Realizing the ultimate goal of fully solution-processed organic solar cells: a compatible self-sintering method to achieve silver back electrode

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 6083-6091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinjun He ◽  
Yong Wang ◽  
Haifei Lu ◽  
Dan Ouyang ◽  
Zhanfeng Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Sintering Method

Isolated silver nanoparticles are sintered by a compatible self-sintering strategy to form connected silver back electrode. The highest power conversion efficiency of 9.73% among reported evaporation-free organic solar cells is achieved.

scholarly journals Digital printing of a novel electrode for stable flexible organic solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 8.5%

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Wageh ◽  
Mahfoudh Raïssi ◽  
Thomas Berthelot ◽  
Matthieu Laurent ◽  
Didier Rousseau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Electron Transport Layer ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Transparent Conducting

AbstractPoly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) mixed with single-wall nanotubes (SWNTs) (10:1) and doped with (0.1 M) perchloric acid (HClO4) in a solution-processed film, working as an excellent thin transparent conducting film (TCF) in organic solar cells, was investigated. This new electrode structure can be an outstanding substitute for conventional indium tin oxide (ITO) for applications in flexible solar cells due to the potential of attaining high transparency with enhanced conductivity, good flexibility, and good durability via a low-cost process over a large area. In addition, solution-processed vanadium oxide (VOx) doped with a small amount of PEDOT-PSS(PH1000) can be applied as a hole transport layer (HTL) for achieving high efficiency and stability. From these viewpoints, we investigate the benefit of using printed SWNTs-PEDOT-PSS doped with HClO4 as a transparent conducting electrode in a flexible organic solar cell. Additionally, we applied a VOx-PEDOT-PSS thin film as a hole transporting layer and a blend of PTB7 (polythieno[3,4-b] thiophene/benzodithiophene): PC71BM (phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester) as an active layer in devices. Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were applied as an electron transport layer and Ag was used as the top electrode. The proposed solar cell structure showed an enhancement in short-circuit current, power conversion efficiency, and stability relative to a conventional cell based on ITO. This result suggests a great carrier injection throughout the interfacial layer, high conductivity and transparency, as well as firm adherence for the new electrode.

An electron acceptor based on indacenodithiophene and 1,1-dicyanomethylene-3-indanone for fullerene-free organic solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 1910-1914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huitao Bai ◽  
Yifan Wang ◽  
Pei Cheng ◽  
Jiayu Wang ◽  
Yao Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Electron Acceptor ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Solution Processed

A novel small molecule based on indacenodithiophene and 1,1-dicyanomethylene-3-indanone was synthesized and used as an electron acceptor in solution processed organic solar cells, which exhibited a power conversion efficiency as high as 3.93%.

scholarly journals A star-shaped D–π–A small molecule based on a tris(2-methoxyphenyl)amine core for highly efficient solution-processed organic solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (36) ◽  
pp. 7614-7620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Min ◽  
Yuriy N. Luponosov ◽  
Alexander N. Solodukhin ◽  
Nina Kausch-Busies ◽  
Sergei A. Ponomarenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Efficient Solution ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Highly Efficient

A star-shaped D–π–A small molecule based on a tris(2-methoxyphenyl)amine donor unit for solution-processed organic solar cells achieves a power conversion efficiency up to 4.38%.

Solution-processed new porphyrin-based small molecules as electron donors for highly efficient organic photovoltaics

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (77) ◽  
pp. 14439-14442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song Chen ◽  
Liangang Xiao ◽  
Xunjin Zhu ◽  
Xiaobing Peng ◽  
Wai-Kwok Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Small Molecules ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Organic Photovoltaics ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Electron Donors ◽  
Solution Processed

A series of new A–D–A structural 5,15-dialkylated porphyrin-cored small molecules have been developed as donors in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells, and the highest power conversion efficiency of 6.49% has been achieved.

A thieno[3,4-b]thiophene-based small-molecule donor with a π-extended dithienobenzodithiophene core for efficient solution-processed organic solar cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (11) ◽  
pp. 2349-2355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wuyue Liu ◽  
Zichun Zhou ◽  
Thomas Vergote ◽  
Shengjie Xu ◽  
Xiaozhang Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Efficient Solution ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Solution Processed

A molecular donor STB-4 with a dithieno[2,3-d′:2′,3′-d′]benzo[1,2-b:4′,5′-b′]dithiophene core was synthesized for organic solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 8.17%.

Tuning the central fused ring and terminal units to improve the photovoltaic performance of Ar(A–D)2 type small molecules in solution-processed organic solar cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (13) ◽  
pp. 4952-4961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianhua Chen ◽  
Linrui Duan ◽  
Manjun Xiao ◽  
Qiong Wang ◽  
Bin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Small Molecules ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Fused Ring ◽  
Terminal Units

A series of Ar(A–D)2 type small molecules containing a pyrene core were synthesized. A significantly improved power conversion efficiency of 5.88% was obtained for ThDPP2Py based organic solar cells.

The Effect of Donor Molecular Structure on Power Conversion Efficiency of Small-Molecule-Based Organic Solar Cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Yibing Ma ◽  
Youyi Sun ◽  
Jialei Liu ◽  
Yaqing Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Molecular Design ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
The Relationship

In this review, small-molecule donors for application in organic solar cells reported in the last three years are highlighted. Especially, the effect of donor molecular structure on power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells is reported in detail. Furthermore, the mechanism is proposed and discussed for explaining the relationship between structure and power conversion efficiency. These results and discussions draw some rules for rational donor molecular design, which is very important for further improving the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells based on the small-molecule donor.

scholarly journals High performance tandem organic solar cells via a strongly infrared-absorbing narrow bandgap acceptor

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenrong Jia ◽  
Shucheng Qin ◽  
Lei Meng ◽  
Qing Ma ◽  
Indunil Angunawela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
High Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Device Structure ◽  
Narrow Bandgap

AbstractTandem organic solar cells are based on the device structure monolithically connecting two solar cells to broaden overall absorption spectrum and utilize the photon energy more efficiently. Herein, we demonstrate a simple strategy of inserting a double bond between the central core and end groups of the small molecule acceptor Y6 to extend its conjugation length and absorption range. As a result, a new narrow bandgap acceptor BTPV-4F was synthesized with an optical bandgap of 1.21 eV. The single-junction devices based on BTPV-4F as acceptor achieved a power conversion efficiency of over 13.4% with a high short-circuit current density of 28.9 mA cm−2. With adopting BTPV-4F as the rear cell acceptor material, the resulting tandem devices reached a high power conversion efficiency of over 16.4% with good photostability. The results indicate that BTPV-4F is an efficient infrared-absorbing narrow bandgap acceptor and has great potential to be applied into tandem organic solar cells.

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