Polymer donor-polymer acceptor (all-polymer) solar cells

Antonio Facchetti

doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2013.04.005

Polymer donor-polymer acceptor (all-polymer) solar cells

Antonio Facchetti^*

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Organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells represent an exciting class of renewable energy technology; they are lightweight and flexible, and have a low production cost. Over the last two decades, the efficiency of these devices has improved significantly, in particular through the development of solution-processed bulk heterojunction (BHJ) OPV cells. While fullerenes have been the most intensively studied acceptor materials in BHJ OPVs, research is currently underway in several groups investigating non-fullerene molecular acceptors. In this review, initial breakthroughs and recent progress in the development of polymer donor-polymer acceptor (all-polymer) BHJ OPVs are highlighted.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	123-132
Number of pages	10
Journal	Materials Today
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2013.04.005
State	Published - Apr 2013

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Mechanics of Materials
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