Fabrication and processing of polymer solar cells: A review of printing and coating techniques

An overview on properties and applications of poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate)–PBAT based composites

“…Polymeric materials have a crucial role in the world today and they can be found in a variety of applications, including aerospace, aeronautical, automotive, medical, sensors, computational, agrifood, etc [1][2][3][4][5]. Compared with their metal counterparts, the advantages of polymers are versatility, large-scale production, low cost, lightweight, durability, geometric conformability, and water resistance capacity.…”

Ternary thiophene–X–thiophene semiconductor building blocks (X=fluorene, carbazole, phenothiazine): Modulating electronic properties and electropolymerization ability by tuning the X core

“…These monomer units, especially in combination with electron-poor aromatic units, lead to novel polymeric electron donor structures [4][5][6][7][8] that possess a number of properties useful for increasing the photovoltaic response [2], such as an energy level alignment with electron acceptors [9]; a low energy gap which favours the light harvesting and increase the short-circuit current of the device [4]; a fair hole mobility [10] and good solubility in organic solvents and film forming characteristics [11].…”

Initial Performance Changes of Polymer/Fullerene Solar Cells by Short‐Time Exposure to Simulated Solar Light

“…[1][2][3][4] These characteristics are expected to broaden the application of polymer solar cells towards mobile and/or consumer electronics; no longer limited to conventional solar power modules fixed to land installations and/or buildings. So far, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of polymer solar cells has been gradually improved by controlling the nanomorphology of the active layer as well as by introducing new tailored polymer materials based on bandgap engineering.…”