High-performance semitransparent organic solar cells based on sequentially processed heterojunction

Xue, Peiyao; Xin, Jingming; Lu, Guanyu; Jia, Boyu; Lu, Heng; Lu, Guanghao; Ma, Wei; Han, Ray P.  S.; Zhan, Xiaowei

doi:10.1039/d2tc04507a

High-performance semitransparent organic solar cells based on sequentially processed heterojunction

Journal Article · 01 January 2023 · Journal of Materials Chemistry C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d2tc04507a· OSTI ID:2422688

Xue, Peiyao ^[1]; Xin, Jingming ^[2]; Lu, Guanyu ^[3]; Jia, Boyu ^[1]; Lu, Heng ^[1]; ^[3]; Ma, Wei ^[2]; Han, Ray P. S. ^[4]; ^[5]

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Jiangzhong Cancer Research Center, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China

Semitransparent organic solar cells based on sequentially processed heterojunction (SHJ) structure show a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 12.5% and an average visible transmittance (AVT) of 25.4%, outperforming the BHJ counterpart (PCE = 11.8%, AVT = 22.9%).

Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 2422688

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry C Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 11; ISSN JMCCCX; ISSN 2050-7526

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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