On the Importance of Morphology Control in Polymer Solar Cells

• Published in: Macromolecular rapid communications. Vol. 31; no. 21; pp. 1835 - 1845
• Main Authors: van Bavel, Svetlana, Veenstra, Sjoerd, Loos, Joachim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.11.2010; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley
• Subjects: Application fields; Applied sciences; bulk heterojunction; Devices; electron tomography; Energy; Exact sciences and technology; Heterojunctions; Morphology; Nanocomposites; Nanomaterials; Nanostructure; Natural energy; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic conversion; Polymer industry, paints, wood; polymer solar cells; Solar cells; Solar cells. Photoelectrochemical cells; Solar energy; Technology of polymers; films; bulk heterojunction; Morphology; Polymer; Property structure relationship; polymer solar cells; Review; Surface topography; Organic solar cells; electron tomography; Electrical characteristic; Heterojunction
• ISSN: 1022-1336; 1521-3927; 1521-3927
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.201000080

Nanostructured polymer‐based solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as a promising low‐cost alternative to conventional inorganic photovoltaic devices and are now a subject of intensive research both in academia and industry. For PSCs to become practical efficient devices, several issues should still be ad...