Industrial viability of single-component organic solar cells

He Y, Li N, Heumüller T, Wortmann J, Hanisch B, Aubele A, Lucas S, Feng G, Jiang X, Li W, Bäuerle P, Brabec C (2022)

Publication Type: Journal article, Review article

Publication year: 2022

Journal

Joule Elsevier

Book Volume: 6

Pages Range: 1160-1171

Journal Issue: 6

DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2022.05.008

Abstract

Although the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs) continue increasing toward the 20% milestone, important factors for industrial application are mostly neglected, such as photostability and cost potential. Single-component OSCs (SCOSCs) employing materials with chemically bonded donor and acceptor moieties successfully overcome the immiscibility between the donor and the acceptor as well as the resultant self-aggregation under external stress. To inspire a broader interest, the industrial figure of merit (i-FoM) of BHJ OSCs and the corresponding SCOSCs is calculated and analyzed, which includes PCE, photostability, and synthetic complexity (SC) index. Despite having a slightly more complex synthesis, all SCOSCs exhibit increased i-FoM values compared with the corresponding BHJ OSCs, and with the increase in efficiency, SCOSCs possess further potential for a higher i-FoM value. With the excellent photostability of nearly all investigated single-component semiconductors, SCOSCs are coming into the focus of attention for industrial utilization.

Authors with CRIS profile

Yakun He Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Ning Li Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Thomas Heumüller Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Jonas Wortmann Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Christoph Brabec Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET)

Additional Organisation(s)

Graduiertenkolleg 1896/2 In situ Mikroskopie mit Elektronen, Röntgenstrahlen und Rastersonden

Involved external institutions

Universität Ulm DE Germany (DE) Beijing University of Chemical Technology CN China (CN)

How to cite

APA:

He, Y., Li, N., Heumüller, T., Wortmann, J., Hanisch, B., Aubele, A.,... Brabec, C. (2022). Industrial viability of single-component organic solar cells. Joule, 6(6), 1160-1171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2022.05.008

MLA:

He, Yakun, et al. "Industrial viability of single-component organic solar cells." Joule 6.6 (2022): 1160-1171.

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