Over the past two years, the emergence of acceptor–donor–acceptor–donor–acceptor (A–DA′D–A) type non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) has contributed to the rapid development of organic solar cells (OSCs) with power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) exceeding 18%. In this Minireview, we firstly introduce key factors,
Organic solar cells (OSCs) are a promising next-generation photovoltaic technology with many unique advantages. This Minireview highlights the recent advances in material design and cutting-edge devices. Particular attention is paid to a few research directions toward practical applications of OSCs.
During past several years, the photovoltaic performances of organic solar cells (OSCs) have achieved rapid progress with power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) over 18%, demonstrating a great practical application prospect. The development of material science including conjugated polymer donors, oligomer-like organic molecule donors, fused and …
1 INTRODUCTION. Organic solar cells (OSCs) have developed rapidly due to their low cost, 1, 2 light weight, 3, 4 semitransparency, 5 solution processability, 6-9 and so on, which have become one of the most …
Organic solar cells, on the other hand, are made by depositing a thin layer of photovoltaic material onto a substrate, such as glassorpolymericmaterial.Theycanalsobemadeintoavariety
The integrated perovskite/organic solar cell (IPOSC) is widely concerned as an effective approach to broaden the spectrum of perovskite solar cell (PerSC) by utilizing near-infrared light of lower bandgap organic semiconductor. Compared to tandem solar cells, the IPOSCs eliminate the preparation of the intermediate layer and simplify the manufacturing …
Importance of organic solar cells Organic solar cells (OSCs) have the potential to play a crucial role in meeting the growing demand for renewable energy sources due to their unique advantages. Firstly, OSCs can be manufactured using low-cost materials and simple processing techniques, such as solution-based methods, roll-
The emergence of nonfullerene small-molecule acceptors (NFSMA) with the advantages of synthetic versatility, high absorption coefficient in wide wavelength range, and high thermal stability has attained the power …
Global energy demand is increasing; thus, emerging renewable energy sources, such as organic solar cells (OSCs), are fundamental to mitigate the negative effects of fuel consumption. Within OSC''s advancements, the development of efficient and stable interface materials is essential to achieve high performance, long-term stability, low costs, and broader …
Solar cells based on CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 can get much higher V oc than Si and CIGS cells, making them suitable to be the top cells in a tandem structure. 75 One method to make a tandem cell is to stack two sub-cells mechanically (Figure 7a,b). 75, 79 Bailie et al. made a mechanically stacked tandem cell by using a semitransparent perovskite cell as the top cell and Si or CIGS …
Abstract Perovskite-based tandem solar cells have attracted increasing interest because of its great potential to surpass the Shockley–Queisser limit set for single-junction solar cells. In the tandem architectures, the wide-bandgap (WBG) perovskites act as the front absorber to offer higher open-circuit voltage (VOC) for reduced thermalization losses. Taking advantage …
The last two years have witnessed rapid progress in organic solar cells (OSCs), driven by the newly-developed nonfullerene acceptor (NFA) Y6, which contains an electron-deficient core-based central fused ring. Inspired by Y6, a lot of novel Y-series NFAs with A–DA′D–A structures and matched polymer donors ha 2021 Materials Chemistry Frontiers …
Advances in photoactive-layer materials have contributed to the increase in the performance of organic solar cells. This Review summarizes the types of materials used in the …
Over the past 20 years, significant progress has been made in organic photovoltaics (OPVs) due to its advantages of being cost-effective, being lightweight, and having flexible manufacturability.
Organic solar cells (OSCs) have gained a rapid development in the past two decades and the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of single-junction OSC has recently approached 20%. The novel materials and device engineering are two key factors of this evolution. In this review, the device engineering, including morphology characterization and optimization, device physics, …
Recent progress in organic solar cells. Sci China Chem, 2022, 65: 224–268. Article CAS Google Scholar Duan T, Feng W, Li Y, et al. Electronic configuration tuning of centrally extended non-fullerene acceptors enabling organic solar cells with efficiency approaching 19%. Angew Chem Int Ed, 2023, 62: e202308832
Organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells, also known as organic solar cells, are a type of solar cell that converts sunlight into electricity using organic materials such as polymers and small molecules. 83,84 These materials are carbon-based and can be synthesized in a laboratory, unlike inorganic materials like silicon that require extensive mining and processing. 84,85 …
The authors review recent advances in inverted perovskite solar cells, with a focus on non-radiative recombination processes and how to reduce them for highly efficient and stable devices.
Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite (OIHP) materials have been revolutionizing the photovoltaics field in recent years with their use in high-efficiency solar cells (with power conversion efficiency exceeding 22%) and low-cost potential (1–10).Meanwhile, the development of other OIHP-based devices, such as lasers (11, 12), high-gain photodetectors …
Organic Solar Cells A timely and singular resource on the latest advances in organic photovoltaics Organic photovoltaics are gaining widespread attention due to their solution processability, tunable electronic properties, low temperature manufacture, and cheap and light materials. Their wide range of potential applications may result in significant near …
The efficiency of organic solar cells can benefit from multijunction device architectures, in which energy losses are substantially reduced. Herein, recent developments in the field of solution-processed …
Organic solar cells (OSCs) are attracting the increasing attention of the research community as a promising next-generation photovoltaic technology (PV) because of their competitive advantages such as lightweight, semitransparency, together with mechanical flexibility, and roll-to-roll production. 1-5 The OSCs are typically based on organic …
However, silicon solar cells are not yet economically competitive with fossil fuels, necessitating further cost reduction. Research explores alternatives like organic/polymeric …
By doping a SnO 2 layer with antimony combined with a PEI layer, they demonstrate an improved performance for P3HT:PCBM and also for a NFA solar cell, P3HT:IDTBR. 7 A perspective by Hong et al. describes the recent advances in the fabrication of organic solar cells based on low-toxicity or non-toxic solvents. The possibilty of large-scale …
Recent advances in non-fullerene organic solar cells: from lab to fab . Lijiao Ma, ab Shaoqing Zhang, * c Jingwen Wang, ab Ye Xu ab and Jianhui Hou ab Author affiliations * Corresponding authors ...
Advances in anode interfacial materials for organic solar cells. Menglan Lv, Corresponding Author. Menglan Lv [email protected] Engineering Research Center for Energy Conversion and Storage Technology of Guizhou, School of …
This type of solar cells utilizes organic materials in the active region due to its facile and cheap fabrication process, flexibility and lightness. Recently, organic solar cells (OSC) have achieved efficiencies over 18% (Liu et al. 2020).
According to this study, organic solar cells (OPV) with polymers in the active layers are more prominent concerning power conversion efficiency associated with durability, resulting in great research interest. Furthermore, polymer solar cells are easier to process and can be manufactured on a large scale achieving high efficiencies and stability. This review …
1 Introduction. During last several decades, organic solar cells (OSCs) have been extensively studied as potential clean and renewable energy harvesters along with their advantages of facile tuning of optical and electrical properties of photoactive materials, mechanical flexibility, light weight, and solution processability at room temperature.
Organic solar cells (OSCs) have attracted attention due to their lightweight, flexibility and transparency. Recent advances in OSC materials, especially non-fullerene …
