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Optimisation of processing solvent and molecular weight for the production of green-solvent-processed all-polymer solar cells with a power conversion efficiency over 9%

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Comparative Study of Thermal Stability, Morphology, and Performance of All-Polymer, Fullerene–Polymer, and Ternary Blend Solar Cells Based on the Same Polymer Donor

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Self-Organization of Polymer Additive, Poly(2-vinylpyridine) via One-Step Solution Processing to Enhance the Efficiency and Stability of Polymer Solar Cells

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8.0% Efficient All-Polymer Solar Cells with High Photovoltage of 1.1 V and Internal Quantum Efficiency near Unity

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Impact of the photo-induced degradation of electron acceptors on the photophysics, charge transport and device performance of all-polymer and fullerene–polymer solar cells

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Comparing the device physics, dynamics and morphology of polymer solar cells employing conventional PCBM and non-fullerene polymer acceptor N2200

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From Fullerene–Polymer to All-Polymer Solar Cells: The Importance of Molecular Packing, Orientation, and Morphology Control

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Mechanical Properties of Solution-Processed Small-Molecule Semiconductor Films

(2016) Daniel Rodriquez et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Impact of Fullerene Mixing Behavior on the Microstructure, Photophysics, and Device Performance of Polymer/Fullerene Solar Cells

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A Synergetic Effect of Molecular Weight and Fluorine in All-Polymer Solar Cells with Enhanced Performance

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Side Chain Optimization of Naphthalenediimide-Bithiophene-Based Polymers to Enhance the Electron Mobility and the Performance in All-Polymer Solar Cells

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10.8% Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells Based on PTB7-Th and PC71BM via Binary Solvent Additives Treatment

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A Vinylene-Bridged Perylenediimide-Based Polymeric Acceptor Enabling Efficient All-Polymer Solar Cells Processed under Ambient Conditions

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Polymer Acceptor Based on Double B←N Bridged Bipyridine (BNBP) Unit for High-Efficiency All-Polymer Solar Cells

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Side-Chain Fluorination: An Effective Approach to Achieving High-Performance All-Polymer Solar Cells with Efficiency Exceeding 7%

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Improved Ambient-Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Enabled by a Hybrid Polymeric Electron-Transporting Layer

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High-performance ternary blend all-polymer solar cells with complementary absorption bands from visible to near-infrared wavelengths

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Morphological and electrical control of fullerene dimerization determines organic photovoltaic stability

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Implication of Fluorine Atom on Electronic Properties, Ordering Structures, and Photovoltaic Performance in Naphthobisthiadiazole-Based Semiconducting Polymers

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High Performance All-Polymer Solar Cells by Synergistic Effects of Fine-Tuned Crystallinity and Solvent Annealing

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Controlling Molecular Orientation of Naphthalenediimide-Based Polymer Acceptors for High Performance All-Polymer Solar Cells

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Efficient organic solar cells processed from hydrocarbon solvents

(2016) Jingbo Zhao et al.   Nature Energy

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Molecular-Scale Understanding of Cohesion and Fracture in P3HT:Fullerene Blends

(2015) Naga Rajesh Tummala et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Donor/Acceptor Molecular Orientation-Dependent Photovoltaic Performance in All-Polymer Solar Cells

(2015) Ke Zhou et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Fluoro-Substituted n-Type Conjugated Polymers for Additive-Free All-Polymer Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells with High Power Conversion Efficiency of 6.71%

(2015) Jae Woong Jung et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

7.7% Efficient All-Polymer Solar Cells

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Manipulating Aggregation and Molecular Orientation in All-Polymer Photovoltaic Cells

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All-Polymer Solar Cells Based on Absorption-Complementary Polymer Donor and Acceptor with High Power Conversion Efficiency of 8.27%

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[70]PCBM and Incompletely Separated Grades of Methanofullerenes Produce Bulk Heterojunctions with Increased Robustness for Ultra-Flexible and Stretchable Electronics

(2015) Suchol Savagatrup et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Determining the Role of Polymer Molecular Weight for High-Performance All-Polymer Solar Cells: Its Effect on Polymer Aggregation and Phase Separation

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n-Type Semiconducting Naphthalene Diimide-Perylene Diimide Copolymers: Controlling Crystallinity, Blend Morphology, and Compatibility Toward High-Performance All-Polymer Solar Cells

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Tuning Mechanical and Optoelectrical Properties of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) through Systematic Regioregularity Control

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High-performance multiple-donor bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2015) Yang Yang et al.   Nature Photonics

Single-junction polymer solar cells with high efficiency and photovoltage

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High-performance ternary blend polymer solar cells involving both energy transfer and hole relay processes

(2015) Luyao Lu et al.   Nature Communications

Flexible, highly efficient all-polymer solar cells

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Green-Solvent-Processed All-Polymer Solar Cells Containing a Perylene Diimide-Based Acceptor with an Efficiency over 6.5%

(2015) Sunsun Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Morphological Stability and Performance of Polymer–Fullerene Solar Cells under Thermal Stress: The Impact of Photoinduced PC60BM Oligomerization

(2014) Him Cheng Wong et al.   ACS Nano

Architectural Engineering of Rod–Coil Compatibilizers for Producing Mechanically and Thermally Stable Polymer Solar Cells

(2014) Hyeong Jun Kim et al.   ACS Nano

Correlated Donor/Acceptor Crystal Orientation Controls Photocurrent Generation in All-Polymer Solar Cells

(2014) Marcel Schubert et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

All-Polymer Bulk Heterojuction Solar Cells with 4.8% Efficiency Achieved by Solution Processing from a Co-Solvent

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Single-Junction Polymer Solar Cells Exceeding 10% Power Conversion Efficiency

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Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: Morphology and Performance Relationships

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Determining Optimal Crystallinity of Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Terpolymers for Highly Efficient Polymer Solar Cells and Transistors

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

(2014) Yuhang Liu et al.   Nature Communications

Domain Compositions and Fullerene Aggregation Govern Charge Photogeneration in Polymer/Fullerene Solar Cells

(2014) Sameer Vajjala Kesava et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

The Role of Fullerene Mixing Behavior in the Performance of Organic Photovoltaics: PCBM in Low-Bandgap Polymers

(2013) Huipeng Chen et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Amine-Based Polar Solvent Treatment for Highly Efficient Inverted Polymer Solar Cells

(2013) Bo Ram Lee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Quantitative Determination of Organic Semiconductor Microstructure from the Molecular to Device Scale

(2012) Jonathan Rivnay et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Effect of Miscibility and Percolation on Electron Transport in Amorphous Poly(3-Hexylthiophene)/Phenyl-C61-Butyric Acid Methyl Ester Blends

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The Importance of Fullerene Percolation in the Mixed Regions of Polymer-Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2012) Jonathan A. Bartelt et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

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

A New Model for the Morphology of P3HT/PCBM Organic Photovoltaics from Small-Angle Neutron Scattering: Rivers and Streams

(2011) Wen Yin et al.   ACS Nano

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(2011) Mikkel Jørgensen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Solvent-Resistant Organic Transistors and Thermally Stable Organic Photovoltaics Based on Cross-linkable Conjugated Polymers

(2011) Hyeong Jun Kim et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Why Holes and Electrons Separate So Well in Polymer/Fullerene Photovoltaic Cells

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Entropy of Charge Separation in Organic Photovoltaic Cells: The Benefit of Higher Dimensionality

(2011) Brian A. Gregg   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

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(2011) Robert O. Ritchie   NATURE MATERIALS

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Fullerenecrystallisation as a key driver of charge separation in polymer/fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells

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