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Encapsulated Textile Organic Solar Cells Fabricated by Spray Coating
Author(s) -
Li Yi,
Arumugam Sasikumar,
Krishnan Chirenjeevi,
Charlton Martin D. B.,
Beeby Stephen P.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201803929
Subject(s) - materials science , textile , coating , organic solar cell , fabrication , layer (electronics) , solar cell , composite material , substrate (aquarium) , energy conversion efficiency , nanotechnology , polymer , optoelectronics , medicine , oceanography , alternative medicine , pathology , geology
Solution based processes such as screen printing and spray coating are established processes for fabricating organic solar cells (OSCs) on flexible polymer substrates. However, realizing a flexible solar cell on a textile substrate remains a significant challenge due to the properties of the textile itself, which can present an absorbent, rough and fibrous surface. The textile also limits processing temperatures which can reduce functional materials performance. In this work, we demonstrate an optimized fabrication approach using entirely spray coating to fabricate textile OSCs with a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 0.4 %. An interface layer is first deposited on the standard woven textile that forms a smooth supporting layer for the subsequent spray coated functional layers. A top encapsulation layer is deposited on top of the fabricated textile OSCs, which improves the durability and life time of the OSCs is evidenced by cyclic bending test.