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Semitransparent organic solar cells (ST‐OSCs) offer unique features such as spectral tunability and see‐through function, giving them great potential in photovoltaic (PV) agriculture. However, the combination of sufficient average visible transmittance (AVT) and high power conversion efficiency (PCE) with eco‐friendly device fabrication has always been a key issue. Herein, a simple but effective strategy by incorporating pentacyclic aromatic lactam acceptor unit (TPTI) in copolymer donors for toluene processed high‐efficiency ST‐OSCs is performed. The comparisons between D18‐ and DEH‐X‐based ST‐OSCs demonstrate the effect of TPTI inserting on the polymer main skeleton can not only lower the energy level, improve the processability in nonhalogen solvent, tune the ideal morphology for efficient charge dissociation, but also control a photon transport window suitable for plant absorption. Therefore, the resulting OSCs processed with toluene exhibit a PCE of 14.6% with an AVT of 22%, which represents one of the highest values for ST‐OSCs made from nonhalogenated solvents. What's more, it is found that plant growth under ST‐OSCs filtered light is comparable with that under natural light. Herein, a guide for developing high‐performance ST‐OSCs is provided and the prospect of ST‐OSCs for green manufacturing PV greenhouse application is demonstrated.

A small molecular donor TiC12 with asymmetric thieno[3,2-c]isochromene unit is incorporated into the PM6:Y6 system as the third component for constructing ternary organic solar cells (OSCs). It was found that...

As one of the most commonly used solvents, ethanol exhibits weak fluorescence when excited by ultraviolet (UV) light. Until now, the fluorescence of ethanol-doped nanoparticles has not been studied. In this paper, eleven different concentrations of SiO2 nanoparticles (diameter 100 nm) were doped in ethanol, and corresponding colloids were formed. The excitation and emission spectra of the colloids were measured. The experimental results indicated that the SiO2 nanoparticles obviously enhanced the fluorescence of ethanol. Under excitation at 306 nm, the enhancement effect is the best when the concentration of SiO2 nanoparticles is 4.452 x 10(12) ml(-1), and the enhancement factor is nearly 50 times at the peak position of 360 nm. At the excitation wavelength of 360 nm, the enhancement effect is the best when the concentration of SiO2 nanoparticles is 1.113 x 10(13) ml(-1), and the enhancement factor is nearly 40 times at the peak position of 397 nm. The result of this article will reduce the test limit of ethanol by two magnitudes.