Path to the fabrication of efficient, stable and commercially viable large-area organic solar cells

Autor: Shafket Rasool, Jiwoo Yeop, Hye Won Cho, Woojin Lee, Jae Won Kim, Dohun Yuk, Jin Young Kim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Materials Futures, Vol 2, Iss 3, p 032102 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2752-5724
DOI: 10.1088/2752-5724/acd6ab
Popis: Organic solar cells (OSCs) have reached an outstanding certified power conversion efficiency (PCE) of over 19% in single junction and 20% in tandem architecture design. Such high PCEs have emerged with outstanding Y-shaped Y6 non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs), together with PM6 electron donor polymers. PCEs are on the rise for small-area OSCs. However, large-area OSC sub-modules are still unable to achieve such high PCEs, and the highest certified PCE reported so far is ∼12% having an area of 58 cm ^2 . To fabricate efficient large-area OSCs, new custom-designed NFAs for large-area systems are imminent along with improvements in the sub-module fabrication platforms. Moreover, the search for stable yet efficient OSCs is still in progress. In this review, progress in small-area OSCs is presented with reference to the advancement in the chemical structure of NFAs and donor polymers. Finally, the life-cycle assessment of OSCs is presented and the energy payback time of the efficient and stable OSCs is discussed and lastly, an outlook for the OSCs is given.
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