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- Fully solution-processed, light-weight, and ultraflexible organic solar cells
Güler, E. N., Distler, A., Basu, R., Brabec, C. J., & Egelhaaf, H-J. (2022). Flexible and Printed Electronics DOI: 10.1088/2058-8585/ac66ae
- Fully Printed and Industrially Scalable Semitransparent Organic Photovoltaic Modules: Navigating through Material and Processing Constraints Wachsmuth, J., Distler, A., Liu, C., Heumüller, T., Liu, Y., Aitchison, C. M., Hauser, A., Rossier, M., Robitaille, A., Llobel, M-A., et al. (2023). Solar RRL DOI: 10.1002/solr.202300602
- n-Type organic semiconducting polymers: stability limitations, design considerations and applications
Marks, A., Bristow, H., Griggs, S., & McCulloch, I. (2021). Journal of Materials Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1039/d1tc02048j
- Ternary organic photodetectors based on pseudo-binaries nonfullerene-based acceptors
Gasparini, N., Wadsworth, A., Moser, M., Bristow, H., Zhang, T., Scaccabarozzi, A. D., Jacoutot, P., Anthopoulos, T. D., & McCulloch, I. (2021). Journal of Physics: Materials
DOI: 10.1088/2515-7639/ac0c0a
- Non-fullerene acceptor photostability and its impact on organic solar cell lifetime
Wang, Y., Schubert, U. S., Evans, A., Wu, J., Cha, H., Durrant, J. R., et al. (2021). Cell Reports Physical Science
DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100498
- Reversible Electrochemical Charging of n-Type Conjugated Polymer Electrodes in Aqueous Electrolytes
Rashid, R. B., Savva, A., Griggs, S., Giovannitti, A., Mefford, J. T., Inal, S., et al. (2021). Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06713
- Molecular Design Strategies toward Improvement of Charge Injection and Ionic Conduction in Organic Mixed Ionic–Electronic Conductors for Organic Electrochemical Transistors
Kukhta, N. A., Marks, A., & Luscombe, C. K. (2021). Chemical Reviews
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00266
- Propylene and butylene glycol: new alternatives to ethylene glycol in conjugated polymers for bioelectronic applications
Moser, M., Wang, Y., Hidalgo, T. C., Liao, H., Yu, Y., Chen, J., et al. (2022). Materials Horizons
DOI: 10.1039/d1mh01889b
- The effect of side chain engineering on conjugated polymers in organic electrochemical transistors for bioelectronic applications
He, Y., Kukhta, N. A., Marks, A., & Luscombe, C. K. (2022). Journal of Materials Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1039/d1tc05229b
- An Electroactive Filter with Tunable Porosity Based on Glycolated Polythiophene
Gladisch, J., Oikonomou, V. K., Moser, M., Griggs, S., McCulloch, I., Berggren, M., & Stavrinidou, E. (2022). Small Science
DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202100113
- Semiconducting Polymers for Neural Applications
Dimov, I. B., Moser, M., Malliaras, G. G., & McCulloch, I. (2022). Chemical Reviews
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00685
- Synthetic Nuances to Maximize n-Type Organic Electrochemical Transistor and Thermoelectric Performance in Fused Lactam Polymers
Marks, A., Chen, X., Wu, R., Rashid, R. B., Jin, W., Paulsen, B. D., et al. (2022). Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00735
- Impact of Side‐Chain Hydrophilicity on Packing, Swelling, and Ion Interactions in Oxy‐Bithiophene Semiconductors
Siemons, N., Pearce, D., Cendra, C., Yu, H., Tuladhar, S. M., Hallani, R. K., et al. (2022). Advanced Materials
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204258
- Enhancing the Backbone Coplanarity of n-Type Copolymers for Higher Electron Mobility and Stability in Organic Electrochemical Transistors
Maria, I. P., Griggs, S., Rashid, R. B., Paulsen, B. D., Surgailis, J., Thorley, K., et al. (2022). Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c01552
- Organic neuromorphic spiking circuit for retina-inspired sensory coding and neurotransmitter-mediated neural pathways
Matrone, G. M., van Doremaele, E., Griggs, S., Ye, G., McCulloch, I., Santoro, F., & van de Burgt, Y. (2022). Research Square
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2150284/v1
- The Effect of Glycol Side Chains on the Assembly and Microstructure of Conjugated Polymers
Moro, S., Siemons, N., Drury, O., Warr, D. A., Moriarty, T. A., et al. (2022). ACS Nano
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c09464
- The effect of residual palladium on the performance of organic electrochemical transistors
Griggs, S., Marks, A., Meli, D., Rebetez, G., Bardagot, O., Paulsen, B. D., et al. (2022). Nature Communications
DOI: 10.48350/176573
- A 19% efficient and stable organic photovoltaic device enabled by a guest nonfullerene acceptor with fibril-like morphology
Chen, H., Jeong, S. Y., Tian, J., Zhang, Y., Naphade, D. R., Alsufyani, M., et al. (2023). Energy and Environmental Science
DOI: 10.1039/d2ee03483b
- A photo-responsive organic electrochemical transistor
Turetta, N., Danowski, W., Cusin, L., Livio, P. A., Hallani, R., McCulloch, I., & Samorì, P. (2023). Journal of Materials Chemistry C
DOI: 10.1039/d2tc05444b
- Air-stable bismuth sulfobromide (BiSBr) visible-light absorbers: optoelectronic properties and potential for energy harvesting
Guo, X., Huang, Y. T., Lohan, H., Ye, J., Lin, Y., Lim, J., et al. (2023). Journal of Materials Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1039/d3ta04491b
- CO2 snow jet cleaning as a roll-to-roll compatible method for deburring IMI substrates after laser patterning
Wagner, M., Distler, A., Schmidt, H-D., Classen, A., Stubhan, T., Kögl, M., et al. (2023). Flexible and Printed Electronics
DOI: 10.1088/2058-8585/acb0e0
- An ordered, self-assembled nanocomposite with efficient electronic and ionic transport
Quill, T. J., LeCroy, G., Halat, D. M., Sheelamanthula, R., Marks, A., Grundy, L. S., et al. (2023). Nature Materials
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-023-01476-6
- Overcoming Moisture‐Induced Degradation in Organic Solar Cells
Wachsmuth, J., Distler, A., Deribew, D., Salvador, M., Brabec, C. J., & Egelhaaf, H-J. (2023). Advanced Engineering Materials
DOI: 10.1002/adem.202300595
- Solution-processable polymers of intrinsic microporosity for gas-phase carbon dioxide photoreduction
Moruzzi, F., Zhang, W., Purushothaman, B., Gonzalez-Carrero, S., Aitchison, C. M., Willner, B., et al. (2023). Nature Communications
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39161-6
- Sustainability considerations for organic electronic products
McCulloch, I., Chabinyc, M., Brabec, C., Nielsen, C. B., & Watkins, S. E. (2023). Nature Materials
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11517483
- Vacuum-Deposited Donors for Low-Voltage-Loss Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells
Kaienburg, P., Bristow, H., Jungbluth, A., Habib, I., McCulloch, I., Beljonne, D., & Riede, M. (2023). ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c04282
- Aerosol-Jet-Printed Encapsulation of Organic Photovoltaics
Basu, R., Siah, K. S., Distler, A., Häußler, F., Franke, J., Brabec, C. J., & Egelhaaf, H-J. (2023). Advanced Engineering Materials
DOI: 10.1002/adem.202300322
- Hole-limited electrochemical doping in conjugated polymers
Keene, S. T., Laulainen, J. E. M., Pandya, R., Moser, M., Schnedermann, C., Midgley, P. A., McCulloch, I., Rao, A., & Malliaras, G. G. (2023). Nature Materials
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-023-01601-5
- Predicting Layer Thicknesses by Numerical Simulation for Meniscus-Guided Coating of Organic Photovoltaics
Gumpert, F., Janßen, A., Brabec, C. J., Egelhaaf, H.-J., Lohbreier, J., & Distler, A. (2023). Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics
DOI: 10.1080/19942060.2023.2242455
- Controlling swelling in mixed transport polymers through alkyl side-chain physical cross-linking
Siemons, N., Pearce, D., Yu, H., Tuladhar, S. M., LeCroy, G. S., Sheelamanthula, R., Hallani, R. K., Salleo, A., McCulloch, I., Giovannitti, A., Frost, J. M., & Nelson, J. (2023). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306272120
- A single n-type semiconducting polymer-based photo-electrochemical transistor
Druet, V., Ohayon, D., Petoukhoff, C. E., Zhong, Y., Alshehri, N., Koklu, A., Nayak, P. D., Salvigni, L., Almulla, L., Surgailis, J., Griggs, S., McCulloch, I., Laquai, F., & Inal, S. (2023). Nature Communications
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41313-7
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2305.06810
- Cutting “lab-to-fab” short: high throughput optimization and process assessment in roll-to-roll slot die coating of printed photovoltaics
Wagner, M., Distler, A., Le Corre, V. M., Zapf, S., Baydar, B., Schmidt, H.-D., Heyder, M., Forberich, K., Lüer, L., Brabec, C. J., & Egelhaaf, H.-J. (2023). Energy and Environmental Science
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2305.09000
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11491734
- Maximizing Performance and Stability of Organic Solar Cells at Low Driving Force for Charge Separation
Lüer, L., Wang, R., Liu, C., Dube, H., Heumüller, T., Hauch, J., & Brabec, C. J. (2023). Advanced Science
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202305948
- Photocatalytic CO2 reduction by topologically matched polymer–polymer heterojunction nanosheets
Aitchison, C. M., Zhang, Y., Lu, W., & McCulloch, I. (2024). Faraday Discussions
DOI: 10.1039/d3fd00143a
- Impact of water solvation on the charge carrier dynamics of organic heterojunction photocatalyst nanoparticle dispersions
Gonzalez-Carrero, S., Kosco, J., Fei, T., McCulloch, I., & Durrant, J. R. (2024). Chemical Science
DOI: 10.1039/d4sc04030a
- Organic Photovoltaic Materials for Solar Fuel Applications: A Perfect Match?
Aitchison, C. M., & McCulloch, I. (2024). Chemistry of Materials
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02286
- Polymer-acid-metal quasi-ohmic contact for stable perovskite solar cells beyond a 20,000-hour extrapolated lifetime
Luo, J., Liu, B., Yin, H., Zhou, X., Wu, M., Shi, H., Zhang, J., Elia, J., Zhang, K., Wu, J., et al. (2024). Nature Communications
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46145-7
DOI: 10.34734/fzj-2024-02770
- A modular organic neuromorphic spiking circuit for retina-inspired sensory coding and neurotransmitter-mediated neural pathways
Matrone, G. M., van Doremaele, E. R. W., Surendran, A., Laswick, Z., Griggs, S., Ye, G., McCulloch, I., Santoro, F., Rivnay, J., & van de Burgt, Y. (2024). Nature Communications
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47226-3
DOI: 10.18154/rwth-2024-09059
- On the theoretical framework for meniscus-guided manufacturing of large-area OPV modules
F. Gumpert, A. Janßen, R. Basu, C. J. Brabec, H.-J. Egelhaaf, J. Lohbreier, A. Distler. (2024). Progress in Organic Coatings
DOI: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2024.108505
- Li Promoting Long Afterglow Organic Light‐Emitting Transistor for Memory Optocoupler Module
Chen, Y., Wang, H., Chen, H., Zhang, W., Pätzel, M., Han, B., Wang, K., Xu, S., Montes‐García, V., McCulloch, I., Hecht, S., & Samorì, P. (2024). Advanced Materials
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202402515
- Balancing the efficiency, stability, and cost potential for organic solar cells via a new figure of merit
Yang, W., Wang, W., Wang, Y., Sun, R., Guo, J., Li, H., Shi, M., Guo, J., Wu, Y., Wang, T., Lu, G., Brabec, C. J., Li, Y., & Min, J. (2021). Joule
DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2021.03.014
- Revealing photodegradation pathways of organic solar cells by spectrally resolved accelerated lifetime analysis
Weitz, P., Le Corre, V. M., Du, X., Forberich, K., Deibel, C., Brabec, C. J., & Heumüller, T. (2022). Advanced Energy Materials
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202202564
- Understanding Causalities in Organic Photovoltaics Device Degradation in a Machine‐Learning‐Driven High‐Throughput Platform
Liu, C., Lüer, L., Corre, V. M. L., Forberich, K., Weitz, P., Heumüller, T., Du, X., Wortmann, J., Zhang, J., Wagner, J., Ying, L., Hauch, J., Li, N., & Brabec, C. J. (2023). Advanced Materials
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202300259
- Long-term outdoor performance evaluation of printed semitransparent organic photovoltaic modules for BIPV/BAPV applications
Feroze, S., Distler, A., Dong, L., Wagner, M., Channa, I. A., Hoga, F., Brabec, C. J., & Egelhaaf, H.-J. (2024). Energy & Environmental Science
DOI: 10.1039/d4ee04036h
- Large-area organic photovoltaic modules with 14.5% certified world record efficiency
Basu, R., Gumpert, F., Lohbreier, J., Morin, P.-O., Vohra, V., Liu, Y., Zhou, Y., Brabec, C. J., & Egelhaaf, H.-J. (2024). Joule
DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.02.016
- A polymer bilayer hole transporting layer architecture for high-efficiency and stable organic solar cells
Xu, J., Heumüller, T., Le Corre, V. M., Barabash, A., Félix, R., Frisch, J., Bär, M., & Brabec, C. J. (2024). Joule
DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.013
- A matter of design and coupling: high indoor charging efficiencies with organic solar modules directly coupled to a sodium-ion battery
Kin, L.-C., Kungl, H., Karl, A., Eichel, R.-A., Rau, U., Distler, A., Brabec, C. J., Astakhov, O., Kone, B., & Merdzhanova, T. (2024). Journal of Materials Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1039/d4ta04729j
- Single-Layer Carbon Nitride as an Efficient Metal-Free Organic Electron-Transport Material with a Tunable Work Function
Saboor, A., Stroyuk, O., Raievska, O., Liu, C., Hauch, J., & Brabec, C. J. (2024). Advanced Functional Materials
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202400453
- Revealing polymerisation defects and formation mechanisms in aldol condensation for conjugated polymers via high-resolution molecular imaging
Wu, X., Moro, S., Marks, A., Alsufyani, M., Yu, Z., Perdigão, L., Chen, X., Luci, A., Crockford, C., Spencer, S., Fox, D., Pei, J., McCulloch, I., & Costantini, G. (2024). Crossref
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-mjnc4
- Quasi‐1D Polymer Semiconductor–Diarylethene Blends: High Performance Optically Switchable Transistors
Chen, Y., Wang, H., Chen, H., Zhang, W., Xu, S., Pätzel, M., Ma, C., Wang, C., McCulloch, I., Hecht, S., & Samorì, P. (2023). Advanced Functional Materials
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202305494
- A High Throughput Platform to Minimize Voltage and Fill Factor Losses
J. M. Haffner-Schirmer, V. M. Le Corre, K. Forberich, H. J. Egelhaaf, T. Osterrieder, J. Wortmann, C. Liu, P. Weitz, T. Heumüller, A. J. Bornschlegl, J. Wachsmuth, A. Distler, M. Wagner, Z. Peng, L. Lüer, C. J. Brabec. (2025). Advanced Energy Materials
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202403479
- The Influence of Alkyl Spacers and Molecular Weight on the Charge Transport and Storage Properties of Oxy-Bithiophene-Based Conjugated Polymers
H. Yu, A. Marks, S. M. Tuladhar, N. Siemons, I. Anderson, S. Bidinger, S. T. Keene, T. J. Quill, R. Wu, O. Gough, G. Wu, F. Eisner, A. Salleo, J. Rivnay, G. G. Malliaras, P. R. F. Barnes, I. McCulloch, J. Nelson, (2025). Angewandte Chemie
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202417897
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