Works (42)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:36

2023 article

Unveiling re-entrant phase behavior and crystalline-amorphous interactions in semi-conducting polymer:small molecule blends

Peng, Z., & Ade, H. (2023, April 24). MATERIALS HORIZONS, Vol. 4.

By: Z. Peng n & H. Ade n

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 15, 2023

2022 article

A Top-Down Strategy to Engineer ActiveLayer Morphology for Highly Efficient and Stable All-Polymer Solar Cells

Fu, H., Peng, Z., Fan, Q., Lin, F. R., Qi, F., Ran, Y., … Jen, A. K.-Y. (2022, July 15). ADVANCED MATERIALS, Vol. 7.

By: H. Fu*, Z. Peng n, Q. Fan*, F. Lin*, F. Qi*, Y. Ran*, Z. Wu*, B. Fan* ...

author keywords: all-polymer solar cells; blend morphology; device stability; layer-by-layer deposition; power conversion efficiency
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 26, 2022

2022 article

Achieving 19% Power Conversion Efficiency in Planar-Mixed Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Using a Pseudosymmetric Electron Acceptor

Gao, W., Qi, F., Peng, Z., Lin, F. R., Jiang, K., Zhong, C., … Jen, A. K.-Y. (2022, July 11). ADVANCED MATERIALS, Vol. 7.

By: W. Gao*, F. Qi*, Z. Peng n, F. Lin*, K. Jiang*, C. Zhong*, W. Kaminsky*, Z. Guan* ...

author keywords: electron acceptors; free charge generation; organic solar cells; planar-mixed heterojunctions; pseudosymmetry
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 26, 2022

2022 article

Importance of Electric-Field-Independent Mobilities in Thick-Film Organic Solar Cells

Ho, C. H. Y., Pei, Y., Qin, Y., Zhang, C., Peng, Z., Angunawela, I., … So, F. (2022, October 11). ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, Vol. 10.

By: C. Ho n, Y. Pei n, Y. Qin n, C. Zhang*, Z. Peng n, I. Angunawela n, A. Jones*, H. Yin* ...

author keywords: organic photovoltaic; fill factor; thick film; mobility; field dependence; electric field
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 23, 2022

2022 journal article

Suppressed recombination loss in organic photovoltaics adopting a planar-mixed heterojunction architecture

NATURE ENERGY, 7(11), 1076–1086.

By: K. Jiang*, J. Zhang*, C. Zhong*, F. Lin*, F. Qi*, Q. Li*, Z. Peng n, W. Kaminsky* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 5, 2022

2021 journal article

A Difluoro-Monobromo End Group Enables High-Performance Polymer Acceptor and Efficient All-Polymer Solar Cells Processable with Green Solvent under Ambient Condition

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 31(25).

By: H. Yu*, S. Luo, R. Sun*, I. Angunawela n, Z. Qi, Z. Peng n, W. Zhou, H. Han* ...

author keywords: all‐ polymer solar cells; fluorinated end group; polymers; polymer acceptors; solar cells
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 17, 2021

2021 journal article

A molecular interaction-diffusion framework for predicting organic solar cell stability

NATURE MATERIALS, 20(4), 525-+.

By: M. Ghasemi n, N. Balar n, Z. Peng n, H. Hu n, Y. Qin n, T. Kim n, J. Rech*, M. Bidwell* ...

MeSH headings : Diffusion; Electric Power Supplies; Kinetics; Models, Chemical; Organic Chemicals / chemistry; Polymers / chemistry; Sunlight; Thermodynamics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 1, 2021

2021 journal article

Asymmetric Alkoxy and Alkyl Substitution on Nonfullerene Acceptors Enabling High-Performance Organic Solar Cells

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, 11(3).

By: Y. Chen*, F. Bai*, Z. Peng n, L. Zhu*, J. Zhang*, X. Zou*, Y. Qin n, H. Kim* ...

author keywords: asymmetric alkoxy substitution; morphology; organic solar cells; solubility; Y‐ series acceptors
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 21, 2020

2021 article

Baseplate Temperature-Dependent Vertical Composition Gradient in Pseudo-Bilayer Films for Printing Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells

Zheng, Y., Sun, R., Zhang, M., Chen, Z., Peng, Z., Wu, Q., … Min, J. (2021, October 17). ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, Vol. 10.

By: Y. Zheng*, R. Sun*, M. Zhang*, Z. Chen*, Z. Peng n, Q. Wu*, X. Yuan*, Y. Yu* ...

author keywords: D; A mixed region; morphology evolution; organic solar cells; processing temperature; sequential deposition technology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 26, 2021

2021 journal article

Effect of Palladium-Tetrakis(Triphenylphosphine) Catalyst Traces on Charge Recombination and Extraction in Non-Fullerene-based Organic Solar Cells

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 31(15).

By: N. Schopp*, V. Brus*, J. Lee*, A. Dixon*, A. Karki*, T. Liu*, Z. Peng n, K. Graham* ...

author keywords: catalyst traces; extraction; impurities; organic solar cells; recombination dynamics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 8, 2021

2021 article

Insights into Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Processed from Green Solvent

Du, Z., Mainville, M., Vollbrecht, J., Dixon, A. L., Schopp, N., Schrock, M., … Nguyen, T.-Q. (2021, June 3). SOLAR RRL, Vol. 5.

By: Z. Du*, M. Mainville*, J. Vollbrecht*, A. Dixon*, N. Schopp*, M. Schrock*, Z. Peng n, J. Huang* ...

author keywords: green solvents; impedance spectroscopy; organic photovoltaics; recombination dynamics; solid-state NMR
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 5, 2021

2021 journal article

Pseudo-bilayer architecture enables high-performance organic solar cells with enhanced exciton diffusion length

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 12(1).

By: K. Jiang*, J. Zhang*, Z. Peng n, F. Lin*, S. Wu*, Z. Li*, Y. Chen*, H. Yan* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 8, 2021

2021 article

Understanding, quantifying, and controlling the molecular ordering of semiconducting polymers: from novices to experts and amorphous to perfect crystals

Peng, Z., Ye, L., & Ade, H. (2021, December 1). MATERIALS HORIZONS, Vol. 9.

By: Z. Peng n, L. Ye n & H. Ade n

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 9, 2021

2021 journal article

Upper and Apparent Lower Critical Solution Temperature Branches in the Phase Diagram of Polymer:Small Molecule Semiconducting Systems

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 12(44), 10845–10853.

By: Z. Peng n, N. Balar n, M. Ghasemi n & H. Ade

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 29, 2021

2020 journal article

Color-neutral, semitransparent organic photovoltaics for power window applications

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 117(35), 21147–21154.

By: Y. Li*, X. Guo*, Z. Peng n, B. Qu*, H. Yan*, H. Ade, M. Zhang, S. Forrest*

author keywords: organic solar cell; efficiency; nonfullerene acceptor; building-integrated photovoltaic; semitransparent
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 12, 2020

2020 journal article

Critical Role of Polymer Aggregation and Miscibility in Nonfullerene-Based Organic Photovoltaics

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, 10(8).

By: X. Yi n, Z. Peng n, B. Xu*, D. Seyitliyev n, C. Ho n, E. Danilov n, T. Kim n, J. Reynolds* ...

author keywords: charge generation; charge transport; morphology; nonfullerene acceptors; polymer aggregation
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 10, 2020

2020 journal article

Enhanced hindrance from phenyl outer side chains on nonfullerene acceptor enables unprecedented simultaneous enhancement in organic solar cell performances with 16.7% efficiency

NANO ENERGY, 76.

By: G. Chai*, Y. Chang*, Z. Peng n, Y. Jia*, X. Zou*, D. Yu*, H. Yu*, Y. Chen* ...

author keywords: Fullerene-free; Side-chain engineering; Organic solar cell; Isomerization; Aggregated structure
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 12, 2020

2020 journal article

Low Temperature Aggregation Transitions in N3 and Y6 Acceptors Enable Double-Annealing Method That Yields Hierarchical Morphology and Superior Efficiency in Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 30(46).

By: Y. Qin n, Y. Xu*, Z. Peng n, J. Hou* & H. Ade

author keywords: domain purity; double annealing; multilength-scale morphology; organic solar cells; thermal transition
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 28, 2020

2020 journal article

Near-infrared electron acceptors with fused nonacyclic molecular backbones for nonfullerene organic solar cells

MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS, 4(6), 1729–1738.

By: J. Zhang*, Y. Li*, Z. Peng n, F. Bai*, L. Ma, H. Ade, Z. Li*, H. Yan*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 6, 2020

2020 journal article

Organic Solar Cells with Large Insensitivity to Donor Polymer Molar Mass across All Acceptor Classes

ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS, 2(11), 5300–5308.

author keywords: polymer solar cells; conjugated polymers; fullerenes; fluorination; molecular weight; non-fullerene acceptors; power conversion efficiency
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 4, 2021

2020 journal article

Random Polymerization Strategy Leads to a Family of Donor Polymers Enabling Well-Controlled Morphology and Multiple Cases of High-Performance Organic Solar Cells

ADVANCED MATERIALS, 32(52).

By: J. Liang*, M. Pan*, G. Chai*, Z. Peng n, J. Zhang*, S. Luo*, Q. Han, Y. Chen* ...

author keywords: donor polymers; nonfullerene organic solar cells; random polymerization strategy
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 30, 2020

2020 journal article

Role of Secondary Thermal Relaxations in Conjugated Polymer Film Toughness

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 32(15), 6540–6549.

By: N. Balar n, S. Siddika n, S. Kashani n, Z. Peng n, J. Rech*, L. Ye*, W. You*, H. Ade, . Brendan T. O'Conner

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 14, 2020

2020 journal article

Selective Hole and Electron Transport in Efficient Quaternary Blend Organic Solar Cells

JOULE, 4(8), 1790–1805.

By: L. Arunagiri*, Z. Peng n, X. Zou*, H. Yu*, G. Zhang*, Z. Wang, J. Lai*, J. Zhang* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 7, 2020

2020 journal article

The Role of Demixing and Crystallization Kinetics on the Stability of Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells

ADVANCED MATERIALS, 32(49).

author keywords: crystallization kinetics; morphology stability; non‐ fullerene acceptors; organic solar cells
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 24, 2020

2020 journal article

The role of bulk and interfacial morphology in charge generation, recombination, and extraction in non-fullerene acceptor organic solar cells

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 13(10), 3679–3692.

By: A. Karki*, J. Vollbrecht*, A. Gillett*, S. Xiao, Y. Yang, Z. Peng n, N. Schopp*, A. Dixon* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 9, 2020

2020 journal article

Thermodynamic Properties and Molecular Packing Explain Performance and Processing Procedures of Three D18:NFA Organic Solar Cells

ADVANCED MATERIALS, 32(49).

By: Z. Wang, Z. Peng n, Z. Xiao*, D. Seyitliyev n, K. Gundogdu n, L. Ding*, H. Ade n

author keywords: chain extension; molecular packing; polymer solar cells; processing procedures; thermodynamic properties
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 24, 2020

2020 journal article

Unifying Charge Generation, Recombination, and Extraction in Low-Offset Non-Fullerene Acceptor Organic Solar Cells

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, 10(29).

By: A. Karki*, J. Vollbrecht*, A. Gillett*, P. Selter*, J. Lee*, Z. Peng n, N. Schopp*, A. Dixon* ...

author keywords: charge extraction; charge generation; charge recombination; non-fullerene acceptors; resonant soft X-ray scattering; solid-state NMR; voltage losses
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 6, 2020

2019 journal article

Alkyl Chain Tuning of Small Molecule Acceptors for Efficient Organic Solar Cells

JOULE, 3(12), 3020–3033.

By: K. Jiang*, Q. Wei*, J. Lai*, Z. Peng n, H. Kim*, J. Yuan*, L. Ye n, H. Ade, Y. Zou*, H. Yan*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 6, 2020

2019 journal article

Delineation of Thermodynamic and Kinetic Factors that Control Stability in Non-fullerene Organic Solar Cells

JOULE, 3(5), 1328–1348.

By: M. Ghasemi n, H. Hu n, Z. Peng n, J. Rech*, I. Angunawela n, J. Carpenter n, S. Stuard n, A. Wadsworth* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 4, 2019

2019 journal article

Effect of Cyano Substitution on Conjugated Polymers for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS, 1(12), 3313–3322.

author keywords: organic photovoltaic; organic solar cells; polymer solar cells; conjugated polymers; cyano substitution; structure-property relationship
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 6, 2020

2019 journal article

Efficient Thick-Film Polymer Solar Cells with Enhanced Fill Factors via Increased Fullerene Loading

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 11(11), 10794–10800.

By: C. Duan*, Z. Peng n, F. Colberts*, S. Pang*, L. Ye n, O. Awartani n, K. Hendriks*, H. Ade ...

author keywords: polymer solar cells; thick films; fill factor; fullerene loading
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 9, 2019

2019 journal article

Rational Strategy to Stabilize an Unstable High-Efficiency Binary Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells with a Third Component

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, 9(20).

By: Y. Zhu n, A. Gadisa n, Z. Peng n, M. Ghasemi n, L. Ye n, Z. Xu*, S. Zhao*, H. Ade

author keywords: miscibility; morphology stability; nonfullerene acceptors; organic solar cells; thermodynamics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 17, 2019

2019 journal article

The impact of fluorination on both donor polymer and non-fullerene acceptor: The more fluorine, the merrier

NANO RESEARCH, 12(9), 2400–2405.

author keywords: organic solar cells; non-fullerene acceptors; fluorination; bulk heterojunction
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 30, 2019

2019 journal article

Utilizing Difluorinated Thiophene Units To Improve the Performance of Polymer Solar Cells

MACROMOLECULES, 52(17), 6523–6532.

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 7, 2019

2018 journal article

Effect of Ring-Fusion on Miscibility and Domain Purity: Key Factors Determining the Performance of PDI-Based Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells

ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS, 8(26).

By: H. Hu n, Y. Li*, J. Zhang*, Z. Peng n, L. Ma*, J. Xin*, J. Huang*, T. Ma* ...

author keywords: average domain purity; miscibility; nonfullerene organic solar cells; perylene diimide; ring fusion
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 16, 2018

2018 journal article

Effect of Side-Chain Engineering of Bithienylbenzodithiophene-alt-fluorobenzotriazole-Based Copolymers on the Thermal Stability and Photovoltaic Performance of Polymer Solar Cells

MACROMOLECULES, 51(15), 6028–6036.

By: H. Huang*, H. Bin*, Z. Peng n, B. Qiu*, C. Sun*, A. Liebman-Pelaez*, Z. Zhang*, C. Zhu* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 19, 2018

2018 journal article

Effects of fused-ring regiochemistry on the properties and photovoltaic performance of n-type organic semiconductor acceptors

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 6(33), 15933–15941.

By: X. Li*, H. Huang*, Z. Peng n, C. Sun*, D. Yang*, J. Zhou*, A. Liebman-Pelaez*, C. Zhu* ...

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 19, 2018

2018 journal article

Measuring Temperature-Dependent Miscibility for Polymer Solar Cell Blends: An Easily Accessible Optical Method Reveals Complex Behavior

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 30(12), 3943–3951.

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

The finale of a trilogy: comparing terpolymers and ternary blends with structurally similar backbones for use in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 6(39), 19190–19200.

By: M. Kelly*, Q. Zhang*, Z. Peng n, V. Noman, C. Zhu*, H. Ade n, W. You*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 12, 2018

2017 journal article

Donor polymer fluorination doubles the efficiency in non-fullerene organic photovoltaics

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 5(43), 22536–22541.

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Fluorinated Thiophene Units Improve Photovoltaic Device Performance of Donor–Acceptor Copolymers

Chemistry of Materials, 29(14), 5990–6002.

By: Q. Zhang*, L. Yan*, X. Jiao n, Z. Peng n, S. Liu*, J. Rech*, E. Klump n, H. Ade, F. So n, W. You*

Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Synthesis and Photovoltaic Properties of a Series of Narrow Bandgap Organic Semiconductor Acceptors with Their Absorption Edge Reaching 900 nm

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS, 29(23), 10130–10138.

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018