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First-principles investigation of organic photovoltaic materials C-60, C-70, [C-60]PCBM, and bis-[C-60]PCBM using a many-body G(0)W(0)-Lanczos approach

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Inorganic CsPbI3 perovskite quantum dot (PQD) receives increasing attention for the application in the new generation solar cells, but the defects on the surface of PQDs significantly affect the photovoltaic performance and stability of solar cells. Herein ...

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Mechanoperovskites for Photovoltaic Applications: Preparation, Characterization, and Device Fabrication

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The inception of push-pull organic dyes utilizing the donor-pi conjugated bridge-acceptor (D-pi-A) motif has created a paradigm shift in the design of efficient nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), offering control over aesthetic and perform ...

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Comprehensive control of voltage loss enables 11.7% efficient solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Jacques-Edouard Moser, Yuhang Liu, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Ladislav Kavan, Jingshan Luo, Chenyi Yi, Yiming Cao, Yasemin Saygili, Weiwei Zhang, Yinghui Wu, Heewon Bahng

The relatively large voltage loss (Vloss) in excitonic type solar cells severely limits their power conversion efficiencies (PCEs). Here, we report a comprehensive control of Vloss through efficacious engineering of the sensitizer and redox mediator, makin ...

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Charge separation and carrier dynamics in donor-acceptor heterojunction photovoltaic systems

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Role of the Bulky Aryloxy Group at the Non-Peripheral Position of Phthalocyanines for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

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• To date β-aryloxy-substituted designs have led to the best results in phthalocyanine-sensitized solar cells (Pc-SCs) because of their low aggregation properties. By incorporating the bulky semiflexible 2,6-diphenylphenoxy group at three α-positions of th ...

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