Organic Photovoltaic Cells: From Performance Improvement to Manufacturing Processes

Multi-film roll transferring (MRT) process using highly conductive and solution-processed silver solution for fully solution-processed polymer solar cells

(2014) Hongseok Youn et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Improved solar cell performance by adding ultra-thin Alq 3 at the cathode interface

(2014) Jae Yong Lee et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Influence of ZnO sol–gel electron transport layer processing on BHJ active layer morphology and OPV performance

(2014) Diego Barrera et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Annealing-free solution-processed tungsten oxide for inverted organic solar cells

(2014) Frédéric Guillain et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Solution-Processed Nickel Oxide Hole Transport Layers in High Efficiency Polymer Photovoltaic Cells

(2013) Jesse R. Manders et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Optimization of polymer photovoltaic cells with bulk heterojunction layers hundreds of nanometers thick: modifying the morphology and cathode interface

(2013) Hui Joon Park et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Inverted Organic Photovoltaic Cells with Solution-Processed Zinc Oxide as Electron Collecting Layer

(2013) Chunfu Zhang et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Toward High-Performance Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cells: Bringing Conjugated Polymers and Inorganic Nanocrystals in Close Contact

(2013) Ming He et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Roll-to-Roll Cohesive, Coated, Flexible, High-Efficiency Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes Utilizing ITO-Free Polymer Anodes

(2013) Seongbeom Shin et al.   Small

A polymer tandem solar cell with 10.6% power conversion efficiency

(2013) Jingbi You et al.   Nature Communications

Advanced Heterojunction Structure of Polymer Photovoltaic Cell Generating High Photocurrent with Internal Quantum Efficiency Approaching 100%

(2013) Hui Joon Park et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Inkjet Printing of Back Electrodes for Inverted Polymer Solar Cells

(2013) Dechan Angmo et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

PCDTBT: en route for low cost plastic solar cells

(2013) Serge Beaupré et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Barrierless hole injection through sub-bandgap occupied states in organic light emitting diodes using substoichiometric MoOx anode interfacial layer

(2012) Maria Vasilopoulou et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Graphene-based transparent flexible electrodes for polymer solar cells

(2012) Ming He et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Low-temperature, solution-processed molybdenum oxide hole-collection layer for organic photovoltaics

(2012) Scott R. Hammond et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Time-Resolved Structural Evolution of Additive-Processed Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2012) James T. Rogers et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

The Effect of Solvent Additives on Morphology and Excited-State Dynamics in PCPDTBT:PCBM Photovoltaic Blends

(2012) Fabian Etzold et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Roll-to-roll fabrication of polymer solar cells

(2012) Roar Søndergaard et al.   Materials Today

Silver front electrode grids for ITO-free all printed polymer solar cells with embedded and raised topographies, prepared by thermal imprint, flexographic and inkjet roll-to-roll processes

(2012) Jong-Su Yu et al.   Nanoscale

Inverted structure organic photovoltaic devices employing a low temperature solution processed WO3 anode buffer layer

(2012) Ning Li et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

All-solution blade–slit coated polymer light-emitting diodes

(2012) Hongseok Youn et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Solution processed WO3 layer for the replacement of PEDOT:PSS layer in organic photovoltaic cells

(2012) Hana Choi et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

A Universal Method to Produce Low-Work Function Electrodes for Organic Electronics

(2012) Y. Zhou et al.   SCIENCE

Gravure printing inverted organic solar cells: The influence of ink properties on film quality and device performance

(2012) Monika M. Voigt et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Roll-to-Roll Inkjet Printing and Photonic Sintering of Electrodes for ITO Free Polymer Solar Cell Modules and Facile Product Integration

(2012) Dechan Angmo et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

High Fill Factor Polymer Solar Cells Incorporating a Low Temperature Solution Processed WO3Hole Extraction Layer

(2012) Tobias Stubhan et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Absolute Measurement of Domain Composition and Nanoscale Size Distribution Explains Performance in PTB7:PC71BM Solar Cells

(2012) Brian A. Collins et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Fabrication and characterization of WO3/Ag/WO3 multilayer transparent anode with solution-processed WO3 for polymer light-emitting diodes

(2012) Kangmin Jeon et al.   Nanoscale Research Letters

Effect of Polymer Aggregation on the Open Circuit Voltage in Organic Photovoltaic Cells: Aggregation-Induced Conjugated Polymer Gel and its Application for Preventing Open Circuit Voltage Drop

(2011) Bong-Gi Kim et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Moving through the Phase Diagram: Morphology Formation in Solution Cast Polymer–Fullerene Blend Films for Organic Solar Cells

(2011) Benjamin Schmidt-Hansberg et al.   ACS Nano

Molecular Order in High-Efficiency Polymer/Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2011) Matthew R. Hammond et al.   ACS Nano

Inverted Organic Solar Cells with Sol-Gel Processed High Work-Function Vanadium Oxide Hole-Extraction Layers

(2011) Kirill Zilberberg et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

High shunt resistance in polymer solar cells comprising a MoO3 hole extraction layer processed from nanoparticle suspension

(2011) Tobias Stubhan et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

All-conjugated poly(3-alkylthiophene) diblock copolymer-based bulk heterojunction solar cells with controlled molecular organization and nanoscale morphology

(2011) Ming He et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Flexible polymer solar cells prepared using hard stamps for the direct transfer printing of polymer blends with self-organized interfaces

(2011) Fang-Chung Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Self-Assembled Poly(ethylene glycol) Buffer Layers in Polymer Solar Cells: Toward Superior Stability and Efficiency

(2011) Shang-Chieh Chien et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Sequential Processing: Control of Nanomorphology in Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2011) Dong Hwan Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Active Layers via Bilayer Interdiffusion

(2011) Dian Chen et al.   NANO LETTERS

Annealing effects on the photovoltaic performance of all-conjugated poly(3-alkylthiophene) diblock copolymer-based bulk heterojunction solar cells

(2011) Ming He et al.   Nanoscale

Solution-processed small-molecule solar cells with 6.7% efficiency

(2011) Yanming Sun et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Universal energy-level alignment of molecules on metal oxides

(2011) Mark T. Greiner et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Influence of cathode oxidation via the hole extraction layer in polymer:fullerene solar cells

(2011) Eszter Voroshazi et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Patternable solution process for fabrication of flexible polymer solar cells using PDMS

(2011) Soo-Won Heo et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Gravure printed flexible organic photovoltaic modules

(2011) Pälvi Kopola et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

High Performance Organic Photovoltaic Cells Using Polymer-Hybridized ZnO Nanocrystals as a Cathode Interlayer

(2011) Sae Byeok Jo et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Solution Processed Vanadium Pentoxide as Charge Extraction Layer for Organic Solar Cells

(2011) Kirill Zilberberg et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Multi-Source/Component Spray Coating for Polymer Solar Cells

(2010) Li-Min Chen et al.   ACS Nano

Interface Engineering for Organic Electronics

(2010) Hong Ma et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Investigation of Energy Transfer in Organic Photovoltaic Cells and Impact on Exciton Diffusion Length Measurements

(2010) Wade A. Luhman et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Effects of Thermal Annealing Upon the Morphology of Polymer-Fullerene Blends

(2010) Eric Verploegen et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Morphology of All-Solution-Processed “Bilayer” Organic Solar Cells

(2010) Kwan H. Lee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

MoO3 Films Spin-Coated from a Nanoparticle Suspension for Efficient Hole-Injection in Organic Electronics

(2010) Jens Meyer et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Degradation Mechanisms in Small-Molecule and Polymer Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

(2010) Franky So et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Facile Route to Polymer Solar Cells with Optimum Morphology Readily Applicable to a Roll-to-Roll Process without Sacrificing High Device Performances

(2010) Hui Joon Park et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Efficient and Air-Stable Polymer Photovoltaic Devices With $\hbox{WO}_{3}$–$\hbox{V}_{2}\hbox{O}_{5}$ Mixed Oxides as Anodic Modification

(2010) Jing-Shun Huang et al.   IEEE ELECTRON DEVICE LETTERS

Toward Low-Cost, High-Efficiency, and Scalable Organic Solar Cells with Transparent Metal Electrode and Improved Domain Morphology

(2010) Myung-Gyu Kang et al.   IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS

Product integration of compact roll-to-roll processed polymer solar cell modules: methods and manufacture using flexographic printing, slot-die coating and rotary screen printing

(2010) Frederik C. Krebs et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Effect of Processing Additive on the Nanomorphology of a Bulk Heterojunction Material†

(2010) Ji Sun Moon et al.   NANO LETTERS

Upscaling of polymer solar cell fabrication using full roll-to-roll processing

(2010) Frederik C. Krebs et al.   Nanoscale

Observation of long-range exciton diffusion in highly ordered organic semiconductors

(2010) H. Najafov et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

High efficiency polymer solar cells via sequential inkjet-printing of PEDOT:PSS and P3HT:PCBM inks with additives

(2010) Seung Hun Eom et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Transparent Cu nanowire mesh electrode on flexible substrates fabricated by transfer printing and its application in organic solar cells

(2010) Myung-Gyu Kang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Morphological study of P3HT:PCBM blend films prepared through solvent annealing for solar cell applications

(2010) Fang-Chung Chen et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Efficient polymer photovoltaic cells using solution-processed MoO3 as anode buffer layer

(2010) Fengmin Liu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

High efficient plastic solar cells fabricated with a high-throughput gravure printing method

(2010) P. Kopola et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Spray-coated organic solar cells with large-area of 12.25cm2

(2010) Sun-Young Park et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Interdiffusion of PCBM and P3HT Reveals Miscibility in a Photovoltaically Active Blend

(2010) Neil D. Treat et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Role of tungsten oxide in inverted polymer solar cells

(2009) Chen Tao et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Role of the deep-lying electronic states of MoO3 in the enhancement of hole-injection in organic thin films

(2009) M. Kröger et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Screen-Printed Polymer:Fullerene Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2009) Bing Zhang et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Nanoscale functional interlayers formed through spontaneous vertical phase separation in polymer photovoltaic devices

(2009) Fang-Chung Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

An inverted polymer photovoltaic cell with increased air stability obtained by employing novel hole/electron collecting layers

(2009) Chen-Yan Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Highly efficient flexible inverted organic solar cells using atomic layer deposited ZnO as electron selective layer

(2009) Jen-Chun Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Spraycoating of silver nanoparticle electrodes for inverted polymer solar cells

(2009) Steven K. Hau et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Improving performance of organic solar cells using amorphous tungsten oxides as an interfacial buffer layer on transparent anodes

(2009) Seungchan Han et al.   ORGANIC ELECTRONICS

Patternable polymer bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells on plastic by rotogravure printing

(2009) Jau M. Ding et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

A complete process for production of flexible large area polymer solar cells entirely using screen printing—First public demonstration

(2009) Frederik C. Krebs et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Exciton Diffusion Measurements in Poly(3-hexylthiophene)

(2008) Paul E. Shaw et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Polymer Solar Cells That Use Self-Assembled-Monolayer- Modified ZnO/Metals as Cathodes

(2008) Hin-Lap Yip et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The origin of the hole injection improvements at indium tin oxide/molybdenum trioxide/N,N′-bis(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-1,1′-biphenyl- 4,4′-diamine interfaces

(2008) Hyunbok Lee et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

High performance ambient processed inverted polymer solar cells through interfacial modification with a fullerene self-assembled monolayer

(2008) Steven K. Hau et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Solvent mixtures for improving device efficiency of polymer photovoltaic devices

(2008) Fang-Chung Chen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Air-stable inverted flexible polymer solar cells using zinc oxide nanoparticles as an electron selective layer

(2008) Steven K. Hau et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Processing Additives for Improved Efficiency from Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells

(2008) Jae Kwan Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY