Organic photovoltaic materials and thin-film
solar cells

doi:10.1007/s11458-009-0208-3

Front. Chem. China

2010, Vol. 5

Issue (1) : 45-60 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11458-009-0208-3

Research articles

Organic photovoltaic materials and thin-film solar cells

Xin WANG¹,Jiuyan LI¹,Di LIU²,

1.State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, China; 2.Department of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, China;

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Abstract Organic photovoltaic materials are of interest for their future applications in solar cells. Compared to inorganic or dye-sensitized solar cells, organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells offer a huge potential for low-cost large-area solar cells because of their low material consumption per area and easy processing. In the last few years, there have seen an unprecedented growth of interest in OPVs with power conversion efficiency of over 5% attainable. However, OPV’s performance is limited by the narrow light absorption, poor charge carries mobility, and low stability of organic materials, all of which confine its large-scale commercial applications. This review will develop a discussion on the OPV device configuration and operational mechanism after an introduction of the general features of OPV materials. Subsequently, the typical progresses in materials development and performance evolution in recent years will be summarized. The future challenges and prospects faced by organic photovoltaics will be discussed. Finally, the innovative strategy on research of molecular design and device optimization will be suggested with the aim for practical application.

Keywords solar cells organic photovoltaics (OPV) organic thin film solar cells power conversion efficiency

Issue Date: 05 March 2010

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Xin WANG,Di LIU,Jiuyan LI. Organic photovoltaic materials and thin-film solar cells[J]. Front. Chem. China, 2010, 5(1): 45-60.

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