Panchromatic Sequentially Cast Ternary Polymer Solar Cells

Polymer solar cells.

This article reviews the motivations for developing polymer-based photovoltaics and describes some of the material systems used. Current challenges are identified, and some recent developments in the field are outlined. In particular, recent work to image and control nanostructure in polymer-based solar cells is reviewed, and very recent progress is described using the unique properties of orga...

Polymer solar cells

nature photonics | VOL 6 | MARCH 2012 | www.nature.com/naturephotonics 153 Harnessing solar energy is one of the most promising ways to tackle today’s energy issues. Although the present dominant photovoltaic (PV) technology is based on inorganic materials, high material and manufacturing costs limit its wide acceptance1. Intensive research has been conducted towards the development of low-cost...

Polymer Solar Cells

Polymer solar cells, a highly innovative research area for the last decade until today, are currently maturing with respect to understanding of their fundamental processes of operation. The increasing interest of the scientific community is well reflected by the—every year—dynamically rising number of publications. This chapter presents an overview of the developments in organic photovoltaics e...

Polymer solar cells

Polymer - based solar cells

Conjugated polymers are excellent candidates for use in low-cost electronics and photovoltaics (PV)1. Polymer-based solar cells have reached power conversion efficiencies of 5% in recent reports2–6. Deposition of organics by screen printing, doctor blading, inkjet printing, and spray deposition is possible because these materials can be made soluble. These techniques are required for the high-t...