Critical review of the molecular design progress in non-fullerene electron acceptors towards commercially viable organic solar cells
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ArticleAuthors
Wadsworth, Andrew
Moser, Maximilian
Marks, Adam

Little, Mark S.

Gasparini, Nicola

Brabec, Christoph J.

Baran, Derya

McCulloch, Iain

KAUST Department
KAUST Solar Center (KSC)Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) Division
Materials Science and Engineering Program
Chemical Science Program
Date
2018-04-26Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/627688
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Fullerenes have formed an integral part of high performance organic solar cells over the last 20 years, however their inherent limitations in terms of synthetic flexibility, cost and stability have acted as a motivation to develop replacements; the so-called non-fullerene electron acceptors. A rapid evolution of such materials has taken place over the last few years, yielding a number of promising candidates that can exceed the device performance of fullerenes and provide opportunities to improve upon the stability and processability of organic solar cells. In this review we explore the structure-property relationships of a library of non-fullerene acceptors, highlighting the important chemical modifications that have led to progress in the field and provide an outlook for future innovations in electron acceptors for use in organic photovoltaics.Citation
Wadsworth A, Moser M, Marks A, Little MS, Gasparini N, et al. (2018) Critical review of the molecular design progress in non-fullerene electron acceptors towards commercially viable organic solar cells. Chemical Society Reviews. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7cs00892a.Sponsors
We acknowledge funding from KAUST and BASF, as well as EPSRC Project EP/G037515/1, EP/M005143/1, EC FP7 Project SC2 (610115), and EC H2020 Project SOLEDLIGHT (643791) for their financial support.Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Journal
Chemical Society ReviewsISSN
0306-00121460-4744
PubMed ID
29697109ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1039/c7cs00892a
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