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<p>Preface xv</p> <p><b>1 Conjugated Polymer Donors for Organic Solar Cells 1</b></p> <p><i>Xiaopeng Xu, Xiyue Yuan, Qunping Fan, Chunhui Duan, Maojie Zhang, and Qiang Peng</i></p> <p>1.1 Introduction 1</p> <p>1.2 LBG Polymers 3</p> <p>1.2.1 LBG Polymers Based on Benzothiadiazole (BT) 3</p> <p>1.2.2 LBG Polymers Based on Isoindigo (IID) 8</p> <p>1.2.3 LBG Polymers Based on Diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) 14</p> <p>1.3 MBG Polymers 19</p> <p>1.3.1 MBG Polymers Based on Benzothiadiazole (BT) 22</p> <p>1.3.2 MBG Polymers Based on Quinoxaline (Qx) 31</p> <p>1.3.3 MBG Polymers Based on Thienopyrrolodione (TPD) 35</p> <p>1.3.4 MBG Polymers Based on Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene (TT) 40</p> <p>1.4 WBG Polymers 46</p> <p>1.4.1 WBG Polymers Based on Polythiophene (PT) Derivatives 46</p> <p>1.4.2 WBG Polymers Based on Benzodithiophene-alt-Thiophene Derivatives 49</p> <p>1.4.3 WBG Polymers Based on Benzothiadiazole (BT) Derivatives 50</p> <p>1.4.4 WBG Polymers Based on Benzotriazole (BTA) Derivatives 53</p> <p>1.4.5 WBG Polymers Based on Thiazole, Pyrazine, and Their Derivatives Containing N-Heterocycles 56</p> <p>1.4.6 WBG Polymers Based on Benzodithiophene-4,8-dione (BDD) Derivatives 62</p> <p>1.4.7 Other WBG Polymers 65</p> <p>1.5 Summary and Outlook 69</p> <p>References 69</p> <p><b>2 p-Type Molecular Photovoltaic Materials 77</b></p> <p><i>Qihui Yue and Xiaozhang Zhu</i></p> <p>2.1 Introduction 77</p> <p>2.2 p-Type Molecular Photovoltaic Materials Used in Vacuum-Deposited Solar Cells 78</p> <p>2.2.1 Oligothiophene-Based Molecular Donors 79</p> <p>2.2.2 D-A-A′ -Type Molecular Donors 80</p> <p>2.2.3 Borondipyrromethenes-Based Molecular Donors 83</p> <p>2.2.4 Other Molecular Donors 85</p> <p>2.3 p-Type Molecular Photovoltaic Materials Used in Solution-Processed Solar Cells 88</p> <p>2.3.1 A–D–A-Type Molecular Donors 89</p> <p>2.3.1.1 Oligothiophene-Based A–D–A-Type Molecular Donors 89</p> <p>2.3.1.2 Benzodithiophene-Based A–D–A-Type Molecular Donors 90</p> <p>2.3.1.3 Dithienosilole-Based A–D–A-Type Molecular Donors 95</p> <p>2.3.1.4 Dithienopyrrole-Based A–D–A-Type Molecular Donors 96</p> <p>2.3.2 D1-A-D2-A-D1-Type Molecular Donors 96</p> <p>2.3.2.1 Dithienosilole-Based D1-A-D2-A-D1-Type Molecular Donors 99</p> <p>2.3.2.2 Benzodithiophene-Based D1-A-D2-A-D1-Type Molecular Donors 101</p> <p>2.3.2.3 Indacenodithiophene-Based D1-A-D2-A-D1-Type Molecular Donors 103</p> <p>2.3.3 Porphyrin-Based Molecular Donors 105</p> <p>2.3.4 Other Molecular Donors 107</p> <p>2.4 Current Progress on Small-Molecule Solar Cells with Nonfullerene Acceptors 110</p> <p>2.4.1 Binary Solar Cells 111</p> <p>2.4.2 Ternary Solar Cells 112</p> <p>2.5 Summary and Outlook 114</p> <p>References 115</p> <p><b>3 Fullerene Acceptors 121</b></p> <p><i>Zuo Xiao</i></p> <p>3.1 Introduction 121</p> <p>3.2 Fullerene Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells 123</p> <p>3.2.1 Pristine Fullerenes 123</p> <p>3.2.2 Fullerene Monoadducts 126</p> <p>3.2.2.1 [2+1] Addition Derivatives 126</p> <p>3.2.2.2 [2+2] Addition Derivatives 129</p> <p>3.2.2.3 [2+3] Addition Derivatives 129</p> <p>3.2.2.4 [2+4] Addition Derivatives 130</p> <p>3.2.2.5 1,4-Addition Derivatives 130</p> <p>3.2.3 Fullerene Bisadducts 130</p> <p>3.2.4 Fullerene Multiadducts 135</p> <p>3.2.5 Unconventional Fullerenes 136</p> <p>3.3 Summary 138</p> <p>References 139</p> <p><b>4 Non-fullerene Small-Molecule Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells 145</b></p> <p><i>Wei Gao, Jun Yuan, Zhenghui Luo, Jinru Cao, Weihua Tang, Yingping Zou, and Chuluo Yang</i></p> <p>4.1 Molecular Design Principles 145</p> <p>4.2 PDI-Based SMAs 146</p> <p>4.2.1 PDI Monomers 146</p> <p>4.2.2 PDI Dimers 147</p> <p>4.2.3 PDI Trimers 150</p> <p>4.2.4 PDI Tetramers 153</p> <p>4.3 A–D–A-Type SMAs 160</p> <p>4.3.1 Side Chains Optimization 160</p> <p>4.3.2 End Groups Engineering 164</p> <p>4.3.3 Core Units Engineering 167</p> <p>4.3.3.1 IDTT and Its Derivations 167</p> <p>4.3.3.2 Spacer Unit Effects 176</p> <p>4.3.3.3 Asymmetric Cores 184</p> <p>4.3.3.4 Non-fused Cores 194</p> <p>4.4 A–DA′ D–A–Type SMAs 200</p> <p>4.4.1 BTA-Based A–DA′ D–A SMAs 201</p> <p>4.4.2 BT-Based A–DA′ D–A SMAs 204</p> <p>4.4.3 BSe- and Qx-Based OSCs 209</p> <p>References 210</p> <p><b>5 Electron-Donating Ladder-Type Heteroacenes for Photovoltaic Applications: From Polymer Donor Materials to Small-Molecule Acceptor Materials 215</b></p> <p><i>Qisheng Tu, Yunlong Ma, and Qingdong Zheng</i></p> <p>5.1 Introduction 215</p> <p>5.2 D–A Copolymers Based on Ladder-Type Heteroacenes 217</p> <p>5.2.1 Pentacyclic and Hexacyclic Heteroacenes-Based D–A Copolymers 217</p> <p>5.2.2 Heptacene-Based D–A Copolymers 219</p> <p>5.2.3 D–A Copolymers Based on Heteroacenes with Nine or More Fused Rings 222</p> <p>5.3 A–D–A NFAs Based on Ladder-Type Heteroacenes 223</p> <p>5.3.1 A–D–A NFAs Based on Heteropentacenes and Heterohexacenes 224</p> <p>5.3.2 A–D–A NFAs Based on Heteroheptacenes 226</p> <p>5.3.2.1 NFAs Based on Heteroheptacenes with sp3-Hybridized Bridging Atoms 226</p> <p>5.3.2.2 NFAs Based on Heteroheptacenes Without sp3-Hybridized Bridging Atoms 231</p> <p>5.3.3 A–D–A NFAs Based on Heteroacenes with Eight or More Fused Rings 233</p> <p>5.3.4 Other NFAs 235</p> <p>5.4 Conclusions and Outlook 236</p> <p>References 237</p> <p><b>6 Chlorinated Organic Solar Cells 241</b></p> <p><i>Hui Chen, Mingrui Pu, and Feng He</i></p> <p>6.1 Introduction 241</p> <p>6.2 Chlorination Versus Fluorination: A Comprehensive Study 242</p> <p>6.2.1 Synthesis 242</p> <p>6.2.2 The Manipulation of Energy Level and Absorption 244</p> <p>6.2.3 The Steric Hindrance and Morphology 245</p> <p>6.2.4 The Synergistic Effect of Chlorination and Fluorination 246</p> <p>6.3 Recent Advances in Chlorinated Semiconductors 249</p> <p>6.3.1 Chlorination on the Donor Units of Polymer Donors 249</p> <p>6.3.1.1 Chlorination of the Donor Units in Backbone of Polymer Donors 249</p> <p>6.3.1.2 Chlorination of the Donor Units in Side Chain of Polymer Donors 250</p> <p>6.3.2 Chlorination on the Acceptor Units of Polymer Donors 255</p> <p>6.3.3 Chlorination of the π-Bridge of the Polymer Donors 258</p> <p>6.3.4 Chlorinated Small Molecular Donors 260</p> <p>6.3.5 Chlorinated Small Molecular Acceptors 260</p> <p>6.3.5.1 Photovoltaic Performance of Chlorinated Small Molecular Acceptors 262</p> <p>6.3.5.2 The Investigation of the Crystal Structure of Chlorinated Small Molecular Acceptors 266</p> <p>6.3.5.3 The Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells Based on Chlorinated Small Molecular Acceptors 268</p> <p>6.4 Conclusion and Outlook 269</p> <p>References 270</p> <p><b>7 Polymer–Polymer Solar Cells: Materials, Device, and Stability 275</b></p> <p><i>Jianyu Yuan, Huiliang Sun, Yingjian Yu, Wanli Ma, Xugang Guo, and Jun Liu</i></p> <p>7.1 Introduction 275</p> <p>7.2 The Device Structure and Basic Principles of All-PSCs 277</p> <p>7.3 Materials Design Toward Efficient All-PSCs 278</p> <p>7.3.1 Progress of N2200 and Its Derivative-Based All-PSCs 278</p> <p>7.3.1.1 Molecular Design Strategy for N2200 Derivatives 279</p> <p>7.3.1.2 Molecular Design Strategy for PDI Polymers 283</p> <p>7.3.1.3 Molecular Design Strategy for BTI Polymers 283</p> <p>7.3.1.4 BTI Polymers for High-Performance All-PSCs with Small Eloss 287</p> <p>7.3.2 Progress of Polymer Acceptors Containing B←N Unit 289</p> <p>7.3.2.1 Principle of B←N Unit 289</p> <p>7.3.2.2 Electron-Deficient Building Blocks Based on B←N Unit 289</p> <p>7.3.2.3 Optimizing ELUMO 292</p> <p>7.3.2.4 Tuning Absorption Spectra 294</p> <p>7.3.2.5 Enhancing Electron Mobility 295</p> <p>7.3.2.6 Optimizing Active Layer Morphology 297</p> <p>7.3.3 Progress of Polymer Acceptors Bearing Cyano Groups 299</p> <p>7.4 Device Performance and Stability of All-PSCs 303</p> <p>7.4.1 Morphology Optimization and Device Engineering 303</p> <p>7.4.2 The Enhanced Stability of All-PSCs 307</p> <p>7.4.2.1 Thermal Stability 307</p> <p>7.4.2.2 Ambient Stability 308</p> <p>7.4.2.3 Mechanical Stability 308</p> <p>7.4.2.4 Photostability 309</p> <p>7.5 Conclusion and Outlook 310</p> <p>References 310</p> <p><b>8 Organic Solar Cells with High Open-Circuit Voltage >1 V 313</b></p> <p><i>Ailing Tang, Yuze Lin, and Erjun Zhou</i></p> <p>8.1 Introduction 313</p> <p>8.2 n-Type Small-Molecule Acceptors 315</p> <p>8.2.1 Fullerene-Based SMAs 315</p> <p>8.2.2 Non-fullerene SMAs 317</p> <p>8.2.2.1 PDI-Based SMAs 317</p> <p>8.2.2.2 IC and Its Derivatives-Based A–D–A-Type SMAs 319</p> <p>8.2.2.3 A2-A1-D-A1-A2-Type SMAs with BT as A1 Units 322</p> <p>8.2.2.4 A2-A1-D-A1-A2-Type SMAs with BTA or Qx as A1 Units 325</p> <p>8.3 n-Type Polymers 328</p> <p>8.4 Conclusion and Outlook 330</p> <p>References 331</p> <p><b>9 Single-Component Organic Solar Cells 335</b></p> <p><i>Guitao Feng, Yiting Guo, and Weiwei Li</i></p> <p>9.1 Introduction 335</p> <p>9.2 Single-Component Conjugated Materials for SCOSCs 336</p> <p>9.2.1 Molecular Dyads 336</p> <p>9.2.1.1 Fullerene-Based “In-Chain” Molecular Dyads 336</p> <p>9.2.1.2 Fullerene-Based “Side-Chain” D–A Molecular Dyads 339</p> <p>9.2.1.3 PBI-Based Molecular Dyads 341</p> <p>9.2.2 Block Copolymers 345</p> <p>9.2.3 Double-Cable Conjugated Polymers 350</p> <p>9.3 Morphological Studies of the Photo-Active Layers in the SCOSCs 361</p> <p>9.3.1 Morphological Studies of the Molecular Dyads in SCOSCs 362</p> <p>9.3.2 Morphological Studies of the Block Copolymers in SCOSCs 366</p> <p>9.3.3 Morphological Studies of the Double-Cable Polymers in SCOSCs 367</p> <p>9.4 Perspective and Challenges of SCOSCs 375</p> <p>References 377</p> <p><b>10 Tandem Organic Solar Cells: Recent Progress and Challenge 381</b></p> <p><i>Lingxian Meng, Xiangjian Wan, and Yongsheng Chen</i></p> <p>10.1 Introduction 381</p> <p>10.2 Active Layer Materials in Tandem OSCs 383</p> <p>10.2.1 Tandem OSCs Based on Fullerene Acceptors 384</p> <p>10.2.2 Tandem OSCs Based on Non-fullerene Acceptors 393</p> <p>10.3 Interconnecting Layer Materials 397</p> <p>10.4 The Semi-Empirical Analysis of Tandem OSCs 398</p> <p>10.5 Conclusion and Outlook 400</p> <p>Acknowledgments 401</p> <p>References 401</p> <p><b>11 Large-Area Flexible Organic Solar Cells 405</b></p> <p><i>Shaorong Huang, Yufei Wang, Lintao Hou, and Lie Chen</i></p> <p>11.1 Introduction 405</p> <p>11.2 Material Requirements for Large-Area Flexible Organic Solar Cells 406</p> <p>11.2.1 Fullerene-Based Binary System 406</p> <p>11.2.2 Non-fullerene-Based Binary System 410</p> <p>11.2.3 Ternary System 413</p> <p>11.2.4 All-Polymer-Based System 415</p> <p>11.2.5 Design Strategies of the Materials for Large-Area Devices 417</p> <p>11.3 Flexible Electrodes and Substrates 417</p> <p>11.3.1 Flexible Substrates 418</p> <p>11.3.2 Flexible Transparent Electrode Designs 419</p> <p>11.3.2.1 Conducting Polymers 419</p> <p>11.3.2.2 Carbon Nanotubes 423</p> <p>11.3.2.3 Graphene 426</p> <p>11.3.2.4 Metallic Nanowires 429</p> <p>11.3.2.5 Hybrid Films 432</p> <p>11.4 Large-Area Flexible Device Fabrication 434</p> <p>11.4.1 Coating and Printing Methods 435</p> <p>11.4.1.1 Blade Coating 436</p> <p>11.4.1.2 Slot-Die Coating 438</p> <p>11.4.1.3 Inkjet Printing 440</p> <p>11.4.1.4 Spray Coating 441</p> <p>11.4.1.5 Screen Printing, Relief Printing, and Gravure Printing 442</p> <p>11.4.2 R2R Methodology 443</p> <p>11.5 Efficiency Loss in Large-Area Devices and Modules 445</p> <p>11.5.1 Electrical Loss 446</p> <p>11.5.2 Geometric Loss 447</p> <p>11.5.3 Optical Loss 448</p> <p>11.5.4 Additional Loss 448</p> <p>11.5.5 Modular Designs 448</p> <p>11.6 Conclusion and Outlook 449</p> <p>References 449</p> <p><b>12 Organic Photovoltaics for Indoor Applications 455</b></p> <p><i>Zhan′ ao Tan, Yinglong Bai, and Shan Jiang</i></p> <p>12.1 Introduction 455</p> <p>12.2 The Characteristics of Indoor Lighting Sources 458</p> <p>12.3 Testing System and Parameters for Indoor OPVs 460</p> <p>12.4 Research Progresses 461</p> <p>12.4.1 Fullerene-Based OPVs for Indoor Application 462</p> <p>12.4.2 Non-fullerene-Based OPVs for Indoor Application 472</p> <p>12.4.3 Multiple Blend OPVs for Indoor Application 474</p> <p>12.4.4 Interface Engineering of OPVs for Indoor Application 476</p> <p>12.4.5 Thick Film OPVs for Indoor Application 479</p> <p>12.4.6 Large-Area OPVs for Indoor Application 480</p> <p>12.5 Summary and Prospective 483</p> <p>References 484</p> <p><b>13 Interfacial Design for Efficient Organic Solar Cells 487</b></p> <p><i>Yao Liu, Menglan Lv, and Shengjian Liu</i></p> <p>13.1 Introduction 487</p> <p>13.2 The Mechanism and Effect of Interfacial Design 488</p> <p>13.2.1 The Role of Electrode Work-Function Difference 488</p> <p>13.2.2 The Interaction Between Metal Electrode and Interlayers 490</p> <p>13.2.3 Doping Effect on Energy Level Alignment 492</p> <p>13.2.4 Interface on BHJ Morphology and Device Stability 494</p> <p>13.2.5 Interfacial Morphology Characterizations 495</p> <p>13.3 Anode Interlayer Materials 496</p> <p>13.3.1 PEDOT:PSS 496</p> <p>13.3.2 Conjugated Polyelectrolytes 501</p> <p>13.3.3 Cross-Linkable Polymers 502</p> <p>13.3.4 Graphene Oxides (GOs) 504</p> <p>13.3.5 Metal Oxides (MOs) 505</p> <p>13.4 Cathode Interlayer Materials 506</p> <p>13.4.1 Organic Small Molecules 506</p> <p>13.4.2 Polymer Cathode Interlayer Materials 510</p> <p>13.4.3 Graphene Derivatives and Other Emerging Alternatives 512</p> <p>13.5 Conclusion and Outlook 513</p> <p>References 514</p> <p><b>14 Morphological Characterization and Manipulation of Organic Solar Cells 519</b></p> <p><i>Wei Li, Long Ye, and Tao Wang</i></p> <p>14.1 Introduction 519</p> <p>14.2 Morphological Characterization of Organic Solar Cells 521</p> <p>14.2.1 Microscopic Methods 521</p> <p>14.2.2 Scattering Methods 526</p> <p>14.2.3 Depth Profile 534</p> <p>14.3 Morphological Manipulation of Organic Solar Cells 538</p> <p>14.3.1 Thermal Annealing 538</p> <p>14.3.2 Solvent Vapor Annealing 540</p> <p>14.3.3 Solvent 542</p> <p>14.3.4 Solvent Additive 544</p> <p>14.3.5 Solid Additive 547</p> <p>14.3.6 Substrate Effect 549</p> <p>14.4 Conclusion 551</p> <p>References 552</p> <p><b>15 Operational Stability and Built-in Potential in Organic Solar Cells 555</b></p> <p><i>Weixia Lan, Bo Wu, and Furong Zhu</i></p> <p>15.1 Introduction 555</p> <p>15.2 Bimolecular Recombination in Organic Solar Cells 557</p> <p>15.2.1 Effect of Metal Oxide Interlayer on Cell Performance 557</p> <p>15.2.2 Charge Recombination Processes in Organic Solar Cells 560</p> <p>15.2.3 Bias-Dependent Charge Collection 564</p> <p>15.3 Metal/Organic Interfacial Exciton Dissociation in Organic Solar Cells 565</p> <p>15.3.1 Charge Collection in Regular Configuration Organic Solar Cells 566</p> <p>15.3.2 Charge Collection in Inverted Organic Solar Cells 569</p> <p>15.4 Improvement of Charge Collection and Performance Reproducibility 571</p> <p>15.4.1 Effect of Metal Oxide Interlayer on Cell Performance 571</p> <p>15.4.2 Suppression of ZnO Sub-Gap States 574</p> <p>15.5 Effect of Built-in Potential on Stability of Organic Solar Cells 579</p> <p>15.5.1 Interlayer Modification 580</p> <p>15.5.2 Built-in Potential in Organic Solar Cells 582</p> <p>15.5.3 Stability of Organic Solar Cells 584</p> <p>15.6 Summary 587</p> <p>Acknowledgment 587</p> <p>References 587</p> <p><b>16 Voltage Losses and Charge Transfer States in Donor–Acceptor Organic Solar Cells 591</b></p> <p><i>Hongbo Wu, Mengyang Li, Zaifei Ma, and Zheng Tang</i></p> <p>16.1 The Origin of Voc of Solar Cells 591</p> <p>16.1.1 Voltage Loss in an Ideal Solar Cell and the Upper Limit for Voc 591</p> <p>16.1.2 Voc and Voltage Loss in Non-ideal Solar Cells 594</p> <p>16.2 Voc of Organic Solar Cells 596</p> <p>16.2.1 Charge Transfer States in Organic Solar Cells 596</p> <p>16.2.2 Relation Between CT State and Voc of Organic Solar Cells 597</p> <p>16.2.3 Determining Factors of Kr and Knr for Organic Solar Cells 601</p> <p>16.2.4 Experimental Determination of CT State-Related Parameters 604</p> <p>16.3 Strategies to Reduce Vnr and Vr in Organic Solar Cells 606</p> <p>16.4 Summary 609</p> <p>Acknowledgments 610</p> <p>References 610</p> <p><b>17 Stability of Organic Solar Cells: From Fullerene Derivatives to Non-fullerene Acceptors 613</b></p> <p><i>Xiaoyan Du, Jing Guo, Jie Min, and Ning Li</i></p> <p>17.1 Introduction 613</p> <p>17.2 Factors Limiting the Stability of Organic Solar Cells 614</p> <p>17.2.1 Extrinsic Stresses 614</p> <p>17.2.1.1 Light Effect 614</p> <p>17.2.1.2 Thermal Effect 615</p> <p>17.2.1.3 Environmental Effect 615</p> <p>17.2.1.4 Mechanical Stress Effect 615</p> <p>17.2.2 Intrinsic Factors 616</p> <p>17.3 Stability Evaluation Protocols 617</p> <p>17.4 Progress in Developing Stable Organic Solar Cells 618</p> <p>17.4.1 Development of Organic Photovoltaic Materials with Stable Microstructure Morphology 618</p> <p>17.4.1.1 Organic Solar Cells Based on Fullerene Acceptors 621</p> <p>17.4.1.2 Organic Solar Cells Based on Non-fullerene Acceptors 623</p> <p>17.4.1.3 Organic Solar Cells Based on Polymeric Acceptors 625</p> <p>17.4.2 Strategies to Enhance the Morphological Stability of Organic Solar Cells 625</p> <p>17.4.2.1 Introducing Hydrogen Bonding in the Photo-Active Materials 627</p> <p>17.4.2.2 Chemically Linked Donor and Acceptor as a Single-Component Photoactive Layer 627</p> <p>17.4.2.3 Cross-Linking 629</p> <p>17.4.2.4 Solid Additives 631</p> <p>17.4.2.5 Solvent Additives 631</p> <p>17.4.2.6 Ternary and Multiple Composites 633</p> <p>17.4.2.7 Organic Nanoparticles 633</p> <p>17.4.2.8 Stratified Photoactive Layer Structure 633</p> <p>17.5 Recent Progress on Developing Organic Solar Cells with Excellent Stability 635</p> <p>17.6 Summary and Outlook 639</p> <p>References 640</p> <p><b>18 Potential Applications of Organic Solar Cells 645</b></p> <p><i>Chengyi Xiao and Weiwei Li</i></p> <p>18.1 Introduction 645</p> <p>18.2 Building-Integrated OSCs 647</p> <p>18.2.1 Solar Parks 648</p> <p>18.2.2 Smart Windows 650</p> <p>18.2.3 Solar Trees 651</p> <p>18.2.4 Greenhouse and Photosynthesis 652</p> <p>18.3 Wearable-Integrated OSCs 655</p> <p>18.3.1 Portable Device Photovoltaics 655</p> <p>18.3.2 Implantable and Wearable Self-Powered Sensors 656</p> <p>18.3.3 OSC Textile Toward Smart Clothing 658</p> <p>18.4 OSCs-Integrated Energy Storage System 661</p> <p>18.4.1 Planar Stacked OSCs-Integrated ESS 662</p> <p>18.4.2 Fiber-Based OSCs-Integrated ESS 665</p> <p>18.5 Other Applications 666</p> <p>18.5.1 OSCs-Driven Water Splitting 666</p> <p>18.5.2 OSCs-Integrated Glasses 668</p> <p>18.6 Conclusion and Outlook 668</p> <p>References 672</p> <p>Index 677</p>

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