TY - JOUR
T1 - Solution-Processed Semitransparent Organic Photovoltaics
T2 - From Molecular Design to Device Performance
AU - Brus, Viktor V.
AU - Lee, Jaewon
AU - Luginbuhl, Benjamin R.
AU - Ko, Seo Jin
AU - Bazan, Guillermo C.
AU - Nguyen, Thuc Quyen
N1 - Funding Information:
This article is part of the Advanced Materials Hall of Fame article series, which recognizes the excellent contributions of leading researchers to the field of materials science. The authors acknowledge the support from the department of Navy, Office of Naval Research (Award No. N00014-14-1-0580), and are thankful to Dr. Joachim Vollbrecht and Nora Schopp for insightful discussions and Akchheta Karki for the preparation of Figure 9. Note: The presentation of the name of the author Benjamin R. Luginbuhl was corrected on July 23, 2019, after initial publication online.
Funding Information:
This article is part of the Advanced Materials Hall of Fame article series, which recognizes the excellent contributions of leading researchers to the field of materials science. The authors acknowledge the support from the department of Navy, Office of Naval Research (Award No. N00014-14-1-0580), and are thankful to Dr. Joachim Vollbrecht and Nora Schopp for insightful discussions and Akchheta Karki for the preparation of Figure. Note: The presentation of the name of the author Benjamin R. Luginbuhl was corrected on July 23, 2019, after initial publication online.
PY - 2019/7/26
Y1 - 2019/7/26
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - narrow bandgap materials
KW - organic photovoltaics
KW - semitransparent electronics
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U2 - 10.1002/adma.201900904
DO - 10.1002/adma.201900904
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31148255
AN - SCOPUS:85066463817
VL - 31
JO - Advanced Materials
JF - Advanced Materials
SN - 0935-9648
IS - 30
M1 - 1900904
ER -