Bridging donor–acceptor energy offset using organic dopants as energy ladders to improve open-circuit voltages in bulk-heterojunction solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 3458-3464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan-Kai Chang ◽  
Ya-Ching Kuo ◽  
Yu-Jen Chen ◽  
An-Lun Lo ◽  
I-Hsiu Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Organic Dopants ◽  
Open Circuit Voltages

scholarly journals The finale of a trilogy: comparing terpolymers and ternary blends with structurally similar backbones for use in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (39) ◽  
pp. 19190-19200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Allison Kelly ◽  
Qianqian Zhang ◽  
Zhengxing Peng ◽  
Victoria Noman ◽  
Chenhui Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Ternary Blends ◽  
Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Open Circuit Voltages

Comparing the efficiency of terpolymers vs. ternary blends, this study focuses on two polymers with structurally similar backbones (monoCNTAZ and FTAZ) yet markedly different open circuit voltages.

Benzodifuran and benzodithiophene donor–acceptor polymers for bulk heterojunction solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (13) ◽  
pp. 6980-6989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peishen Huang ◽  
Jia Du ◽  
Samodha S. Gunathilake ◽  
Elizabeth A. Rainbolt ◽  
John W. Murphy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Building Block ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Donor Acceptor

Four new donor–acceptor copolymers were synthesized by using benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene and benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]difuran as donors and thieno[3,4-b]thiophene was used as the acceptor building block.

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