Polymer Nanostructure Approach for Photoelectric Solar Energy Conversions

Abstract

This presentation provides a brief overview on the mechanisms, history, current status, and future prospective of polymer or soft materials based photoelectric conversion materials, with a focus on a block copolymer nanostructure approach to address the loss issues in organic or polymer based solar cells. For instance, a DBfA type of block copolymer exhibits a two orders of magnitude enhancement of photoelectric conversion efficiency over its corresponding D/fA blend system. Such enhancement is attributed mainly to the DBfA self-assembled solid state nanostructure that minimizes the carrier losses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 17, 2015
Accession Number
AD1147048

Entities

People

  • Dafu Wang
  • M. Hasib
  • Sumei Sun
  • Thanh Nguyen

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Block Copolymers
  • Cells
  • Charge Carriers
  • Copolymers
  • Detectors
  • Energy Conversion
  • Energy Gaps
  • Films
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Optoelectronic Devices
  • Optoelectronics
  • Polymer Solar Cells
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy
  • Standards
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics