Designs and Architectures for the Next Generation of Organic Solar Cells

Organic solar cells show great promise as an economically and environmentally friendly technology to utilize solar energy because of their simple fabrication processes and minimal material usage. However, new innovations and breakthroughs are needed for organic solar cell technology to become compet...

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Published inEnergies Vol. 3; no. 6; pp. 1212 - 1250
Main Authors Liao, Kang-Shyang, Yambem, Soniya D., Haldar, Amrita, Alley, Nigel J., Curran, Seamus A.
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2010
Subjects
large-area solar cells
organic solar cells
photovoltaics
power conversion efficiency
semiconducting conjugated polymers
solar cell degradation and stability
solar cell designs
solar energy
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Summary:Organic solar cells show great promise as an economically and environmentally friendly technology to utilize solar energy because of their simple fabrication processes and minimal material usage. However, new innovations and breakthroughs are needed for organic solar cell technology to become competitive in the future. This article reviews research efforts and accomplishments focusing on three issues: power conversion efficiency, device stability and processability for mass production, followed by an outlook for optimizing OSC performance through device engineering and new architecture designs to realize next generation organic solar cells.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en3061212