Flexible organic tandem solar modules: A story of up-scaling

Spyropoulos G, Kubis P, Li N, Lucera L, Salvador MF, Baran D, Machui F, Ameri T, Voigt M, Brabec C (2014)

Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2014

Publisher: SPIE

Book Volume: 9184

Article Number: 91841A

Event location: San Diego

ISBN: 9781628412116

DOI: 10.1117/12.2061566

Abstract

The competition in the field of solar energy between Organic Photovoltaics (OPVs) and several Inorganic Photovoltaic technologies is continuously increasing to reach the ultimate purpose of energy supply from inexpensive and easily manufactured solar cell units. Solution-processed printing techniques on flexible substrates attach a tremendous opportunity to the OPVs for the accomplishment of low-cost and large area applications. Furthermore, tandem architectures came to boost up even more OPVs by increasing the photon-harvesting properties of the device. In this work, we demonstrate the road of realizing flexible organic tandem solar modules constructed by a fully roll-to-roll compatible processing. The modules exhibit an efficiency of 5.4% with geometrical fill factors beyond 80% and minimized interconnection-resistance losses. The processing involves low temperature (<70 °C), coating methods compatible with slot die coating and high speed and precision laser patterning.

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Bayerisches Zentrum für Angewandte Energieforschung e.V. (ZAE Bayern) Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Spyropoulos, G., Kubis, P., Li, N., Lucera, L., Salvador, M.F., Baran, D.,... Brabec, C. (2014). Flexible organic tandem solar modules: A story of up-scaling. In Proceedings of the Organic Photovoltaics XV. San Diego, US: SPIE.

MLA:

Spyropoulos, Georgios, et al. "Flexible organic tandem solar modules: A story of up-scaling." Proceedings of the Organic Photovoltaics XV, San Diego SPIE, 2014.

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