Highly Efficient Polymer Tandem Cells and Semitransparent Cells for Solar Energy |
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| Authors: | Chih‐Yu Chang Lijian Zuo Hin‐Lap Yip Chang‐Zhi Li Yongxi Li Chain‐Shu Hsu Yen‐Ju Cheng Hongzheng Chen Alex K‐Y. Jen |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA;2. Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University, Hsin‐Chu, Taiwan;3. State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecule, Synthesis and Functionalization, Zhejiang‐California International Nanosystems Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | Highly efficient tandem and semitransparent (ST) polymer solar cells utilizing the same donor polymer blended with [6,6]‐phenyl‐C61‐butyric acid methyl ester (PC61BM) and [6,6]‐phenyl‐C71‐butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) as active layers are demonstrated. A high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.5% and a record high open‐circuit voltage of 1.71 V are achieved for a tandem cell based on a medium bandgap polymer poly(indacenodithiophene‐co‐phananthrene‐quinoxaline) (PIDT‐phanQ). In addition, this approach can also be applied to a low bandgap polymer poly[2,6‐(4,4‐bis(2‐ethylhexyl)‐4H‐cyclopenta[2,1‐b;3,4‐b′]dithiophene)‐alt‐4,7‐(5‐fluoro‐2,1,3‐benzothia‐diazole)] (PCPDTFBT), and PCEs up to 7.9% are achieved. Due to the very thin total active layer thickness, a highly efficient ST tandem cell based on PIDT‐phanQ exhibits a high PCE of 7.4%, which is the highest value reported to date for a ST solar cell. The ST device also possesses a desirable average visible transmittance (≈40%) and an excellent color rendering index (≈100), permitting its use in power‐generating window applications. |
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| Keywords: | polymer solar cells tandem solar cells semitransparent solar cell organic electronics power conversion efficiency active layers |
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