A-π-D-π-A Electron-Donating Small Molecules for Solution-Processed Organic Solar Cells: A Review

Highly efficient halogen-free solvent processed small-molecule organic solar cells enabled by material design and device engineering

(2017) Jiahui Wan et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

New Wide Band Gap Donor for Efficient Fullerene-Free All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells

(2017) Liyan Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

9.73% Efficiency Nonfullerene All Organic Small Molecule Solar Cells with Absorption-Complementary Donor and Acceptor

(2017) Haijun Bin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Molecular Optimization Enables over 13% Efficiency in Organic Solar Cells

(2017) Wenchao Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cyclopentadithiophene organic core in small molecule organic solar cells: morphological control of carrier recombination

(2017) Rocío Domínguez et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Small is Powerful: Recent Progress in Solution-Processed Small Molecule Solar Cells

(2017) Samuel D. Collins et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Applying the heteroatom effect of chalcogen for high-performance small-molecule solar cells

(2017) Zichun Zhou et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

New Terthiophene-Conjugated Porphyrin Donors for Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells

(2016) Liangang Xiao et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Design of Diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-Based Small Molecules for Organic-Solar-Cell Applications

(2016) Ailing Tang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

NIR absorbing D–π–A–π–D structured diketopyrrolopyrrole–dithiafulvalene based small molecule for solution processed organic solar cells

(2016) K. Narayanaswamy et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Naphtho[1,2-b:5,6-b′]dithiophene-Based Small Molecules for Thick-Film Organic Solar Cells with High Fill Factors

(2016) Xiangwei Zhu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene–Pyrido[3,4-b]pyrazine Small-Molecule Donors for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2016) Jannic Wolf et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Naphthodithiophene-based donor materials for solution processed organic solar cells

(2016) Xiang-Wei Zhu et al.   CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS

Diketopyrrolopyrrole based A 2 -D-A 1 -D-A 2 type small molecules for organic solar cells: Effects of substitution of benzene with thiophene

(2016) Yuan Zhao et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

Solution-processed organic tandem solar cells with power conversion efficiencies >12%

(2016) Miaomiao Li et al.   Nature Photonics

D-A-D-A-D push pull organic small molecules based on 5,10-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]indole (DINI) central core donor for solution processed bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2016) Jangkeun Sim et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Structural engineering of porphyrin-based small molecules as donors for efficient organic solar cells

(2016) Hongda Wang et al.   Chemical Science

Fluorination-enabled optimal morphology leads to over 11% efficiency for inverted small-molecule organic solar cells

(2016) Dan Deng et al.   Nature Communications

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

(2016) Haijun Bin et al.   Nature Communications

Side-Chain Engineering for Enhancing the Properties of Small Molecule Solar Cells: A Trade-off Beyond Efficiency

(2016) Jie Min et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Time-Dependent Morphology Evolution of Solution-Processed Small Molecule Solar Cells during Solvent Vapor Annealing

(2016) Jie Min et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

New Insights into the Correlation between Morphology, Excited State Dynamics, and Device Performance of Small Molecule Organic Solar Cells

(2016) Guankui Long et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Acceptor–donor–acceptor small molecules based on derivatives of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene for solution processed organic solar cells

(2016) B. Y. Antwi et al.   RSC Advances

Highly efficient and thermally stable fullerene-free organic solar cells based on a small molecule donor and acceptor

(2016) Sachin Badgujar et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

An electron-rich 2-alkylthieno[3,4-b]thiophene building block with excellent electronic and morphological tunability for high-performance small-molecule solar cells

(2016) Shengjie Xu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Solution-processed bulk heterojunction solar cells based on porphyrin small molecules with very low energy losses comparable to perovskite solar cells and high quantum efficiencies

(2016) Ke Gao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Low Open-Circuit Voltage Loss in Solution-Processed Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells

(2016) Sachetan M. Tuladhar et al.   ACS Energy Letters

Low-Bandgap Small-Molecule Donor Material Containing Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene Moiety for High-Performance Solar Cells

(2015) Feng Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Correlating Molecular Structures with Transport Dynamics in High-Efficiency Small-Molecule Organic Photovoltaics

(2015) Jiajun Peng et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Understanding the Halogenation Effects in Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Small Molecule Photovoltaics

(2015) Shi-Xin Sun et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Subtle Balance Between Length Scale of Phase Separation and Domain Purification in Small-Molecule Bulk-Heterojunction Blends under Solvent Vapor Treatment

(2015) Miaomiao Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2015) Oh Kyu Kwon et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2015) Chaohua Cui et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

An Electron Acceptor Challenging Fullerenes for Efficient Polymer Solar Cells

(2015) Yuze Lin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

(2015) Liang Gao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A solution-processed high performance organic solar cell using a small molecule with the thieno[3,2-b]thiophene central unit

(2015) Qian Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

A–D–A small molecules for solution-processed organic photovoltaic cells

(2015) Wang Ni et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

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

(2015) Ailing Tang et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Small Molecules Based on Alkyl/Alkylthio-thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-Substituted Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene for Solution-Processed Solar Cells with High Performance

(2015) Bin Kan et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Dithienosilole-Based Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells with an Efficiency over 8%: Investigation of the Relationship between the Molecular Structure and Photovoltaic Performance

(2015) Wang Ni et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Dithienopyrrole Based Small Molecule with Low Band Gap for Organic Solar Cells

(2015) Miaomiao Li et al.   CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Acceptor-donor-acceptor small molecules containing benzo[1,2- b :4,5- b ']dithiophene and rhodanine units for solution processed organic solar cells

(2015) Qunping Fan et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

Design, synthesis and photophysical properties of A-D-A-D-A small molecules for photovoltaic application

(2015) Weibo Yan et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

New acceptor–π-porphyrin–π-acceptor systems for solution-processed small molecule organic solar cells

(2015) Susana Arrechea et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

Effects of bridging atom and π-bridge length on physical and photovoltaic properties of A–π-D–π-A oligomers for solution-processed organic solar cells

(2015) Yuriy N. Luponosov et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

Solution-processable thienoisoindigo-based molecular donors for organic solar cells with high open-circuit voltage

(2015) Oleh Vybornyi et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

Influence of the interface material layers and semiconductor energetic disorder on the open circuit voltage in polymer solar cells

(2015) Andrea Zampetti et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Non-Fullerene-Acceptor-Based Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency over 7%

(2015) Dan Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

(2015) Bin Kan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Efficient bulk heterojunction solar cells based on solution processed small molecules based on the same benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b′]thiophene unit as core donor and different terminal units

(2015) Challuri Vijay Kumar et al.   Nanoscale

Status and prospects for ternary organic photovoltaics

(2015) Luyao Lu et al.   Nature Photonics

A small molecule with selenophene as the central block for high performance solution-processed organic solar cells

(2015) Yi Zuo et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

A low bandgap carbazole based small molecule for organic solar cells

(2015) Miaomiao Li et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Efficient solution processed D 1 -A-D 2 -A-D 1 small molecules bulk heterojunction solar cells based on alkoxy triphenylamine and benzo[1,2- b :4,5- b ′]thiophene units

(2015) Challuri Vijay Kumar et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Utilizing alkoxyphenyl substituents for side-chain engineering of efficient benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene-based small molecule organic solar cells

(2015) Zhengkun Du et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Effects of end-capped acceptors subject to subtle structural changes on solution-processable small molecules for organic solar cells

(2015) Dan Deng et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Overview of high-efficiency organic photovoltaic materials and devices

(2015) Xuxu Liu et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Porphyrin-Based Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics: The Rise of the Colors of Life

(2015) Jurgen Kesters et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Comparative Study of Effects of Terminal Non-Alkyl Aromatic and Alkyl Groups on Small-Molecule Solar Cell Performance

(2015) Ailing Tang et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Understanding Open-Circuit Voltage Loss through the Density of States in Organic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2015) Samuel D. Collins et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Beyond Langevin Recombination: How Equilibrium Between Free Carriers and Charge Transfer States Determines the Open-Circuit Voltage of Organic Solar Cells

(2015) Timothy M. Burke et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Integrated molecular, morphological and interfacial engineering towards highly efficient and stable solution-processed small molecule solar cells

(2015) Jie Min et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

High photocurrent in oligo-thienylenevinylene-based small molecule solar cells with 4.9% solar-to-electrical energy conversion

(2015) Núria F. Montcada et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Investigation of the effect of large aromatic fusion in the small molecule backbone on the solar cell device fill factor

(2015) Huanran Feng et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A–π–D–π–A based porphyrin for solution processed small molecule bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2015) Challuri Vijay Kumar et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene (BDT)-based small molecules for solution processed organic solar cells

(2015) Miaomiao Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

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

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

The Influence of Solubilizing Chain Stereochemistry on Small Molecule Photovoltaics

(2014) Raghida Bou Zerdan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Interplay of Solvent Additive Concentration and Active Layer Thickness on the Performance of Small Molecule Solar Cells

(2014) John A. Love et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Porphyrin-Incorporated 2D D-A Polymers with Over 8.5% Polymer Solar Cell Efficiency

(2014) YI-Hsiang Chao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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

Application of Small Molecule Donor Materials Based on Phenothiazine Core Unit in Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2014) Qin Tan et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

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

Small-molecule solar cells with efficiency over 9%

(2014) Qian Zhang et al.   Nature Photonics

Open-circuit voltage up to 1.07V for solution processed small molecule based organic solar cells

(2014) Wang Ni et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

High open-circuit voltage of the solution-processed organic solar cells based on benzothiadiazole–triphenylamine small molecules incorporating π-linkage

(2014) Lihui Wang et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

8.4% efficient fullerene-free organic solar cells exploiting long-range exciton energy transfer

(2014) Kjell Cnops 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

Effects of Shortened Alkyl Chains on Solution-Processable Small Molecules with Oxo-Alkylated Nitrile End-Capped Acceptors for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells

(2014) Dan Deng et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

A high-performance photovoltaic small molecule developed by modifying the chemical structure and optimizing the morphology of the active layer

(2014) Wang Ni et al.   RSC Advances

Small band gap D-π-A-π-D benzothiadiazole derivatives with low-lying HOMO levels as potential donors for applications in organic photovoltaics: a combined experimental and theoretical investigation

(2014) Mahalingavelar Paramasivam et al.   RSC Advances

Molecular engineering of small molecules donor materials based on phenoxazine core unit for solution-processed organic solar cells

(2014) Ming Cheng et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A high-performance solution-processed small molecule: alkylselenophene-substituted benzodithiophene organic solar cell

(2014) Yu Jin Kim 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

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

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

25th Anniversary Article: A Decade of Organic/Polymeric Photovoltaic Research

(2013) Letian Dou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

25th Anniversary Article: Rise to Power - OPV-Based Solar Parks

(2013) Frederik C. Krebs et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Polymer defect states modulate open-circuit voltage in bulk-heterojunction solar cells

(2013) Teresa S. Ripolles et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

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

(2013) Suling Shen et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

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

Improved efficiency of solution processed small molecules organic solar cells using thermal annealing

(2013) Xiangjian Wan et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

High open circuit voltage in efficient thiophene-based small molecule solution processed organic solar cells

(2013) Núria F. Montcada et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Characterization of the morphology of solution-processed bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics

(2013) Feng Liu et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Investigation of Quinquethiophene Derivatives with Different End Groups for High Open Circuit Voltage Solar Cells

(2013) Guankui Long et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

A Solution-Processable Small Molecule Based on Benzodithiophene and Diketopyrrolopyrrole for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells

(2013) Yuze Lin et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

An A′–A–D–A–A′ type small molecule based on 2,7-carbazole for solution-processed organic solar cells with high open-circuit voltage

(2013) Pengcheng Li et al.   RSC Advances

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

(2013) Yongsheng Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

Dithienosilole-bridged small molecules with different alkyl group substituents for organic solar cells exhibiting high open-circuit voltage

(2013) Dandan Ye et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Influence of intermolecular interactions of electron donating small molecules on their molecular packing and performance in organic electronic devices

(2013) Ki-Hyun Kim et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

An Easily Accessible Donor−π-Acceptor-Conjugated Small Molecule from a 4,8-Dialkoxybenzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene Unit for Efficient Solution-Processed Organic Solar Cells

(2012) Pranabesh Dutta et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Small molecule semiconductors for high-efficiency organic photovoltaics

(2012) Yuze Lin et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Synthesis and characterization of new electron-withdrawing moiety thieno[2,3-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-based molecules for small molecule solar cells

(2012) Lei Fu et al.   DYES AND PIGMENTS

Soluble porphyrin donors for small molecule bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2012) Junichi Hatano et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

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

Efficient small molecule bulk heterojunction solar cells with high fill factors via introduction of π-stacking moieties as end group

(2012) Guangrui He et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

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

(2011) Yongsheng Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Efficient Small Molecule Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells with High Fill Factors via Pyrene-Directed Molecular Self-Assembly

(2011) Olivia P. Lee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Planar Small Molecule with Dithienosilole Core for High Efficiency Solution-Processed Organic Photovoltaic Cells

(2011) Jiaoyan Zhou et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

A Naphthodithiophene-Diketopyrrolopyrrole Donor Molecule for Efficient Solution-Processed Solar Cells

(2011) Stephen Loser 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

New A-A-D-A-A-Type Electron Donors for Small Molecule Organic Solar Cells

(2011) Li-Yen Lin et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Relationship between energetic disorder and open-circuit voltage in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells

(2011) James C. Blakesley et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Novel symmetric squaraine chromophore containing triphenylamine for solution processed small molecule bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2011) Seulgi So et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Spin-Coated Small Molecules for High Performance Solar Cells

(2011) Yongsheng Liu et al.   Advanced Energy 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

Open-circuit voltage limit caused by recombination through tail states in bulk heterojunction polymer-fullerene solar cells

(2010) Germà Garcia-Belmonte et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Recombination in polymer-fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2010) Sarah R. Cowan et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Polymer–Fullerene Composite Solar Cells

(2007) Barry C. Thompson et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION