Rubrene single crystal solar cells and the effect of crystallinity on interfacial recombination.

Single crystal studies provide a better understanding of the basic properties of organic photovoltaic devices. Therefore, in this work, rubrene single crystals with a thickness of 250 nm to 1000 nm were used to produce an inverted bilayer organic solar cell. Subsequently, polycrystalline rubrene (orthorhombic, triclinic) and amorphous bilayer solar cells of the same thickness as single crystals were studied to make comparisons across platforms.

Enhanced Device Efficiency and Long-Term Stability via Boronic Acid-Based Self-Assembled Monolayer Modification of Indium Tin Oxide in a Planar Perovskite Solar Cell.

Interfacial engineering is essential for the development of highly efficient and stable solar cells through minimizing energetic losses at interfaces. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) have been shown as a handle to tune the work function (WF) of indium tin oxide (ITO), improving photovoltaic cell performance and device stability. In this study, we utilize a new class of boronic acid-based fluorine-terminated SAMs to modify ITO surfaces in planar perovskite solar cells.

Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a new luminescent Ni complex: bis{2,4-dichloro-6-[(2-hydroxypropyl)iminomethyl]phenolato-κO,N,O'}nickel(II).

The design and preparation of transition-metal complexes with Schiff base ligands are of interest due to their potential applications in the fields of molecular magnetism, nonlinear optics, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), sensing and photoluminescence. Luminescent metal complexes have been suggested as potential phosphors in electroluminescent devices. A new luminescent nickel(II) complex, [Ni(CHClNO)], has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and elemental analysis, UV-Vis, FT-IR, H NMR, C NMR and photoluminescence spectroscopies, and LC-MS/MS.