Progress in organic tandem solar cells

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2095-4239.2014.06.004

Abstract

Abstract: Organic-semiconductors based solar cell has been attracting great attentions since 1990s because it has the advantage of low cost, light weight, ease of large-area fabrication and good flexibility. Organic tandem solar cells containing two or more heterojunctions that enhance the light harvesting from solar irradiation could reach higher power conversion comparing to single-junction organic solar cells. In this paper, we review the history, current status and future outlook of the organic solar cells from the aspects of device structure, recombination layers and developing low bandgap photoactive materials to achieve high efficiency of organic tandem solar cells.

Key words: organic solar cells, tandem solar cells, recombination layers, low bandgap organic semiconductors

CLC Number:

TM914

TONG Jinhui, XIONG Sixing, ZHOU Yinhua. Progress in organic tandem solar cells[J]. Energy Storage Science and Technology, 2014, 3(6): 590-596.

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