Pronounced Backbone Coplanarization by π-Extension in a Sterically Hindered Conjugated Polymer System Leads to Higher Photovoltaic Performance in Non-Fullerene Solar Cells

We performed side-chain fluorination and alkylthio substituent in a template conjugated polymer and further investigate their impact on polymer–polymer solar cell performance.

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Enhanced photovoltaic performance of quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells via incorporating quaternized ammonium iodide-containing conjugated polymer into PEO gel electrolytes

Colloid & Polymer Science ◽

10.1007/s00396-011-2397-9 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 289 (7) ◽

pp. 817-829 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Rong-Ho Lee ◽

Tun-Fang Cheng ◽

Jhih-Wei Chang ◽

Jhu-Heng Ho

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Solid State ◽

Conjugated Polymer ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Ammonium Iodide ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Gel Electrolytes ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

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Molecular design of a wide-band-gap conjugated polymer for efficient fullerene-free polymer solar cells

Energy & Environmental Science ◽

10.1039/c6ee03489f ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 546-551 ◽

Cited By ~ 127

Author(s):

Delong Liu ◽

Bei Yang ◽

Bomee Jang ◽

Bowei Xu ◽

Shaoqing Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Band Gap ◽

Conjugated Polymer ◽

Molecular Design ◽

Polymer Solar Cells ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Wide Band ◽

Wide Band Gap

Two wide band gap polymer donors were developed for fullerene-free polymer solar cells. The photovoltaic performance of the PB3T:IT-M device processed by anisole achieved a high PCE of 11.9%.

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PBDTTTZ: A Broad Band Gap Conjugated Polymer with High Photovoltaic Performance in Polymer Solar Cells

Macromolecules ◽

10.1021/ma200743b ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 44 (11) ◽

pp. 4035-4037 ◽

Cited By ~ 148

Author(s):

Lijun Huo ◽

Xia Guo ◽

Shaoqing Zhang ◽

Yongfang Li ◽

Jianhui Hou

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Band Gap ◽

Conjugated Polymer ◽

Polymer Solar Cells ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Broad Band

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Narrow band gap conjugated polymer for improving the photovoltaic performance of P3HT:PCBM ternary blend bulk heterojunction solar cells

Polymer Chemistry ◽

10.1039/c4py01274g ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (6) ◽

pp. 962-972 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

M. G. Murali ◽

Arun D. Rao ◽

Sarita Yadav ◽

Praveen C. Ramamurthy

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Band Gap ◽

Conjugated Polymer ◽

Narrow Band ◽

Bulk Heterojunction ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Ternary Blend ◽

Photovoltaic Properties ◽

Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽

Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

A new low band gap conjugated polymer PBDO-T-TDP is synthesized and used as a sensitizer in P3HT:PCBM based BHJ solar cells and its effect on their photovoltaic properties is investigated by blending them at various weight ratios.

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Photovoltaic performance of AgInSe2-conjugated polymer hybrid system bulk heterojunction solar cells

Synthetic Metals ◽

10.1016/j.synthmet.2014.11.015 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 199 ◽

pp. 87-92 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Dinesh Pathak ◽

Tomas Wagner ◽

Tham Adhikari ◽

J.M. Nunzi

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Hybrid System ◽

Conjugated Polymer ◽

Bulk Heterojunction ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽

Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽

Polymer Hybrid

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D-π-A conjugated polymer dyes-covered TiO2 compact layers for enhancing photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

Synthetic Metals ◽

10.1016/j.synthmet.2018.07.004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 244 ◽

pp. 73-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Shaohui Xiong ◽

Yan Wang ◽

Jianjian Lin ◽

Xiaoyun Yu ◽

Jian Tao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Conjugated Polymer ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

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The effect of irregularity from asymmetric random π-conjugated polymers on the photovoltaic performance of fullerene-free organic solar cells

Polymer Chemistry ◽

10.1039/c9py00461k ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (32) ◽

pp. 4407-4412 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Um Kanta Aryal ◽

Junwoo Lee ◽

Kakaraparthi Kranthiraja ◽

Saripally Sudhaker Reddy ◽

Vijaya Gopalan Sree ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Conjugated Polymers ◽

Organic Solar Cells ◽

Conjugated Polymer ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Domain Size

We synthesized a new random π-conjugated polymer (asy-PBDTPBT) and investigated the effect of its structural irregularity. The efficiency of non-fullerene OSCs was enhanced, showing the suppressed crystallinity and the smaller domain size.

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Ternary non-fullerene polymer solar cells with a high crystallinity n-type organic semiconductor as the second acceptor

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c8ta08406h ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (48) ◽

pp. 24814-24822 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Lian Zhong ◽

Haijun Bin ◽

Yongxi Li ◽

Ming Zhang ◽

Jianqiu Xu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Organic Semiconductor ◽

Conjugated Polymer ◽

Polymer Solar Cells ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Ternary Blend ◽

High Crystallinity ◽

Low Crystalline

Ternary blend is an effective way to realize high photovoltaic performance of polymer solar cells (PSCs). A highly crystalline n-type organic semiconductor (n-OS) IDIC was introduced into a low crystalline blend of conjugated polymer donor J61 and n-OS acceptor BT-IC.

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