Research

Organic Solar Cells; Organic semiconductors; flexible and stretchable electronics.

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Representative results

[1] B. Kan, F. Ershad, Z. Rao, C. Yu*, Flexible Organic Solar Cells for Biomedical Devices, Nano Res., 2021, 14, 2891-2903.
[2] B. Kan#, Y. Kan#, L. Zuo, X. Shi, K. Gao*, Recent Progress on All-Small Molecule Organic Solar Cells Using Small-Molecule Nonfullerene Acceptors, InfoMat, 2021, 3, 175-200.
[3] B. Kan, X.Wan*, C. Li, Y. Chen*, High-performance A-D-A structured Oligomer-like Organic Photovoltaic Materials and Devices, Acta Polymerica Sinica, 2021, 52, 1262-1282.
[4] B. Kan#, X. Chen#, K. Gao#, M. Zhang, F. Lin, X. Peng*, F. Liu, A. K.-Y. Jen*, Asymmetrical side-chain engineering of small-molecule acceptors enable high-performance nonfullerene organic solar cells, Nano Energy, 2020, 67, 104209.
[5] X. Chen#, B. Kan#, Y. Kan#, M. Zhang, S. Jo, K. Gao, F. Lin, F. Liu, X. Peng*, Y. Cao, A. K.-Y. Jen*,As-Cast Ternary Organic Solar Cells Based on an Asymmetric Side-Chains Featured Acceptor with Reduced Voltage Loss and 14.0% Efficiency. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2020, 30, 1909533. 
[6] Q. Zhang#, B. Kan#, F. Liu#, G. Long, X. Wan, X. Chen, Y. Zuo, W. Ni, H. Zhang, M. Li, Z. Hu, F.Huang, Y. Cao, Z. Liang, M. Zhang, T.P. Russell, Y. Chen*, Small-molecule solar cells with efficiencyover 9%, Nat. Photon., 2015, 9, 35-41. (
ESI Highly cited paper)
[7] B. Kan#, J. Zhang#, F. Liu, X. Wan, C. Li, X. Ke, Y. Wang, H. Feng, Y. Zhang, G. Long, R. H. Friend, A. A. Bakulin*, Y. Chen*, Fine-Tuning the Energy Levels of a Nonfullerene Small-Molecule Acceptor to Achieve High Short-Circuit Current and Power Conversion Efficiency over 12% in Organic Solar Cells, Adv. Mater., 2018, 30, 1704904. (
ESI Highly cited paperHighlight in Material views China)
[8] B. Kan, Y. Yi, X. Wan*, H. Feng, X. Ke, Y. Wang, C. Li, Y. Chen*, Ternary organic solar cells with 12.8% efficiency using two nonfullerene acceptors with complementary absorptions, Adv. Energy Mater., 2018, 8, 1800424.
[9] B. Kan, H. Feng, H. Yao, M. Chang, X. Wan, C. Li, J. Hou*, Y. Chen*, A chlorinated low-bandgap small-molecule acceptor for organic solar cells with 14.1% efficiency and low energy loss, Sci. China Chem., 2018, 61, 1307. (
ESI Highly cited paper, Highlight in Sci. China Chem, Best paper reward of Science China Chemistry in 2018 )
[10] Y. Zhang#, B. Kan#, Y. Sun, Y. Wang, R. Xia, X. Ke, Y. Yi, C. Li, H.-L Yip, X. Wan, Y. Cao, Y. Chen*, Non-fullerene Tandem Organic Solar Cells with High Performance of 14.11%, Adv. Mater., 2018, 30, 1707508.(
ESI Highly cited paper)
[11] D. Liu#, B. Kan#, X. Ke, N. Zheng, Z. Xie, D. Lu, Y. Liu*, Extended Conjugation Length of Nonfullerene Acceptors with Improved Planarity via Noncovalent Interactions for High-Performance Organic Solar Cells, Adv. Energy Mater., 2018, 8, 1801618. 
[12] B. Kan, H. Feng, X. Wan, F. Liu, X. Ke, Y. Wang, Y. Wang, H. Zhang, C. Li, J. Hou, Y. Chen*, Small-Molecule Acceptor Based on the Heptacyclic Benzodi(cyclopentadithiophene) Unit for Highly Efficient Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 4929. (
ESI Highly cited paper)
[13] B. Kan#, M. Li#, Q. Zhang#, F. Liu, X. Wan, Y. Wang, W. Ni, G. Long, X. Yang, H. Feng, Y. Zuo, M.Zhang, F. Huang, Y. Cao, T.P. Russell, Y. Chen*, A Series of Simple Oligomer-like Small Molecules Based on Oligothiophenes for Solution-Processed Solar Cells with High Efficiency, J. Am. Chem.Soc., 2015, 137, 3886. (
ESI Highly cited paper)
[14] B. Kan#, Q. Zhang#, M. Li, X. Wan, W. Ni, G. Long, Y. Wang, X. Yang, H. Feng, Y. Chen*, Solution-Processed Organic Solar Cells Based on Dialkylthiol-Substituted Benzodithiophene Unit with Efficiency near 10%, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 15529. (
ESI Highly cited paperhighlight in JACS and Sci. China Chem.)
[15] M. Li, K. Gao, X. Wan, Q. Zhang, B. Kan, R. Xia, F. Liu, X. Yang, H. Feng, W. Ni, Y. Wang, J. Peng, H. Zhang, Z. Liang, H.-L. Yip, X. Peng, Y. Cao, Y. Chen, Solution-processed organic tandem solar cells with power conversion efficiencies >12%, Nat. Photon., 2017, 11, 85. (
ESI Highly cited paper, 2017 年中国光学十大进展, 2017 年中国百篇最具影响国际学术论文)
[16] H. Lai, B. Kan, T. Liu, N. Zheng, Z. Xie, T. Zhou, X. Wan, X. Zhang, Y. Liu*, Y. Chen*, Two-dimensional Ruddlesden
Popper perovskite with nanorod-like morphology for solar cells with efficiency exceeding 15%, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 11639.(ESI Highly cited paper)
[17] Z. Zhang, J. Miao, Z. Ding*, B. Kan, B. Lin, X. Wan, W. Ma*, Y. Chen*, X. Long, C. Dou, J. Zhang, J. Liu*, L. Wang, Efficient and thermally stable organic solar cells based on small molecule donor and polymer acceptor, Nat. Commun., 2019, 10, 3271.

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