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A–D–A small molecules for solution-processed organic photovoltaic cells
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A-D-A small molecules have drawn more and more attention in solution-processed organic solar cells due to the advantages of a diversity of structures, easy control of energy levels, etc.About:
This article is published in Chemical Communications.The article was published on 2015-03-10. It has received 185 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Organic solar cell.read more
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Low-Bandgap Near-IR Conjugated Polymers/Molecules for Organic Electronics
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Molecular Design of Benzodithiophene-Based Organic Photovoltaic Materials.
TL;DR: This review offered an overview of the organic photovoltaic materials based on BDT from the aspects of backbones, functional groups, alkyl chains, and device performance, trying to provide a guideline about the structure-performance relationship.
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Small is Powerful: Recent Progress in Solution‐Processed Small Molecule Solar Cells
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the highest performing blend systems is presented in order to identify key trends and provide perspective on current progress in the field, highlighting what is known to date on processes limiting device efficiency, an outlook on the most important challenges remaining to the field is provided.
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Highly efficient halogen-free solvent processed small-molecule organic solar cells enabled by material design and device engineering
TL;DR: In this paper, low bandgap small molecules, BDTTNTTR and BDTSTNTTR, with benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene (BDT) as the central donor unit and naphtho[1.2-c:5,6-c′]bis[ 1,2,5]thiadiazole (NT), which were also π-bridged with terthiophenes on both sides, and end-capped with 3-ethylrhodanine
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Series of Multifluorine Substituted Oligomers for Organic Solar Cells with Efficiency over 9% and Fill Factor of 0.77 by Combination Thermal and Solvent Vapor Annealing
Jin-Liang Wang,Kai-Kai Liu,Jun Yan,Zhuo Wu,Feng Liu,Fei Xiao,Zheng-Feng Chang,Hongbin Wu,Yong Cao,Thomas P. Russell +9 more
TL;DR: The synthesis of a family of multifluorine substituted oligomers and the corresponding polymer that have the same backbones but different conjugation lengths and amounts of fluorine atoms on the backbone indicates that photovoltaic performances of oligomers can be modulated through successive change in chain-length and fluoride atoms.
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