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Herein, a fluoroalkyl side chain modified A-DA'D-A small molecule acceptor, Y18-F9, was developed to optimize the bulk heterojunction morphology in organic solar cells. The introduction of fluorocarbon chains promotes self-assembly into nanoscale fibrous networks, while the low surface energy drive favorable vertical phase segregation. These synergistic effects lead to enhanced molecular packing, improved charge transport and collection, and reduced recombination losses. Consequently, the additive-free D18:L8-BO:Y18-F9 ternary OSCs achieves an impressive power conversion efficiency of 19.31% with a simultaneously enhanced short-circuit current density of 27.27 mA cm and fill factor of 79.7%.
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J Colloid Interface Sci
August 2025
Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, PR China; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt. Electronic address:
Post-synthetic modification (PSM) offers a promising approach for tailoring the compositional, structural, and electronic properties of covalent organic frameworks (COFs), thereby enhancing their exciton dissociation ability and facilitating charge transfer. The effectiveness of these approaches is largely compromised by the harsh conditions, complexity, and alteration of the original structure. Therefore, developing a facile yet effective PSM for modulating COFs' properties without altering the original geometry and/or structure is a challenge.
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Al-Karkh University of Science, Baghdad, Iraq.
POPs (POPs), including pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals, pose severe environmental and health risks due to their persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity. While conventional methods like adsorption and biological treatment are widely used, their inefficiency in mineralizing POPs and generating secondary waste has driven interest in AOPs, particularly photocatalysis. This review examines recent advancements in photocatalytic materials and mechanisms for POP degradation, focusing on semiconductors such as TiO₂, doped catalysts, and visible-light-active composites.
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September 2025
Xianyang Key Laboratory of Solar Thermal Conversion Materials, Shaanxi Polytechnic University, Xianyang 712000, China.
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) is an emerging eco-friendly and low-carbon technology and has been widely studied in the field of photothermal applications in recent years. With the attention and development of SDIE in innovation fields, new strategies, structures, and typical materials are gradually being developed and applied. Therefore, it is important to report on these latest developments.
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September 2025
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
Conjugated carbon cyclic nanorings ([6]CPP) were introduced as solid additives into PM6:Y6 active layers to enhance film stretchability without sacrificing photovoltaic performance. Intrinsic stretchable organic solar cells (OSCs) with 5 wt% [6]CPP retained about 77% of their initial PCE after 25% tensile strain, demonstrating significantly improved mechanical durability compared to devices without additives.
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September 2025
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM), Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration necessitates innovative approaches to transform CO into valuable compounds utilizing solar energy. The photocatalytic CO reduction reaction (PC CRR) offers a sustainable solution, yet wide band gaps, rapid electron-hole recombination, and poor CO adsorption capacity limit traditional metal oxide semiconductors for the PC CRR. This review systematically evaluates recent engineering advances in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) as efficient photocatalysts for the PC CRR.
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