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Yuan J, Sun T, Li G, Weigand M, Yu F, Li Z, Cao J, Yu J et al. ( 2024 ) . Microbial Immobilization for Enhancing Environmental Sustainability of Perovskite Photovoltaics . ACS Materials Letters4667 - 4672 .
Li Y, Zeng Y, Ou Z, Dai W, Wang C, Li Z, Li W, Yan J et al. ( 2024 ) . Tunability of the Energy Transfer Process in Type-II Heterostructures . ACS Photonics vol. 11 , ( 9 ) 3722 - 3729 .
Zhao J, Su Z, Pascual J, Wu H, Wang H, Aldamasy MH, Zhou Z, Wang C et al. ( 2024 ) . Suppressed Defects by Functional Thermally Cross‐Linked Fullerene for High‐Efficiency Tin‐Lead Perovskite Solar Cells . Advanced Materials vol. 36 , ( 36 )
Tang Y, Zhang Z, Liu H, Aldamasy MH, Bilal M, Yang F, Yang J, Qin C et al. ( 2024 ) . Balancing bandgap and charge transport in triple-cation perovskite for efficient indoor photovoltaics . Science China Materials vol. 67 , ( 8 ) 2611 - 2617 .
Mazzolini E, Pacalaj RA, Fu Y, Patil BR, Patidar R, Lu X, Watson TM, Durrant JR et al. ( 2024 ) . Pathways to Upscaling Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells Using Green Solvents: A Study on Device Photophysics in the Transition from Lab‐to‐Fab . Advanced Science vol. 11 , ( 31 )
Li B, Zhan S, Li Z, Ming W, Amaratunga GAJ, Hou B ( 2024 ) . Dissolvable photovoltaic cells on hydrogel . APL Materials vol. 12 , ( 6 )
Cai F, Zong H, Li M, Li C, Huang G, Pascual J, Liang C, Su Z et al. ( 2024 ) . Charge Carrier Regulation for Efficient Blue Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting Diodes Via a High-Mobility Coplanar Cyclopentane[b]thiopyran Derivative . Nano Letters vol. 24 , ( 17 ) 5284 - 5291 .
Wang Y, Gao H, Sun M, Lin C, Li H, Lin FR, Fan B, Li Z et al. ( 2024 ) . Diffusion‐Controlled Morphology Modification via Employing Host/Guest Acceptors to Improve the Stability of Organic Photovoltaics . Advanced Energy Materials vol. 14 , ( 19 )
Cai F, Li M, Zhou Y, Tu Y, Liang C, Su Z, Gao X, Zeng Z et al. ( 2024 ) . Dipole-tunable interfacial engineering strategy for high-performance all-inorganic red quantum-dot light-emitting diodes . Nano Energy vol. 119 ,
Hou X, Coker JF, Yan J, Shi X, Azzouzi M, Eisner FD, McGettrick JD, Tuladhar SM et al. ( 2023 ) . Structure–Property Relationships for the Electronic Applications of Bis-Adduct Isomers of Phenyl‑C61 Butyric Acid Methyl Ester . Chemistry of Materials vol. 36 , ( 1 ) 425 - 438 .
Cai F, Li M, Zhang H, Wang Y, Li Z, Tu Y, Aldamasy MH, Jiang X et al. ( 2023 ) . Interfacial Passivation Engineering for Highly Efficient Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes via Aromatic Amine-Functionalized Dipole Molecules . Nano Letters vol. 24 , ( 5 ) 1594 - 1601 .
Zhou J, Li D, Wang L, Zhang X, Deng N, Guo C, Chen C, Gan Z et al. ( 2023 ) . Bicontinuous donor and acceptor fibril networks enable 19.2% efficiency pseudo‐bulk heterojunction organic solar cells . Interdisciplinary Materials vol. 2 , ( 6 ) 866 - 875 .
Li G, Liu Y, Yang F, Li M, Zhang Z, Pascual J, Wang Z, Wei S et al. ( 2023 ) . Biotoxicity of Halide Perovskites in Mice . Advanced Materials vol. 36 , ( 2 )
Wang H, Wang J, Li W, Li Z, Zhang X, Zheng W, Su T, Zhang J ( 2023 ) . A double cross-linked network structure hydrogel with CNF–C: Synergistically enhanced mechanical properties and sensitivity of flexible strain sensors . Ceramics International vol. 49 , ( 22 ) 35939 - 35947 .
Li Z ( 2023 ) . High-Stable Lead-free Solar Cells Achieved by Surface Reconstruction of Quasi-2D Tin-based Perovskites . Advanced Materials
Li Z ( 2023 ) . Improved Air Stability of Tin Halide Perovskite Solar Cells by an N-Type Active Moisture Barrier . advanced functional materials
Hu J, Gao L, Li W, Wang M, Cheng T, Li Z, Zhang X, Wang Y et al. ( 2023 ) . Lead-free CsCu2Br3 perovskite for multilevel resistive switching memory . Applied Physics Letters vol. 123 , ( 6 )
Panidi J, Mazzolini E, Eisner F, Fu Y, Furlan F, Qiao Z, Rimmele M, Li Z et al. ( 2023 ) . Biorenewable Solvents for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells . ACS Energy Letters vol. 8 , ( 7 ) 3038 - 3047 .
Dong C, Liu D, Wang L, Li K, Yang X, Li Z, Song H, Xu L et al. ( 2023 ) . Growth Mechanism of Thermally Evaporated γ‐CsPbI3 Film . Advanced Functional Materials vol. 33 , ( 28 )
Wang Y, Luke J, Privitera A, Rolland N, Labanti C, Londi G, Lemaur V, Toolan DTW et al. ( 2023 ) . The critical role of the donor polymer in the stability of high-performance non-fullerene acceptor organic solar cells . Joule vol. 7 , ( 4 ) 810 - 829 .
Li Z, Asker C, Fenwick O, Bilotti E, Pecunia V ( 2023 ) . Roadmap on Energy Harvesting Materials . Journal of Physics: Materials
Li Z ( 2023 ) . Semi-Planar Non-Fullerene Molecules Enhance the Durability of Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells . Advanced Science
Li G, Su Z, Canil L, Hughes D, Aldamasy MH, Dagar J, Trofimov S, Wang L et al. ( 2023 ) . Highly efficient p-i-n perovskite solar cells that endure temperature variations . Science vol. 379 , ( 6630 ) 399 - 403 .
Deng Y, Wang F, Liu L, Chen D, Guo Y, Li Z ( 2022 ) . High density polyethylene (HDPE) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) wristbands as personal passive samplers monitoring per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) exposure to postgraduate students . Journal of Hazardous Materials vol. 446 ,
Yang J, He T, Li M, Li G, Liu H, Xu J, Zhang M, Zuo W et al. ( 2022 ) . π‑Conjugated Carbazole Cations Enable Wet-Stable Quasi-2D Perovskite Photovoltaics . ACS Energy Letters vol. 7 , ( 12 ) 4451 - 4458 .
Li Z ( 2022 ) . Structure and Performance Evolution of Perovskite Solar Cells under Extreme Temperatures . Advanced Energy Materials
Lu X, Yan D, Feng J, Li M, Hou B, Li Z, Wang F ( 2022 ) . Ecotoxicity and Sustainability of Emerging Pb-Based Photovoltaics . Solar RRL
Yan D, Lu X, Zhao S, Zhang Z, Lu M, Feng J, Zhang J, Spencer K et al. ( 2022 ) . Lead Leaching of Perovskite Solar Cells in Aqueous Environments: A Quantitative Investigation . Solar RRL vol. 6 , ( 9 )
Li Z ( 2022 ) . Relationship between molecular properties and degradation mechanisms of organic solar cells based on bis-adducts of phenyl-C61 butyric acid methyl ester . Journal of Materials Chemistry C Materials for optical and electronic devices
Yang F, Su Z, Pascual J, Li M, Liu H, Qin C, Gao X, Li G et al. ( 2022 ) . Enhancement of exciton separation in indoor perovskite photovoltaics by employing conjugated organic chromophores . Journal of Power Sources vol. 520 ,
Zhang Z, Liu H, Tang Y, Aldamasy MH, Yang F, Yang J, Tang X, Hu Y et al. ( 2022 ) . Organic compound passivation for perovskite solar cells with improving stability and photoelectric performance . Solar Energy vol. 231 , 414 - 419 .
Eze MC, Ugwuanyi G, Li M, Eze HU, Rodriguez GM, Evans A, Rocha VG, Li Z et al. ( 2021 ) . Optimum silver contact sputtering parameters for efficient perovskite solar cell fabrication . Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells vol. 230 ,
Clarke AJ, Luke J, Meitzner R, Wu J, Wang Y, Lee HKH, Speller EM, Bristow H et al. ( 2021 ) . Non-fullerene acceptor photostability and its impact on organic solar cell lifetime . Cell Reports Physical Science vol. 2 , ( 7 )
Deng Y, Liang Z, Lu X, Chen D, Li Z, Wang F ( 2021 ) . The degradation mechanisms of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) by different chemical methods: A critical review . Chemosphere vol. 283 ,
Cho Y, Lim J, Li M, Pak S, Wang Z-K, Yang Y-G, Abate A, Li Z et al. ( 2021 ) . Balanced Charge Carrier Transport Mediated by Quantum Dot Film Post-organization for Light-Emitting Diode Applications . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces vol. 13 , ( 22 ) 26170 - 26179 .
Cheng Y, Mai L, Lu X, Li Z, Guo Y, Chen D, Wang F ( 2021 ) . Occurrence and abundance of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on microplastics (MPs) in Pearl River Estuary (PRE) region: Spatial and temporal variations . Environmental Pollution vol. 281 ,
Yan D, Liu M, Li Z, Hou B ( 2021 ) . Colloidal quantum dots and metal halide perovskite hybridization for solar cell stability and performance enhancement . Journal of Materials Chemistry A vol. 9 , ( 28 ) 15522 - 15541 .
Li Z ( 2020 ) . Recent Progress and Challenges Towards Highly Stable Nonfullerene Acceptor-Based Organic Solar Cells . Advanced Energy Materials
Lu X, Huang Z, Liang Z, Li Z, Yang J, Wang Y, Wang F ( 2020 ) . Co-precipitation of Cu and Zn in precipitation of struvite . The Science of The Total Environment vol. 764 ,
Zhao S, Liu S, Wang F, Lu X, Li Z ( 2020 ) . Sorption behavior of 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (F-53B) on four kinds of nano-materials . The Science of The Total Environment vol. 757 ,
WANG Y, HAN J, Cai L, Li N, Li Z, Zhu F ( 2020 ) . Efficient and Stable Operation of Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells: Retaining a High Built-in Potential . Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Hou X, Wang Y, Lee HKH, Datt R, Uslar Miano N, Yan D, Li M, Zhu F et al. ( 2020 ) . Indoor application of emerging photovoltaics - Progress, challenges and perspectives . Journal of Materials Chemistry A vol. 8 , ( 41 ) 21503 - 21525 .
Lu X, Zhong R, Liu Y, Li Z, Yang J, Wang F ( 2020 ) . The incorporation of Pb2+ during struvite precipitation: Quantitative, morphological and structural analysis . Journal of Environmental Management vol. 276 ,
Wong HC, Wang Q, Speller EM, Li Z, Cabral JT, Low HY ( 2020 ) . Photoswitchable Solubility of Fullerene-Doped Polymer Thin Films . ACS Nano vol. 14 , ( 9 ) 11352 - 11362 .
Hou B, Kim BS, Lee HKH, Cho Y, Giraud P, Liu M, Zhang J, Davies ML et al. ( 2020 ) . Multiphoton Absorption Stimulated Metal Chalcogenide Quantum Dot Solar Cells under Ambient and Concentrated Irradiance . Advanced Functional Materials
Lu M, Liu S, Chen J, Zhang X, Zhang J, Li Z, Hou B ( 2020 ) . Rational-Designed Hybrid Aerogels for Ultra-Flyweight Electrochemical Energy Storage . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C vol. 124 , ( 29 ) 15688 - 15697 .
Liu H, Liu H-R, Yang F, Yang J-E, Song J, Li M, Li Z, Tsoi C et al. ( 2020 ) . π-Conjugated small molecules enable efficient perovskite growth and charge-extraction for high-performance photovoltaic devices . Journal of Power Sources vol. 448 ,
Way A, Luke J, Evans AD, Li Z, Kim J-S, Durrant JR, Hin Lee HK, Tsoi WC ( 2019 ) . Fluorine doped tin oxide as an alternative of indium tin oxide for bottom electrode of semi-transparent organic photovoltaic devices . AIP Advances vol. 9 , ( 8 )
Chen M, Liu D, Li W, Gurney RS, Li D, Cai J, Spooner ELK, Kilbride RC et al. ( 2019 ) . Influences of Non-fullerene Acceptor Fluorination on Three-Dimensional Morphology and Photovoltaic Properties of Organic Solar Cells . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces vol. 11 , ( 29 ) 26194 - 26203 .
Pont S, Osella S, Smith A, Marsh AV, Li Z, Beljonne D, Cabral JT, Durrant JR ( 2019 ) . Evidence for Strong and Weak Phenyl‑C61-Butyric Acid Methyl Ester Photodimer Populations in Organic Solar Cells . Chemistry of Materials vol. 31 , ( 16 ) 6076 - 6083 .
Speller EM, Clarke AJ, Aristidou N, Wyatt MF, Francàs L, Fish G, Cha H, Lee HKH et al. ( 2019 ) . Toward improved environmental stability of polymer: Fullerene and polymer:Nonfullerene organic solar cells: A common energetic origin of light- A nd oxygen-induced degradation . ACS Energy Letters vol. 4 , ( 4 ) 846 - 852 .
Luke J, Speller EM, Wadsworth A, Wyatt MF, Dimitrov S, Lee HKH, Li Z, Tsoi WC et al. ( 2019 ) . Twist and Degrade—Impact of Molecular Structure on the Photostability of Nonfullerene Acceptors and Their Photovoltaic Blends . Advanced Energy Materials vol. 9 , ( 15 )
Speller EM, Clarke AJ, Luke J, Lee HKH, Durrant JR, Li N, Wang T, Wong HC et al. ( 2019 ) . From fullerene acceptors to non-fullerene acceptors: prospects and challenges in the stability of organic solar cells . Journal of Materials Chemistry A vol. 7 , ( 41 ) 23361 - 23377 .
Lu M, Wang G, Li B, Chen J, Zhang J, Li Z, Hou B ( 2019 ) . Molecular interaction balanced one- and two-dimensional hybrid nanoarchitectures for high-performance supercapacitors . Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics vol. 21 , ( 40 ) 22283 - 22292 .
Li W, Cai J, Yan Y, Cai F, Li S, Gurney RS, Liu D, McGettrick JD et al. ( 2018 ) . Correlating Three‐dimensional Morphology With Function in PBDB‐T:IT‐M Non‐Fullerene Organic Solar Cells . Solar RRL vol. 2 , ( 9 )
Lee HKH, Durrant JR, Li Z, Tsoi WC ( 2018 ) . Stability study of thermal cycling on organic solar cells . Journal of Materials Research vol. 33 , ( 13 ) 1902 - 1908 .
Newman MJ, Speller EM, Barbé J, Luke J, Li M, Li Z, Wang Z-K, Jain SM et al. ( 2018 ) . Photo-stability study of a solution-processed small molecule solar cell system: correlation between molecular conformation and degradation . Science and Technology of Advanced Materials vol. 19 , ( 1 ) 194 - 202 .
Lee HKH, Telford AM, Röhr JA, Wyatt MF, Rice B, Wu J, De Castro Maciel A, Tuladhar SM et al. ( 2018 ) . The role of fullerenes in the environmental stability of polymer:fullerene solar cells . Energy and Environmental Science vol. 11 , ( 2 ) 417 - 428 .
Lee HKH, Wu J, Barbé J, Jain SM, Wood S, Speller EM, Li Z, Castro FA et al. ( 2018 ) . Organic photovoltaic cells – promising indoor light harvesters for self-sustainable electronics . Journal of Materials Chemistry A vol. 6 , ( 14 ) 5618 - 5626 .
McGettrick JD, Speller E, Li Z, Tsoi C, Durrant JR, Watson T ( 2017 ) . Use of gas cluster ion source depth profiling to study the oxidation of fullerene thin films by XPS . Organic Electronics vol. 49 , 85 - 93 .
Cha H, Wu J, Wadsworth A, Nagitta J, Limbu S, Pont S, Li Z, Searle J et al. ( 2017 ) . An Efficient, “Burn in” Free Organic Solar Cell Employing a Nonfullerene Electron Acceptor . Advanced Materials vol. 29 , ( 33 )
Speller EM, McGettrick JD, Rice B, Telford AM, Lee HKH, Tan C-H, De Castro CS, Davies ML et al. ( 2017 ) . Impact of Aggregation on the Photochemistry of Fullerene Films: Correlating Stability to Triplet Exciton Kinetics . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces vol. 9 , ( 27 ) 22739 - 22747 .
Lee HKH, Li Z, Durrant JR, Tsoi WC ( 2016 ) . Is organic photovoltaics promising for indoor applications? . Applied Physics Letters vol. 108 , ( 25 )
Collado-Fregoso E, Boufflet P, Fei Z, Gann E, Ashraf S, Li Z, McNeill CR, Durrant JR et al. ( 2015 ) . Increased Exciton Dipole Moment Translates into Charge-Transfer Excitons in Thiophene-Fluorinated Low-Bandgap Polymers for Organic Photovoltaic Applications . Chemistry of Materials vol. 27 , ( 23 ) 7934 - 7944 .
Li Z, Ho Chiu K, Shahid Ashraf R, Fearn S, Dattani R, Cheng Wong H, Tan C-H, Wu J et al. ( 2015 ) . Toward Improved Lifetimes of Organic Solar Cells under Thermal Stress: Substrate-Dependent Morphological Stability of PCDTBT:PCBM Films and Devices . Scientific Reports vol. 5 , ( 1 )
Tan C-H, Wong HC, Li Z, Bucknall DG, Durrant JR, Cabral JT ( 2015 ) . Synergetic enhancement of organic solar cell thermal stability by wire bar coating and light processing . Journal of Materials Chemistry C vol. 3 , ( 37 ) 9551 - 9558 .
Schroeder BC, Li Z, Brady MA, Faria GC, Ashraf RS, Takacs CJ, Cowart JS, Duong DT et al. ( 2014 ) . Enhancing Fullerene‐Based Solar Cell Lifetimes by Addition of a Fullerene Dumbbell . Angewandte Chemie International Edition vol. 53 , ( 47 ) 12870 - 12875 .
Gao F, Li Z, Wang J, Rao A, Howard IA, Abrusci A, Massip S, McNeill CR et al. ( 2014 ) . Trap-Induced Losses in Hybrid Photovoltaics . ACS Nano vol. 8 , ( 4 ) 3213 - 3221 .
Wong HC, Li Z, Tan CH, Zhong H, Huang Z, Bronstein H, McCulloch I, Cabral JT et al. ( 2014 ) . Morphological Stability and Performance of Polymer–Fullerene Solar Cells under Thermal Stress: The Impact of Photoinduced PC60BM Oligomerization . ACS Nano vol. 8 , ( 2 ) 1297 - 1308 .
Li Z, Wang W, Greenham NC, McNeill CR ( 2014 ) . Influence of nanoparticle shape on charge transport and recombination in polymer/nanocrystal solar cells . Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics vol. 16 , ( 47 ) 25684 - 25693 .
Li Z, Wong HC, Huang Z, Zhong H, Tan CH, Tsoi WC, Kim JS, Durrant JR et al. ( 2013 ) . Performance enhancement of fullerene-based solar cells by light processing . Nature Communications vol. 4 , ( 1 )
Li Z, Lakhwani G, Greenham NC, McNeill CR ( 2013 ) . Voltage-dependent photocurrent transients of PTB7:PC70BM solar cells: Experiment and numerical simulation . Journal of Applied Physics vol. 114 , ( 3 )
Zhong H, Li Z, Deledalle F, Fregoso EC, Shahid M, Fei Z, Nielsen CB, Yaacobi-Gross N et al. ( 2013 ) . Fused Dithienogermolodithiophene Low Band Gap Polymers for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells without Processing Additives . Journal of the American Chemical Society vol. 135 , ( 6 ) 2040 - 2043 .
Zhong H, Li Z, Buchaca-Domingo E, Rossbauer S, Watkins SE, Stingelin N, Anthopoulos TD, Heeney M ( 2013 ) . Low band gap dithienogermolodithiophene copolymers with tunable acceptors and side-chains for organic solar cells . Journal of Materials Chemistry A vol. 1 , ( 47 ) 14973 - 14981 .
Collins BA, Li Z, Tumbleston JR, Gann E, McNeill CR, Ade H ( 2012 ) . Absolute Measurement of Domain Composition and Nanoscale Size Distribution Explains Performance in PTB7:PC71BM Solar Cells . Advanced Energy Materials vol. 3 , ( 1 ) 65 - 74 .
Brenner TJK, Vaynzof Y, Li Z, Kabra D, Friend RH, McNeill CR ( 2012 ) . White-light bias external quantum efficiency measurements of standard and inverted P3HT : PCBM photovoltaic cells . Journal of Physics D vol. 45 , ( 41 )
Gao F, Wang J, Blakesley JC, Hwang I, Li Z, Greenham NC ( 2012 ) . Quantifying Loss Mechanisms in Polymer:Fullerene Photovoltaic Devices . Advanced Energy Materials vol. 2 , ( 8 ) 956 - 961 .
Friend RH, Phillips M, Rao A, Wilson MWB, Li Z, McNeill CR ( 2012 ) . Excitons and charges at organic semiconductor heterojunctions . Faraday Discussions vol. 155 , ( 0 ) 339 - 348 .
Collins BA, Li Z, McNeill CR, Ade H ( 2011 ) . Fullerene-Dependent Miscibility in the Silole-Containing Copolymer PSBTBT-08 . Macromolecules vol. 44 , ( 24 ) 9747 - 9751 .
Brenner TJK, Li Z, McNeill CR ( 2011 ) . Correction to “Phase-Dependent Photocurrent Generation in Polymer/Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells” . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C vol. 115 , ( 49 ) 24435 - 24435 .
Brenner TJK, Li Z, McNeill CR ( 2011 ) . Phase-Dependent Photocurrent Generation in Polymer/Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C vol. 115 , ( 44 ) 22075 - 22083 .
Li Z, McNeill CR ( 2011 ) . Transient photocurrent measurements of PCDTBT:PC70BM and PCPDTBT:PC70BM Solar Cells: Evidence for charge trapping in efficient polymer/fullerene blends . Journal of Applied Physics . vol. 109 ,
Li Z, Gao F, Greenham NC, McNeill CR ( 2011 ) . Comparison of the Operation of Polymer/Fullerene, Polymer/Polymer, and Polymer/Nanocrystal Solar Cells: A Transient Photocurrent and Photovoltage Study . Advanced Functional Materials vol. 21 , ( 8 ) 1419 - 1431 .
Dalgleish S, Labram JG, Li Z, Wang J, McNeill CR, Anthopoulos TD, Greenham NC, Robertson N ( 2011 ) . Indole -substituted nickel dithiolene complexes in electronic and optoelectronic devices . Journal of Materials Chemistry vol. 21 , ( 39 ) 15422 - 15430 .
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