Recent advances in high-efficiency organic solar cells fabricated by eco-compatible solvents at relatively large-area scale
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Abstract
Bulk heterojunction organic solar cells (OSCs) have received considerable attention as a promising clean energy-generating technology because of their low cost and great potential for large-scale commercial manufacturing. With significant advances in new material design, device optimization, and mechanism research, power conversion efficiencies for OSCs continue to increase. However, most top-performing devices are processed by halogenated solvents, which are not suitable for large-area coating technologies. This has become one of the most important barriers to the practical application of OSCs. In this Perspective, we discuss the recent progress in developing highly efficient OSCs via eco-compatible and large-area processing methods, and provide useful guidelines for designing new materials for production applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics · Conducting polymers and applications · Perovskite Materials and Applications
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Affiliations
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1 , Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2 , Ningbo 315201, People’s Republic of China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 3 , Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
Funding
Basic and Applied Basic Research Major Program of Guangdong Province · Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences · National Key R&D Program of China · Youth Innovation Promotion Association · National Natural Science Foundation of China · National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars · National Key Research and Development Program of China
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