Polymeric Materials for Solar Cell and Electronics
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 2782
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Interests: lithium-battery-related materials; electrocatalytic materials; functional nanomaterials; two-dimensional materials; black phosphorus composite materials
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Dear Colleagues,
Organic solar cells (OSCs) possess the advantages of flexibility, low cost, light weight, and versatility for large-scale fabrication. In recent years, thanks to the rapid development of non-fullerene acceptor materials, the performance of OSCs is booming, with power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) reaching as high as 16 ~ 17%. In addition to the active layer, which generates excitons and charges, the interfaces are also important, since they play important roles in charge separation and collection. The hole transport layer (HTL) and electron transport layer (ETL) can help in extracting one type of charge carrier and blocking the opposite and are essential for achieving a high efficiency. The materials used as HTLs include poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS) and metal oxides (e.g., MoO3, V2O5). The most widely used ETLs are metal oxides (e.g. ZnO, TiO2), low-work-function metals (e.g., Ca), fullerene derivatives, and conjugated polyelectrolytes. To achieve an ideal interfacial contact, reduce electrical loss, and further improve the efficiency of polymer solar cells in a wide range of electronic applications, it is necessary to find more suitable polymer materials.
Prof. Dr. Qianqian Jiang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymeric materials
- electrocatalytic materials
- functional nano materials
- two-dimensional materials
- black phosphorus composite materials
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