Polymer Solar Cell
Critical Five Issues of Polymer Solar Cells
1. High Efficiency
Interface engineering, Tandem structure Exceeding 10% of PCE
5. Flexible & Transparent Electrode
Transmittance > 90%, sheet resistance <10 S/sq
2. Printing Technology
Uniform film formation PCE of Printed PSCs<9%
3. New Module Concept
A new series connection architecture Geometrical fill factor>90%, Module efficiency>7%
4. Long-Term Stability
Lifetime expectancy: 10 years
Interface Engineering
Necessity of interfacial materials
Energy level matching between electrodes and active material
Requirements of interfacial materials
Work function tenability / Solution-procesability / High transparency
Nonconjugated polyelectrolytes
Protonated amine density ↑ → Work function of ITO ↓
N-type conjugated polyelectrolytes
Ionic density ↑ → Work function of ITO ↓
P-type conjugated polyelectrolytes
B. H. Lee, J.-H. Lee&K. Lee et al., Adv. Energy Mater., 5, 1401653 (2015)
J.-H. Lee, B. H. Lee&K. Lee et al., Adv. Energy Mater., 5, 1501292 (2015)
Tandem Cells
A depletion-free, ionic, self-assembled
J. Lee, H. Kang&K. Lee et al., Adv. Energy Mater., 4, 1301226 (2015)