Colorful semitransparent polymer solar cells employing a bottom periodic one-dimensional photonic crystal and a top conductive PEDOT:PSS layer

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (30) ◽  
pp. 11821-11828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangdong Zhang ◽  
Zuosheng Peng ◽  
Chaosheng Cai ◽  
Zhe Liu ◽  
Yuanbao Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Polymer Solar Cell ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Photonic Crystal

A semitransparent polymer solar cell using a bottom one-dimensional photonic crystal and a top solution-processed highly conductive PEDOT:PSS layer.

Conventional polymer solar cells with power conversion efficiencies increased to >9% by a combination of methanol treatment and an anionic conjugated polyelectrolyte interface layer

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (92) ◽  
pp. 50988-50992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Yuan ◽  
Dong Yang ◽  
Xiaoguang Zhu ◽  
Lingyu Zhou ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Thin Layer ◽  
Polymer Solar Cell ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Interface Layer ◽  
Conjugated Polyelectrolyte ◽  
Methanol Treatment ◽  
Conversion Efficiencies

The power conversion efficiency of a PTB7:PC71BM polymer solar cell was improved up to 9.1% by a combination of methanol treatment followed by conjugation of a water- or alcohol-soluble polyelectrolyte thin layer.

scholarly journals Improving the all-polymer solar cell performance by adding a narrow bandgap polymer as the second donor

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (63) ◽  
pp. 38344-38350
Author(s):  
Kai Wang ◽  
Sheng Dong ◽  
Xudong Chen ◽  
Ping Zhou ◽  
Kai Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Polymer Solar Cell ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Solar Cell Performance ◽  
Narrow Bandgap

Ternary all-polymer solar cells are fabricated using an N2200 acceptor and two donor polymers (PF2 and PM2) with complementary absorption.

Polymer solar cells based on D–A low bandgap copolymers containing fluorinated side chains of thiadiazoloquinoxaline acceptor and benzodithiophene donor units

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 1626-1633 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Keshtov ◽  
S. A. Kuklin ◽  
A. R. Khokhlov ◽  
I. O. Konstantinov ◽  
N. V. Nekrasova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Polymer Solar Cell ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Side Chains ◽  
Low Bandgap

The increase in the fluorine atoms in the copolymer improves the power conversion efficiency of the polymer solar cell.

New low bandgap near-IR conjugated D–A copolymers for BHJ polymer solar cell applications

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 8389-8400 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Keshtov ◽  
S. A. Kuklin ◽  
N. A. Radychev ◽  
A. Y. Nikolaev ◽  
I. E. Ostapov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Polymer Solar Cell ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Ir Absorption ◽  
Low Bandgap ◽  
Near Ir

Two ultra low bandgap (Eg ≤ 1.2 eV) D–A copolymers, with UV to near-IR absorption, are synthesized and used as donors for polymer solar cells, obtaining PCEs of 7.27% and 6.68%.

scholarly journals Simulation, design and fabrication of one-dimensional photonic crystal back reflector for silicon thin film solar cell

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (12) ◽  
pp. 128801
Author(s):  
Chen Pei-Zhuan ◽  
Hou Guo-Fu ◽  
Suo Song ◽  
Ni Jian ◽  
Zhang Jian-Jun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Simulation Design ◽  
Silicon Thin Film ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Photonic Crystal ◽  
Back Reflector

scholarly journals One-dimensional photonic crystal(1D PC)-based back reflectors for amorphous silicon thin film solar cell

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 077301
Author(s):  
Chen Pei-Zhuan ◽  
Hou Guo-Fu ◽  
Suo Song ◽  
Ni Jian ◽  
Zhang Jian-Jun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Amorphous Silicon ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Silicon Thin Film ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Photonic Crystal ◽  
Back Reflectors

Understanding the impact of side-chains on photovoltaic performance in efficient all-polymer solar cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (40) ◽  
pp. 12641-12649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Li ◽  
Qilin Zhang ◽  
Gaole Dai ◽  
Hua Fan ◽  
Xin Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Conjugated Polymer ◽  
Polymer Solar Cell ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Solar Cell Performance ◽  
The Impact

We performed side-chain fluorination and alkylthio substituent in a template conjugated polymer and further investigate their impact on polymer–polymer solar cell performance.

Modeling and Simulation of Polymer Solar Cells

2015 ◽  
pp. 439-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Buxton
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Excited State ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Modeling And Simulation ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Polymer Solar Cell ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Free Charge ◽  
Widespread Application

Polymer solar cells are attracting attention as inexpensive versatile devices for generating electricity from sunlight. However, relatively low efficiencies are currently hindering their widespread application. The typically low efficiencies arise because of the complex physics within these devices. In particular, photons must first be absorbed to create a mobile excited state, or exciton. Then this exciton must dissociate into free charge at the interface between an acceptor and a donor polymer, and finally, the free charge must traverse the polymer solar cell to the correct electrodes. Mathematical and computer models play an important role in understanding the physics of these devices and ultimately allow us to tailor the internal structure and material properties to optimize device performance. A brief review of polymer solar cells is presented, with particular emphasis on their nanoscale architecture, before the chapter turns its attention to the simulations and models that can predict their behavior.

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