Interface engineering for high- performance printable solar cells

Jinho Lee, Hongkyu Kang, Soonil Hong, Soo Young Jang, Jong Hoon Lee, Sooncheol Kwon, Heejoo Kim, Kwanghee Lee

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Abstract

Printable photovoltaics based on organic or organic-inorganic hybrid materials (e.g., conjugated organic molecules and organometal halide perovskites) have recently emerged as a promising area of research for the realization of next-generation renewable energy sources with outstanding advantages in terms of flexibility, portability, wearability and semi-transparency levels. The most important feature of these solar cells is that they can be manufactured through the combination of electronic ink with high-throughput, high-volume roll-to-roll printing techniques, which facilitates low-cost production from flexible plastic substrates. Recently, intense research efforts have led to significant advances in the development of new materials, processing methods, device structures, and interface engineering approaches to enhance the performance of photovoltaic devices. In this book chapter, a variety of interfacial materials and their functions for interface engineering in printable solar cells are reviewed. Optical, electrical and morphological effects of interface engineering on device efficiency, stability and processability for their successful practical application are introduced.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhotoenergy and Thin Film Materials
Publisherwiley
Pages193-252
Number of pages60
ISBN (Electronic)9781119580546
ISBN (Print)9781119580461
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Mar 2019

Keywords

  • Electron selective layer
  • Hole selective layer
  • Interface engineering
  • Metal oxides
  • Organic solar cells
  • Perovskite solar cells
  • Polyelectrolyte
  • Printable solar cells

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