Tuning Molar Mass of P3HT via Direct Arylation Polycondensation Yields Optimal Interaction and High Efficiency in Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells

Due to the simple structure and excellent scalability, regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) becomes much popular as a low-cost donor polymer partner with the emerging nonfullerene acceptors in recent years. Presently, the...

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A simple perylene diimide derivative with a highly twisted geometry as an electron acceptor for efficient organic solar cells

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c6ta04232e ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (27) ◽

pp. 10659-10665 ◽

Cited By ~ 80

Author(s):

Shuixing Li ◽

Wenqing Liu ◽

Chang-Zhi Li ◽

Feng Liu ◽

Yingzhu Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Electron Acceptor ◽

Organic Solar Cells ◽

Simple Structure ◽

High Efficiency ◽

Low Cost ◽

Perylene Diimide

A perylene diimide based electron acceptor with a simple structure, low-cost and high efficiency of 5.65% is presented here.

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Direct Arylation Polycondensation towards Water/Alcohol-Soluble Conjugated Polymers as Electron Transporting Layers for Organic Solar Cells

Chemical Communications ◽

10.1039/d1cc01128f ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kaiwen Lin ◽

Qingwu Yin ◽

Zhenfeng Wang ◽

Boming Xie ◽

Chunhui Duan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Conjugated Polymers ◽

Organic Solar Cells ◽

Direct Arylation ◽

Direct Arylation Polycondensation ◽

Water Alcohol

Two water/alcohol soluble conjugated polymers (WSCPs), based on naphthalenediimide and amino-functionalized 3,4-(propylenedioxy)thiophene were synthesized via direct arylation polycondensation (DArP). The polymers worked well as electron transporting layers (ETLs) for fullerene-based...

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Strategically Integrating Quantum Dots into Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/d0ta11336k ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ming Chen ◽

Jiuxing Wang ◽

Feifei Yin ◽

Zhonglin Du ◽

Laurence A Belfiore ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quantum Dots ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Organic Solar Cells ◽

High Efficiency ◽

Low Cost ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Photovoltaic Devices

Urgent requirements for high-efficiency and low-cost photovoltaic devices are constantly pushing forward the development of the emerging solar cells. Currently, organic solar cells (OSCs) and perovskites solar cells (PSCs) were...

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Hybrid Materials for Solar Cells

Materials Research Foundations - Materials for Solar Cell Technologies II ◽

10.21741/9781644901410-7 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 149-174

Author(s):

U. Fegade

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Solar Cell ◽

Organic Solar Cells ◽

High Efficiency ◽

Low Cost ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Space Applications ◽

Tandem Solar Cells ◽

Low Efficiency ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

Solar energy is an attractive renewable energy source across the globe that can help overcome the energy crises and has the ability to replace conventional resources. Hybrid solar cells have higher conversion efficiency. In the current chapter the research related to the carbon nanotubes, organic and inorganic solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cells and tandem solar cells are reviewed. The organic solar cells are most suitable and economic, but it has low efficiency of up to 15%. The inorganic solar cells are very expensive and have high efficiency of up to 46% and are used in space applications. The hybrid solar cell is the third type and the perovskite tandem has already proven to be quite efficient (17%) and low cost, mostly because of the cheap materials that are being used.

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