A transparent conducting oxide as an efficient middle electrode for flexible organic tandem solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 542-546

  Joon Lee, Bong ^a   Jung Kim, Hyo ^a   Jeong, Won ik ^a   Kim, Jang Joo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cs2CO3; Flexible tandem organic solar cell; Interface modification; IZO; Middle electrode; Rb2CO3

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; BOTTOM CELLS; FILL FACTOR; FLEXIBLE TANDEM ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; INDIUM ZINC OXIDES; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; INTERFACE MODIFICATION; INTERFACIAL LAYER; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; TANDEM DEVICES; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE; UV-OZONE TREATMENT;

CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; CESIUM; OHMIC CONTACTS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OZONE; RUBIDIUM; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

CELLS;

EID: 75149135090     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.11.021     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Krebs F.C. Fabrication and processing of polymer solar cells: a review of printing and coating techniques. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 93 (2009) 394-412
2. 61 blends. Appl. Phys. Lett. 87 (2005) 083506-1-083506-3
3. Kim J.-Y., Kim S.-H., Lee H.-H., Lee K., Ma W., Gong X., and Heeger A.J. New architecture for high-efficiency polymer photovoltaic cells using solution-based titanium oxide as an optical spacer. Adv. Mater 18 (2006) 572-576
4. Peet J., Kim J.Y., Coates N.E., Ma W.L., Moses D., Heeger A.J., and Bazan G.C. Efficiency enhancement in low-bandgap polymer solar cells by processing with alkane dithiols. Nat. Mater. 6 (2007) 497-500
5. Park S.H., Roy A., Beaupre S., Cho S., Nelson Coates J.S., Moon D., Moses M., Leclerc K., Lee, and Heeger A.J. Bulk heterojunction solar cells with internal quantum efficiency approaching 100%. Nat. Photon. 3 (2009) 297-303
6. Xue J., Rand B.P., Uchida S., and Forrest S.R. A hybrid planar-mixed molecular heterojunction photovoltaic cell. Adv. Mater. 17 (2005) 66-71
7. Jorgensen M., Norrman K., and Krebs F.C. Stability/degradation of polymer solar cells. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 92 (2008) 686-714
8. Hiramoto M., Seuzaki M., and Yokoyama M. Effect of thin gold interstitial-layer on the photovoltaic properties of tandem organic solar cell. Chem. Lett. 19 (1990) 327-330
9. Hagemann O., Bjerring M., Nielsen N.Chr., and Krebs F.C. All solution processed tandem polymer solar cells based on thermocleavable materials. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 92 (2008) 1327-1335
10. Yakimov A., and Forrest S.R. High photovoltage multiple-heterojunction organic solar cells incorporating interfacial metallic nanoclusters. Appl. Phys. Lett 80 (2002) 1667-1669
11. Rand B.P., Peumans P., and Forrest S.R. Long-range absorption enhancement in organic tandem thin-film solar cells containing silver nanoclusters. J. Appl. Phys. 96 (2004) 7519-7526
12. Triyana K., Yasuda T., Fujita K., and Tsutsui T. Effects of different materials used for internal floating electrode on the photovoltaic properties of tandem type organic solar cell. Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 43 (2004) 2352-2356
13. Xue J., Uchida S., Rand B.P., and Forrest S.R. Asymmetric tandem organic photovoltaic cells with hybrid planar-mixed molecular heterojunctions. Appl. Phys. Lett. 85 (2004) 5757-5759
14. Drechsel J., Mannig B., Kozlowski F., Pfeiffer M., and Leo K. Efficient organic solar cells based on a double p-i-n architecture using doped wide-gap transport layers. Appl. Phys. Lett. 86 (2005) 244102-1-244102-3
15. Hadipour A., de Boer B., Wildeman J., Kooistra F.B., Hummelen J.C., Turbie M.G.R., Wienk M.M., Janssen R.A.J., and Blom P.W.M. Solution-processed organic tandem solar cells. Adv. Funct. Mater. 16 (2006) 1897-1903
16. Colsmann A., Junge J., Kayser C., and Lemmer U. Organic tandem solar cells comprising polymer and small-molecule subcells. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 (2006) 203506-1-203506-3
17. Dennler G., Prall H.-J., Koeppe R., Egginger M., Autengruber R., and Sariciftci N.S. Enhanced spectral coverage in tandem organic solar cells. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 (2006) 073502-1-073502-3
18. Kim J., Lee K., Coates N.E., Moses D., Nguyen T.-Q., Dante M., and Heeger A.J. Efficient tandem polymer solar cells fabricated by all-solution processing. Science 317 (2007) 222-225
19. Kawano K., Ito N., Nishimori T., and Sakai J. Open circuit voltage of stacked bulk heterojunction organic solar cells. Appl. Phys. Lett. 88 (2006) 073514-1-073514-3
20. Gilot J., Wienk M.M., and Janssen R.A.J. Double and triple junction polymer solar cells processed from solution. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90 (2007) 143512-1-143512-3
21. Hadipour A., de Doer B., and Blom P.W.M. Solution-processed organic tandem solar cells with embedded optical spacers. J. Appl. Phys. Lett. 102 (2007) 074506-1-074506-6
22. Janssen A.G.F., Riedl T., Hamwi S., Johannes H.-H., and Kowalsky W. Highly efficient organic tandem solar cells using an improved connecting architecture. Appl. Phys. Lett. 91 (2007) 073519-1-073519-3
23. 3 intermediate layer. Appl. Phys. Lett. 93 (2008) 083305-1-083305-3
24. Kang J.-W., Jeong W.-I., Kim J.-J., Kim H.-K., Kim D.-G., and Lee G.-H. High-performance flexible organic light-emitting diodes using amorphous indium zinc oxide anode. Electrochem. Solid-State Lett. 10 (2007) J75-J78
25. Leem D.-S., Kim S.-Y., Kim J.-J., Chen M.-H., and Wu C.-I. Rubidium-carbonate-doped 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline electron transporting layer for high-efficiency p-i-n organic light emitting diodes. Electrochem. Solid-State Lett. 12 (2009) J8-J10
26. Huang J., Yang G.L., and a.Y. A semi-transparent plastic solar cell fabricated by a lamination process. Adv. Mater. 20 (2008) 415-419
27. Martin C.M., Burlakov V.M., Assender H.E., and Barkhouse D.A.R. A numerical model for explaining the role of the interface morphology in composite solar cells. J. Appl. Phys. 102 (2007) 104506-1-104506-9
28. Kim H.-K. High-performance phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes prepared using an amorphous indium zinc oxide anode film grown by box cathode sputtering. Surf. Coat. Technol. 203 (2008) 652-656