Recent Advances in Organic Solar Cells: Materials and Device Physics

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, researchers have explored the material design, device engineering, morphology optimization, device physics, stability, and processability of organic solar cells, advancing our understanding of the relationship between the structure and performance of organic solar cells and producing a variety of morphological control methods. In recent years, organic photovoltaics have shown a brighter application potential due to their improved efficiency and stability.

This Special Issue focuses on the effects of different molecular structures (novel molecular configurations or modifications based on existing high-performance structures) and morphology control methods (different additives: thermal annealing, solvent-assisted annealing, different coating methods, other special treatments) on the performance of organic solar cell devices. In addition, articles focusing on the physical principles, stability, and processability of organic photovoltaic devices are welcome to be submitted to this Special Issue. The academic fields of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, materials, chemistry, physics, and energy.

Dr. Rui Sun
Guest Editor

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• high performance
• stability
• device physics
• solution processability