Synergistic Optimization Enables Large-Area Flexible Organic Solar Cells to Maintain over 98% PCE of the Small-Area Rigid Devices
- 30 November 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Advanced Materials
- Vol. 32 (49), e2005153
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202005153
Abstract
Slot-die coating is generally regarded as the most effective large-scale methodology for the fabrication of organic solar cells (OSCs). However, the corresponding device performance significantly lags behind spin-coated devices. Herein, the active layer morphology, flexible substrate properties, and the processing temperature are optimized synergistically to obtain high power conversion efficiency (PCE) for both the flexible single cells and the modules. As a result, the 1 cm(2) flexible devices produce an excellent PCE of 12.16% as compared to 12.37% for the spin-coated small-area (0.04 cm(2)) rigid devices. Likewise, for modules with an area of 25 cm(2), an extraordinary PCE of 10.09% is observed. Hence, efficiency losses associated with the upscaling are significantly reduced by the synergistic optimization. Moreover, after 1000 bending cycles at a bending radius of 10 mm, the flexible devices still produce over 99% of their initial PCE, whereas after being stored for over 6000 h in a glove box, the PCE reaches 103% of its initial value, indicating excellent device flexibility as well as superior shelf stability. These results, thus, are a promising confirmation the great potential for upscaling of large-area OSCs in the near future.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21534003, 21721002, 51961135103, 51773047, 52073068)
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (2016YFA0200700)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (GJHZ2092‐019)
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