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Autonomous closed-loop framework for reproducible perovskite solar cells

Danpeng Gao
Shuaihua Lu
Zonglong Zhu
Research14 Apr 2026
Nature

P: 1-3
3D electron diffraction—the missing slice completing nanoscale analysis of organic solar cells in TEM

Kraus et al. report correlative real- and reciprocal-space analysis using 3D electron diffraction in a single transmission electron microscope. The technique reveals molecular texture, mosaicity, and the direct correlation between molecular packing and nanomorphology in archetypal organic blend films.

Irene Kraus
Mingjian Wu
Erdmann Spiecker
ResearchOpen Access15 Apr 2026
Nature Communications

Volume: 17, P: 1-15
Size and mobility of excitons in (6, 5) carbon nanotubes

An accurate determination of the size and diffusion length of excitons generated with single-walled nanotubes supports the Wannier–Mott picture of their behaviour, and improves the outlook for the use of nanotubes in optoelectronics and biosensing applications.

Larry Lüer
Sajjad Hoseinkhani
Guglielmo Lanzani
Research23 Nov 2008
Nature Physics

Volume: 5, P: 54-58
Publisher Correction: Polymer-acid-metal quasi-ohmic contact for stable perovskite solar cells beyond a 20,000-hour extrapolated lifetime

Junsheng Luo
Bowen Liu
Yicheng Zhao
Amendments and CorrectionsOpen Access14 Mar 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1
Overcoming optical losses in thin metal-based recombination layers for efficient n-i-p perovskite-organic tandem solar cells

The performance of n-i-p perovskite-organic tandem solar cells is hampered by non-ideal interconnection layers. This study reports an optimized metal-based interconnection stack featuring high transparency and efficient carrier recombination, achieving 25.34% efficiency and improved stability in tandems.

Jingjing Tian
Chao Liu
Christoph J. Brabec
ResearchOpen Access02 Jan 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-11
Overcoming efficiency and cost barriers for large-area quantum dot photovoltaics through stable ink engineering

The instability of quantum dot inks hinders the scaling up of colloidal quantum dot electronics. Now, Shi and team stabilize the inks with an iodine-rich environment in a weakly coordinating solvent, achieving 13.4% in small-area solar cells and over 10% in modules.

Guozheng Shi
Xiaobo Ding
Wanli Ma
Research07 Apr 2025
Nature Energy

Volume: 10, P: 592-604
Adjusting the energy of interfacial states in organic photovoltaics for maximum efficiency

Understanding the mechanism of non-radiative losses in organic photovoltaics is crucial to improve the performance further. Here, the authors use combined device and spectroscopic data to reveal universal model to maximise exciton splitting and charge separation by adjusting the energy of charge transfer state.

Nicola Gasparini
Franco V. A. Camargo
Christoph J. Brabec
ResearchOpen Access19 Mar 2021
Nature Communications

Volume: 12, P: 1-8
The role of exciton lifetime for charge generation in organic solar cells at negligible energy-level offsets

Donor–acceptor systems with low energy-level offset enable high power efficiency in organic solar cells yet it is unclear what drives charge generation. Classen et al. show that long exciton lifetimes enable efficient exciton splitting and thus generation of free charges while also suppressing voltage losses.

Andrej Classen
Christos L. Chochos
Christoph J. Brabec
Research31 Aug 2020
Nature Energy

Volume: 5, P: 711-719
Polymer-acid-metal quasi-ohmic contact for stable perovskite solar cells beyond a 20,000-hour extrapolated lifetime

The development of robust quasi-ohmic contact with minimal resistance, exceptional stability and cost-effectiveness is crucial for practical application of perovskite solar cells. Here, authors report a polymer-acid-metal structure as the contact and realize long photo-thermal-operational stability.

Junsheng Luo
Bowen Liu
Yicheng Zhao
ResearchOpen Access05 Mar 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-9
Organic solar cells using oligomer acceptors for improved stability and efficiency

Achieving both high efficiency and stability in organic solar cells is challenging. Now, Liang et al. show that oligomer acceptors improve the molecular packing and morphology of the active layer, affording a 15% efficiency and enhanced stability.

Youcai Liang
Difei Zhang
Fei Huang
Research10 Nov 2022
Nature Energy

Volume: 7, P: 1180-1190
Highly efficient organic photocatalysts discovered via a computer-aided-design strategy for visible-light-driven atom transfer radical polymerization

Organocatalysed photoredox-mediated atom transfer radical polymerization is a very promising method, although many challenges still lie ahead. Now, Kwon, Gierschner, Kim and co-workers present a computer-aided-design strategy to identify organic photoredox catalysts for this process. The success of the design strategy is demonstrated by polymerizations of methyl methacrylate and styrene.

Varun Kumar Singh
Changhoon Yu
Min Sang Kwon
Research11 Oct 2018
Nature Catalysis

Volume: 1, P: 794-804
Bridging theory and experiment in defect-tolerant semiconductors for photovoltaics

Semiconductors that are insensitive to defects hold considerable promise for advancing photovoltaics. This Perspective highlights the importance of combining theoretical predictions with experimental validation to identify viable non-toxic, earth-abundant and cost-effective alternatives to existing materials.

Maria S. Hammer
Hannah Schlott
Wolfgang Heiss
Reviews27 Feb 2025
Nature Reviews Materials

Volume: 10, P: 311-325

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