Efficient Double- and Triple-Junction Nonfullerene Organic Photovoltaics and Design Guidelines for Optimal Cell Performance

Firdaus Y, Ho CHY, Lin Y, Yengel E, Le Corre VM, Nugraha MI, Yarali E, So F, Anthopoulos TD (2020)


Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Journal

Publisher: AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Book Volume: 5

Pages Range: 3692-3701

Journal Issue: 12

DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02077

Abstract

The performance of multijunction devices lags behind single-junction organic photovoltaics (OPVs) mainly because of the lack of suitable subcells. Here, we attempt to address this bottleneck and demonstrate efficient nonfullerene-based multijunction OPVs while at the same time highlighting the remaining challenges. We first demonstrate double-junction OPVs with power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 16.5%. Going a step further, we developed triple-junction OPVs with a PCE of 14.9%, the highest value reported to date for this triple-junction cells. Device simulations suggest that improving the front-cell's carrier mobility to >5 X 10(-4) cm(2) V-1 s(-1) is needed to boost the efficiency of double- and triple-junction OPVs. Analysis of the efficiency limit of triple-junction devices predicts that PCE values of close to 26% are possible. To achieve this, however, the optical absorption and charge transport within the subcells would need to be optimized. The work is an important step toward next-generation multijunction OPVs.

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APA:

Firdaus, Y., Ho, C.H.Y., Lin, Y., Yengel, E., Le Corre, V.M., Nugraha, M.I.,... Anthopoulos, T.D. (2020). Efficient Double- and Triple-Junction Nonfullerene Organic Photovoltaics and Design Guidelines for Optimal Cell Performance. ACS Energy Letters, 5(12), 3692-3701. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02077

MLA:

Firdaus, Yuliar, et al. "Efficient Double- and Triple-Junction Nonfullerene Organic Photovoltaics and Design Guidelines for Optimal Cell Performance." ACS Energy Letters 5.12 (2020): 3692-3701.

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