Strain-induced power output enhancement in intrinsically
Stretchable ITO-free organic solar cells with intrinsic anti-reflection substrate for high-efficiency outdoor and indoor energy harvesting Adv. Funct. Mater., 31 ( 2021 ), Article 2010172, 10.1002/adfm.202010172
Portable Charger Uses Organic Solar Cells
Unlike the Bushnell SolarWrap 250, which uses thin-film amorphous silicon photovoltaic cells, the HeLi-on charger uses organic solar cells. Although organic PV cells are inherently less efficient than amorphous
Inorganic–organic modular silicon and dye-sensitized solar cells
Photographs and I–V characteristics of investigated solar cells: (a) DSSC with photosensitive field dimensions of 91 mm × 91 mm, (b) an amorphous silicon cell on a glass substrate with
19.46%-Efficiency all-polymer organic solar cells with excellent
Consequently, the rigid and flexible Q-LbL all-PSCs exhibit outstanding power conversion efficiencies of 19.46% and 17.02%, respectively. In particular, the Q-LbL system showed promising thermal and mechanical stability as well as outdoor operational stability.
Organic Solar Cells: From Fundamental to Application
Solution–processed organic solar cells (OSC) have been explored widely due to their low cost and convenience, and impressive power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) which have surpassed 18%.
The Influence of Photo‐Induced Space Charge and
Abstract Apart from traditional large-scale outdoor application, organic solar cells are also of interest for powering small, off-grid electronic devices indoors. The reason for the enhanced power-conversion efficiency
High-Performance and Stable Nonfullerene Acceptor
High-Performance and Stable Nonfullerene Acceptor-Based Organic Solar Cells for Indoor to Outdoor Light PBDB-TSCl shows more efficient exciton dissociation and charge generation, which is probably because large dipole
Single-junction organic solar cells with over 19% efficiency
Zhu, L. et al. Efficient organic solar cell with 16.88% efficiency enabled by refined acceptor crystallization and morphology with improved charge transfer and transport properties. Adv. Energy
Quantifying charge carrier density in organic solar
Power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs) has been improved up to 16%, 1 mainly driven by the development of new organic semiconductor materials. Although the short-circuit current density (J SC) and
Organic Solar Cells
Outdoor and Remote Applications: Organic solar cells can power outdoor lighting, remote monitoring systems, and signage. They can be used in areas where traditional
Organic Solar Cells: Recent Progress and
The devices also show an impressive stability under outdoor environment, where the efficiency decay is less than 30% for 60 days. Our findings can pave the way toward
High-Performance and Stable Nonfullerene Acceptor-Based Organic Solar
We synthesized a donor polymer of bis(2-ethylhexyl)thiophene-substituted benzodithiophene (BDT-Th) and 1,3-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-5,7-di(thiophene-2-yl)benzo[1,2-c:4,5-c′]dithiophene-4,8-dione, for which the BDT-Th unit includes chlorine and sulfur-bridged 2-ethylhexyl in the thiophene side group. When compared with PBDB-TF, which includes
In/Outdoor Organic Solar Cells with Effective
The advancement of Internet of Things (IoT) technology and low-carbon green growth policies have accelerated the increase in demand for organic solar cells (OSCs).
Organic Solar Cells
The creation of excitons in molecular materials as a consequence of light absorption, as opposed to free electrons and holes as illustrated in Fig. 4.3, is a key distinction between organic and traditional inorganic solar cells.Excitons, which are quasi-particles with substantial binding energy (E b) between the electron and the hole, are created when
Progress Toward Stable Organic Solar Cells
It has been reported that the light-soaking experiments (ISOS-L) generate adverse changes in organic charge extraction layers, material intermixing, and ion exchange in solar cell layers. The UV band of the solar spectrum is also of particular interest as it aids in OSC degradation and enhances the non-radiative recombination rate in OSCs based on mesoporous TiO 2 .
Organic Photovoltaics
Organic photovoltaics: We are working on the development of lighter, more flexible and more environmentally friendly solar cells based on semiconducting materials made from hydrocarbons.
Low‐Cost, High‐Efficiency Organic Solar Cells Based on Ecofriendly
Organic solar cells (OSCs) have rapidly grown as one of the leading approaches for low-cost, lightweight, and possibly semitransparent energy conversion technology. [1 - 6]
Recent advances in stabilizing the organic solar cells
Abstract Organic solar cells (OSCs) have gained considerable attention due to their attractive power conversion efficiency (over 19%), simple preparation, lightweight and low cost. However, considerable challenges remain in the technical contexts to achieve stable performance for OSCs with extended life cycle. These challenges comprise of two primary
A matter of design and coupling: high indoor charging
A matter of design and coupling: high indoor charging efficiencies with organic solar modules directly coupled to a sodium ion battery†. Li-Chung Kin * ab, Andreas Distler c, Oleksandr Astakhov d, Bakary Kone d, Hans Kungl a, André Karl a, Tsvetelina Merdzhanova * d, Rüdiger-A. Eichel ae, Christoph J. Brabec cf and Uwe Rau bdg a Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung
Towards a bright future: The versatile applications of organic solar cells
For other applications including flexible, semitransparent and indoor electronics, great progress has been made by PSCs. For instance, flexible PSCs have achieved a steady PCE up to 19.01%. 11 The most efficient semi-transparent PSC have obtained a PCE of 19%, with an average transmittance of 85% in the NIR region. 12, 13 Additionally, researchers have
Over 19.2% Efficiency of Organic Solar
The large energy loss (E loss) is one of the main obstacles to further improve the photovoltaic performance of organic solar cells (OSCs), which is closely related to the charge transfer
Recent Progress in Organic Solar Cells: A Review on
In the last few decades, organic solar cells (OSCs) have drawn broad interest owing to their advantages such as being low cost, flexible, semitransparent, non-toxic, and ideal for roll-to-roll large-scale processing.
100 cm2 Organic Photovoltaic Cells with 23% Efficiency under
The application of organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells to drive off-grid microelectronic devices under indoor light has attracted broad attention. As organic semiconductors intrinsically have less ordered intermolecular packing than inorganic materials, the relatively larger energetic disorder is one of the main results that limit the photovoltaic
Review of flexible perovskite solar cells for indoor and outdoor
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have shown a significant increase in power conversion efficiency (PCE) under laboratory circumstances from 2006 to the present, rising from 3.8% to an astonishing 25%. This scientific breakthrough corresponds to the changing energy situation and rising industrial potential. The flexible perovskite solar cell (FPSC), which
Organic solar cell
An organic solar cell (OSC [1]) or plastic solar cell is a type of photovoltaic that uses organic electronics, a branch of electronics that deals with conductive organic polymers or small organic molecules, [2] for light absorption and
Over 14% Efficiency Folding-Flexible ITO
Flexible organic solar cells (Fl-OSCs), in particular, are currently attracting much interest as a promising clean-energy technology (Yan et al., 2018; Qian et al., 2018;
19.46%-Efficiency all-polymer organic solar cells with excellent
19.46%-Efficiency all-polymer organic solar cells with excellent outdoor operating stability enabled by active layer reconstruction Morphology control has been critical engineering in establishing rapid charge transfer channels and enhancing the solidification of the bulk microstructure, ultimately leading to improved device performance
Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells with Efficient Charge Mobility
A new series of heterojunction organic solar cells were designed using bacteriochlorin as a donor. They exhibit efficient charge mobility and separation rates, which
Organic Solar Cells: An Introduction to Organic Photovoltaics
A concise overview of organic solar cells, also known as organic photovoltaics (OPVs), a 3rd-generation solar cell technology. OPVs are advantageous due to their affordability & low material toxicity. Liu, J. et al. Fast charge separation in a non-fullerene organic solar cell with a
Advances in organic solar cells: Materials, progress, challenges
To improve charge transfer within cells, researchers are attempting to mix polymer thin films with stable nanomaterials, including graphene and its derivatives, metal oxides, and carbon nanotubes. PSS. Researchers are focused on solution-based MoOx layers due to its lower cost. Organic solar cells based on P3HT:IC70BA, which use s-MoOx as
Organic photovoltaics: the path to
"That is why organic solar cells can be very flexible and lightweight," he explains. The team uses π-conjugated polymers as the ''p-type'' electron-donating material in an OPV. For an
Enabling high-performance, centimeter
Organic solar cells (OSCs) represent an important emerging photovoltaic (PV) technology that can be produced by high-throughput solution processing from a vast