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This review presents the recent progress of organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells based on polymers and III–V semiconductors, from materials to devices. The available growth process for planar/nanostructured III–V semiconductor materials, along with patterning and etching processes for nanostructured materials, are reviewed.
Flexible solar cells based on inorganic materials can be divided into three main categories: thin film, low-dimensional materials, and bulk material.
Using this approach, a world record in stretchability of inorganic solar cells is achieved (95%) with a world record efficiency (19%) and an excellent mechanical resilience up to 500 cycles.
These two classes of materials are rather different in terms of their synthesis, purification and device fabrication processes. Polymer solar cells (PSCs) are processed from solution in organic solvents, whereas small-molecule solar cells are processed mainly using thermal evaporation deposition in a high-vacuum environment.
Concerning inorganic semiconductors for hybrid solar cells, silicon is the most abundant. Some elements commonly used in photovoltaics have constraints on their availability, which could limit their suitability for large scale production. Tellurium and indium are two such elements. These are used in the compounds CdTe and CuInSe 2.
The addition of an inorganic acceptor material to form an organic–inorganic hybrid solar cell should theoretically improve the performance of OPV, due to additional advantages such as enhanced absorption and improved charge transport characteristics.
Hybrid solar cells combine organic and inorganic materials with the aim of utilising the low cost cell production of organic photovoltaics (OPV) as well as obtaining other …
Hybrid solar cells based upon organic–inorganic semiconductor heterojunctions are currently the subject of significant interest as they incorporate the attractive properties of …
Hybrid solar cells combine organic and inorganic materials with the aim of …
Polymer–inorganic semiconductor hybrid solar cells have attracted extensive research and attention as a promising approach to achieve cost effective solar energy. Power conversion …
DISCUSSION POINTS • Flexible solar cells based on inorganic materials can be divided into three main categories: thin film, low-dimensional materials, and bulk material. Various thin film materials have been studied to …
This review focuses on state-of-the-art research and development in the …
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have achieved significant progress in the past decade and a certified power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 26.0% has been achieved. The …
Inorganic nano-components such as carbon nanotubes, graphene and its derivatives, metal nanoparticles and metal oxides have played a central role in improving device performance …
This Review covers the scientific origins and basic properties of polymer solar cell technology, material requirements and device operation …
This Review covers the scientific origins and basic properties of polymer solar cell technology, material requirements and device operation mechanisms, while also providing …
There has been rising interest followed by extensive research on organic and polymer solar cells in the last three decades. Organic semiconductors have made great strides since conductivity …
For a given inorganic material with fixed conduction band, the photovoltaic performance of HSC is mainly determined by the E g and LUMO of the conjugated polymer …
In this chapter, we aim to present an overview of the development of the …
The origin of V oc in organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells remains thus far largely unexplored. Few reports have shown a link between the diagonal band gap and V oc. One …
Nonetheless, conventional inorganic solar cells routinely exhibit solar power conversion efficiencies of 10%, and the most advanced, but also the most expensive models, can reach …
This review focuses on state-of-the-art research and development in the areas of flexible and stretchable inorganic solar cells, explains the principles behind the main …
This review presents the recent progress of organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells based on polymers and III–V semiconductors, from materials to devices. The available growth process …
Covers inorganic–organic hybrids, tandem structure, and graphene-based polymer solar cells Organic Solar Cells: Materials, Devices, Interfaces, and Modeling makes …
The J-V characteristics of some of the high performance Si solar cells are shown in Fig. 2 n-type Si solar cells are less sensitive to light induced degradation and superior in …
First generation solar cells, also known as conventional or traditional solar cells, are made primarily of silicon. 34 These cells were first developed in the 1950s and have been …
To date, a variety of inorganic semiconductors have been used in solution processed polymer solar cells including metal oxides, sulfides and selenides. Metal …
This review focuses on state-of-the-art research and development in the areas of flexible and stretchable inorganic solar cells, explains the principles behind the main …
The exigency for sustainable and clean energy resources has led to profound research in development of various generations of solar cells, aiming to control the over …
Inorganic nano-components such as carbon nanotubes, graphene and its derivatives, metal nanoparticles and metal oxides have played a central role in …
In this chapter, we aim to present an overview of the development of the polymer/inorganic hybrid solar cells. In the first section, we introduce the basic concepts of …