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Using theoretical/computational methods we seek to aid in the understanding and design of novel materials for organic electronics and photonics. Please see the Research Page for detailed descriptions of current projects in the group.
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Recent Publications
- T. Zhang, F. Wang, H-B Kim, I-W Choi, C. Wang, EK Cho, R. Konefal, Y. Puttisong, K. Terado, L. Kobera, M. Chen, M. Yang, S. Bai, B. Yang, J. Suo, S-C Yang, F. Fu, H. Yoshida, W. M. Chen, J. Brus, V. Coropceanu, A. Hagfeldt, J-L Brédas, M. Fahlman, D. S. Kim, Z. Hu, and F. Gao. "Ion-modulated radical doping of spiro-OMeTAD for more efficient and stable perovskite solar cells", Science, 377, 495-501 (2022).
- C. He, Z. Chen, T. Wang, Z. Shen, Y. Li, J. Zhou, J. Yu, H. Fang, Y. Li, S. Li, X. Lu, W. Ma, F. Gao, Z. Xie, V. Coropceanu, H. Zhu, J-L Brédas, L. Zuo, H. Chen. "Asymmetric electron acceptor enables highly luminescent organic solar cells with certified efficiency over 18%", Nat Commun 13, 2598 (2022).
- C. Yang, J. Yin, H. Li, K. Almasabi, L. Gutiérrez-Arzaluz, I. Gereige, J-L Brédas, O. M. Bakr, O. F. Mohammed. "Engineering Surface Orientations for Efficient and Stable Hybrid Perovskite Single-Crystal Solar Cells", ACS Energy Lett., 7, 1544-1552 (2022).
- T. Zhu, L. Shen, S. Xun, J. S. Sarmiento, Y. Yang, L. Zheng, H. Li, H. Wang, J-L Brédas, X. Gong. "High-Performance Ternary Perovskite–Organic Solar Cells", Adv. Mater., 2109348 (2022).
- X. Ni, H. Li, F. Liu, and J‐L Brédas. "Engineering of flat bands and Dirac bands in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (COFs): relationships among molecular orbital symmetry, lattice symmetry, and electronic-structure characteristics", Mater. Horiz., 9, 88-98 (2022).