Organic Solar Cell by Inkjet Printing—An Overview

Sumaiya, Sharaf; Kardel, Kamran; El-Shahat, Adel

doi:10.3390/technologies5030053

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“…3D printing possesses all the qualities of inkjet printing, but is limited by the availability of printing materials. Readers are referred to [223] for a detailed comparison among inkjet printing, screen printing, gravure printing, and flexographic printing.…”

Section: Inkjet Printing Technology and The Market Competitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inkjet Printing: A Viable Technology for Biosensor Fabrication

2022

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Printing technology promises a viable solution for the low-cost, rapid, flexible, and mass fabrication of biosensors. Among the vast number of printing techniques, screen printing and inkjet printing have been widely adopted for the fabrication of biosensors. Screen printing provides ease of operation and rapid processing; however, it is bound by the effects of viscous inks, high material waste, and the requirement for masks, to name a few. Inkjet printing, on the other hand, is well suited for mass fabrication that takes advantage of computer-aided design software for pattern modifications. Furthermore, being drop-on-demand, it prevents precious material waste and offers high-resolution patterning. To exploit the features of inkjet printing technology, scientists have been keen to use it for the development of biosensors since 1988. A vast number of fully and partially inkjet-printed biosensors have been developed ever since. This study presents a short introduction on the printing technology used for biosensor fabrication in general, and a brief review of the recent reports related to virus, enzymatic, and non-enzymatic biosensor fabrication, via inkjet printing technology in particular.

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Section: Inkjet Printing Technology and The Market Competitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inkjet Printing: A Viable Technology for Biosensor Fabrication

2022

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“…[15,16] Inherent problems associated with inkjet-printing all layers include the creation of pinholes or poor uniformity in the film formation due to the inks energy mismatches, as well as limitations in terms of the rheological properties of the functional inks and solvent compatibilities. [17] Very few studies in the literature have reported the fabrication of all the layers through inkjet printing for OPV. [18,19] The record performance for fully inkjet-printed OPV on glass (4.1% Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE)), was achieved by utilizing a commercially available ink PV2000, a high-efficiency polymer blend.…”

Section: Ultra-lightweight Solar Cells Have Attracted Enormous Attentmentioning

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Fully Inkjet‐Printed, Ultrathin and Conformable Organic Photovoltaics as Power Source Based on Cross‐Linked PEDOT:PSS Electrodes

Bihar

Corzo

Hidalgo

et al. 2020

Adv Materials Technologies

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Ultra‐lightweight solar cells have attracted enormous attention due to their ultra‐conformability, flexibility, and compatibility with applications including electronic skin or miniaturized electronics for biological applications. With the latest advancements in printing technologies, printing ultrathin electronics is becoming now a reality. This work offers an easy path to fabricate indium tin oxide (ITO)‐free ultra‐lightweight organic solar cells through inkjet‐printing while preserving high efficiencies. A method consisting of the modification of a poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) ink with a methoxysilane‐based cross‐linker (3‐glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GOPS)) is presented to chemically modify the structure of the electrode layer. Combined with plasma and solvent post‐treatments, this approach prevents shunts and ensures precise patterning of solar cells. By using poly(3‐hexylthiophene) along rhodanine‐benzothiadiazole‐coupled indacenodithiophene (P3HT:O‐IDTBR), the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the fully printed solar cells is boosted up to 4.73% and fill factors approaching 65%. All inkjet‐printed ultrathin solar cells on a 1.7 µm thick biocompatible parylene substrate are fabricated with PCE reaching up to 3.6% and high power‐per‐weight values of 6.3 W g−1. After encapsulation, the cells retain their performance after being exposed for 6 h to aqueous environments such as water, seawater, or phosphate buffered saline, paving the way for their integration in more complex circuits for biological systems.

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“…Inkjet printing has also been reported as a promising process to prepare organic solar cells for flexible applications [ 45 ]. Its advantages include low-cost manufacturing, low material waste, the possibility of large area formation and precise localization, and large process flexibility.…”

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Energy Harvesting Materials and Structures for Smart Textile Applications: Recent Progress and Path Forward

Dolez

2021

Sensors

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A major challenge with current wearable electronics and e-textiles, including sensors, is power supply. As an alternative to batteries, energy can be harvested from various sources using garments or other textile products as a substrate. Four different energy-harvesting mechanisms relevant to smart textiles are described in this review. Photovoltaic energy harvesting technologies relevant to textile applications include the use of high efficiency flexible inorganic films, printable organic films, dye-sensitized solar cells, and photovoltaic fibers and filaments. In terms of piezoelectric systems, this article covers polymers, composites/nanocomposites, and piezoelectric nanogenerators. The latest developments for textile triboelectric energy harvesting comprise films/coatings, fibers/textiles, and triboelectric nanogenerators. Finally, thermoelectric energy harvesting applied to textiles can rely on inorganic and organic thermoelectric modules. The article ends with perspectives on the current challenges and possible strategies for further progress.

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Organic Solar Cell by Inkjet Printing—An Overview

Cited by 48 publications

References 105 publications

Inkjet Printing: A Viable Technology for Biosensor Fabrication

Inkjet Printing: A Viable Technology for Biosensor Fabrication

Fully Inkjet‐Printed, Ultrathin and Conformable Organic Photovoltaics as Power Source Based on Cross‐Linked PEDOT:PSS Electrodes

Energy Harvesting Materials and Structures for Smart Textile Applications: Recent Progress and Path Forward

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