Plastic Electronics and Optoelectronics: New Science and Technology from Soluble Semiconducting Polymers and Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Fabricated from Soluble Semiconducting Polymers

Abstract

Bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells were invented at UC Santa Barbara after the fundamental discovery of photoinduced ultrafast electron transfer from conjugated polymers to fullerenes. Many groups in the U.S., Europe and Asia are now making important contributions. Nevertheless, the UCSB group remains one of the leaders in the field. The high charge separation efficiency, the reduced fabrication costs associated with solution processing (printing and coating) and the implementation of this robust self-assembled technology on flexible substrates make plastic solar cells a compelling option for tomorrow s photovoltaics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 03, 2011
Accession Number
ADA566963

Entities

People

  • Alan J. Heeger
  • Guillermo C. Bazan

Organizations

  • University of California, Santa Barbara

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Gaps
  • Cells
  • Charge Carriers
  • Efficiency
  • Electron Transfer
  • Fabrication
  • Fermi Levels
  • Fullerenes
  • Materials
  • Mobile Phones
  • Optoelectronics
  • Physics
  • Polymer Solar Cells
  • Polymers
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics