Organic Tandem Solar Cells

Dennler G, Sariciftci NS, Brabec C, Annamalai V (2016)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2016

Publisher: Elsevier Inc.

Edited Volumes: Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering 2016

Series: Materials Science and Materials Engineering

ISBN: 978-0-0804-3152-9

URI: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128035818092432#!

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.09243-2

Abstract

The article traces the developments in the area of organic tandem solar cells. By piling several solar devices one over the other, a tandem cell is obtained. The light which is not absorbed in the lower cell can be absorbed in the upper cell. The thermalization losses are lowered due to the usage of materials having different bandgaps. By finding the appropriate dopants for both the p and the n region the efficiency of the stacked device can be boosted to 3.8%, which is 80% larger than that of a single device. It is postulated that efficiencies as high as 15% can be achieved.

Authors with CRIS profile

Christoph Brabec Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET)

Involved external institutions

Johannes Kepler Universität (JKU) Linz AT Austria (AT) Indian Institute of Technology Madras IN India (IN) IMRA Europe S.A.S. FR France (FR)

How to cite

APA:

Dennler, G., Sariciftci, N.S., Brabec, C., & Annamalai, V. (2016). Organic Tandem Solar Cells. In Elsevier Inc. (Eds.), Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering 2016. Elsevier Inc..

MLA:

Dennler, Gilles, et al. "Organic Tandem Solar Cells." Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering 2016. Ed. Elsevier Inc., Elsevier Inc., 2016.

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