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Solar Cells: Enhanced Light Harvesting in Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells using an Optical Metal Cavity Configuration (Adv. Energy Mater. 2/2015)
Author(s) -
Pastorelli Francesco,
RomeroGomez Pablo,
Betancur Rafael,
MartinezOtero Alberto,
MantillaPerez Paola,
Bonod Nicolas,
Martorell Jordi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201570008
Subject(s) - materials science , optoelectronics , opacity , photovoltaic system , energy conversion efficiency , organic solar cell , hybrid solar cell , energy transformation , optics , polymer solar cell , polymer , composite material , physics , thermodynamics , ecology , biology
The combined optical management of an optical cavity and a photonic crystal, reported by Jordi Martorell and co‐workers in article number 1400614, enhances the performance of semitransparent organic solar cells to achieve power conversion efficiencies comparable to the ones seen in the corresponding opaque cells. This result makes it possible to create window‐integrated photovoltaic solutions without compromising power conversion.