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How the structural deviations on the backbone of conjugated polymers influence their optoelectronic properties and photovoltaic performance
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In this article, a detailed structure-property relationship study is presented, by identifying those chemical entities in the backbone of conjugated polymers that are responsible for the modification of optoelectronic properties towards high photovoltaic performance.About:
This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2011-10-01. It has received 320 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Organic solar cell & Hybrid solar cell.read more
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American Society for Testing and Materials
TL;DR: The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) as mentioned in this paper is an independent organization devoted to the development of standards for testing and materials, and is a member of IEEE 802.11.
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Recent Advances in the Development of Semiconducting DPP‐Containing Polymers for Transistor Applications
TL;DR: This progress report summarizes the numerous DPP-containing polymers recently developed for field-effect transistor applications including diphenyl-DPP and dithienyl- DPP-based polymers as the most commonly reported materials and highlights fundamental structure-property relations such as the relationships between the thin film morphologies and the charge carrier mobilities observed for D PP- containing polymers.
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A series of simple oligomer-like small molecules based on oligothiophenes for solution-processed solar cells with high efficiency.
Bin Kan,Miaomiao Li,Qian Zhang,Feng Liu,Xiangjian Wan,Yunchuang Wang,Wang Ni,Guankui Long,Xuan Yang,Huanran Feng,Yi Zuo,Mingtao Zhang,Fei Huang,Yong Cao,Thomas P. Russell,Yongsheng Chen +15 more
TL;DR: The results demonstrate that a fine and balanced modification/design of chemical structure can make significant performance differences and that the performance of solution-processed small-molecule-based solar cells can be comparable to or even surpass that of their polymer counterparts.
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Polymer donor–polymer acceptor (all-polymer) solar cells
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of polymer donor-polymer acceptor (all polymer) BHJ OPVs is presented, highlighting the initial breakthroughs and recent progress in the development of polymer acceptor materials.
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The Harvard Clean Energy Project: Large-Scale Computational Screening and Design of Organic Photovoltaics on the World Community Grid
Johannes Hachmann,Roberto Olivares-Amaya,Sule Atahan-Evrenk,Carlos Amador-Bedolla,Carlos Amador-Bedolla,Roel S. Sánchez-Carrera,Aryeh Gold-Parker,Leslie Vogt,Anna M. Brockway,Alán Aspuru-Guzik +9 more
TL;DR: This Perspective introduces the Harvard Clean Energy Project (CEP), a theory-driven search for the next generation of organic solar cell materials, and gives a broad overview of its setup and infrastructure, present first results, and outline upcoming developments.
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Conjugated polymer-based organic solar cells
TL;DR: This review gives a general introduction to the materials, production techniques, working principles, critical parameters, and stability of the organic solar cells, and discusses the alternative approaches such as polymer/polymer solar cells and organic/inorganic hybrid solar cells.
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Handbook of conducting polymers
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented the theory and properties of conjugated polymers, including transport, optical, and self-assembly properties of poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene)-polymers.
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High-efficiency solution processable polymer photovoltaic cells by self-organization of polymer blends
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report highly efficient polymer solar cells based on a bulk heterojunction of polymer poly(3-hexylthiophene) and methanofullerene.
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Thermally stable, efficient polymer solar cells with nanoscale control of the interpenetrating network morphology
TL;DR: By applying specific fabrication conditions summarized in the Experimental section and post-production annealing at 150°C, polymer solar cells with power-conversion efficiency approaching 5% were demonstrated.
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Bulk heterojunction solar cells with internal quantum efficiency approaching 100
Sung Heum Park,Sung Heum Park,Anshuman Roy,Serge Beaupré,Shinuk Cho,Shinuk Cho,Nelson E. Coates,Ji Sun Moon,Ji Sun Moon,Daniel Moses,Mario Leclerc,Kwanghee Lee,Kwanghee Lee,Alan J. Heeger,Alan J. Heeger +14 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a polymer solar cell based on a bulk hetereojunction design with an internal quantum efficiency of over 90% across the visible spectrum (425 nm to 575 nm) is reported.