Low Boiling Point Solvent Additives for Improved Photooxidative Stability in Organic Photovoltaics

Molecular Optimization Enables over 13% Efficiency in Organic Solar Cells

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Recent advances in high performance donor-acceptor polymers for organic photovoltaics

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Functional solid additive modified PEDOT:PSS as an anode buffer layer for enhanced photovoltaic performance and stability in polymer solar cells

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Relating polymer chemical structure to the stability of polymer:fullerene solar cells

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Non-halogenated solvent-processed single-junction polymer solar cells with 9.91% efficiency and improved photostability

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Highly Efficient and Reproducible Nonfullerene Solar Cells from Hydrocarbon Solvents

(2017) Andrew Wadsworth et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Low bandgap semiconducting polymers for polymeric photovoltaics

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Removal of Residual Diiodooctane Improves Photostability of High-Performance Organic Solar Cell Polymers

(2016) Bertrand J. Tremolet de Villers et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Effects of Backbone Planarity and Tightly Packed Alkyl Chains in the Donor–Acceptor Polymers for High Photostability

(2016) Hyo Sang Lee et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Reducing the efficiency–stability–cost gap of organic photovoltaics with highly efficient and stable small molecule acceptor ternary solar cells

(2016) Derya Baran et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Critical light instability in CB/DIO processed PBDTTT-EFT:PC 71 BM organic photovoltaic devices

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XPS analysis of the chemical degradation of PTB7 polymers for organic photovoltaics

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Structure and design of polymers for durable, stretchable organic electronics

(2016) Jonathan Onorato et al.   POLYMER JOURNAL

Relationship between photostability and nanostructures in DTS(FBTTh2)2:fullerene bulk-heterojunction films

(2016) Shogo Yamane et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Ultrafast formation of air-processable and high-quality polymer films on an aqueous substrate

(2016) Jonghyeon Noh et al.   Nature Communications

High-efficiency and air-stable P3HT-based polymer solar cells with a new non-fullerene acceptor

(2016) Sarah Holliday et al.   Nature Communications

Air-Stable Organic Solar Cells Using an Iodine-Free Solvent Additive

(2016) Seongyu Lee et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Efficient solar cells are more stable: the impact of polymer molecular weight on performance of organic photovoltaics

(2016) Z. Ding et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Efficient organic solar cells processed from hydrocarbon solvents

(2016) Jingbo Zhao et al.   Nature Energy

Device Stability and Light-Soaking Characteristics of High-Efficiency Benzodithiophene–Thienothiophene Copolymer-Based Inverted Organic Solar Cells with F-TiOx Electron-Transport Layer

(2015) Fang Jeng Lim et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells with Improved Vertical Donor-Acceptor Compositional Gradient Via an Inverted Off-Center Spinning Method

(2015) Jiang Huang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The future of organic photovoltaics

(2015) Katherine A. Mazzio et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Molar Mass versus Polymer Solar Cell Performance: Highlighting the Role of Homocouplings

(2015) Tim Vangerven et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

FTIR Study of the Impact of PC[60]BM on the Photodegradation of the Low Band Gap Polymer PCPDTBT under O2 Environment

(2015) Ulf Dettinger et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Molecular Packing and Arrangement Govern the Photo-Oxidative Stability of Organic Photovoltaic Materials

(2015) William R. Mateker et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Air-processed polymer tandem solar cells with power conversion efficiency exceeding 10%

(2015) Ning Li et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Study of Optical Properties and Molecular Aggregation of Conjugated Low Band Gap Copolymers: PTB7 and PTB7-Th

(2015) Fatima Bencheikh et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

The Crucial Role of Confined Residual Additives on the Photostability of P3HT:PCBM Active Layers

(2015) Aurélien Tournebize et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Effect of Solvent Additive on Generation, Recombination, and Extraction in PTB7:PCBM Solar Cells: A Conclusive Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study

(2015) Juliane Kniepert et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Conflicted Effects of a Solvent Additive on PTB7:PC71BM Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2015) Wanjung Kim et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

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Efficient polymer solar cells employing a non-conjugated small-molecule electrolyte

(2015) Xinhua Ouyang et al.   Nature Photonics

Is there a photostable conjugated polymer for efficient solar cells?

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Effect of short chain iodoalkane solvent additives on photovoltaic performance of poly(3-hexylthiophene) and phenyl-C 61 -butyric acid methyl ester based bulk heterojunction solar cells

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Molecular helices as electron acceptors in high-performance bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2015) Yu Zhong et al.   Nature Communications

A universal halogen-free solvent system for highly efficient polymer solar cells

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A facile approach to alleviate photochemical degradation in high efficiency polymer solar cells

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Oxygen diffusion dynamics in organic semiconductor films

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

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Enhancing Fullerene-Based Solar Cell Lifetimes by Addition of a Fullerene Dumbbell

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Towards high-efficiency non-fullerene organic solar cells: Matching small molecule/polymer donor/acceptor

(2014) Pei Cheng et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Long-term stable polymer solar cells with significantly reduced burn-in loss

(2014) Jaemin Kong et al.   Nature Communications

Controlling Solution-Phase Polymer Aggregation with Molecular Weight and Solvent Additives to Optimize Polymer-Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2014) Jonathan A. Bartelt et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

A universal route to improving conjugated macromolecule photostability

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Photochemical stability of high efficiency PTB7:PC70BM solar cell blends

(2014) Joseph Razzell-Hollis et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Correlating triplet yield, singlet oxygen generation and photochemical stability in polymer/fullerene blend films

(2013) Ying W. Soon et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Improving the long-term stability of PBDTTPD polymer solar cells through material purification aimed at removing organic impurities

(2013) William R. Mateker et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Remove the Residual Additives toward Enhanced Efficiency with Higher Reproducibility in Polymer Solar Cells

(2013) Long Ye et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Photostability of organic materials used in polymer solar cells

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Low-boiling-point solvent additives can also enable morphological control in polymer solar cells

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Degradation Mechanism of Benzodithiophene-Based Conjugated Polymers when Exposed to Light in Air

(2012) Salima Alem et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Absolute Measurement of Domain Composition and Nanoscale Size Distribution Explains Performance in PTB7:PC71BM Solar Cells

(2012) Brian A. Collins et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Photochemical stability of π-conjugated polymers for polymer solar cells: a rule of thumb

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Are we there yet? Design of better conjugated polymers for polymer solar cells

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Effects of Additives on the Morphology of Solution Phase Aggregates Formed by Active Layer Components of High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells

(2011) Sylvia J. Lou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Degradation mechanisms in organic photovoltaic devices

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Influence of the microstructure on the photooxidative degradation of poly(3-hexylthiophene)

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Morphology-Dependent Trap Formation in High Performance Polymer Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2011) Zach M. Beiley et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Photoinduced Degradation of Polymer and Polymer-Fullerene Active Layers: Experiment and Theory

(2010) Matthew O. Reese et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Photodegradation of P3HT−A Systematic Study of Environmental Factors

(2010) Holger Hintz et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Effect of Annealing Solvent Solubility on the Performance of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)/Methanofullerene Solar Cells

(2009) Jong Hwan Park et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

The mechanism of photo- and thermooxidation of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) reconsidered

(2009) Matthieu Manceau et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Optimal negative electrodes for poly(3-hexylthiophene): [6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester bulk heterojunction photovoltaic devices

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

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

Bulk heterojunction bipolar field-effect transistors processed with alkane dithiol

(2008) Shinuk Cho et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS