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8.91% Power Conversion Efficiency for Polymer Tandem Solar Cells
Author(s) -
bin Mohd Yusoff Abd. Rashid,
Lee Seung Joo,
Kim Hyeong Pil,
Shneider Fabio Kurt,
da Silva Wilson Jose,
Jang Jin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201303471
Subject(s) - tandem , materials science , polymer , energy conversion efficiency , optoelectronics , polymer solar cell , layer (electronics) , nanotechnology , composite material
A power conversion efficiency of up to 8.91% is obtained for a solution‐processed polymer tandem solar cells based on a large‐bandgap polymer, poly(4,4‐dioctyldithieno(3,2‐b:2′,3′‐d)silole)‐2,6‐diyl‐ alt ‐(2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole)‐4,7‐diyl) with a polymeric interconnecting layer to electrically connect the front and rear subcells, demonstrating that proper device and interface engineering are can improve the performance of polymer tandem solar cells.