Small-molecule solar cells with efficiency over 9%

• DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2014.269
• Publication Date: 2014-11-24T19:40:34Z
• Authors: Qian Zhang; Bin Kan; Feng Liu; Guankui Long; Xiangjian Wan; Xiaoqing Chen; Yi Zuo; Wang Ni; Huijing Zhang; Miaomiao Li; Zhicheng Hu; Fei Huang; Yong Cao; Ziqi Liang; Mingtao Zhang; Thomas P. Russell; Yongsheng Chen
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 7. Clean energy; 0104 chemical sciences

Solution-processed small-molecule solar cells with almost 100% internal quantum efficiency and a power conversion efficiency of 9% are reported. The cells make use of a donor molecule called DRCN7T and use PC71BM as an acceptor.