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Morphology Controlling of All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells: From Donor Material Design to Device Engineering

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Summary: In this study, ternary small-molecule organic solar cells were fabricated by incorporating a small molecule acceptor Y7 as a morphology modulator into a B1:BO-4Cl matrix, enabling fine-tuning of molecular arrangement to facilitate charge extraction and achieving top-ranked power conversion efficiency.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2021)

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High-performance all-small-molecule organic solar cells without interlayers

Rui Sun et al.

Summary: In this study, a two-step solvent treatment strategy was introduced to construct high-performance all-small-molecule solar cells without interfacial layers, showing improved efficiency and good generality across different systems. This strategy has the potential to enhance device stability, extend the lifespan of ITO substrates, and reduce production costs of modules.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2021)

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Research Progress of Small Molecule Donors with High Crystallinity in All Small Molecule Organic Solar Cells

Min Lv et al.

Summary: Organic solar cells are considered an important renewable energy source in the future due to their advantages of semitransparency, light-weight, and flexibility. Recent advancements in bulk heterojunction all-small molecule organic solar cells have achieved remarkable development, but still face challenges in terms of crystallinity and morphology.

ACTA CHIMICA SINICA (2021)

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Molecular ordering and phase segregation induced by a volatile solid additive for highly efficient all-small-molecule organic solar cells

Shanshan Chen et al.

Summary: The study introduces a novel volatile solid additive IC-FI to improve efficiency of small-molecule organic solar cells by enhancing molecular ordering and phase separation within the active layer, leading to increased charge transport and extraction.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2021)

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Energy-level modulation of coumarin-based molecular donors for efficient all small molecule fullerene-free organic solar cells

Rashmirekha Pradhan et al.

Summary: Efficient organic solar cells with power conversion efficiencies (PCE) >16% are achieved by tuning the electronic properties through structural modulation of coumarin-based electron donors. The ternary blend devices exhibit increased open circuit voltage (VOC) compared to the binary devices, with efficient charge transfer despite reduced HOMO orbital offset, resulting in lower energy loss. The study highlights the importance of simple coumarin-based donors in performance improvement for fullerene-free ternary organic solar cells.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2021)

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Constructing high efficiency non-fullerene all-small-molecule ternary organic solar cells by employing structurally similar acceptors

Ziyun Huang et al.

Summary: This study introduces a new method to improve the performance of all-small-molecule organic solar systems through ternary strategies, incorporating a small amount of the IDIC acceptor into a ZR1-Cl : IDIC-4Cl based binary system. Results show that the good miscibility enabled by two structurally similar acceptors can enhance short circuit current, open circuit voltage, and fill factor, thereby increasing power conversion efficiency.

MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS (2021)

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Recent progress on all-small molecule organic solar cells using small-molecule nonfullerene acceptors

Bin Kan et al.

Summary: Recent breakthroughs have been made in solution-processed organic solar cells combining small-molecule donor and nonfullerene acceptor, with certified efficiency over 15%. By modifying materials and optimizing morphology, researchers have achieved impressive progress in this area. Small-molecule materials with easily tuned properties will be a key focus for future developments.

INFOMAT (2021)

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Graphdiyne Derivative as Multifunctional Solid Additive in Binary Organic Solar Cells with 17.3% Efficiency and High Reproductivity

Le Liu et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2020)

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Organic photovoltaic cell with 17% efficiency and superior processability

Yong Cui et al.

NATIONAL SCIENCE REVIEW (2020)

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All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells Based on a Fluorinated Small Molecule Donor With High Open-Circuit Voltage of 1.07 V

Chunyan Liu et al.

FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY (2020)

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Delicate Morphology Control Triggers 14.7% Efficiency All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells

Hua Tang et al.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2020)

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Approaching 16% Efficiency in All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells Based on Ternary Strategy with a Highly Crystalline Acceptor

Li Nian et al.

JOULE (2020)

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Nonfullerene All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells: Prospect and Limitation

Weiyu Ye et al.

SOLAR RRL (2020)

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Ternary All-Small-Molecule Solar Cells with Two Small-Molecule Donors and Y6 Nonfullerene Acceptor with a Power Conversion Efficiency over Above 14% Processed from a Nonhalogenated Solvent

Fernando G. Guijarro et al.

SOLAR RRL (2020)

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Benzodithiophene-Based Small-Molecule Donors for Next-Generation All-Small-Molecule Organic Photovoltaics

Hua Tang et al.

MATTER (2020)

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The post-treatment effects on open circuit voltages and device performances in a high efficiency all-small-molecule organic solar cell

Ziqi Zhang et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C (2020)

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A novel wide-bandgap small molecule donor for high efficiency all-small-molecule organic solar cells with small non-radiative energy losses

Yulong Wang et al.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2020)

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Trendsetters in High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells: Toward 20% Power Conversion Efficiency

Mushfika Baishakhi Upama et al.

SOLAR RRL (2020)

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15.34% efficiency all-small-molecule organic solar cells with an improved fill factor enabled by a fullerene additive

Dingqin Hu et al.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2020)

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Simple organic donors based on halogenated oligothiophenes for all small molecule solar cells with efficiency over 11%

Tainan Duan et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2020)

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Constructing High-Performance All-Small-Molecule Ternary Solar Cells with the Same Third Component but Different Mechanisms for Fullerene and Non-fullerene Systems

Yanhong Chang et al.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2019)

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Nonfullerene All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells

Yong Huo et al.

ACS ENERGY LETTERS (2019)

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Over 16% efficiency organic photovoltaic cells enabled by a chlorinated acceptor with increased open-circuit voltages

Yong Cui et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2019)

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Improved Efficiency in All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells with Ternary Blend of Nonfullerene Acceptor and Chlorinated and Nonchlorinated Donors

Jinfeng Ge et al.

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2019)

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Over 12% Efficiency Nonfullerene All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells with Sequentially Evolved Multilength Scale Morphologies

Ke Gao et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2019)

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Cathode interfacial layer-free all small-molecule solar cells with efficiency over 12%

Hao Wu et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2019)

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Single-Junction Organic Solar Cell with over 15% Efficiency Using Fused-Ring Acceptor with Electron-Deficient Core

Jun Yuan et al.

JOULE (2019)

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Alkyl Chain Tuning of Small Molecule Acceptors for Efficient Organic Solar Cells

Kui Jiang et al.

JOULE (2019)

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High-Efficiency All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells Based on an Organic Molecule Donor with Alkylsilyl-Thienyl Conjugated Side Chains

Haijun Bin et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2018)

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Designing high performance all-small-molecule solar cells with non-fullerene acceptors: comprehensive studies on photoexcitation dynamics and charge separation kinetics

Junqing Shi et al.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2018)

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From Alloy-Like to Cascade Blended Structure: Designing High-Performance All-Small-Molecule Ternary Solar Cells

Zhen Wang et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2018)

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Dual-Accepting-Unit Design of Donor Material for All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency Approaching 11%

Yong Huo et al.

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS (2018)

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Design and application of volatilizable solid additives in non-fullerene organic solar cells

Runnan Yu et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2018)

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Additive-Morphology Interplay and Loss Channels in All-Small-Molecule Bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) Solar Cells with the Nonfullerene Acceptor IDTTBM

Ru-Ze Liang et al.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (2018)

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Improved efficiency and thermal stability of ternary all-small-molecule organic solar cells by NCBA as a third component material

Zhiyong Liu et al.

NANOSCALE (2018)

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Advances in Solution-Processed All-Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells with Non-Fullerene Electron Acceptors

He Chang et al.

ACTA PHYSICO-CHIMICA SINICA (2018)

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Triperylene Hexaimides Based All-Small-Molecule Solar Cells with an Efficiency over 6% and Open Circuit Voltage of 1.04 V

Ningning Liang et al.

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS (2017)

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Ternary solar cells with a mixed face-on and edge-on orientation enable an unprecedented efficiency of 12.1%

Tanya Kumari et al.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (2017)

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

Liyan Yang et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2017)

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Tuning the optoelectronic properties for high-efficiency (>7.5%) all small molecule and fullerene-free solar cells

Maria Privado et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2017)

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Improved Domain Size and Purity Enables Efficient All-Small-Molecule Ternary Solar Cells

Hao Zhang et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2017)

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Unraveling the Solution-State Supramolecular Structures of Donor-Acceptor Polymers and their Influence on Solid-State Morphology and Charge-Transport Properties

Yu-Qing Zheng et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2017)

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All-Small-Molecule Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells with High Fill Factor and High Efficiency over 10%

Beibei Qiu et al.

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS (2017)

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Critical light instability in CB/DIO processed PBDTTT-EFT:PC71BM organic photovoltaic devices

Andrew J. Pearson et al.

ORGANIC ELECTRONICS (2016)

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High performance all-small-molecule solar cells: engineering the nanomorphology via processing additives

Jie Min et al.

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A (2016)

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Synergistic Effects of Morphological Control and Complementary Absorption in Efficient All-Small-Molecule Ternary-Blend Solar Cells

Mahmoud E. Farahat et al.

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES (2015)

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

Oh Kyu Kwon et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2015)

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Additives for morphology control in high-efficiency organic solar cells

Hsueh-Chung Liao et al.

MATERIALS TODAY (2013)

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Effect of Trace Solvent on the Morphology of P3HT:PCBM Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

Lilian Chang et al.

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS (2011)

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Structural Order in Bulk Heterojunction Films Prepared with Solvent Additives

James T. Rogers et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2011)

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Watching the Annealing Process One Polymer Chain at a Time

Jan Vogelsang et al.

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION (2011)

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Controlled Synthesis of One-Dimensional Inorganic Nanostructures Using Pre-Existing One-Dimensional Nanostructures as Templates

Hai-Wei Liang et al.

ADVANCED MATERIALS (2010)

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Reappraising the Need for Bulk Heterojunctions in Polymer-Fullerene Photovoltaics: The Role of Carrier Transport in All-Solution-Processed P3HT/PCBM Bilayer Solar Cells

Alexander L. Ayzner et al.

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C (2009)

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Highly Efficient Solar Cell Polymers Developed via Fine-Tuning of Structural and Electronic Properties

Yongye Liang et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2009)

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Processing additives for improved efficiency from bulk heterojunction solar cells

Jae Kwan Lee et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2008)

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Method for increasing the photoconductive response in conjugated polymer/fullerene composites

J. Peet et al.

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS (2006)

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High-efficiency solution processable polymer photovoltaic cells by self-organization of polymer blends

G Li et al.

NATURE MATERIALS (2005)

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Investigation of annealing effects and film thickness dependence of polymer solar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene)

G Li et al.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS (2005)

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Photovoltaic heterostructure devices made of sequentially adsorbed poly(phenylene vinylene) and functionalized C60

H Mattoussi et al.

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS (2000)

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