Polymer based organic solar cells using ink-jet printed active layers

Aernouts, Tom; Aleksandrov, Tsvetan; Girotto, Claudio; Genoe, Jan; Poortmans, Jozef

doi:10.1063/1.2833185

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“…However these methods are not suitable for large area, high volume production. Roll to roll compatible printing techniques such as screen-printing [90][91][92][93] and ink-jet printing [94,95] must be used for large area module production. A detailed processing knowledge for these methods is needed.…”

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Designs and Architectures for the Next Generation of Organic Solar Cells

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Organic solar cells show great promise as an economically and environmentally friendly technology to utilize solar energy because of their simple fabrication processes and minimal material usage. However, new innovations and breakthroughs are needed for organic solar cell technology to become competitive in the future. This article reviews research efforts and accomplishments focusing on three issues: power conversion efficiency, device stability and processability for mass production, followed by an outlook for optimizing OSC performance through device engineering and new architecture designs to realize next generation organic solar cells.

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Designs and Architectures for the Next Generation of Organic Solar Cells

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] Amenable to solution-processing techniques (e.g. roll-to-roll or ink-jet printing processing), 7,8 as well as an enormous available structural parameter space, semiconducting polymers and polymer blends hold the potential for realizing this goal. However, unlike their ''hard'' semiconductor analogs, the ''soft'' nature of organic semiconductors-referring specifically to the response of the nuclear framework upon exciton generation-conspires to significantly limit charge mobility in these materials, and hence overall device efficiency.…”

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Optical probes of chain packing structure and exciton dynamics in polythiophene films, composites, and nanostructures

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Baghar

2012

J Polym Sci B Polym Phys

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This mini-review on the photophysics of poly-alkyl thiophenes (e.g., P3HT) and its blends with electron-acceptor moeties such as fullerenes (e.g., PCBM) and carbon nanotubes focuses on highlights of recent literature on spectroscopic probes of exciton formation, diffusion, charge-separation, and transport in these materials. The literature in this area is vast: more than 3000 papers have been published in on P3HT (and related materials) and applications to organic solar energy harvesting devices over the last 20 years. Thus, no single review can capture the breadth and depth of this research. Here, we attempt to highlight some of the exciting new research efforts aimed at understanding photophysical processes in organic photovoltaic materials. This mini-review is organized as follows: First, a summary of the theoretical framework commonly used to describe fundamental physical processes of charge generation in organic (polymeric) semiconductor materials is presented. We then discuss recent exciting results on ultrafast spectroscopic probes of exciton dynamics in these materials. Finally, we present highlights of new research on polymer nanostructures (nanoparticles and nanofibers) and their exciting applications to organic photovoltaics.

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“…(c) Inkjet printing and spray coating: A fine jet of polymer solution is sprayed on to the substrate in a required pattern [80]. A simpler approach is printing polymer and contact materials using and embossed stamp [81].…”

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Life cycle analysis of organic photovoltaic technologies

García‐Valverde

Cherni

Urbina

2010

Progress in Photovoltaics

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Organic solar cells, both in the hybrid dye sensitized technology and in the full organic polymeric technology, are a promising alternative that could supply solar electricity at a cost much lower than other more conventional inorganic photovoltaic technologies. This paper presents a life cycle analysis of the laboratory production of a typical bulk heterojunction organic solar cell and compares this result with those obtained for the industrial production of other photovoltaic technologies. Also a detailed material inventory from raw materials to final photovoltaic module is presented, allowing us to identify potential bottlenecks in a future supply chain for a large industrial output. Even at this initial stage of laboratory production, the energy payback time and CO 2 emission factor for the organic photovoltaic technology is of the same order of other inorganic photovoltaic technologies, demonstrating that there is plenty of room for improvement if the fabrication procedure is optimized and scaled up to an industrial process.

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Polymer based organic solar cells using ink-jet printed active layers

Cited by 267 publications

References 21 publications

Designs and Architectures for the Next Generation of Organic Solar Cells

Designs and Architectures for the Next Generation of Organic Solar Cells

Optical probes of chain packing structure and exciton dynamics in polythiophene films, composites, and nanostructures

Life cycle analysis of organic photovoltaic technologies

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