Semi-transparent polymer solar cells

Pablo Romero-Gómez; Francesco Pastorelli; Paola Mantilla-Pérez; Marina Mariano; Alberto Martínez-Otero; Xavier Elias; Rafael Betancur; Jordi Martorell

doi:10.1117/1.JPE.5.057212

16 February 2015 Semi-transparent polymer solar cells

Pablo Romero-Gómez, Francesco Pastorelli, Paola Mantilla-Pérez, Marina Mariano, Alberto Martínez-Otero, Xavier Elias, Rafael Betancur, Jordi Martorell

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Journal of Photonics for Energy, Vol. 5, Issue 1, 057212 (February 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.5.057212

Abstract

Over the last three decades, progress in the organic photovoltaic field has resulted in some device features which make organic cells applicable in electricity generation configurations where the standard silicon-based technology is not suitable, for instance, when a semi-transparent photovoltaic panel is needed. When the thin film solar cell performance is evaluated in terms of the device’s visible transparency and power conversion efficiency, organic solar cells offer the most promising solution. During the last three years, research in the field has consolidated several approaches for the fabrication of high performance semi-transparent organic solar cells. We have grouped these approaches under three categories: devices where the absorber layer includes near-infrared absorption polymers, devices incorporating one-dimensional photonic crystals, and devices with a metal cavity light trapping configuration. We herein review these approaches.

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Pablo Romero-Gómez, Francesco Pastorelli, Paola Mantilla-Pérez, Marina Mariano, Alberto Martínez-Otero, Xavier Elias, Rafael Betancur, and Jordi Martorell "Semi-transparent polymer solar cells," Journal of Photonics for Energy 5(1), 057212 (16 February 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.5.057212

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