Peripheral halogenation engineering controls molecular stacking to enable highly efficient organic solar cells

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Energy Environ. Sci., 2022, 15, 3519
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Finely modulated asymmetric nonfullerene acceptors enabling simultaneously improved voltage and current for efficient organic solar cells

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J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 2742
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Branched alkyl-chain engineering of chlorinated asymmetrical acceptors for improved organic photovoltaic performance

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 21633
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Hybrid central substitution of acceptors boosts the efficiency of near-infrared organic photovoltaics

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Fused ring A–DA′D–A (Y-series) non-fullerene acceptors: recent developments and design strategies for organic photovoltaics

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Constructing a Double-Cable Polymer Acceptor for Efficient All-Polymer Solar Cells with a Non-Radiative Recombination Energy Loss of 0.16 eV

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Chem. Mater., 2022, 34, 9970
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On the role of charge transfer excitations in non-fullerene acceptors for organic photovoltaics

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Materials Today, 2024, 80, 308
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Assessing intra- and inter-molecular charge transfer excitations in non-fullerene acceptors using electroabsorption spectroscopy

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Linking Phase Behavior to Performance Parameters in Non‐Fullerene Acceptor Solar Cells

Christina Cheng, Stephen Wong, Garrett LeCroy, Sebastian Schneider, Enrique Gomez, Michael F. Toney and Alberto Salleo

Advanced Energy Materials, 2023, 13
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Design, synthesis, and photovoltaic characterization of centrally extended donor-acceptor polymer donors incorporating phenazine derivatives

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A rare case of brominated small molecule acceptors for high-efficiency organic solar cells

Huazhe Liang, Xingqi Bi, Hongbin Chen, Tengfei He, Yi Lin, Yunxin Zhang, Kangqiao Ma, Wanying Feng, Zaifei Ma, Guankui Long, Chenxi Li, Bin Kan, Hongtao Zhang, Oleg A. Rakitin, Xiangjian Wan, Zhaoyang Yao and Yongsheng Chen

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Physical insights into non-fullerene organic photovoltaics

Jiayu Wang, Yuan Xie, Kai Chen, Hongbin Wu, Justin M. Hodgkiss and Xiaowei Zhan

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Identifying the Signatures of Intermolecular Interactions in Blends of PM6 with Y6 and N4 Using Absorption Spectroscopy

Daniel Kroh, Fabian Eller, Konstantin Schötz, Stefan Wedler, Lorena Perdigón‐Toro, Guillaume Freychet, Qingya Wei, Maximilian Dörr, David Jones, Yingping Zou, Eva M. Herzig, Dieter Neher and Anna Köhler

Adv Funct Materials, 2022, 32
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An Impedance Study of the Density of States Distribution in Blends of PM6:Y6 in Relation to Barrierless Dissociation of CT States

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Adv Funct Materials, 2024, 34
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Regulation of Side‐Chain Symmetry for Delaying Triplet Formation and Suppressing Non‐Radiative Loss in Organic Solar Cells

Huanhuan Gao, Qian Li, Baobing Fan, Zhaozhao Bi, Wenlin Jiang, Sen Zhang, Qunping Fan, Tianqi Chen, Francis R. Lin, Bin Kan, Dangyuan Lei, Wei Ma and Alex K.‐Y. Jen

Advanced Energy Materials, 2026, 16
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Carrier Generation Engineering toward 18% Efficiency Organic Solar Cells by Controlling Film Microstructure

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Advanced Energy Materials, 2022, 12
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Optimizing the Crystallization Behavior and Film Morphology of Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Semiconducting Polymers by Side-Chain–Solvent Interaction in Nonpolar Solvents

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Recent Advances in Nonfullerene Acceptor‐Based Layer‐by‐Layer Organic Solar Cells Using a Solution Process

Min Hun Jee, Hwa Sook Ryu, Dongmin Lee, Wonho Lee and Han Young Woo

Advanced Science, 2022, 9
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Molecular Packing and Dielectric Property Optimization through Peripheral Halogen Swapping Enables Binary Organic Solar Cells with an Efficiency of 18.77%

Huazhe Liang, Hongbin Chen, Peiran Wang, Yu Zhu, Yunxin Zhang, Wanying Feng, Kangqiao Ma, Yi Lin, Zaifei Ma, Guankui Long, Chenxi Li, Bin Kan, Zhaoyang Yao, Hongtao Zhang, Xiangjian Wan and Yongsheng Chen

Adv Funct Materials, 2023, 33
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High‐Speed Slot‐Die Coating with Donor‐Priority Rapid Aggregation Kinetics for Improved Morphology and Efficiency in Ecofriendly Organic Solar Cells

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Advanced Science, 2025, 12
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Understanding the Role of Order in Y‐Series Non‐Fullerene Solar Cells to Realize High Open‐Circuit Voltages

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Advanced Energy Materials, 2022, 12
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Subtle Alignment of Organic Semiconductors at the Donor/Acceptor Heterojunction Facilitates the Photoelectric Conversion Process

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Chin J Polym Sci, 2022, 40, 951
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