2013) Xin Liu 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

Small-Molecule Photovoltaics Based on Functionalized Squaraine Donor Blends

(2012) Xin Xiao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Non-Basic High-Performance Molecules for Solution-Processed Organic Solar Cells

(2012) Thomas S. van der Poll 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

Solar Cell Efficiency, Self-Assembly, and Dipole–Dipole Interactions of Isomorphic Narrow-Band-Gap Molecules

(2012) Christopher J. Takacs 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

(2012) Jiaoyan Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

(2012) Thomas Bura 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

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

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

(2011) Zhicai He et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2011) Hannah Bürckstümmer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

(2011) Maojie Zhang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Narrow band gap D-A copolymer of indacenodithiophene and diketopyrrolopyrrole with deep HOMO level: Synthesis and application in field-effect transistors and polymer solar cells

(2011) Xiaochen Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

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

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

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

(2011) Yanming Sun et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Solution Processable Rhodanine-Based Small Molecule Organic Photovoltaic Cells with a Power Conversion Efficiency of 6.1%

(2011) Zhi Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

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

(2011) Guodan Wei et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Thiophene-Benzothiadiazole Co-Oligomers: Synthesis, Optoelectronic Properties, Electrical Characterization, and Thin-Film Patterning

(2010) Manuela Melucci et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Polyphenylene-Based Materials for Organic Photovoltaics

(2010) Chen Li et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Small Molecule Solution-Processed Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells†

(2010) Bright Walker et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Alternating Polyfluorenes Collect Solar Light in Polymer Photovoltaics

(2009) Olle InganÄs et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

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

Monodisperse Co-oligomer Approach toward Nanostructured Films with Alternating Donor−Acceptor Lamellae

(2009) Laju Bu 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