Solution‐Processed Semitransparent Organic Photovoltaics: From Molecular Design to Device Performance
Abstract
Recent research efforts on solution‐processed semitransparent organic solar cells (OSCs) are presented. Essential properties of organic donor:acceptor bulk heterojunction blends and electrode materials, required for the combination of simultaneous high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and average visible transmittance of photovoltaic devices, are presented from the materials science and device engineering points of view. Aspects of optical perception, charge generation–recombination, and extraction processes relevant for semitransparent OSCs are also discussed in detail. Furthermore, the theoretical limits of PCE for fully transparent OSCs, compared to the performance of the best reported semitransparent OSCs, and options for further optimization are discussed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 30, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1002/adma.201900904
Entities
People
- Benjamin R. Luginbuhl
- Guillermo C. Bazan
- Jaewon Lee
- Seo‐Jin Ko
- Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
- Viktor V. Brus
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- University of California, Santa Barbara