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Current Challenges in Organic Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion

Authors : Cody W. Schlenker, Mark E. Thompson

Published in: Unimolecular and Supramolecular Electronics I

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Abstract

Over the last 10 years, significant interest in utilizing conjugated organic molecules for solid-state solar to electric conversion has produced rapid improvement in device efficiencies. Organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices are attractive for their compatibility with low-cost processing techniques and thin-film applicability to flexible and conformal applications. However, many of the processes that lead to power losses in these systems still remain poorly understood, posing a significant challenge for the future efficiency improvements required to make these devices an attractive solar technology. While semiconductor band models have been employed to describe OPV operation, a more appropriate molecular picture of the pertinent processes is beginning to emerge. This chapter presents mechanisms of OPV device operation, based on the bound molecular nature of the involved transient species. With the intention to underscore the importance of considering both thermodynamic and kinetic factors, recent progress in elucidating molecular characteristics that dictate photovoltage losses in heterojunction organic photovoltaics is also discussed.

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Metadata
Title
Current Challenges in Organic Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion
Authors
Cody W. Schlenker
Mark E. Thompson
Copyright Year
2012
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
Unimolecular and Supramolecular Electronics I

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-27283-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-27284-4

Copyright Year: 2012

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/128_2011_219

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