High-Performance OPVs Through Machine Learning

Scientists from the School of Energy and Power Engineering, Chongqing University, China, have discovered a highly efficient, time saving as well as a reliable machine learning (ML) method for the research and development of novel organic photovoltaic (OPV) materials. During the development of high performing OPV materials, if one can pre-establish the correlation between the structure of the designed material and its photovoltaic property, it becomes highly meaningful and time saving. The research is reported in the journal Science Advances. OPV cells are an easy and highly economical method for transforming the solar energy into electrical energy. Until now, the typical OPV materials-based research has focused on building a relationship between the newly developed OPV molecular material and its organic photovoltaic material properties.