Round-Robin studies as a method for testing and validating high-effi ciency ito-free polymer solar cells based on roll-to-roll-coated highly conductive and transparent flexible substrates
Larsen-Olsen TT, Machui F, Lechene B, Berny S, Angmo D, Sondergaard R, Blouin N, Mitchell W, Tierney S, Cull T, Tiwana P, Meyer F, Carrasco-Orozco M, Scheel A, Loevenich W, De Bettignies R, Brabec C, Krebs FC (2012)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2012
Journal
Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag
Book Volume: 2
Pages Range: 1091-1094
Journal Issue: 9
Abstract
Photovoltaic cells based on organic and polymer materials (OPVs) are celebrated as being a possible solution to the energy needs of the future, [ 1b ] and, with record effi ciencies having breached the 10% milestone accompanied by emerging involvement from the materials industry, expectations are rapidly approaching reality. [ 1c ] However, in order to move OPVs beyond the individual laboratory and into a generally applied setting, scientists need to limit the gap between carefully prepared hero devices and the large-scale manufacture of thousands of devices. We propose that this is done by urgently attending to the challenges of scalability and reproducibility. In this communication, we demonstrate an approach using round-robin testing as a method to validate effi ciency measurements of OPVs based on semitransparent electrodes on fl exible substrates, with and without indium tin oxide (ITO). ITO-free substrates were rollto- roll coated under ambient conditions and were truly scalable. Our results demonstrate inherent uncertainties in the device-effi ciency data, with variations in the carefully measured effi ciency data for the same device between highly qualifi ed laboratories as high as 25%, depending on the substrate and its active area. © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Authors with CRIS profile
Florian Machui
Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET)
Christoph Brabec
Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET)
Involved external institutions
Technical University of Denmark / Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)
Denmark (DK)
French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
France (FR)
Merck Chemicals Ltd.
United Kingdom (GB)
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Germany (DE)
Denmark (DK)
French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
France (FR)
Merck Chemicals Ltd.
United Kingdom (GB)
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Larsen-Olsen, T.T., Machui, F., Lechene, B., Berny, S., Angmo, D., Sondergaard, R.,... Krebs, F.C. (2012). Round-Robin studies as a method for testing and validating high-effi ciency ito-free polymer solar cells based on roll-to-roll-coated highly conductive and transparent flexible substrates. Advanced Energy Materials, 2(9), 1091-1094. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201200079
MLA:
Larsen-Olsen, Thue T., et al. "Round-Robin studies as a method for testing and validating high-effi ciency ito-free polymer solar cells based on roll-to-roll-coated highly conductive and transparent flexible substrates." Advanced Energy Materials 2.9 (2012): 1091-1094.
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