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Fully printed organic solar modules with bottom and top silver nanowire electrodes
Author(s) -
Tam Kai Cheong,
Kubis Peter,
Maisch Philipp,
Brabec Christoph J.,
Egelhaaf HansJoachim
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/pip.3521
Subject(s) - scalability , organic solar cell , electrode , materials science , photovoltaics , 3d printed , nanotechnology , printed electronics , computer science , compatibility (geochemistry) , photovoltaic system , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , electronics , engineering , manufacturing engineering , chemistry , composite material , database
One of the advantages of organic photovoltaics (OPV) over other contemporary technologies is its relative ease of processing. There are, however, very few works that have realized fully printed devices, including the bottom electrode, let alone with a scalable process in a reasonable device size (>1 cm 2 ). In this work, design steps and optimization processes towards fully printed OPV modules with scalable processes are demonstrated for the first time. An overview on issues related to upscaling with printed electrodes is first provided. The various issues are then addressed by a rational design process supported by measurements and calculations. Finally, a set of fully printed OPV modules are fabricated using these optimized parameters that have over 3.5‐cm 2 active area with 5% efficiency. For the first time, this work has also demonstrated the process compatibility of fully printed device structures with non‐fullerene acceptor systems, which enables more design opportunities for the current generation of high‐performance OPV materials.