Recent Advances in Nonfullerene Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells. Issue 3 (20th November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Fuchuan; Hou, Tianyu; Xu, Xiangfei; Sun, Liya; Zhou, Jiawang; Zhao, Xingang; Zhang, Shiming
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular rapid communications. Volume 39:Issue 3(2018)
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• Publication Date: 2017-11-20
• Subjects: nonfullerene acceptors -- organic solar cells -- polymers -- small molecules; Macromolecules -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.201700555
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1022-1336

Abstract

Abstract: Recently, research on nonfullerene acceptors in organic solar cells has gradually become a hot topic due to such superior characteristics of light absorption and energy‐level‐convenient manipulation, multiformity of the photoactive material structures, as well as the extensive area in production compared to the fullerene derivatives. However, the nonfullerene acceptors evolved slowly before 2012 and, as a matter of fact, the power conversion efficiency values could only bear 2.0%. Strikingly, nonfullerene acceptors have developed at a fast pace since 2013, with the best device performance of 13.1% now. In this review, recent research progress on nonfullerene acceptors, including small molecules and polymers, are sorted and summarized on the basis of the different characteristics. Abstract : In this review, recent research progress on nonfullerene acceptors, including small molecules and polymers, are sorted and summarized on the basis of their different characteristics.