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Meso-Structure Formation for Enhanced Organic Photovoltaic Cells
Marisol Reyes-Reyes,Kyungkon Kim,James Dewald,Román López-Sandoval,Aditya Avadhanula,Seamus A. Curran,David L. Carroll +6 more
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Formation of a controlled fullerene mesophase within an organic host system has enabled us to create high-power conversion efficiency photovoltaics.About:
This article is published in Organic Letters.The article was published on 2005-12-02. It has received 302 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mesophase & Fullerene.read more
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Polymer–Fullerene Composite Solar Cells
TL;DR: Polymer-based organic photovoltaic systems hold the promise for a cost-effective, lightweight solar energy conversion platform, which could benefit from simple solution processing of the active layer.
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Processing Additives for Improved Efficiency from Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells
Jae-Kwan Lee,Wanli Ma,Christoph J. Brabec,Jonathan D. Yuen,Ji Sun Moon,Jin Young Kim,Kwanghee Lee,Guillermo C. Bazan,Alan J. Heeger +8 more
TL;DR: Using 1,8-diiodooctane as the processing additive, the efficiency of the BHJ solar cells was improved and the efficiency rating was improved from 3.4% (for the reference device) to 5.1%.
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Morphology evolution via self-organization and lateral and vertical diffusion in polymer:fullerene solar cell blends.
Mariano Campoy-Quiles,Toby A. M. Ferenczi,Tiziano Agostinelli,Pablo G. Etchegoin,Youngkyoo Kim,Youngkyoo Kim,Thomas D. Anthopoulos,Paul N. Stavrinou,Donal D. C. Bradley,Jenny Nelson +9 more
TL;DR: This paper proposes a morphology evolution that consists of an initial crystallization of P3HT chains, followed by diffusion of PCBM molecules to nucleation sites, at which aggregates ofPCBM then grow.
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Carbon Nanomaterials for Advanced Energy Conversion and Storage
TL;DR: Progress in the research and development of carbon nanomaterials during the past twenty years or so for advanced energy conversion and storage is reviewed, along with some discussions on challenges and perspectives in this exciting field.
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“Solvent Annealing” Effect in Polymer Solar Cells Based on Poly(3‐hexylthiophene) and Methanofullerenes
TL;DR: In this paper, the self-organization of the polymer in solar cells based on regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (RR-P3HT):[6,6]-phenyl C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) is studied systematically as a function of the spin-coating time.
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Nanoscale Morphology of High-Performance Polymer Solar Cells
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High-efficiency photovoltaic devices based on annealed poly(3-hexylthiophene) and 1-(3-methoxycarbonyl)-propyl-1- phenyl-(6,6)C61 blends
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of annealing and fullerene loading in regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and 1-(3-methoxycarbonyl)-propyl-1-phenyl-(6,6)C61 (PCBM) based bulk heterojunction photovoltaics have been investigated.