Reporting guidelines of stretchable solar cells toward standardized evaluation

Abstract

Dexia Han is a PhD candidate at Tianjin University under the direction of Prof. Long Ye (2022–present). She holds a BEng in Polymer materials and engineering from Taiyuan University of Technology (2022). Her expertise lies in the preparation and characterization of stretchable organic photovoltaics. Wenchao Zhao is a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University. He received his PhD from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS) in 2019. From 2019 to 2021, he worked as a postdoc at Purdue University, USA. His research focuses on organic solar cells, perovskite functional materials and devices, biomass-based functional materials and devices, etc. Yong Cui is a professor at University of Science and Technology Beijing. He received his PhD in Science from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2019. He is engaged in research in the field of organic photovoltaics, including photoactive layer materials and interface layer materials, high-efficiency photovoltaic devices, and indoor organic photovoltaics. Kangkang Zhou is currently an associate researcher at Zhengzhou University. He received his PhD in polymer materials science and engineering from Tianjin University in 2024. His main research direction is the study on the relationship between the microstructure and mechanical properties of stretchable photovoltaic blend films. Xin Li is currently an associate professor at the School of Fashion and Art Engineering, Minjiang University. He received his PhD in textile science and engineering from Jiangnan University in 2023 and was a postdoc in Prof. Long Ye's group during 2023–2025. His main research direction is the development of functional textile fibers and the research on intelligent wearable electronic devices. Yurim Bae is currently a PhD candidate at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). She was a visiting PhD student in Prof. Long Ye's group in 2024. Her main research direction is the performance regulation of stretchable interface layers and active layers in organic solar cells. Vakhobjon Kuvondikov is currently the head of laboratory at the Institute of Ion-plasma and Laser Technologies, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, where he obtained his doctoral degree. His main research directions are interface regulation of semiconductor devices and modification of textile materials. Bumjoon Kim is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He received his BS degree from Seoul National University in 2000 and his PhD degree from the University of California in 2006. His research interests include eco-friendly solar cells, wearable soft electronics, polymers for fuel cells and batteries, smart polymers, and polymer hybrid materials. Jianhui Hou has been a professor at ICCAS since 2010. He received his PhD in physical chemistry from ICCAS in 2006. Then, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 2006 to 2008 and then as director of research of Solarmer Energy, Inc., from 2008 to 2010. His group focuses on the design, synthesis, and application of organic photoelectric materials. Long Ye has been a professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University since October 2019. He received his PhD from ICCAS in 2015. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at North Carolina State University from 2015 to 2018 and then served as a research assistant professor there from 2018 to 2019. His research focuses on the aggregated structure characterization and regulation of organic/polymer optoelectronic materials, stretchable optoelectronic devices, and mechanical properties of polymer nanofilms.