Flexible Conjugated Polymer-Based Plastic Solar Cells: From Basics to Applications

Triggered by the outstanding worldwide growth of the photovoltaic market as well as by the need of alternative energy sources in future, organic solar cells are the object of vivid interest from both industrial and academic sides. Based on the semiconducting properties of organic conjugated macromol...

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Published in:Proceedings of the IEEE 2005-08, Vol.93 (8), p.1429-1439
Main Authors: Dennler, G., Sariciftci, N.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative energy sources
Conjugated polymers
Conversion
Costs
Devices
flexible
fullerenes
Markets
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaic systems
Plastics
Polymers
Printing
Production
Renewable energy sources
Semiconductivity
Solar cells
Solar power generation
Substrates
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Summary:Triggered by the outstanding worldwide growth of the photovoltaic market as well as by the need of alternative energy sources in future, organic solar cells are the object of vivid interest from both industrial and academic sides. Based on the semiconducting properties of organic conjugated macromolecules, these devices possess the potential to be processed by common printing techniques. Besides being easily upscalable on rigid as well as on flexible substrates, they open the route of roll-to-roll production of low cost renewable energy sources. Today, up to 5% power conversion efficiencies are reported in this kind of plastic solar cells.
ISSN:0018-9219
1558-2256
DOI:10.1109/JPROC.2005.851491