Optical Design of Transparent Thin Metal Electrodes to Enhance In‐Coupling and Trapping of Light in Flexible Polymer Solar Cells
- 24 September 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Advanced Materials
- Vol. 24 (47), 6362-6367
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201203099
Abstract
ITO‐free polymer solar cells with efficiencies as high as 6.6% and 5.8% are fabricated on glass and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) by using TeO2 to enhance the in‐coupling of light in an Ag–Ag microcavity. These cells exhibit higher performance, selective microcavity resonance as a function of the thickness of TeO2, and better bending stability than flexible devices made with ITO.Keywords
This publication has 41 references indexed in Scilit:
- Solution‐Processed Metallic Conducting Polymer Films as Transparent Electrode of Optoelectronic DevicesAdvanced Materials, 2012
- Avoiding indiumNature Photonics, 2011
- Transparent and conductive electrodes based on unpatterned, thin metal filmsApplied Physics Letters, 2008
- The use of ZnO as optical spacer in polymer solar cells: Theoretical and experimental studyApplied Physics Letters, 2007
- Electrode Grids for ITO Free Organic Photovoltaic DevicesAdvanced Materials, 2007
- Transparent Conducting Oxides for PhotovoltaicsMRS Bulletin, 2007
- 4.2% efficient organic photovoltaic cells with low series resistancesApplied Physics Letters, 2004
- 2.5% efficient organic plastic solar cellsApplied Physics Letters, 2001
- Polymer Photovoltaic Cells: Enhanced Efficiencies via a Network of Internal Donor-Acceptor HeterojunctionsScience, 1995
- Physical and chemical properties of metal oxide additions to Ag-SnO/sub 2/ contact materials and predictions of electrical performanceIEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology: Part A, 1994