Organic Solar Cells—The Path to Commercial Success.

Autor: Riede, Moritz, Spoltore, Donato, Leo, Karl
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Zdroj: Advanced Energy Materials; 1/7/2021, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p
Abstrakt: Organic solar cells have the potential to become the cheapest form of electricity, beating even silicon photovoltaics. This article summarizes the state of the art in the field, highlighting research challenges, mainly the need for an efficiency increase as well as an improvement in long‐term stability. It discusses possible current and future applications, such as building integrated photovoltaics or portable electronics. Finally, the environmental footprint of this renewable energy technology is evaluated, highlighting the potential to be the energy generation technology with the lowest carbon footprint of all. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index