Towards anode with low indium content as effective anode in organic solar cells [PDF]
, 2012 In2O3 thin films (100 nm thick) have been deposited by reactive evaporation of indium, in an oxygen partial atmosphere. Conductive (σ = 3.5×103 S/cm) and transparent films are obtained using the following experimental conditions: oxygen partial pressure =
LOUARN, Guy +29 more
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Nanostructured Electrodes for Organic Solar Cells: Analysis and Design Fundamentals [PDF]
, 2012 Nanostructured electrodes (NEs) improve optical absorption and charge collection in photovoltaic (PV) devices. Traditionally, the electrodes have been designed exclusively for higher optical absorption.
Alam, Muhammad A. +3 more
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Understanding exciton diffusion in organic solar cells [PDF]
, 2013 Organic solar cells are promising candidates for future energy production. However, many challenges remain to optimise efficiency. One particular challenge lies in our understanding of the factors affecting exciton diffusion and the length scale of this
Illingworth, Amy
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Polymer–Fullerene Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells [PDF]
, 2005 Nanostructured phase-separated blends, or bulk heterojunctions, of conjugated polymers and fullerene derivatives form a very attractive approach to large-area, solid-state organic solar cells.
Sariciftci, N. Serdar, +17 more
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Characterising dye-sensitised solar cells [PDF]
, 2009 In today’s society there is a vast and in many cases not fully appreciated dependence on electrical power for everyday life. Furthermore, with growing energy and environmental concerns arising due to fossil fuel depletion and climate change/global ...
Zerulla, Dominic +9 more
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Optical Properties and Aggregation of Phenothiazine-based Dye-Sensitisers for Solar Cells Applications: A Combined Experimental and Computational Investigation [PDF]
, 2013 Combining computational modeling and experimental optical analyses, we investigate two prototypical phenothiazine-based organic solar cells sensitizers with the aim to understand the individual effects of solvation and aggregation on the dyes optical ...
Agrawal, Saurabh +5 more
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Organic solar cells based on acceptor-functionalized diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives [PDF]
, 2015 This work was supported by the EPSRC (grants EP/E036244 and EP/I00343X).The synthesis and characterization of three solution processable diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) derivatives featuring acceptor units attached to the core by alkyne linker units is ...
Rotello, Vince +5 more
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Characterisation of materials for organic photovoltaics [PDF]
, 2008 Organic solar cells offer the possibility for lightweight, flexible, and inexpensive photovoltaic devices. This thesis studies the physics of a wide range of materials designed for use in organic solar cells.
Thomsen, Elizabeth Alice
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Stable Organic Solar Cells Enabled by Interlayer Engineering
, 2023 The development of high-performance organic solar cells (OSCs) with high operational stability is essential to accelerate their commercialization. Unfortunately, there is currently a lack of detailed understanding of the origin of instabilities in state ...
Faber, Hendrik +14 more
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Flexible, long-lived, large-area, organic solar cells
, 2022 S.379-384We report herein large area (>10 cm2), interconnected organic solar cell modules both on glass substrates as well as on flexible ultra-high barrier foils, reaching 1.5% and 0.5% overall power conversion efficiency under AM1.5 conditions.
Glatthaar, Markus +6 more
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