Green-solvent-processable organic solar cells. Issue 9 (November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Shaoqing; Ye, Long; Zhang, Hao; Hou, Jianhui
• Is Part Of: Materials today. Volume 19:Issue 9(2016:Nov.)
• Page Start: 533
• Page End: 543
• Publication Date: 2016-11
• Subjects: Materials science -- Periodicals; Metallurgy -- Periodicals; Metal-work -- Periodicals; Biomedical and Dental Materials -- Periodicals; Manufactured Materials -- Periodicals; Metals -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2016.02.019
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1369-7021

Abstract

Abstract : Solution-processable organic photovoltaics (OPV) has emerged as a promising clean energy-generating technology due to its potential for low-cost manufacturing with a high power/weight ratio. The state-of-the-art OPV devices are processed by hazardous halogenated solvents. Fabricating high-efficiency OPV devices using greener solvents is a necessary step toward their eventual commercialization. In this review, recent research efforts and advances in green-solvent-processable OPVs are summarized, and two basic strategies including material design and solvent selection of light-harvesting layers are discussed. In particular, the most recent green-solvent-processable OPVs with high efficiencies in excess of 9% are highlighted.