Publication
Title
Square-centimeter-sized high-efficiency polymer solar cells : how the processing atmosphere and film quality influence performance at large scale
Author
Abstract
Organic solar cells based on two benzodithiophene-based polymers (PTB7 and PTB7-Th) processed at square centimeter-size under inert atmosphere and ambient air, respectively, are investigated. It is demonstrated that the performance of solar cells processed under inert atmosphere is not limited by the upscaling of photoactive layer and the interfacial layers. Thorough morphological and electrical characterizations of optimized layers and corresponding devices reveal that performance losses due to area enlargement are only caused by the sheet resistance of the transparent electrode reducing the effi ciency from 9.3% of 7.8% for PTB7-Th in the condition that both photoactive layer and the interfacial layers are of high layer quality. Air processing of photoactive layer and the interfacial layers into centimeter-sized solar cells lead to additional, but only slight, losses (< 10%) in all photovoltaic parameters, which can be addressed to changes in the electronic properties of both active layer and ZnO layers rather than changes in layer morphology. The demonstrated compatibility of polymer solar cells using solution-processed photoactive layer and interfacial layers with large area indicates that the introduction of a standard active area of 1 cm(2) for measuring effi ciency of organic record solar cells is feasible. However electric standards for indium tin oxides (ITO) or alternative transparent electrodes need to be developed so that performance of new photovoltaic materials can be compared at square centimeter-size.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Advanced energy materials. - Weinheim, 2011, currens
Laser physics review. - Place of publication unknown
Publication
Weinheim : WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. , 2016
ISSN
1614-6832 [print]
1614-6840 [online]
DOI
10.1002/AENM.201600290
Volume/pages
6 :13 (2016) , 10 p.
Article Reference
1600290
ISI
000379314700010
Medium
E-only publicatie
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
SUstainable Novel FLexible Organic Watts Efficiently Reliable (SUNFLOWER).
Colouring Atoms in 3 Dimensions (COLOURATOM).
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Last edited 09.10.2023
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