Intrinsic photo-degradation and mechanism of polymer solar cells: the crucial role of non-fullerene acceptors

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (45) ◽  
pp. 25830-25837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sungmin Park ◽  
Hae Jung Son

We investigated the effects of chemical structures of non-fullerene acceptors on the photo-stability of polymer solar cells.

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (13) ◽  
pp. 1868-1878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Perthué ◽  
Thérèse Gorisse ◽  
Hugo Santos Silva ◽  
Christian Lombard ◽  
Didier Bégué ◽  
...  

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Author(s):  
Masahiro Nakano ◽  
Akira Takahara ◽  
Md. Shahiduzzaman ◽  
Makoto Karakawa ◽  
Tetsuya Taima ◽  
...  

We investigated that photo-stability of PBDB-T, which is a good donor material for state-of-the-art high-performance organic solar cells (OSCs), in OSCs under prolonged photo-irradiation. PBDB-T itself did not decompose upon...


2014 ◽  
pp. 384-405
Author(s):  
Gavin Buxton

In response to environmental concerns there is a drive towards developing renewable, and cleaner, energy technologies. Solar cells, which harvest energy directly from sunlight, may satisfy future energy requirements, but photovoltaic devices are currently too expensive to compete with existing fossil fuel based technologies. Polymer solar cells, on the other hand, are cheaper to produce than conventional inorganic solar cells and can be processed at relatively low temperatures. Furthermore, polymer solar cells can be fabricated on surfaces of arbitrary shape and flexibility, paving the way to a range of novel applications. Therefore, polymer solar cells are likely to play an important role in addressing, at least in some small part, man’s future energy needs. Here, the physics of polymer photovoltaics are reviewed, with particular emphasis on the computational tools which can be used to investigate these systems. In particular, the authors discuss the application of nanotechnology in self-assembling complex nanoscale structures which can be tailored to optimize photovoltaic performance. The role of computer simulations, in correlating these intricate structures with their performance, can not only reveal interesting new insights into current devices, but also elucidate potentially new systems with more optimized nanostructures.


Author(s):  
Gavin Buxton

In response to environmental concerns there is a drive towards developing renewable, and cleaner, energy technologies. Solar cells, which harvest energy directly from sunlight, may satisfy future energy requirements, but photovoltaic devices are currently too expensive to compete with existing fossil fuel based technologies. Polymer solar cells, on the other hand, are cheaper to produce than conventional inorganic solar cells and can be processed at relatively low temperatures. Furthermore, polymer solar cells can be fabricated on surfaces of arbitrary shape and flexibility, paving the way to a range of novel applications. Therefore, polymer solar cells are likely to play an important role in addressing, at least in some small part, man’s future energy needs. Here, the physics of polymer photovoltaics are reviewed, with particular emphasis on the computational tools which can be used to investigate these systems. In particular, the authors discuss the application of nanotechnology in self-assembling complex nanoscale structures which can be tailored to optimize photovoltaic performance. The role of computer simulations, in correlating these intricate structures with their performance, can not only reveal interesting new insights into current devices, but also elucidate potentially new systems with more optimized nanostructures.


2020 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 132-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abasi Abudulimu ◽  
Lang Liu ◽  
Guilin Liu ◽  
Nijiati Aimaiti ◽  
Bohuslav Rezek ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 9555-9562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiao He ◽  
Munazza Shahid ◽  
Xuechen Jiao ◽  
Eliot Gann ◽  
Flurin D. Eisner ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 105707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Jae Park ◽  
Kyu Seung Lee ◽  
Guh-Hwan Lim ◽  
Hae Woon Seo ◽  
Sang Wook Kim ◽  
...  

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (109) ◽  
pp. 108034-108044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrien Bou ◽  
Malika Chalh ◽  
Sylvain Vedraine ◽  
Bruno Lucas ◽  
Damien Barakel ◽  
...  

Quantification of the crucial role of the thin metal layer on the prediction of the optical properties of oxide/silver/oxide is established.


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