Highly Efficient and Stable Organic Solar Cells via Interface Engineering with a Nanostructured ITR-GO/PFN Bilayer Cathode Interlayer

Progress in Stability of Organic Solar Cells

The organic solar cell (OSC) is a promising emerging low-cost thin film photovoltaics technology. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of OSCs has overpassed 16% for single junction and 17% for organic-organic tandem solar cells with the development of low bandgap organic materials synthesis and device processing technology. The main barrier of commercial use of OSCs is the poor stability of devices. Herein, the factors limiting the stability of OSCs are summarized. The limiting stability factors are oxygen, water, irradiation, heating, metastable morphology, diffusion of electrodes and buffer layers materials, and mechanical stress. The recent progress in strategies to increase the stability of OSCs is surveyed, such as material design, device engineering of active layers, employing inverted geometry, optimizing buffer layers, using stable electrodes and encapsulation materials. The International Summit on Organic Photovoltaic Stability guidelines are also discussed. The potential research strategies to achieve the required device stability and efficiency are highlighted, rendering possible pathways to facilitate the viable commercialization of OSCs.

Improved Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells by the Interfacial Modification of the Active Layer

As the most promising material for thin-film solar cells nowadays, perovskite shine for its unique optical and electronic properties. Perovskite-based solar cells have already been demonstrated with high efficiencies. However, it is still very challenging to optimize the morphology of perovskite film. In this paper we proposed a smooth and continuous perovskite active layer by treating the poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly (styrenesulphonate) (PEDOT:PSS) with pre-perovskite deposition and dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) rinse. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) and atomic force microscope (AFM) images confirmed a perovskite active layer consisting of large crystal grains with less grain boundary area and enhanced crystallinity. The perovskite devices fabricated by this method feature a high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 11.36% and a short-circuit current (J_sc) of 21.9 mA·cm⁻².

Low dark-current and high-photodetectivity transparent organic ultraviolet photodetector by using polymer-modified ZnO as the electron transfer layer

In this Letter, a transparent organic photodetector (OPD) with a property of ultraviolet sensitivity is demonstrated by using an inverted architecture. A conjugated polymer of ploy [(9,9-bis(3^'-(N,N-dimethylamino)propyl)-2,7-fluorene)-alt-2,7-(9,9-dioctyl)fluorene)] is introduced to modify the energy level and morphology between ZnO and organic optoelectronic material. As a result, at a wavelength of 350 nm and a bias of -1  V, the photodetectivity of 10¹² Jones from both sides of the transparent device is obtained with a working area of 1  cm². Moreover, an optical simulation is applied to analyze the optical electric field distribution inside the OPD.